New-York tribune., 1881-11-27

| cclulnRly, Wncn arrived poSt-DaSte al Elanualc'
on reading the account of The murder in the news
papers, found myself in the arms of old Bodkins.
good-natured. pudding headed policeman with
lanes lie almost bubbered as he put the handt uifs
on me, and was, own, unfeignedly sorry. But, as
be said, duty must be done and the magistrate-on
| the whole. denser parsonage than Bodkins himself
| had signed warrant for my arrest.
i was taken off to Batteborough through gap
| ing crowd, who, forgetful of the interchange OF
many courtesies, were unanimously of the opinion
| that was gull y. In fact 1t turned out-what haa
| never before been suspected-that my intermittent
residence In the village and my lonely wanderlngs
| with sketch-boOk in my hand, had resulted In
| deeply-seated and unanimous feeling that | was
after no good and that shOuld be arrest ed on
charge OF murder seemed to these good people quite
| natural conclusion
i was brought up before the magistrates the next
| morning when | made the sketch Of which told
You l was remanded for three days, which snthced
to bring to the knowledge of the police crcum;
stance which they might perhaps have learned
earlier. Il they had not shut their eyes, lowered
their heads, and run at ne bul-fashiOn. On the
! saturday night being myself little upset with my
| quarrel with Jack, and desiring a few quiet mo
ments to think the matter over had walked over
to BattlebOrOugh had slept at the Falsah, had had
| my shaving water brought up at O'clock. had
breakiasted at TO- had gone over TO the old church
! for the ii o'clock service, which had diligently
sat throughout-thOugh. if my deliyerance had de-
pended Oh my ability to say what the sermon was
| about should nfallbly have been hanged. All
TINS was as plain rs day. and there remained MOTH
ing ont tor the police to release me with many
apologies nom the gentlemen on the bench, and
amid .tnuch raptnrOus blubbeIing on the part OF
BOdkins. who wanted to shake hands with me all
across the Market-place. But had had enough OF
the police and BattleborOugh. and even of Elan
! dale. winch | saw no more Till the morning met
YOU
| Il cannot say that was incenscd against the oil
man for the trouble to which he had put me- IL
was natural enough that in his anxiety to clear up
the whole matter. he should mention what Jack had
told hlm about our light, "hich. moreover, Gld not
! appear altogether without bearing upon what fol-
| lowed. What | was maddencd at was the fact that
tins unfortunate setting OF the police upon the
wrOne track luTcd them away FROM other pathways
Oh which the scent of blood lay and which might,
! perhaps have ed them to poor JacL's murderer.
40 10 was nothing was discovered then or has bFcn
since. Tho murder mas added anOther To those
my steries which crowd the pages of our criminal
records and Jacks young life Is una !cngcd | am
not VIndlctiye man, trust nut own should
like to place my hand on the shoulder 0i the mur
drrer, VITA the old stern cry Of the prophet: Inou
art he man.
Franks pipe nad gone out. and he sat with his
chm sunk on his chest. staring INTO tGc hre alter
manner with which Josiah mad of late grown
familiar. But he had not before seen This resolute
. look his face. IN which there was sonnet hing OF
. anguish. as If he were struggling between hateful
. task aud q call TO duty.
, look what he has done he added after pause
| using the personal prnIoun, that seemed to josiah
! a. # lac had ~ hIs mind some particular person
Tie blow. ioully dealt that killed tue poor lad,
. also destroyed the happiness OF two lives. | was
Ger ain fr, m what JACK sani 60 me that he HAD Oh
/ scry eel IN Mary what c0ntImCl my hopes aud that
part OF his anger with me was born OF the c0nyIe-
7 ton that ! was tTing with affections already
. gained. ! could not marry Mary with tins hofGibe
/ not live near her and not speak. went away.
What may seem O. be the wreck of my own career ls
OF no great matter. That Is fracture not too late
| to mend. But whatever may happen, the otler
| dream h - gone forever iet lrreolHtihly drawn
/ back here Just now. for tomorrow II Is ten years
! since this thing was done | want TO look about
me % bt. meaning to take this matter up, ana So" 1t
| through at whatever cost. That's what an here
tor josiah. and now yoU know all ABOUT H. lhciul-
] ing the mystery of muddy boots aud mysterious
! walks
Yea said josiah but it does not explain why
/ i inresay You wish You werc not Bat the fact
is that felt must talk of tnis matter To someone
aud Heaven seemed to have sent you ~ this par,
/ ucu!ar crisis lou can ll''eh 'nI hot t4'h, . anu
+ moreover | may want 4 witness. Now goodnight:
! 20 to bed aua don't dream.
The next morning wa, sunday; n day such
( tuai the memory OF which Herbert has wadc mem
/ olahc ,,,
! The bridal of tho earth aud sky.
! Apparently the threatened snow-Storm had blown
/ over and the sun shonc through Oiue ana cionu,
/ les. sky Like everyone else in Ellandale, the
! millcF- household went 70 church ON sunday morn
/ ing Frank and Mar" walked on to church TO-
] p,ther Josiah following after, keeping pace WIN
! th, frcbler steps of the miller. II Josiah had not
! known what sad anniversary ha. come about, he
/ would not have failed 10 suTmsr thar some uncun-
mon influence was at work. The miller hah taken
! 20 his shoulders an added stOop The ever present
! sadness on his face was dteptned.
| Jnsish's gentle nature WAS greatly drawn toward
! him and brief as had been ;her Acquaintance he
sat aud talked with him for honrs, conveying TO lhe
miller much amazing Information r,Ai'e % uaStS i
/ ut deserted tow rs and hamlrts ~ low levels. ile
old man talked To Josiah with equal rchuhe*s' re
| conyerscd with him much moro than with his older
friend Frank, whose conversational powers were III
| truth OF u varied and sp8smOdlc nature.
| As has been seen. Frank INDUCED IN long mono
! logucs IN Josiah company NJ Times "he" i'u,I'
| properly lac should have been M bed. Al .theIs ho
| wonIl az and smoke ana look unuttcrIblc things
straight into the fire. On this particular day, he
/ "a. al his cloomic~t lud saw III the fire than
tIta tth "a
only with Mary was he unvaiyiHg ~ MS inauHol'
! Ils had probably set for hmcli the lhodel oi u
| brother ia company with iayorte si,tSr bl.
tlerc vrrr some lap3cs from the type not 700 stkut
for the simple mind ot Josiah 10 detect. Nhe'heI
Mary or felt them. who could iGI I-s'hce sii1
hersc.t betrayed no Indication. iIdnN was ~ "'u
! friend, always welcome IN happier bmes lie hL'i
| gone away AT period oi foubr. some porlIO4 VI
| which was accidentally brought home To- nun, FOR
! ton years nothing had been heard ol hlnl. Noi,
line n,:: reached her directly or indirectly, 0he
had como 10 rega7! him rs dead. when without lo'o
of preparation he one daT walked h'o we co't"so,
placed his hat on his accustomed i~s ana Ilr ,oTn
| was once more filled with the reSonaae spunu 9!
familiar voice that had once been part Oh hci "'y
Mary was greatly nuttered, as any maiden night
! be in similar circumstances bnt FRANKS sGceh,Ilnc
nOnchalancc communicated tsolI 10 hct, HU,terS A.
uipttcrs coOlly, Why should she Oe n unttei
! Accordingly after the first few moments antatlonl
natural in lace ol this apparti"n from tho
| dead Mary was slicing cold nam lot rrauh
| luncheon with as perfect equanIuity anu more thah
as much grace, was displayed by Charlot:e "Non
| Werther first her cutting bread ana Duteer. tel,
The miller wns not able to take matters so qnety;;
| Franks coming was more than that OF an ora Iieuu H
long lost TO sight OF eye or touch OF hanu. LV nV
brought with him the memory of terrihio DAYS 'ha'
| had seemed to bo fast folded In the grave -.
| The dead boy was daily with them ~ neat,
| though he filled no chair and claimed no part IN
| the conyersation. Tho influence OF ms pres
cnce was seon in tho milleTs eyer-deepening gIiei.
which seemed. 1t increasingly possosseu ni,,i W ~
absorb all the grosser parts Of his nature, leaving
him as simple as a child and as gcntl" as woman,
| In Frank the chilling influence OF the nlmeIesJ
guest vas displayed in his hts OF tac''urhi'S III"
| his increased consumption OF tobacco, ,.., ,,,
! Only Mary seemed Unconscious OF the proximity.
She had loved her brother, and passohhlcIy