Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-03-23
CEREDO, WAYNE CO., w. VA, FRIDAY, MARCH 2a 1885,
reeeenl. hopefu, lisA. over ali hsr twisted

peaceful. hopeful light over all her twisted
and intricate thoughts.
Shortly after Ada had retired, the fool
Knocked at the street door of Wi lie loig-
ings.
DIR. Brinsicy had sent her with n note.
which ran as follows:
"My DEAR boy: II you are in town come
to Graham's house in ST. Johns Wood, in
stantiy. Yours, BRiNsLKy."
The note puzzled Will greatly. He inter-
rogated the errand- GIRL: but her excitement
rendered her sobbed statements incoherent
and unintelligible.
Whom will this night end?- he asked of
himself. as he entered another cab. IF not
soon. ! shah think With POOR Ada that il is
part of dream"
Alghtiugat Beresford Grove. aud expect
ant OF a stormy interview. with Graham, he
knocked at the door of No. 3. Mrs Worth
ington. who was crying. opened H. and
showed him into the dining room. where
Ada. short time before. had been so near
death.
DIR. Brnsley was standing near the fire.
place. tears In his honest eyes, and n
moutnfulness pervading his very attitude.
He signed 20 VIII 10 close the door, and
when he had done so. shook his hand
heartily. but in silence.
Wiil, my boy, he said. where IL the
young lady whom you have been seeking
for so many wceksg DO you know"
Yes. She is nj NV place in walworth.
Doctor. aih acting ON behalf of her law
full protector, Miss Bentley. / defy om-
ham TO -"
Hush" Brinsey interrupted. solomnly.
Jack Graham is dead.
IL is very dreadful TO learn suddenly
that the one against whom your soul is i'm
- rta l.1a 10 n
into chair Mortified by Brinsley's startling
news, and repeated in whisper the Doc
tors last word dead,
No one then or afterward suspected
Buckley of having murdered Graham. The
impression on the minds of Mrs. Worthipg-
ton and the ornnd-girl was that Buckley
had taken advantage of his masters help
less condition by stripping the house of all
he could lay his hands ON, and then leav-
inc him to die; and that--and neither VIII
nor Brinsley cared TO undeceive them Ada,
never accountable for her actions, finding
herself alone with her dying husband. and,
half-mad with terror. had flown for assist
ance TO the only friend she had in London
Mr.. Tryfoil.
DIR. Brinsleys impression, however, as 10
the cause of Jack Graham's death was the
one under which the wretched man himself
had died.
-Will, he said, "coms and take n last
| look at the man we used 10 call friend. 10
| Is right that You should know i'm whit
| way ho came by his death. You and /
alone must know that secret There has
been evil plotting against your poor friend
In this house; but IL is all over now. aud wo
don't want public scandal and nine days
wonder 10 grow out OF a.
"No. Doctor: God Forbid Whatever bad
he has done let IL be buried. / can't forget
1 whose brother he was"
Nor j, VIII. Bad as no was we must Try
| and cleanse his memory; ifnot for his sake
for bis poor mothets and for hers"
With those words Dr. BrinsIcy led viii
into the room that he d whnt had once been
loud. WI gar, clustering Jack Gmhani
Standing by the disGgurcd remains Of
Emily's brother, DIR. B,insiey told Will in
a whisper the words which the dead man
had conyu'siycly uttered during tho last
| few inmates of his life.
at was dreadful death, vthe Doctor whis-
pered, with a shndder --"d dreadful, because
be struggled so hard against II. / had i'm
! sured her life for thousands he gasped,
and poisoned her drink tonight From
tho first thought should make null Of
IL. he said. and hnve. / got hold OF the
poisoned cup by mistake. don't know
how did it--cursed. terrifying nervous
ness. ] suppose
Go on, said Tryfoil; ago on.
His last words we're sincere, Will,
Brinsley whispered. "and we must try and
remember them when We think OF his black
crime. moment before lock- Jaw set in,
and he was robbed Of speech forever. he.
seized my hand, and gasped. with his last
breath: BrinsIoy, I'm glad my sin has
turned upon me. I'm glad I'm dying in.
stead OF her. ! an, 80 help me Cod
The approach OF death had scbered Jack
Graham at last His manly, honest feel
ings returned 10 him With the death grip.
But. alasi too late. The drnnkards yoke
and bis life terminated together. The
brandy bottle wis the milestone round his
neck. lie had been slipping poison all his
Q. aud when the ayenging angel came il
was appropriate he should tresf him 10 his
last drink.
had always hopes that Grat am would
reform, said DR.. Briusley. IN "A sad. TegIetfni
tone. "Ibe first even ng made his nc 1uaInt-
ance he was drinking heavily, and took
BIN TO my rooms gave him an hypnotic
dfauRht aud kept him al night. In the
morning he was full Of rcnorse al his own
folly, and seemed resolved 10 turn over
new leaf. lie sat down AZ my desk, and
seemed to write aimiessly for a few min
utes-i thought he might be drawing up
some good resolutions, or a pledge for me
20 witness. Presently 1 looked over his
shoulder and read tho following.
-Oh The WEIGHT q drunkon sa,inesaf
~ ne yeaFniDg, gnawu9 msdnoasi
Oui tho cfuei. rhckiuR badness
Of brain lo8teeped ~ drink
On the thoughts that make fno aleopiosaf
On the horrors strike fne spooc hie5s.
Leave 10y soul lu dismal blenbna44
On the futures ewfui brink.
Here be had stopped, seemingly nnaplo
% 60 further. Poor fellow. be has nov
crossed the brink. And the kim. hearted
physician turned away 10 hide his emotion.
irO ~ con risUED.
Madame De ssbe's Greed.
Madame de- sablo's ere n vas that woman
was born 10 lf the orn4rtrff ff al. .fo..