South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-04-03

Ietu'A'ion on snail flll IN both.
You know that he is innoceut.'
lie answered quietly:
Il am no, his Judge. Miss Craven.
He himself will tell you that placed
those notes in tie safe in his pres.
e ce. and tina. no one has since had
access to it bu. himself An hour
ago missed them You saw whore
they were found. Let the law decide
the rest
wrung my hands in agony.
The law!' | cried. 'Man, do you
not know he has mother whom such
a charge will kill? Will you lie a
murderer
lie caught my hand
NO he said hoarsely. 1T is you
not /, You mnrder two of US. his
mother--when she learns the.story
OF his guilt. from which you could
save her--and me-you murder me {!
-ior the horr that sees you marry
him sees me corpse
snatched my hand away.
Il will marry him. l cried, 'if tho
whole world calls him guilty.
lie answered quietly:
And Kill his mother 2
What could do T? Turn as would.
ne brought me back to that at last.
The sons Imprisonment on shame
ful charge, and probable comdemna-
tion-for the plot was carefully laid
would Kill his mother.
So accepted the alternative he Of
icfed. promised not to marry the
man | loved during the lifetime of
The man l hated.
Ne. er while | live,' he said.
That was my oath. and have kept it..
We went back together. George
Rcdiern formally withdrew the charge
he made, and gave one or the notes
TO each officer IA bribe for silence.
So Robert and l were parted, and
his mothers life was g; we'd.
And the world wondered and called
me coquette. and hard to please )
aud a year went by and found me
twenty-five, unmarried still Roberts
true love stlll-and miserable.
Rediern during that year? More than
a hundred times. He had come to
me praying, pleading for love-ob -
how vainly! Often as l s3w him,
though. noted how changed-so ter.
ribly-so rapidly Worn almost to
a shadow. Pale, with all the life 10
him seeming to be center ed in bis
burning eyes. They seemed lit with
the fires OF madness.
Poor George Redfern 1t wonll
be hard if | should not give him pity
who gave me so much love.
The end came suddenly. One
winters night messenger SUNNI on
cd the two whom he had wrouged to
his bedside. lie was dying.
Just the same as ever-strange,
abrupt, half crazed. He took Rob.
crt's hard without noticing me, and
stared into his eyes.
I've brought you pain and sorrow.
haven't !? All, that's nothing! You
have brought me down 10 death. |
loved that woman--loved her. Alb.
Heaven, that doe, not express it!
became villain for her sake. liked
you, Robert. meant to make you
partner some day. Kate turning
suddenly towards me, you know |
took the notes ont OF the safe. No
matter; I've made amends. I'm dy-
ing, and Robert Dene is my heir
1t was true. We remained with
him till the last. In the cold quiet
morning he was cold and quiet too
at rest.
You may marry her very SOON he
sad in dying, but tot while 1 i've
Poor George Redfernl lie loved
me well. welt, the spring daisies
on lis grave with tears before | took
the freedom that his death had given.
After that | LAID sorrow by and mar
RED Robert.
He was rich now, and his mother
to this da' believed 1t was q lovers
quarrel that kept us apart so long.
Better so. for thus the memory o. the
man VINO sought to blast our lives,
and lost his own, IS spared. And we
can spare him in his grave, aud pity,
too.
For my life's romance had bliss.
ful ending, and 1 am Il happy woman
after all.