Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-02-14

he found that she was q week overdue; but
he knew the ways of sailing ships too well
TO be seriously alarmed at this. However
when the week grew a month, and the
became six weeks, ne began to pre-,
pare himself for the worst. de a need
of all his preparation, for no tidings ever
reached him of the Inflated ship, or OF any
OF her crew.
After about a year had passed he came
one day upon the address which Mrs. Saw
yer had given him, and ne thought ne
would paw a visit to his late travelling com
panion. He found Mrs. Swayer looking
more charming than ever. de told her
the whole of his sad story, and abe at once
began to console him, and the consolation
process in this case followed strictly the
orthodox lines, for, six months after that
call, Mrs. SWayer became Mrs. Pilgrim the
second.
Till that day at The Pines, when Mrs.
Scrymgeour Campion came TO look over
the house, Mr.. Pilgrims married life was
happy. His wife was good.tempered and
~kind-hearted and contented with Pilgrim,
ON the whole, when compared with Sawyer,
who had fastened his end by an undue
devotion \ TO rum, and had marred her hap
piuess BY deviations from the straight path
of c~opiugal rectitude. But the thunderoolt
was yet TO tall.
That ~eventfuI morning when Mr.. Pill
grim peeped through the Venetian blinds
and watched the strange lady as she walk.
ed over the lawn, the fearsOme conscious
ness came upon him that, though she was
according to her visiting card, Mrs. Scrym'
geour Campion, she was in dreadful earnest
no other than the Mrs. Pilgrim whom he
had left six years ago on the deck OF the
Sarah JAWS. AS soon as he had time to
collect his thoughts he saw that mistor-
tunes, according TO their wont, were coming
in troops. He had been terrible disturbed
by that story Of Timbury's when he had
listened to it; and now he could identity
we'll enough that lady a little middle-aged
who had been saved in the longboat. Aye
and other things were made clear to HIM
as we'll. Timbury evidently knew all the
circumstances of ms past life, and was pre-
pairing to turn this knowledge to his "
advantage. How s'rong is the persuasive
power OF al accusing conscience! linn
oury knew no more OF Mr. Pilgrims matrI'
monial misadventures than did the man IN
moon; but Mr.. Pilgrim at once persuaded
himself that a plot was on foot to BRING
him TO q felon's dock, or to squeeze him
dry in that dreadful press which the poa'
SCISSORS OF valuable secrets generally knew
bov m 2 The discovery had completely
unset his composure. He did not stop to
ask himself what his wife had been doing
from the time of her rescue 10 the present
day; why she had never found him out III
the Chaplain Road; and how it was that
she was nowln af1uent circumstances, and
going about the country buying eligible
residences under the style and title Of Mrs.
Scrymgeour Campion. made q few IN
u%uiries through a friend Of mine, who
knows Jamaica as well as you know Lon
don, nud from these | gathered that the
married life OF Mr.. and Mrs. Pilgrim had
not been q happy one. Ii turned out, too,
that there was on board the Sarah jaws a
certain Mr.. Campion, who made himself as
p~legsau, to Mrs. Pilgrim as the fair widow
Swayer had done to the respectable Caleb,
and this gentleman, moreover, was one OF
those saved in the longboat, az Timbury
had set forth Mr.. Compton was in bust.
mesa in New Orleans, but before he set
sail again for that port from Rio, he invited
| Mrs. Pilgrim to share his fortunes, and |
regret 10 say that she consented. Perhaps
she had an idea that marriages We're in
some way dissolved by shipwreck; perhaps
her moral sense was perverted by the
week 3 experience on a ships longb)at, or
perhaps the prospect of exchanging a hns-
band she d:sliked for "a helpmeet who WAS
most agreeable TO her was a temtatlon
stronger than che could bear. Anyhow,
she went through the form Of marriage
with Mr. Campiou, and, when that gentle
man bad made bis fortune they returned to
England and get up housekeeping in a neat
suburban villa just outside Londop.
"Oi all this part OF the sto:y, however,
Mr.. Pilgrim was entirely ignorant. He
was conscious only Of the measure Of his
own iniquities, and he refused 10 see one
raw of hope Whenever he met q rural
policeman he felt halt inclined to make a
clean breast Of it and give himself up to
ministers of justice Timbury was no
longer the dett-handed servant, but the
bearer Of the bowstring; and when ne
brought in the letters at breakfast time
Mr.. Pilgrim every morning as turned them
over expected to find some notice that the
screw Was about TO be set in operation.
Before very long he began to find life at
| The Pines uncomfortable, and he determined
to forfeit the residue of his term and re-
turnto Chaplain. TImbury wasa very sharp
fellow. and though he knew none Of the
details of Mr.. Pilgrims past history he felt
quite sure, from his employers strange be-
hayior, that he had some very strong dis
inclination to be brought face to face with
Mrs. Campion. He was also sharp enough
TO see that he himself stood between them;
that he could bring them together or keep
Them apart as he would; and having made
this discovery, he advanced one stage
further, aud determined that they should
be kept apart or brought together accor-
ding to the readiness which Mr.. Pilgrim
might display in relaxing his purse strings.
"'Very sorry yoa're goin' so soon, Sir,
I'm sure said Timbury the last morning;
and any letters as may come I'm to send
to the address above; and in case the lady
70 came to see the 'ouse should ask for it
am to give it, SIR
"'Giveitl For Heaven'ssa sake no! That
is. / mean you'd better tell anybody who
asks for it that oil letters will be forward
ed. On no account give my address. I'm
very particular, indeed
al understand, Sir. YoH don't want
to be bothered with one thing and another.
It's easy enough to keep people eft if you
goes the right way to work.
"'Yes, yes-just so. Timbury; and as |
may not have another chance of doing so,
T%imbury, | will tell you how well | am
satisfied with YOU; and | hope you'll ac-
captthjsi tie present for your past services
And Mr.. Pilgrim slipped two five pound
notes into %Timbury's hand.
Shortly after this it hsppend that Tim
bury's sister, who had set up in business as
a laundtess, had her mangle seized under
an execution, and Timbury, In the emer.
gency, wrote, and begged as a great favor
hat Mr.. Pilgrim would be 80 kind AZ TO
= temporary advance of thirty.two pounds
FIVE shiiliugs and two pence, the sun need,
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