Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-24
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There was some one af the door. Who
could il be She cried out. "who is it?"
Ard Clara Morton answered:
"I went Ant. X yoc cn. very particularly II you
Veronica opened the door, and the girl
looked wonderingly into her pale face, :.
II have brought you q cup OF tea, Mis- =
she said: II thought you wanted some
thing" Her quick eye noted the heavy
smoke in the Fireplace: she withdrew
was back again. Miss di Cynthia" she
cried, " wish you would come TO my lady's
room; have knocked at the door several
times and can get no answer. 1 am afraid
there IN something wrong.
And Veronica has,ened away. not mo-
tictng that she had left the girl In Che room
behind her.
Lady Brandon settled fl, 900 year
ON Veronica. Sir Marc Caryll courts
Veronica and is accepted, as follows:
81 have bound you, sweetheart" he
said. g You can never free yourself
again."
And looking at his handsome face,
his eyes III NTH lore, she said to her
self hat separation from him could be
death. Words marked by Lillian.l
Clara Morton comes to Veronica to
extort $500, telling her that she holds
fatal secret; that she saw her at
tempting burn Sir Jasper's will; that
she saved the parchment. Sir Marc
overhears this
"You, Veronica" he said. whom l
thought OF all women the most perfect, will
tall ma WI ftd fhia9 VIII
give mo some explanation OF the mystery,
any key by which / may solve IL? VIII
you say one word that wiz lessen my mis-
III cannot, y she replied. "I am bound In
chains OF iron-I cannot. / tell you this
one bare fact-I burned the will. You must
trust me all In all or not At all.
Trust you? Great Heavens. trust a
woman who could burn the viii OF dead
mani stay-tel me one thing. Did he
wish you to destroyit? Did he ask you TO
do so?"
Here Lillian writes: ''If he knew
the truth."l
"No." she replied, che did not"
Then do not ask me TO trust you, Vero-
Mica. No mans honor would be safe in such
hands. Ifthere is mystery, and you will
explain 1t 10 me. goOd-that will do; If not,
We must part
Here Lillian writes h" Let him go. y
She held out her arms to him with low
sPart, a" she repea part-you andI?"
Here Lillian writes Yes."l
"Yes," he answered coldly "if II broke
my heart hundred times over"
Must we part. Veronica" he said: I'VE
who have loved each other with so great
love, must we part?
Unless you can trust me and letme keep
afra cha a rap1tah
II cannot trust you: can only say good ,
bye. Goodbye, Veronica. You have broken
the heart OF the man who has loved you as
few have ever loved. FAREWELL"
ron the margin here Lillian writes
"Sad.n1
He did not touch her hand or kiss her
face, or stop to utter one more word. Per-
haps. II he had done so his strength would
have failed him. He left her standing there
In the sunshine, with the bitterness OF death
hanging over her.
The unhappy Veronica had fallen
where her lover had left her, and lay
like one dead on the floor. Lady Bran
don raised her; she tried to bring back
consciousness to her, and then she
thought to herself :" if she really loves
him so well, and they have parted for
ever, it would be more merciful to let
her die"
Here Lillian wrote, "True, true. y
Sir Marc has gone. He says to him
self:
"I'll never believe in any human
again while live. Never. So fair, so
beautiful, so loving, so tender, yet so
lost to all sense of what is right. I'll
never look again at a woman's face"
Here Lillian has written " Unjust" !
He buys the papers from Clara; but
it is long time before he opens them.
Then ne was almost paralyzed with
astonisbment.
Meanwhile. as for Veronica, the sun OF
her life had set in darkness and gloom. but
she had made one at least happy. so the
past was mentioned no more. she tried to
bear her life. She never complained. She
was like a devoted daughter to Lady Bran
don. She was the most loving Of sisters to
the young heiress. But day by day she
grew more ard more sad; she grew pale
Snd thin; she began TO hope that Heaven
would take pity on her and let her die soon.
Here Lillian writes, How sad."l
Sir Marc, with the papers in his
hands, sees how he has wronged poor
Veronica. He goes to her; he Graves
her pardon; he pledges himself to
keep her secret; he is forgiven.
Kate comes in; is reioiced at their re-
conciliation, and says:
"Iknew It must be so," as she stood hold
ing hand OF each. Mamma, their we'd
ding must he on the same day as ours
Kate's and Lord Wynleigh'sl and we will
take Veronica 10 France until she grows
quite strong again."
And 1t was all carried out as she proposed.
Here the story ends, and Lillian has
written: Truth is mighty."I