Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-03-26

and SO kind toward me-that feel an
interest in your happiness, which, per-
haps makes me over bold. Are you
very sure that some such entire change
in your life as your marriage might not
end in delivering you from your burden?
il such thing could be, is it wrong to
auppose that your wife's good influence
over you might be the means Of making
your marriage happy one? I must
not presume to offer an opinion on such
subject. 1t is only my gratitude, my
true attachment to you that ventures to
put the question. Are you conscious
of having given this matter 80 serious
a matter for YOU sufficient thoughtY
"Make your mind easy, reverend sirl
Romayne's answer set everything right.
"He said: Il have thought Of it till I
could think no longer. I still believe
that sweet woman might control the
torment of the voice. But could she
deliver me from the remorse perpetu-
ally gnawing at my heart? I feel as
murderers feel. In taking another
mans life--a man who has not even in
jured me II have committed the one
unatonable and objectionable sin.
Can any human creatures influence
make me forget that? No more of it
no more. Comel Let us take refuge
in our books Et''N
"Those words touched Penrose in the
right place. Now, as I understand his
scruples, he felt that he might honor
ably speak out. His zeal more than
balanced his weakness, as you will pres
emily see.
"He was loud, he was positive, when
I heard him next. 'Nop he burst out,
your refuge is not in books, and not in
barren religious forms. Dear master,
thepeace of mind which you believe you
have lost forever, you find again in the
divine wisdom and compassion of the
Holy Catholic Church. There is the
new life that will yet make you happy
man 7 s
"I repeat what he said, so far, merely
to satisfy you that we can trust his en-
thusiasm when it is once reused. Moth
ing will discourage, nothing will defeat
him now. He spoke with all the elo-
quence of conviction--using the neces-
sary arguments with force and feeling
which I have rarely heard equaled.
Romayne's silence vouched for the effect
on him. He is not the man to listen
patiently to reasoning which he thinks
he can overthrow. i.l o e
"Having heard enough to satisfy me
that Psnrose had really begun the good
work, I quietly slipped out Of the wait
ing-room, and left the hotel s' 1.
! "To-day, being Sunday, I shall not
lose post if I keep my letter open un-
til tomorrow. I have already sent a
note to Penrose, asking him to call on
me at his earliest convenience. There
may be some more news for you before
|
post time. ctos s3si.ys4s,as j.,.
ss ej !m "Monday, 10 Am.
| 81" There is more news. Penrose has
just left me. c ,as. 6agig -
Ellis first proceeding, Of course, was to
tell me what I had already discovered for
myself. He is modest, as usual, about
the prospect of success which awaits
him. But he has induced Romayne to
suspend his historical studies for few
days, and to devote his attention to the
books which we are accustomed to re-
commend for perusal in such cases as
his. This is unquestionably great
gain at starting.
"But my news is not an end yet. Ro-
mayne is actually playing our game
he has resolved definitely to withdraw
himself from the influence of Miss
Eyrecourt. In another hour he and
Penrose will have left London. Their
destination is kept q profound secret.
ALI letters addressed to Romayne are to
be sent to his bankers. "s aa
"The motive for this sudden resolu-
tion is directly traceable to Lady Loring.
cher ladyship called at the hotel
yesterday evening, and had private
interview with Romayne. Her object,
no doubt, was to shake his resolution,
and to make him submit himself again
to Miss Eyrecourfs destinations. What
means of pursuasion she used to effect
this purpose is of coulse unknown to us.
Penrose saw Romayne after her lady
ships departure, and describes him as
violently agitated. I can quite under
stand it. His resolution to take refuge
in secret fight lit is really nothing less)
speaks for itself as to the impression
produced on him, and the danger from
which, for the time at least, we have
escaped. No.
Yes I say for the time at least.
Don't let our reverend fathers suppose
that the money expended on my private
inquiries has been money thrown away.
Where these miserable love affairs ore
concerned, women are daunted by no
adverse circumstances, and warned by
no defeat. Romayne has left London
in dread of his own weakness-we must
not forget that. The day may yet cone