New-York tribune., 1886-04-25

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over for Tom. before he could sit down IN his odg-
ngs and think. lie could not realize that anything
had stepped IN between hun and Elly-lt was Ike
Il troubled dream-aud yet there lay the niue ring
with the soft sheen Of ITS pearls to remind him of
his sorrow. . =,
she won't keep mp her anger" he said to him;
self. She'll see the ght by-and-by. and be glad
that I've done it," He thought of the first day he had
ever seen Elly-she had just come in from her walk
and was standing III the drawing-room putting
rose into little vase. She mad worn brown hat
he remembered and some light kind OF dress ana o
blue ribbon and he thOugnt he had never seen any,
thing sweet and fresh, and far lie fememoereo
how he had looked up and held out her hand, say,
ing. "Oh you are Mr. Maxwell; Grandmamma VIII
And Tic now % after all that had been between that
time aud this.
VI
They were very good to ELY at Kranmullin. Mrs.
Donovan had n sort of nervous fever Tor some
days after the fright she had pad, but no reprOac
fc on Ely. ndecd, ELY needed no reproach. toT
every lhing came to ner with desperate AcenhesS
a keelness that would not let its edge be taken otl
by the reccIvIng of even Jennys sympathy Al
last Mrs. Donovan was better and able 10 go ABOUT
III her biti-chair and the news came, TOO, thll
Kelly. the policeman, was III a lar way oi lo-
"OH, Jenny" SAID Ely, thank God! thank
God" 1t had been a terrible dread that had been
lyiIg ar her heart. Presently she sald, ha'
will he be tried or now /"
For shooting at with intent to KILL sand Jenny.
feeling as If every word were sending knife to
II don't believe it. How do you know"
"GraudDapa told me, darling. and Tom told me
too" lom lad come 10 the Rectory the day aiter
the arrest. ly had refused to see ann, ana Jenny
had come to him with tears IN her eyes. MIS- DoIO-
van vas in bed she asked that Tom might come
and see her but Jenny said no, she must be kept
pei feet quiet The next time Ioin came IL was just
Won't ELY see me ?" he said, pitifuly.
" Pm afraid not. dear 1om.'
Go and ask her do--tbcre's % good girl"
Jenny went hopelessly and came back hopeIessly
.She'd have forgiven me-" said Tom bitterly, if
/ had only drunk and gamoied but she can't forgive
me for doing my duty" So
tLInkp said Jenny "that women find it easier
to pass oyer anything that doesn't seem to them TO
be hid"
"Ol. YES" said Tom, 81 understaud-yes, quite
understand. | should have been quite hero II
had broken my word to my Queen ana lost my
honor-lf l Lad helped rascal TO escape-yes, l
see"
right and lily vii! know It too" Tom INDICTED
aOont for a while and then rode Oft. That evening
he wrote to Jenny, and got this in reply:
MY DEAR Ton: Ely will not listen 10 anything |
can say: we must only trust that time will heal the
0''''"' "" 80 e''''' JENNY.
Then Tom sat down and wrote a very angry letter
over and that she would not see nm until they
could meet rs strangers. by The same post came "A
letter from his mother saying that she was comiu
TO paw hIm her lon g-promsed VISIT next week. i
want to know your ely" she said; - feel that
shall love her dearly.
iom wrote back "a little bald, short-sentenccd
letter. asking his mother TO put oil her visit for the
present. lhen he opened the county ne wspapeT
and saw just what he dreaded To see-a high
flown account of the arrest of Daniel Byron, and
a description of the place whence he had been
taken with allusiOns which to lom seemed h0r-
rbly coarse and irrevereDt, 10 a young and beau
tifui lady, the granddaughter of the incumbent"
How dared tney write so OF Ely, EVsry H wora r4
tore the paper plecemeal, set hre 10 II,
aud watched it burn. Ely was sitting
in her room few mornings later.
She was utterly miserable; Dan Byron and Kelly
forever hoveIed round her, and Mrs. kelly's eyes,
with their WIDE purple rings, haunted her. and
would sray with her even though the danger OF
Keliys death was past, and only left her when she
slept her heavy, unrefTe hing sleep. She was fever
Ishiy anxious to know when the trial was TO come
on she knew Ii would probably be IN October but
il could not be until Kelly was well enough To ap-
pear IN court. Wild Visions tloated before her of a
fierce mob attacking the house AMI taking ven
geance on her and Jenny and the helpless old peo-
pie for her crime! And 1om-yes, she had host Tom
forever -and-she knew he was right! She could
not bear 1t; she must -
Jenny came To summon her to reading. Ely
looked up Jenny, Will you do something Tor
met"
81 end me ten pounds; III pay you when the cow
is sold. Graudpapa says she Is worth slxeen. Now
don't ask me whatit's for; won't have 1t II you
Darling. can't lend it to you; have used my
last quarter all but about two pounds. You're wei
come to that If you want IL, but ~ not have any
more t next t eH9y y ana Iy ~ M aa and ssh Mrs
an nD"0'nI allowance U' Of twenty, and the rest
was pnt by for her. Besides this, she had
a COW and two sheep, and plenty of chickens. out
or which to make profit. Jennys money was OF
course III her own hands.
Jenny, do get it for me.' said Ely implorlngly.
" I'll ask If Grandinanma can advance III, sald
Jenny. Come down now, dear
After reading was over, Jenny asked Mrs Dom
ovan if she cculd have ten pounds OF course Mrs.
Donovan asked what for, aud Jenny could only
say. IL want 1t, dear Gran
/" is 1t a mystery. my dearl Well, you should
nave it and welcome If could give 1t you. but I've
TIL Tuesday, when you 20 to Weybrldge, and you
shall have a check TO cash for yourselfP
Z" | wonder what it's for" thought Grandmamma;
1.-THE child must want 1t to give away; shed give
away her head if it were loose"
So Jenny went to tell Ely, but was rather start.
led when Ely said, "CoHd you make 1t twenty
will pay it-I want il So"
SO Jenny asked for twenty. unwillingy enough !;
but Mrs. Donovan gave her the check saying
can't make out what you " ant with so much money.
dear; but never mud, it's yours"
Jenny looked at Mrs. Donovan. and Grand
mamma told her little secret When Jenny came
to be twenty-one she had insisted on paying sixty
pounds year, instead of fifty, toward household
expenses, and Mr.. and Mrs. Donovan had banked
ten pounds year for her, SO that there q little
sum in the bank for her of which she had known
nothing. Jenny cried a little, and said there was
one like grandpapa and grandmamma.
On the tuesday evening Ely had four five
pound notes in her possession. She took them from
Jenny with a heart-bToken look that made Jenny
very sad. The following evening Ely asked her
sister To take little walk. Ely had been shut up
in her room all day, 80 that the rest of the family
had seen little ot her except at meal-times. She
took Jenny's arm. and said
" DO YOU oaIe Tor ne ~
ELY" The presence of the arm and the tone
OF the voice were enough.
should you miss me much if-if-'
" Don't my darling! You must not talk so."
What do you think mean I" said Ely.
III you died-my darling. 1T makes mo SO sad
don't think I'll die said ELY, I'm too
young and strong but Aud she stopped an q