New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-03-04

Il na0 SET my every nope ON YOU
cannot give you up!'' he cried, with
an intensity of passion that startled
me. ooh. child, have mercy on me!
Think again.givc me time. am rich
er than you think; if You are ambitious
I interrupted him.
II am not; Ihave wealth enough. and
covet only happiness. shall marry
Robert Dene, the man love.
His face was white as death.
''You shall not marry him. he said
with a deep and bitter oath. .'Never,
while live! I swear it!''
And he rushed out of my presence
like mailman, leaving me shocked,
frightened, perplexed, and with .
strange sad cloud upon my happiness.
said nothing about it to Robert,
however. His relations with his en-
ployer continued pleasant. rs usual;
and did not feel justified in disturb
ing them. I felt surprised when he
told me that Mr.. Redeem had himself
congratulated him, and made some
slight but graceful allusion to the dis
appointment to himself; but conclud-
ed to keep silence still. What was the
use of creating ill-will between them?
Probably" thought, ''Mr. Redfern
regrets his Incorporate warmth and
foolish words, and takes this method to
let me know of it.
And thought it very good method
too-infinitely pleasanter than aper-
sonal apology.
So the time flew swiftly by, and Ihad
begun the preparations for our mar
riage, and our engagement was under
stood everywhere, when the storm
which instinct had warned me of from
the moment in which had heard that
bitter threatening oath, burst suddenly.
1t was evening, and Robert and |
were sitting together, talking such
sweet nonsense as lovers will. We
were alone, save for an aunt who re-
sided with me, and who had fallen
asleep in her easy-chair, when sudden
ly and unceremoniously the door was
flung open wide, and three men en-
tered.
Two of them were officers. The in
dignation which their rude entrance
caused, gave place to sickening fear
when I saw the third-George Red
fern!
He fixed his hollow, burning eyes up
on me. Even in that moment of ex-
citement l was sensible Of Il shocked
surprise at the strange change in Iaim
since last we met.
''Men, do your duty" he said briefly
Next minute Robert was under ar
rest.
Idon't know what said or did in the
first horror of it. remember clinging
around Roberts neck, and being pulled
awag-by auntie, think-and some
one asking, whats the charge against
him?'7 Then came the stern answer
from George Rcdfern's lips: "Rot.
bery!''
With that word my senses came back
to me. I tore myself from auntic's
arms and flew to my lovers side.
''It's lic!'' I cried, looking straight
into Redfcrn's taco. ''He is Innocent
Robert turned grateful troubled eyes
! upon me.
"God bless you. my true Lowell! he
| murmured sadly.
And then Redfcrn's stern low voice
broke in again:
''Men, search hint
4 saw it done. l saw them draw
forth a roll of notes-ten-of twenty
five pounds each, and forming a larger
sum than Robert could have come by
rightly. heard Redfcrn identify then
as his own, and declare that none bu
Robert had access to the safe or vault
And then I heard Robert say, with
moan of agony:
.'Oh, God! My mother!'
understood it all. stepped up t.
George Redfcrn, and looked into hi
face.
| Como with me into another room,
said II will make bargain wit
YOU Let your men remain with thei
prisoner here" And he obeyed me.
When we were alone, said passion
ately:
MIR. Redfern, you are villain! 70
have plotted to separate me from Tn
man love, and blast his reputation
You shall fail in both. You know tina
he is innocent.
He answered quietly:
II am not his judge, Miss Craven
He himself will tell you that place
those notes in the safe in his presencs
and that no one has since had access
it but himself. An hour ago l MISE
them. You saw where they we1
found. Let the law decide the rest
wrung my hands in agony.
1.-The law!" cried. '.Man, do 20
not know he has mother whom such
charge will kill? Will yon be a mu
derer?"
He caught my hand.
''No," he said hoarsely. ut is yo
mot l. You murder two of us, b
mother--when she learns the story
his guilt, from which you could sa,
her-and mc-you murder mes-for tt
hour that sees you marry him sees n
q corpse.
! I snatched my hand away.
II will marry him. cried, ''if tt
whole world calls him guilty.
He answered quietly:
''And Kill his mother?"
What could l do? Turn as I woul,
he brought me back to that at last.
4 The sons Imprisonment on sham
full charge. and probable condemn;
tion-for the plot was carefully laid
) would kill his mother.
So accepted the alternative he Q
fcred. l promised not to marry tt
] man loved during the lifetime of tt
man hated.
"Never while Hive, y he said.
That was my oath, and have kept
, We went back together. Geors
Redeem formally withdrew the chars
he made, and gave one of the notes
t each officer as bride for silence.
So Robert and were parted, and h
: mothers life was saved.
7 And the world wondered, and Gale
me a coquette, and .'hard to please;
and year went by and found me twe1
} ty-two- unmarried still Roberts trl
love still-and miserable.
How many times had I seen Gcor.
Redfern during that year? More tha
hundred times. He had come to n
| nrayinp. nleadinp for l0ve-0h. no