Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-10

heaven forgive me, for one brief m DmenI
trembled lest she should | g giity tf
the horrible crime imputed to her.
drove the mad thought from me as I'M
worthy my manhood and my love, and
rrdoubled my unceasing etfcrs tO stab
h her moe nee. Hilarie from the
first had refused TO sae ma. l h d writ
ten, imploring her to speak, il only ont
word that might prove her innocent; bni
she wrote: 81 can say nothing. J
pray only that you may b, happy wit;
Glare" And the terrible dark days fl
lowed swiftly one upon the other, enc
sdding TO the subtitle web OF evidenc
they were weaving around my darling.
until sometimes | fmcied it must b
some horrible dream from which ! must
surely soon awake. Yet there was Ms
Beresford's bitter wailing for the dis
grace upon her house, and Clare's terri
bile pallor and mute, sorrowfu, despair,
gave me all additional pang that l had
brought double trouble upon her
Tltre remained hut one day now b
fora that on which Hilarie was to appe If
in the cons dock, and on the morning
Of that day Glare came to M, wi h the
old wstful tenderness of manner, and
pressing her cold, whits cheek to mi 10,
so that l could not see her face, sha. sa d
in q SLOW, sad voice, "Gerald, il Hilarie
dies, what will You do?"
"Hil ,rie must not die y 1 ex ltimel
p,ssionately. Unheeding my words,
Glare continued:
"Could you not love me again, CIR
aid ?"
Perhaps my silence answered her, for
with a long, sobhing sigh abe sto p Al
and kissed my hand but, when | would
have taken hers in mine, she turle,l
from me swiftly aud hurried from the
room.
| lever locked upon her living fac
again. Late that night they hr, nEht
Ter home, white and dripping. from til
Mere, near Alton Woods aud with n
letter addressed to me. l opaue,l It wa,
shaking hands, and there fnt.ered at
my feet the missing fragment of h. r
marriage certificate. Yes, hers for,
when joined, that which was thouslt to
form p ,rt Of the letter G. was in n slity
part Of the initial @ I: the name Of
Glare. Hilsrie Cara bercsford y
Poor, sinful Clare, whom we had always
called by her second name until We Lai
forgotten that she too, was Hilarie.
In her letter she told how she lad
grown to hate and fear the man who ha
been the hero e her thouehtless school
days, and had lured her into that fatal
marriage low her love for me and dread
If him had cJnqu red all sense of right
and wrong, until his threat Of exposure
had impeilpd her to commit the crime
for which Hilaria Grdeme sto d ace lsel.
She told how Hilarie hal met her COM
ing from the scene OF the murder, aud
knew her 10 be guilty; h w she hal
agreed to keep silent that | might be
spared all pain and shame, aul how,
finding Hlar,e had won the love Glare
had sinned for, she had determined to
seek rest and oblivion in the dark waters
If the Mere.
Need l dwell on the Joy of that time
which followed, when Hil4Iies innccsac
was proclaimed and she WAS free 70 re-
turn to the home she had never thought
to soc again ? She wept bitt rly ior
poor Glare, aud devoted all her ME II
the bereaved parents, until they grew TO
love her as their saving angel, and as
the mouths rolled on peace and happ;-
moss returned TO Beech Hall, aud that
was proud and blissful day b me when
sweet Hilarie Graeme became Mrs.
Gerald Forester.
The previous morning Hilarie had
blushingly placed in my hand scrap Of
rrumpled paper on which was written in
Hilarie's delicate csligraply few lines
containing q passionate avowal OF love
for certain "Gsrall, ;" which brought
wildly to my mind the moment when
had surprised Hilarie in the grounds Of
Beech Hall.
"And was this the paper, Hilarie p
"Yes, Gerald" she answered, blush
ing roster than before.
"Oh, darling, why did you not SHOW
it to me then ?" 1 asked, remembering
ihat ugly doubt that once tempted mt,
May, DEAR" she whispered; "hon
nuld let YOU know loved yon so p
And somehow her answer content d
oIe. -Chica0o Tribune.