Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-02-15

- AlaNN alll. A-l-wlH Lff.a Dis
turbsi to-day. Met uitb s1msthiuE
which start - ~ Il"
What Va .trr'
But b. did not say. he was I.anlu-
rs bead upon hls hlni. go az Outu
with troubled IlpE. - % h. wanted
% see through the dal h pane trees. Nv
ant by, when We haf finished srrprer
and most % the men were stretched
round tu- larres- ure ~ a distance
Gregory came 90 the tent Tor something
he wautei- HIS master lifted up hI-
head and spoke % him.
''tTregury,' sad be. when I was
down AZ that lower clearing today and
you were near me, did you hear any
body speak 10 m-s''
"No, SIR" said Gregory, in a sharp,
quick tone.
- shall never forget the startled look
that crossed GregJTy's couuteuance.
but lie answered clrelessly; There
Was nobody voice near, Mr.. Wilding,
but yours and mine The rest OF 'em
were on the other side of the swamp.
heard nothing at al, sir"
1t wss Just before l FELL
81 WAS quite close 10 you. sir, when
you fell You first dropped the ak you
were holding and then dropped yourself
IL oAA ~ AAAG AA&A4AAAC- L kA4OlkAN
you'd GOt hurt in some way, but when
came 10 pick you up saw 1t was
faint
Yes, faint" answered WIlding,
IN low tone. You were close 10 me,
aud Yet you heard nothing
Nothing at all out of the way, sir.
Jgst before, there had been a bird
screaming in the pines"
at Is strange" mUrmurei Wilding
to himself. as the man went away
very strange But l could not have
been mistaken"
"What did you think you heard,
Wildingr" l asked, after a minute or
two. ANY alarming sOundl" For
my own ideas hIt flown 10 the sup
pressed grOwl or me beast OF prey,
which might have tracked our camp,
and be tracking US
mot alarming" saId Wilding;
something on the contrary, very
sweet aud gentle"
''Sweet and gentie?''
''Ayi sweet aud gentle"
'And yet yOu-yOu tainted at Irl'' l
went on with hesitation, not sure of
my ground, AMI somewhat puzzled
Yes, / tainted at It. I'm not
strong, Errington, as you must have
Observed
Won't you explain the mystery to
me?'
you've given it its right name
mystery. y mystery never to be solved
In this world"
"IIe spoke so dreamingly, in so weird
a tone, gazing the while at the sky
| above US. now black with the shades OF
night, that l held my peace.
perhaps l had better tell you the
whole story, ErrlnguOu," he said, after
a long pause. u should like to tell
some one before I die. and there's no
oue but you could tell it to-yOu, or
/ Gregory. Failing you. it must have
been him. he knows something OF 1t
/ already"
TEL away, WiIdIng; shall ike to
hear it; but don I talk about dying"
NO" said he, "the fact Will be
sufficient, without talking of it."
Now, what 10 YOU mean by that? 2"
simply that l have this day, as l
. believe, received my death summons. "
Look here, Old man." said, as a
creepy feeling stole over me, I'VE have
plenty Cf troubles and difficulties to
. hight against Out here; don't let Us add
. sup-Islit.ous fears and fancle5 to
+ them"
Listen, p" said he. beginning his mar
rative without further comment. II
was jsst fOur-and-twenty years of age
/ when I came out from the old country
10 America, tO-yes, 1 suppose l may
say II-seck my fortune l had pro-
! perty which brought NE IN four hun
dred a year; but 10 = young fellow who
had expected that his paLTImOny when
he came into It would be five or six
times as much, and who had, moreover,
. been brought up III accordance with the
. expectation, It seemsl a very small In
/ come. How uuJuStIuably eXtravagaut
. my father had been we knew nothing
. OF until he died; and We three sons
| WAS only the third of them-reSOlyed
TO pay up Liabilities, and save our good
name. | came 10 America with my
share, all that renamed 10 me, lndulg-
lng in golden hope. Gregory, the son of
our gamekeeper, asked to come with
me as my servant; he wanted To see
new places told hIm he might come
and welcome, but not "a my servant
. was not rich enough TO keep one. " t
| came tuge her; 1 paid his expenses, and
he persisted In acting as my servant.
All the way ON board ship We kept
| calling this country, he and |, the land
If Golden Hopes" " added WlldIng in a
different tone, sTeakIug of 10 laugh a
little.
s.And d!d it prove soT'' l asked.
'sYes-in a sense Ny golden hopes
were realized III the snaps OF love.
/ Love, Robert Errington."
II see"
.Neyer was there Il sweeteT woman
in this world than Mary Ohrey- She
was a native Ot Boston, well reared
refined and gentle. or money she pos
sessed about as much Is l, anu our love
was mutual. We married, and were
happy. Ii is great thing 10 be aOie
- say in this world"
True for you, WlldIng-'
''Mary's money WAS invested IN one
of the most prosperous banks OF the
United States II brought IN a high
rate of interest, and l withdrew mine
from the Funds at home To place 1t III
the same Ell Dorado. We had lovely
house Iusr outside Boston, and lived IL
GOOD sIyle. Gregory was still my sery-
ant, for lie had never lett me-
sany chilIrenr"
lone. a girl. y little fairy beauty
lane. We named her after my wite's
mother and my mother at home, fol
they both CHANGED TO bear the same
name. Janey was, I'm afraid, oul
tioI. She was sweet in temper, and
she was lovely in form; her naIr Wa;
Golden. her blue eyes had heaven:
Iight in them. All a fond father:
r,Iy1ncs YOU will call this, ErrIngton
so we'll let il pass. Seven years wen
on: seven years of wonderful happiness
and II one little cloud of though
would now and again come TO mar It,
drnve il away again. II was on TIT
score of my wife's health she looked
at times suspiciousIy delicate, and on
croakIng oil doctOr-I called him tina
had whispered caution that ne
heart was not strong. Janey grew u
be bright, intelligent girl, her manner
sweetIy simple, her disposition loving
/ can't help repeating this, Errington
servants and all were utterly devote
20 her; and Gregory would, believe
- .-;,-a,, bgs Iifa for her Neyerthe