Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-24

voice, thick with rnnning; and in mo.
ment Darcy stood before me-.
"Well," I cried flercely, all my rage
| returning upon me, "what do you
want? Why have you followed me?''
81 want you to come back to the
house." he replied psntingly. "Let u:
both go together tomorrow, if you will
CO."
"I shall never set foot in. Lisnaree
House againp 1 cried bitterly. ''You
have driven me from therel And re
member, traitor, your path and mine
are two in the futurel'
"Traitor!" echoed Darcy fercely.
'sHow am I a traitor, and to whom?''
"You are traitor to mel" almost
screamed. "You have robbed me OF
the heart dearest to me in all the
world!''
"Traitor in your teethl" cried Darcy
"You dragged me to Lisnaree, and
here on this very spot you led me tC
think that Lucy Fitzgerald was free
What right had you to bring us to.
gether without telling me the truth?''
he demanded.
81 brought you here as q friend not
as an enemy-as an honest man, not as
robber!n l exclaimed. ''Why should
| warn you against doing what nc
honest man would do? Why should i
label Lucy Fitzgerald mine to prevent
thieves from stealing her?'
"Bahl" cried Darcy scornfully "She
never was yours, 1 believe. q"
As he spoke, sprang towards him
fiercely. He had passed me. and stood
between me and the village.
"Out of my way!" cried. ''I will
not fight with you for her false heart.
Out of my wayl'
Ny words recalled him to the errand
on which he had followed me. IDstead
of growing more enraged, he suddenly
grew calm.
''Come, come, GarrettI'' he said soft
ly. "We will not fight, rs you say. But
you will come back with me. Lucy
sent me for you. 1t is to please her
that L am here"
Lucy sent you'll" / echoed. SIT is
to please her that you are herei Go
back and please her by saying that 1
shall never enter her fathers house
again. Now out of my way, or / shall
strike youl'
sprang forward again but he still
barred my path. l strove to pass him
by taking the path just by the cliff
edge. but there two he got before ME
and held out his hands to turn me back
towards the house.
"Come back, come back, for Heavens
sakel" he murmured. ~ will leave not
you. Why should come between you?
Come back, come back!"
"Therel" said /, losing all command
of myself and striking him across the
face. There! Will you move now?"
For an instant Darcy staggered back
his face pale as death, his eyes for the
first moment more full of astO 1ish-
ment than rage. Then, with a low cry
as Of wounded animal, he leaped up
on me. At the first shock he almost
hurried me to the ground. But L was
too strong for him; and presently-I
sicken now as l tell Tiny heavy blows
laid open his face in several places.
Still be held on to me lerce'y; and at
last, when I found that he must tire
me out, 1 caught him by both arms,
shook him q moment as a dog might
shake rat, and then flung him from
me with all my force. A wild cry of
despair burst from his throat and mine
as he threw up his arms IN the air and
toppled over the cliff
For moment 1 stood rooted to tine
spot in horror. Then, as footsteps hur-
rying up the path sounded suddenly
close at hand 1 started and sped towards
the village with all my speed.
Before long stood before O'kelly,
my head bare, my face white as death,
my knees almost unable to support me.
"Alas, O'Kelly," | cried in hoarse
voice, after pause, ''alas, 1 have
murdered my friendl"
Then l fell forward upon the floor in
a faint, and knew no more for q time.
The footsteps which had frightened
me from the scene of my crime were as
1 learned afterwards. those Of Michael
whom had expected at first. As he
came up the path, he caught sight of
the last struggle on the cliff, saw Darcy
topple over the edge, and strove too
late to stay me in my flight. When
awakened to consciousness again, he
was standing over me wringing his
hands.
s-Oh, Master Garrett" he cried, "I
was afeard it would come to this! Why
did you bring HIM down to Lisnaree to
put between you an Miss Lucyp But
what is to be done now?"
"The first thing is for you to hold
your tongue" replied O'Kelly. sits
a terrible accident, to be sure, but only
an accident, you gomeril, you-only an
accldenir"
"Alas, not was 10 accldentP' ]
cried. 81 flung him over the cliff, and
1 am a murderer-oh, Heaven, muir
dererl''
"Whist, Master Garrett, avic, yon
don't know what you're saying!" muir
INJURED the publican earnestly. "An'
you, Michael, off and get boat out to
search for the body. Mind you hold
your tongue about what you saw"
"Perhaps he may yet be savedl" 1
cried starting to my feet. sis the tide
hlgh?"
''The tide is at the full" replied
O'helly. 'BuC, III ne WenI over the
cliff, no power ON earth could save
him.
"Heaven might-oh, Heaven mightP'
L replied. michael, come along and
help me to find him."
"Oh, if you go, go tool" said O'Kel-
ly. ''But mind you hold your tongue
about the accident, Master Garrett"
ssI'll do anything you like, If you
only help me to find him" 1 replied, as
we hurried out Of the house and down
to the beach.
There one of the strongest boats in
the village was quickly launched, and,
though the rain and darkness had in
creased, a crew was soon found. A
heap of bog fir splinters was thrown
into the bottom Of the boat, and, with
a couple of these alight, we pushed off
for the cliff.
All that long night we rowed about
the spot in vain. One moment sank
down upon the thwarts of the boat ut
terly worn out, the next was all fiery
energy as some new thought occurred
to me, some new fancy as to Darcy's
which 1 had only to test to