Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1885-05-22

painful narrative. Al nour VI bhO iatSAi
however, finding him calmer, l permitted
him to go on.
81 served my time" he continued;
sand then, having no friends IN Eng
/ land. decided to remain here. Like
many Others, went to the diggings,
and. unlike most, was fortunate. in
vested everything in land and stock
tried to make myself publicly useful
gradually obtained the confidence and
respect Of my fellow-citizens, and two
OF three years ago, as you know, re-
ceived the honor Of knighthood. can
now say with truth, doctor, that there is
no man in Australia who would refuse
to grasp me by the hand because was
once a convict
"Has your innocence never been
proved p / asked.
ssNever." he returned. 81 might, per-
haps. have made o second endeaYor to
prove it long ago; but could not bring
myself TO make her unhappy-un-
happier. that is, than he has made her.
AS have told you, she became Lady
Raven. You cannot expect me to be
able TO tell You that the man who so
cruelty swore away my liberty made her
a good husband. He systematically i'll
treated her; and although she bore him
several children, and was, have heard,
an exemplary wife until she was crushed
by his brutality, he behaved to her as
he would not have behaved to his dogs.
Do you know, doctor, that l preserve
, INV love for her still2 have never
ceased to love her, although she be-
! lieved evil of me, and never sent me a
single word of sympathy; and have
left everything I have to her eldest son
who by this time has sons OF his own.
But 1 do not know whether or not she is
dead, 1 have, however, provided that
r sbould she be living, she is to have
life-interest in my estate. Poor thing,
she deserves it; for sadly did she suffer
7 and not unfrequently, expect, did she
want
Of Raven ?"
"In time he deserted her, and plunged
] into the lowest depths Of drunkenness
: and destination. He had wasted his
o fortune; and not very long ago I read
It that he had been picked up IN tit II
= fine streets Of Paris, and had died before
1 his removal to the hospital.
= 81 am shortly going to England, 81
/ James " I said. ''and if can be Of any
= nse IN discovering this poor LADY,
Q whereabouts, shall be glad to do my
o best.
e lyon are going to England? an
It bonnv to hear It. You then can d.
It what I feared would have to be done TO
: me by a third party. | want you to hn'
Lady Raven and tell her what l hav
u tod YOU. Tell her that, although w
It have been separated for more than fort,
% wears. I still think Of her; that l di
thinking Of her; and that forgive her
} and Yes, doctor, tell her, too, tina
d I forgive him. l must forgive him
L Yes; l do fully"
> 7 need not 90 on to describe the pain
y full hours 1 spent at Sir James's sid
j. ere death released him from his suffer
in0s Suffice it to say that he Dor
]. himself. even in his moments OF creates
)e AGONY. with becoming resl6 nation
le Until the last he was thoughtful for q
about him rather than for himself; an
D. when the long sleep at last closed hi
N weary ewes, I turned away, feeling tins
n Australia had lost man the memory
OF whom she might justly cherish.
III Two or three months afterward II
re turned to England. Lady Raven, VII
It for some time had been in impoverishlee
SO circumstances, had meanwhile been oil
covered by my late patients solicitor
e. and before saw her, she had been a
D. rroised of the provisions Of Sir Jam'
3. Reilly's will. +
ok frianJ. and found her occupying
i, pleasant but not very well iurnlsh'
d, bonse in one of the best squares IN Bay
Il "'t at is all mystery" she said to m
s! when she had first apologlzed ior u
as disorder Of her temporary abode 70
nd James He was once very fond OF m
90 IL was many years ago. we shou
ot have married, you know, but Tor an u
fortunate circumstance. Perhaps y
t, have heard Of it "
* / was slightly annoyed at the tone
Ter vbicBpI pp6llt~lSe of her dead benefactC
II h. of it, Lady Raven
ny returnedRETTfAANjj >
Do 0Rnt Il moi spoil ibis success
ole life " she continued with slight laug
1T; stand now at last he has made result
fion. Well. it is only what we deserV
ny He robbed my late husband, you kno
ny and # IS fitting that we should be
heirs-is it not ?"
~ I was beginning to feel angry. Ev
he if Sir James had been guilty, she had
l RIGHT to speak of him now in 80 lIg
ing and seornful tone. Already l saw
emit was recklessly spending her newly
red Gnired wealth, though she had I
WIS actuallv entered into possession OF
the the will not having then been prove
lk- Her misfortunes had not made go
18th woman of her. She was gaudily Dress
ac- Instead of being in mourning,
was covered with iewelIy. surely
sit was well for poor Sir James that I
dg- vain woman had never been his WE
ow, Lady Raven" said sternly,
Ger may as well end this. Sir James lee
Q never injured you or any other NV
rest creature. It was your husband v
INTO was the criminal he wrote his o
name to that check which led to
Ter Jsmes's transportation. he denied
1T? facts. and caused your benefactor to
on sent TO the antipodes And do
think that /, knowing all this,
and suffer Sir Jamess fair name to be 81
to dered ?"
1t a She turned pale, and chung for SUPP
the 70 chair. "Gracious powers r she
had claimed; sis it-can it be true
had knew it My husband once told
the ali. when he was delirious with dr.
rds: God forgive me and she fell hk
corpse to the floor.
this I summoned the servants, who
sta ried her to her room. then sent Il
cry. physician, and in the meantime
only what could to revive her. But
imi- efforts were in vain, and soon after
9 1 colleague arrived she expired: An
/ he animation subsequently disclosed
had fact that she bad long been sui
had from heart disease.
have am Glad TO be able to say that