The Republican journal., 1882-08-10

Bradshaw again with the news that Louis
Ireton had sailed for Australia that after

Bradshaw again with the news that Louis
| lretOn had sailed for Australia that after
| noon.
81 went down to bid him good bye
said Mr.. Bradshaw, "but the ship had
already left its moorings.
Gone. Louis gone-and no letter for
her. Now she regretted she had not
| given Jack a message for him Jack had
told her he was going into the Jreton's
counting room to inquire about Austria
| lian stamps. She had thought of asking
him to inquire OF Louis if he had letter
for her. Could any letter have miscarried.
Perhaps it might yet come from Washing
ton, delayed for postage. Louis prob
ably meant to tell her of his intended trim
to Australia.
Meanwhile Louis was making his long,
| weary voyage to Australia. Day after
day he passed in dazed state, taking no
| thought, or going over and over the last
few months of his life. with regret for this
OF that in the past. The day before he
was to reach the port of his destination
and not till then, he took out the letters
bis father had given him, and the busi-
ness notes written out for him to act upon
on arrival. Among them appeared his
enclosed note to Clara in its envelope.
1t gave him a shudder as he took it out
He had been wondering if any word OF
| bis could have wounded her, and he set
himself to reading it over again
But as he held it in his hand he sud-
! denly noticed that the red stamp Of his
own envelope was still uncanceled Ii
had never passed through the post-o office
1t had never been mailed. 1t had never
reached its destination
"ENton Mills he exclaimed, ''and a
two cent stamp! the fatal red stamp"
He started up. Had his note never
reached her? He looked again at its en-
closure, at the envelope in which it had
! been returned.
That is old Ned Hastings handwriting,
he eNclaimed; "it never was Clara $
| Why did not recognize it ?"
| must here confess that Clara wrote
one OF those slanting, backward hands
| that look as if written with the left hand
very clear and legible; but they are apt
to look all alike. Hers was somewhat
masculine. Her father had plided HIM
self upon its manly clearness.
"Clara did not write it" Louis eXcIaim-
ed again. "Ned sent it back from the
post-ot1ice on account of its red stamp
and |, what a fool what an idiot was to
put red stamp on letter for EXton
| Mills
A new life inspired him-or was he toe
late In all these weeks of his drearV vOv-
age, what might not have passed Still
he would do nothing but hope He
would send 4 telegram the moment he
landed. He would take the very next
steamer home on whatever line that
would soonest carry him. And now the
last day Of the voyage seemed longer
than any that had preceded it He
found by inquiry that there would be a
steamer to leave on the day after theiI
| arrival.
Louis could scarcely find time to inquire
for letters or telegrams, so eager was he
to arrange for his departure, directly after
he landed.
But he found a pile Of telegrams
awaiting him, and some letters and
papers that had made their way quickly
| by overland mail. He opened the latest
| telegram Of all, but couldnot understand
its references, and he turned back to the
earlier ones, to take them in order, with
difficulty finding the earliest. One said.
ut is only too true-Clara died of the
terrible shock y Others referred to the
papers. The earliest of all told Of the
decision of the Calverlys to 90 to Mexico
Mr.. Bradshaw had accompanied them tc
New Orleans.
In another it was reported that Mr.
Bradshaw had returned. At last he found
the intelligence that Mr.. Calvery's prog
nostlcs had been too fatally realized He
was ''eXamined by brigandS." He had
been killed as he and his family were
crossing the plains Of MeNico-he. the
only male passenger. They had been
attacked by brigands, the report having
! been spread that rich merchant was
| travelling with vast sum ofmoney Mr.
Calverlv had been killed in his attempt tC
defend himself, the lives Of the rest of the
travellers had been spared, ard the wife
and daughter had taken refuge in con
vent.
Later dispatches announced that the
daughter had died, worn down bv fe> tr.
and the excitement of the terrible scenes
The letters and the papers had more de
tails Of the events that had but Just
occurred when the letters were written
''Mr. talverly's sons are distracted, and
regret bitterly that they had not ar-
companied their father. They have
| al:eady left to bring home their mother
Louls's servant came in to find his
master still holding the fatal papers in his
hand. He came to announce that a
steamer was to leave that very afternoon.
| I !, 4; i
yield only to his arrangements, and at
tempted no explanation to his father :
partners in business, for his sudden return
On his way home he awakened from his
torpor enough to inquire if lawyer was
on board, and when he found him, he
busted himself with making his will. He
lived only long enough to complete his
| arrangements, and died before making
New York. His large fortune, left to
him by his grandfather, he left to the
government Oh condition that all letters
should be charged no more than two cents
for half an ounce; failing such Il change
i'll the rate of letters, the fortune was left
to assist those to leave the country who
suffered from the inquisiton of theil
letters by government until the red
stamp rule the lawyer whom he met on
the steamer having been made trustee to
take charge of the fund. He had agreed
to take charge, although he had pleaded
with Louis that if the change Of law
should not take place, the country would
probably be depleted of inhabitants.
BAR HARBoR. Several large daiiies
including those of Boston, New York and