The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-23

"No /" almost hissed Estelle. |
know 1t is Miss Converse, my
fathers tenant. Carylon | do con-
gratulatc you" She forced the
words from her heart We bellies
will envy Miss Converse, but meet
me at the spring, ten minutes from
now have something to say
something | cannot say here. And
before Carylon Morgan couldanswcr
her Estelle was gone.
The night air was quite chilly for
Col. Hammond's birthday fell on
the first week in March.
At the spring, is it? Said young
girl, whose ears had caught the con-
versation on the porch. They are
going to part there. What will
Estelle say, and how will he answer
| would like to know There are
several good hiding places at the
! spring and l am going to occupy
one.
These words fell from the lips OF
Margie Storms, Estelle's conidant,
and, unable to beat down curiosity
that had taken possession of her,
she went for her cloak to the wrap
room. Before she crossed the thres-
hold she looked back and saw Col.
Hammond and Carylon Morgan in
conversation together. "The colo
mel will keep him awhile" she said
and, seizing garment that offered
itself, she threw it over her shoulders
and passed out. The girl did not
notice the coat until she had left
the house, and then with a strange
start she saw she had taken Cary
Ions. For a moment she stopped
in the path leading to the spring
and surveyed herself in the strange
garb.
If | had his hat would make a
passablc Carylon Morgan she
laughed. Why not go back and
complete the mctamorphosis ? He
will not hesitate to take another hat
and coat when he does come. l will
do it, and my joke will throw Estelle
into good humor again.
1t was the work of a minute for
Margie Storms to glide back into
the house and appropriate Carylon's
hat Shaded during the hot days
by Il circle of grand old trees, which
was the pride Of the estate, the
spring was rather a gloomy place
after dark.
1t was nearly midnight when
Margc reached the outmost shadow
of the stately trees, and a cold wind
was swaying the ghostly branches
through which the pale moon peep
ed. All at once figure stepped
into Margie's path, and the young
girl heard a sharp click that startled
her
so you prefer the tenant to the
hcircss ?" hissed voice, which
instantly halted the newcomer.
"Carylon Morgan, send you to
Mortha Converse with the whitcst
lips she ever kissed, Take this
Margie caught the CLEAN of a pis-
tol-barel, she sprang forward with
hands uplifted and Il cry yelling to
her lips but the report drowned it,
There was a groan as the false
Carylon Morgan spun halfway
round, and when Estelle fled from
the spot with smoking weapon in
her hand figure lay across the
path within q few feet of the sleep
ing water.
Back toward the house by Il diff
fcrcnt path fed Estcllc Hammond.
she entered from the rear, crcpt up
stairs to her boudoir, and then de-
sccnded to the parlor. Nobody
missed her she had not been gone
ten minutes.
With no trace of excitement on
her beautiful coutcnance Estclle
swept into the parlor The next
moment she stopped, and a deadly
pallor overspread her face. 4
young man, catching sight of her,
had come forward. Great heavens?
1t was Carylon Morgrn!
"Your father has detained me,
Estellc," he said. If it is not too late
we will go to the spring together.
To the spring
Estelle's look became stare, and
suddenly, with wild cry, she rcelcd
away
Whom did | kill? she walled
My God whose life has my mad
jealousy crushed ?
. 1t was an hour of indescribablC
3 excitement. Men and women looked
: into each others eyes, and Estcllc
was borne to her boudoir
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