The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-05-04

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Illness"
"No; and yet tell you can explain
the mystery; and on two conditions /
will"
Name them. They must he oner-
Gus, indeed, II fail to comply with
them"
"Oh, they are not difficult; they are
simply these First, that In considera-
ton of this my assistance in obtaining
your rights, you will not have me
punished for the part myself took In
the matter; and secondly, that you will
supply me with money to go to America,
where have friends"
But II crime was committed, have
the power to promise you immunity
from punishment ?"
BE content. You have, for the
crime-and / will not deny there was a
crime-injured no one but you and
Miss Ellen; and If i make restitution
by enabling you to secure the real cul-
prit, you can surely let the tool go
Free"
"Well, promise" l said, after a few
moments consideration. Do what
you have said, and 1 pledge my word
that neither / nor any one on my behalf
shall bring you to justice for your share
In the transaction. That being granted,
the other condition Is easily fulfilled"
THAT Is enough. will now proceed.
But first 1 must tell you why do this.
1t is not, as you might suppose, out of
consideration for you or even Miss
Ellen, although my conscience has often
troubled me for my ingratitnde towards
her. No." she said / have purpose
to serve, and that purpose is-Revenge.
Nay; start not. 1t Is desire for
revenge that nerves me to the confes-
sion. You remember what once was.
Look at me now. See my hollow cheek
and wasted form hear Of my blighted
life, and then cease to wonder that
crave for revenge on the cause, But
pardon me; must begin at the begin
ming. Soon after Mr.. Russel's death,
and the affairs were all settled, Charles
left England for Paris. This you knew (;
but you did not know that went with
him.-As his wife, do you ask Mol
Poor silly fool that was; trusted to
his promise, that we would be married
in Paris. Well, we lived gayly enough
for two or three months the marriage
put off on one pretext or another, until
one day he went out, and never return
ed. He had left me-left me almost
penniless-to starve or die, not caring
which. 1t was some days before L
could realize the fact that was indeed
deserted. l thought some accident had
befallen him, and made inquiries in all
directions. even visited the dreadful
morgue, but without avail. At length
heard he had gone to Lyons, on his
way to Venice; and thither determin-
ed to follow him, but on the road was
struck down by illness. When / re-
covered, all trace of him was lost. How
got back to England hardly know !;
but was buoyed up by the hope that
after all there might be some mistake,
and that should find him there, glad
to receive me back. did find him; but
howp The Willows has now both
master and mistress Yes; he is married,
Notwithstanding all his promises to me.
Another reigns in the house where L
ought to be supreme. Oh, but he shall
regret it. Little did he know my power,
or he would have sacrificed his right
hand ere he offended me. 1 did not tell
him, because wanted his love, not his
fear; and when would have told him
1t was too late, for he had gone, gone,
and left me the wreck you see; married
another, after the most sacred promises
to me. But will be revenged. Yes
revenged to the uttermost. He has
known my love; now he shall learn my
hate. 1 will drag him down-down,
even as he has dragged me-"
1t is impossible to convey the empha-
sis with which all this, especially the
latter part, was said. 1 could see that
the spirit of revenge was in her, its fire
burning her very life out.
STILL" 1 said, "you have not yet told
me anything about the will. 1 am
anxious to hear about that
81 am coming to 1t now but cannot
talk any more tonight. See here; in
this packet have written full history
of the transaction. Take 1t and read it.
and I will come again tomorrow at this