New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-12

face resting for moment against hs suoui,,I '
the happiness of it rendered illn WloiIy o" IS Har
TO the constrained and chilly demcahor Vi no'
father when they met.
There is an exquisite description OF the evening
which the lovers spend together at the emu vi WIS
day, when Richard, having attended 10 tho o"'
of-door business, sits down to answer tne lo''o,'
that have accumulated in his absence. lie - SUN
ignorant Of the fearful accusation hanging o'oi
him:
Directly after toa he repaired TO the studlo' anu,
lighting tho German studcnt-lamp, iell 10 "olh ""
the letters Margaret came IN shortly with inaV
azime. and seated herself near tne rouhu tdp.o ,
which he was writing She had dreaded on,s ot ION
ing; il could scarcely pass without some ihch'io,'
Of Mr. Taggett, and she had resolved not 10 SPIN
of him If RIchard questioned her it would De VsIy
distressing How could she tell Rlchard thaS ILL Hn
Taggett accused him of the murder OF his cousIh'
and that her own father half believed tho accuse
tom No. she could never acknowledge that.
For nearly an hur the silence of the room was III
terminal onlv by the scratching of Richards pen
and the rustiing OF Tho magazine rs hialeaio5S
turned the leaf Now and then ne looked UP an mr.
caught her eye, and smiled, and went on WIN n.S
task It was veritable return OF tho ca t'mes,
Margaret became absorbed III the story she was
reading and forgot her uneasIncss heI ieIt ian'
rested on the pile of answered Letters, 10 WINCH
Richard added one at intervals she mechanically
lifting her palm and replacing It on the lresh man
nscript. Presently Richard observed inns move
ment and smiled in secret Mt the slim white manu-
unconsciousy making a paper-weight OF itself. iir
regarded It cOVcrtly Ior a moment, ana Ihch ~
disastrous dream occurred to him. Ihere Shoul1
be no mistake this time. lie drew inc Snldil
morocco ease from his pocket and leaning across
the table slipped the ring on Nargarets linger.
Margaret gave bewildered start, ana thcn sec
mg what Richard hai done held out her mana 10
him with gracious mpetuous little gesture. go,
&" meant to giyo it YOU TINS morning he sain;
pressing his lip to the RING, but the dayighV "iu
not seem fine enough for H."
" thought Won had forgotten, SAID Margaret
SLOWLY turning tho band on her niger.
"Thc frat thing did IN New "rk was 10 20 ~
a jewellers for this ring. ana since ti'eh NV
riiar led il d1v and nIglt rs dragOnehly rs II " nu
been the K0h-i.noor diamond. o" some lneStImaole
gem which hundreds f euylou5 persons were IyInH
In wait 10 wTcot from me Walking the siieSls
Nj lin TN, trinkrt in my possession have actually
had sense OF personal insecurity. see.leu 70
invite general assault. That was being vclv schti-
mental, was 1t not =
@That snail piece Of gold meant so much to me-
And to me- sid Margaret. " Have you MI
shed your letters!'
not vet. I shall be through in ten minutes.
AMI then Wen have the evening 10 ourselves
Richard hurriedly resumed ms Wilthg; anu
MARGARET turned to her nO,cl again; but the IL
terc,t had faded ont of it; the figures had grown
thrcaGbare aud indlstlnct, Ike the h-uieS III
piece OF old tapestry apd airr Hofhr t OF 1"
the girls lap. She sal a'Sentl] tVrIihg inc goiu
loop on her anger.
Richard had received summons to attend ut the
.Ju,tice', office on the morrow Int ne had no sus-
plcion Of the real meaning Of the paper
al take il there is TO be consultation Of some
kind at Justice Dcem = Office tomorrow"
ann very glad" said Margl .et, with h.r FACE
Frightening. Tomorrow would NY tie cl'uu
which had spread itself over them ALL ana was
pressing down 50 heavily on one unconscious heaI'
Tomorrow Richards innocence should shihe lorth
and confound Mr. Ta2gett. \ vague bitterness
rose in Margarets heart a sne tlou8ht Oh hIr
father Irt us talk OF something l-e,' she SAID,
brusouclv breaking her pause; " let us talk 81
:. of onIs'lycs. then" suggested Richard. Danish
L.. d had trqtlp Il
his first mention of MI. Iaggett name.
"Of ourselves" repeated Margaret gayly.
"Thcn YOU must give me your hand, stipulated
Richard. drawing ms char Closer 10 hcIS
There said Margaret. -
While this was passing Nh Slocun IN the soil
tude OF his chamber was vainly auy,mptIhg 10
all the diet ltes of dury a1d commonSenst III allow
ing Margaret to 81 end the evening alone With
with painful distiuctness-that he could not help
himself.
The true story Of the murder speedily dis
closed An Italian laboror confessed in his dying
moments his completely in the crime, and ex-
planned the devices of the murderer to throw sus-
picion upon Richard.
Az the foot of the stairs Richard ShackfOrd
halted abruptly, and, ObliyiOus of the two child
who were softly ch9tteIng together III the uOor
way. caught Margarets hand III his.
Margaret, Torrlni has made a confession that
sets at rest all QUESTION Of my cousins delih.'
a." Do you nl-an that he = Margaret laltered and
left the srntc ace unfinished.
no: ii was William Durgin God forgive him"
"Wlllam Durgm" The young girls fingers
closed nrrvoUsly on Richards IL She echoed the
name. and she began trembling. Inat-tiat Is
stranger yet"
II will Tell you everything when get holue
this is no time OF place; but one thing must ask
vou nov and here. When Won slt with m" last
MINT wcrr Won aware that Mr.. Taggctt firmly be
llrSed it was who had killed Lohluci ShackiOrd :
yes" said Margaret.
THAT is al / care TO know" crIcd richard;
that consoles me' AMI the two pairs OF -TeJt IL
o,ist;ye ey,s looking up IRON the stone 81, j saw
fine siquorina standing quito mute amt coorlcss
with Tie strang. ccntlcmanS arms aro"nd her.
And the Slgn0rna Was smiling
THIS last quoted passage is entirely an after
THOUGHT added t. the chapter since It appeared in
The .lHaaic ioGihig; and We congratulate ir. Al
lsch upon the inspiration winch sugg. stcd the en-
riching OF tie story with such beautiful little
gem It Is in tho of this SORT 50 fine IN con-
cc2ion 20 tine to nature. s. ter5c AID elegant II
cxDrcssIon that ia" highest value of " The sui
water TRAGEDY consists aad Its claims 10 psrlna
neat place in literature are mes. amply yndiraiyd.