New-York tribune., 1881-11-27

save the gbostly sights snd sounds which possessed
his fancy. Frank and Josiah had scarcely entered
the room when he made as If be were dragging .
body from the chains into the middle Of the room
toward the staircase Here he flung his ghostly
burden down, and stood for @ moment peering
Frank came forward and, taking him by the
collar of his coat, pulled him round, and looking
sternly into his face, said
Miller. thou art the man.
1t was well that the grasp by which he held was
firm. otherwise the old man would have topped
over, and fallen where he had thrown his nephew
on ihat same day ten years ago. But Frank held
him as in vice. His face when turned round to
scssed him. dis eyes were bloodshot hs forehead
was set in deep frown. and his dry lips slowly
opened over his firmly set teeth When his eyes
met Frank 5 and turned with quick inquiry 70 the
hgure which stood little in the background, re-
markabie transformation was Effected. The
strength passion had lent him faded from his face
Hls arms fell limp at his side, his knees bent under
him, and he fell neryeless heap at Franks feet.
- Get up and come away from this Frank said
But the miller made no sign either of speech or
motion.
Iexpect he has tainted; bring e the light
Josiah brought the lantern, which. turned on ihe
face Of the old man, left no donbt of What had hap
peDed. The stroke, long pending, bad fallen. and
the miller lay dumb and helpless the spot whence
he had rolled over the still living body Of his
nephew.
We must get him home somehow said Frank, no
longer grut in voice and stern in manner. IL Will
be great shock to Mary but it will for the present
at least, serve to explain everything, and we can
think over what must follow
They carried the hteess figure Of the miller homo
through the binding snow, and for the second time
within the history of the little household poor
wreck of humanity speechless and mOtiOnless was
carried I'D the narrow staircase and laid on bed,
from which 1t was only once more to be lifted out.
VII
All the village went to the funeral, for the miller
was always popular, being esteemed and feared IN
the earlier days. when q naturally ungOvernabo
temper occasionally got the better of him. and loved
and respected in later yeprs, when in the shadow Of
his great he had tonight against human in
trinity and glOriOusly overcome IT, Mary would
not leave the house whilst the dead body lay IN 10.
or even aiter when everyone said she ought to go
for change.
The miller had left ner the whole OF his property,
and IL seemed TO her that she wOnd be best respect
ing his wishes by remaining where she was, and as
far Hs possible allowing things to 90 before.
Frank aud Josiah spent their last night IN the cottage
on the eve of the funeral Frank reproduced his
pipe. and fell into his old habit OF sitting contem-
plative before the fire.
You will be oil in the morning, old man. he said,
after one of his eloquent pauses, and am afraid
yon Will not regard your holiday down here as
either lively or refreshing. There is one word |
want to say to you. though. l daresay your good
sense will have fOrestaled IL. Let the secret go
into the grave where these two Will lie together:
That was point which | confess gave me a good
deal of trouble. IL was of course natural that the
miller should be buried in his own grave though
the notion that he was thus to lind quiet compan-
ionshlp with his nephew was 1T first very revolving
10 me. Bat see clearly now the measure OK
his guilt | doubt even whether II all the cireuin-
stances had been placed before Jury as clearly as
they were brought under our eyes. they woald have
ca led the crue murder, and would not gladly havo
availed themselves of the opportunity of bringing
in verdict oi manslaughter. l think u Is clear
that Jack who have good reason to know shared
his uncles violent temper. struck him hrst and the
blows that followed were dealt in fury OF passion,
free least from the guilt of premedtated murder
Since then he has lived ten years, which believe
have been one long unceasing pang OF renoIse
Day and night he has fought against the domlna-
tiOn of that temper which led him into crime. ex-
pect that on Sunday he had been br0odlng over the
am gers M tamuOI2TliN
giving way, the failure had been accompanied by
paroxysm of passion IN which he once more went
through fearful scene. Jacks death Is almost
forgotten. The miers hand in il is unsuspected;
No innocent person has suffered BY his escape and
since good, but only infinite pain. would come OF
the discovery, let us bury our knowledge OF 1t In
the grave where we shall lay the old man III tue
morning
And what about Maryf
am going away in the morning as soon as the
funeral ~ over. said Frank abruptly. and JOSIAH
recognized IN the tone a bar to further converse
ton
Frank went away as he said, but there is reason
20 believe that at some subsequent time ne nnss
have returned. At any rate 1t would not pe resson'
able TO suppose, from all we know OF her character,
that the mlllers niece would have followed NM 70
London. What is certain is that JOSIAH is con.
slant visitor at house OF red brick frontage and
Ezabet than design, built not mile and q half from
Hampstead Heath Here lives tue millers niece,
now known as Mrs. Frank Fisher the happy wife
of the distinguished artist whose picture, Sunset
at the Mill will be remembered rs the great attrac-
tion at the Academy last year
Iney iHuSt nave Deeh ushElou s"pio tiso' wv, ~
Josiah has twice had opportunity of seyerslly
reuOuncng the devil and all his works on behalf OF
two small atoms of humanity set forth in lace
frills They are both boys, aud the first waso OF
couIse christcned Frank. With respect 20 THO
second Mary thinking kindly Of many years kind:
ness in far-of times, would have had the lad named
Alfred.
D.ar uncle would have been so fond Of him if he
had been alive to know him. she sad with softly
gstcnng eyes. ,
But somehow or other Frank objected to this
name, protesting that for unaccountable reasons,
ho had never been able to bear {. lie suggested
Josiah, a proposal against which Mrs. Frank Fisher
at first turned mp her pretty nose But she relented
when Frank told her even with unnect ssary ep'
Iargement. how Josiah had pleaded her canse in times
past lie was perfect nuisance TO me with hn
hWbat about Mary % "What will Mary think oi
this p and Won't you go down ON your knees and
implore her to marry ~
So they called the babe Josiah.-iBelgrava.