The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-02-20

hered his passion, but che shcch hrcush about . slow revulsion of feeling and when Ae spoke again it was with an d. tered manner, as if awed into . kind o eontritiea.
 sMastsr Frank," !" he said, there's some, thing comes on me something put out of sight in my trouble. Perhaps you won't shake hands so hearty when I've told you-but I'm not 90 white now as you'd paint me"
 He was silent as if reluctant to utter his thought then spoke with a sombre sort of intensity that was impressive II not agrseably so--and convincing.s
 might have murdered him that night. for hts talk. can hear him nov, laughing and saying be knew she would follow his whistle, like others we knew coupling Rosa's name along with ,heirs It wasn't the drink, as they said, it was the devil took hold of me then 1 could have killed him there, put they held me back. swore an oath. rerdition take my soul, but you shant 60, home alive. l meant h. They turned me out, but stood waiting for him two hous at the crossroads where hs used to pass meant to force him to fight; but there could be DO fair light between a slip lad like him and me. He never came. Had gone home straight from the Cricket ers,' could have cleared myself. easy, But ono had sses ne hanging ahce, there in the dark. another come in late, in . madman's temper. myself could give no clear account of the time between and my own words and acts rose up In witness against me. felt dascd. stupid. like-and walked slowly from that devil's 's dream to 6nd myself in a convict gang"
 "My poor tellow," said |, you have more than expla,ed your rash oath, which l take leave to doubt you would have fol- lowed up with a crime"
 As we walked on lem grew calm again, and he told me how his voyage had been prolonged by an accident to tho ship. l told him how had arranged that he was to come home with me. and stay there quietly till the inquiry was concluded ; when the facts would be made public.
 Do they know In the village ?" he asked.
 "One knows" said l ;"l told her, lem she Is waiting and watching for you.'
 ems attempts to preserve a manly in. difference were most unsuccessiul.
 Mot married yet2' he asked con. strainedly. But what's that to me 2 She never cared"
 "She cared enough" I returned, "to have married you when you came out of prison month ago-had 1t depended on her"
 "Rose Evans1 p
 "Rose Evans-ste u d me so then For my part, Jem, Ii Nuld ask no more than that of any girl"
 lem held his tongue we were approach ing the pleasure ground at home our way led us past green that lay near the back entrance, planted with sycAmores and elms. l resumed:
 "S She has been at the house to-day, to do some needlework for my mother. Suppose, lem, that should be her now, leaving the gate"
 He had descred her already. She had seen us and stopped, uncertain wha, to do. Even al this distance seemed to feel the charm of those soft, full outlines, the pure bloom on her rounded cheek. lem, too, had stopped dead my destiny clearly was to join the hands of these shy ' village lovers.
 Won't 1 startlc her too much r' ial- tered Jem. tremulously and low. like a girl.
 "It will be no surprise" said l These three weeks she has looked for it every day. IL was who desp aired she never did"
 
 Under the elms left them. Call 10 man unlucky until he Is dead, A few days more and lem will be the talk ofthe village ain little while and Rose will be pride Jem has suffered certainly, but can sec for him rarer com pensss!cn than the home secretary can bestow.
 And the secret of SwaleciiHe Castle [ have told the thing as 1t happened, ie, who will try to draw conclusions. One more added to the list of evidences of things unseen tales over which fools laugh and wise men ponder. - 4. Afik I0Id fa /0Nd0a So1f<fv