The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-05

The wild beast might get at its prey, of
ter all.
But the force OF human nature has its
limits. Langley had suffered so much dur,
Ing some hOurs-tive, at least-that even
bis strength gave way His blood, vio.
lently shooting along his veins and arter.
les, fooled his quiverlng brain, and he
staggering, let go the oar, and fell heavily
senseless, to the floor.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHANGED.
And what has happened to Margaret and
Austin Sivory while the exigencies of this
narrative have led us away 10 scenes with
which apparently at first they had little
or nothing to dos
The day after the dinner, at which Web
Der put in force that terrible test of the
knife with which Forbes had been slain
the day after, about three in the after
room, Austin Sivory was once more in
Park street, and knocking at the door of
the house under tao roof of which was
now to be found all that made life endur-
able.
My cousin is really i'll" said Ellen Fo-
thcringay, who received him, "and sne can
See nobody"
| 1t was in vain that Austin pleaded for
only moments interview. All entrcaty
was in vain,and he left the house in state
almost of desperation. He went atonce to
the Westminster Palace Hotel, that be
might talk about her if he could not see
| her.
pt,t Nv ri, ,ho kIn4 l. 4
been 30 talkative, gracious, hospitable,
bad become cold, cautious, cercmonious.
He now responded by the mercst mono
| Byllables, and became entirely silent when
| questioned concerning his sister.
Austin Siyory became thoroughly
alarmed at the change in his newly found
friend. At tho same time he searched
eagerly for any cause that could have pro-
duccd this change.
After much investigation and patient
thinking, he persuaded himself that lie
had found the true cause.
THE i0rtnighBs grace he gave me in
which to find the money owe him on that
terrible nights card-playing has longsirce
past, and lie finds, no doubt, that am
taking the matter very coolly. He ex-
poets to be paid"
This conviction taking fril possession of
his understanding, lis great anxiety was
10 find means of dischareing the debt of
honor as soon as he possibly could for he
saw clearly that if tie brother chose, he
could prevent him from seeing Margaret.
What should he do? He could not very
well go back to the German baths; and,
again, tho season was over, and he might
have his journey for his pains.
The next day, aud Webber positively re-
fused to see him.
BY this act Austin Sivorv was reduced
to despair. The cOntem platiun of what was
to become of lIm bolriued the man. The
only two persons with whom he had passed
the last two months of his life suddenly
abandoned him, apparautly quite without
iustiGable motive.
"And yet" be pondered, "she heard me
in silence--she almost encouraged me to
speak. Had not Varli iuterfeIcd, perhaps
she would have answered. And che left
me abruptly, without word of eXplana-
ton, at the very moment when my hopes
were raising me to heaven Of happi-
ness"
Like soul in agony, he moved up and
down the streets until he arrived before
Margarets residence. Then, raising his
eyes to her windows IS he passed them. he
saw her half in the shadow of one OF the
curtains Then, for time, he was de-
mented, and his old audacity came back to
him. -
lie ran across the street, entered at the
chance open door, ran up the stairs pushed
past Ellen Fotheringay. who endeavored
to bar his passage, rushed INTO the back
;iirawing-room, and found himself face to
face with Margaret,
This was tie day after the arrest Of
Langley by Webber, the detective.
AS Austin Sivory ran forward, Margaret
came quickly in advance, doubtless with
O word upon her lips in reference to his
daring to force his way into her apart
ments.
But he gave her no opportunity to speak.
Selling her hands, 80 that she could no.
release them, he poured into her ears dec
laratOn Of love, whicn was simply an
avalanche of mental exa tation, entreaty.
and despair.
After time his words became more dis
tinct somewhat reasonable, and he said.
Il live only when near yon. If you were
gone from the world shosld kill myself.
have missed the good road in my journey
through life. i have sinned, and l lock
upon myself with horror; yet have pity on
me, for you can regenerate me. Even a
kind look from You will make me better
man Believe me. dear Margaret-givem me
cred nee, if only for PHYS sake. 1 do
swear that my words are but the portrait of
my soul. Surely, man who suffers as
now sufler-who weeps as hero you see
me wecping-surely he merits, at least, q
little pity, though he can gain no love"
Here he stopped, for his flooding tears
and sobs wero suiiocating him.
Margaret, meanwhile, experienced
strange feeling ss she heard this language