The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-05-20

morning.
Barbara bowed bor cold, beautifu
face
"Kathy will show you a room
her room He shall sleep thore once
his last sleep :" abe mdrmnrol.
turning away.
She is crazy, too e thought Rod
mond, leaving tue room.
The chamber iuto whieh the old
woman ushered him was large. irrcg.
ular, fnll of no3ks anl shelves. on
which wore piled articles OF female
apparel.
"His Miss Barbara givon mo bor
own bedroom, | wJDIor o. he asked
looking about him, rs soon rs hs was
loft alouo.
At tho heal Of tho bod hung d
family portrait "A htio man anl
three children, Il boy aud tno girls
In tho dark, bright beauty OF one he
inIlol to recognize tho cniidh1ol Of
tho pale, cold wom1l ho had Just
left, but tho infintls beauty of th,
youngest girl had in it something
familiar.
IA pretty child tho eyes--whosc
do they remind me of .'r he mused.
His oyo wandered, anl fell upon a
scarlet cloak iluag over chair, and
then to pair Of dainty shoes hang
ing from p9g. There was knot
ol pink ribbon beneath tho LITTLE
round mirror Of buraishsl ! steel, an,,
II Leghorn hat hang olt from en-
oveicrowied chest.
"a last years birds nest" said
Redmonl, giving tapestried chair
u little shake, 10 cleIr it Of dust, ba-
loro he threw his cloak on it "and
am tired enough TO s!ocp any,
where. wonder what my little
bride will thiuk,' was bis laat
thought, as he composed him self to
sleep.
Uo awoko with tho dawn, aud
sprans mp. Iarly as it was, break.
iss, was aaai,ins him and his h jgso
was sallloi Il: tao door,
"l am airlil that you have boon
put to ttonblo ou mY account, ha
Eiil, ns Barbara appeared, unl took
har p!4c, At tho table. II meant to
hayo takOn my lesyo w;.aIuG dis
turbins ary ouo in the house
.'YJl coull act havo dono that,
she answered, looking NJ him vita
the srmo strange smiiO ho had no
tee! bof0ro.
|. was u cold, al.n)sL y cruel loJl.
ha IhogSht, a9 Ia hastily snpp,i
che milk, aai tasted tho whJatoa
brcai, still with LITTLE appetite.
IA he arcs3 from tao bJarl, his
hJssesa arose also.
"Nne storm is over, bat tho rliu
has made some OF the tarns impas-
sabIr. she said My horse ~ sal
aled l will ride with ypa aui put
Jon 0n a safe roai out Of tho gap
In vain he persisted. She mount.
al a 5iac.; horse, aul rode ut bis
side down tho path. She wore Il
black cloak, her pIlo, cli5eloL fac,
no Ter It's hood Redmond looked
at bcr covertIy, wondering how she
could DO 81 beautiful aud yet 30 re-
pulSiye to him.
Your father novor goes abroad p
he asked, by way Of conversation
mo. 10 sits al day, with my
brothers dogs, trying to clean tue
boys riile-shat will never DO used
again
Your brother ia dead, then -
"He died OF broken heart"
Your family have seon trouble, ="
said Redmond, carelessly.
ave have seen bitter trouble" :"
she answered.
After n moment, che resumed (;
"We hal q sister, who was our darl-
ing aud orr pri1e-the Buys twin.
She was murdered. Twins hearts
grow together, you know. She
cou'd die and Nngent live His
strength followed her weakness.
We are left to poverty, desolation
aud decay. Where are you going,
Lord Redomond.
He was convinced that she was
partly crazed, aud told the truth,
thinking it more pacific themo for
her gloomy mind.
81 am going home to be married.
"Where 7"
AT Redmond Castle"
ais your bride young T.
"Young aud lovely may cousin
tho Lady Ann Delaney
"She loves you 7"
"Yes. See this little mare / ride
| bought it for her to ride over the
bills with, when the spring comes.
"Do you know were you stand 2
she cried. "You stand before my
sisters grave-my sister whom you
murdered, three years ago, by false
vows, as surely as tue knife mur-
ders You know who am now
I can sec it in your face Yon re-
member Bess McCrea. You won
her love: she came home TO die
IL is you who have ruined us. Do
you think shall let You go to hap
piness 7 Neoer 7 There is her
grave You shall go over it to your
death y
Tho mound was on the very edge
Of IA cliff, lie held his horse desper
ately, bnt sho urged hers forward