Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-01-12

II can stand this suspense but iittk
l shall go madp'
Some one entered the front drawlBg>r, "'ii.
She looked out eagerly, hoping 1t was be- b, u
she drew back again disappointed, for she
saw only Judge Lawlor and his friend Mr..
Notes.-The, puffy, red featured old man, who
waddled as he followed the Judge across the
floor TO where Norton was standing.
"Permit me, Mr.. Norton said Lawlor, "to
present my friend Mr.. Moleshlre.n
"Both men bowed and had exchanged u
few formal words, when the Englishman was
seized with most violent fit of coughing.
THE doctor says" he explained, when he
had somewhat recovered his breath, that
this cough is only misunderstanding dan
gerous-in fact, it might be much worse.n
1t is doubtful whether those about him were
much inclined to credit this last assertion.
what funny looking little man that is
with Judge Lawlor, my dear!" exclaimed Mrs.
Stevens to her daughter Leuthenia
"And what frightful cough he has" re-
piled the young lady. 81 was really afraid he
would fall to the floor in CONFUSION just
now. But who is hep
HE is an English brewer" answered Mr..
Montbarrie. 81 heard the judge say so to
Mr.. Norton"
II should judge" said Leutheni with
suppressed laugh, "from the color of his face,
that he partakes freely of his own beer"
Mr. Moleshirc, having dropped into seat
near Mrs. Norton, to whom he had just been
introduced, entered into as animated con-
versation with her as his annoying cough
would permit. Presently, raising his eyes to
a painting which hung near, and gazing at 1t
intently for some momezts, he exclaimed:
"A singular picture thatn
Eyes" replied Mrs. Norton-''a Wild thing
The work Of n Young German artist with
whom we were acquainted. 1t is a study
from nature. A scene in the Hartz Noun
tains The painter, poor man, lost his life
not far from the spot which constitutes the
subject of the picture"
Lost his life! Do you say sos' exclaimed
the old gentleman, with much feeling.
yes" replied his hostess; ''he fell from
the brow Of an abyss, while sketching one
day, and was dashed to pieces upon the
rocks"
'IIow melancholy" exclaimed the English
man, who, after another violent fit of cough
ing, added; "What you have just told me
reminds me of something which transpired in
England few years SINCE
"Indeedp' said the lady
Eyes he continued; lit was very sad
and horrible affair If YOU don't object I'll
relate it,
'Do, by all means" she replied; II shall
listen to you with pleasure"
Thank YOU You're very kind, really.
Well then" he began, son the adjoining
estate to mine there is a very large and beau
tful park, through which runs deep rayinc.
At the time Of which I am speaking the pro.
perty belonged TO 4 retired solicitor and adj
vocate, a gentleman as much esteemed for
the nobenesS of his character as for the
brilliancy OF bis attachments. Owing to some
domestic difficulty, he and his wife were sepa-
rated The, had one child--a daughter.
When the estrangement took place, the gen
tleman, allowing his wife a fair annuity for
the support OF herself and child, sought and
obtained a government appointment abroad,
and soon after left England taking with him
as private secretary young man."
Here his story was interrupted 10y another
severe coughing spell.
Every word he speaks seems to harrow up
the past!" said Norton, half aloud.
"This young man." continued Mr.. Mole
shire, his cough having subsidized, through
his art and cunning, succeeded in a few years
in inducing his patron to make him his heir
by will. The advocate never for instant
doubted that he was other than what he APP
peared to bean honest, upright man; but
we are all liable to make mistakes and he did
not, in this particular, differ from the major
fly OF his fellow-crcaturcs. At length news
of his wife's illness reached him, and he was
smitten with contrtion, aud decided to return
to her, and make what amends he could for
the past He reached her bedside to find her
dying. The child he had left he found, on
his return, woman, and he determined 10
revoke his first WILL making another in his
daughters favor. His secretary, on learning
his intentions, arranged plan by which TO
remove every obstacle from his path to wealth :
and so one evening, while the advocate was
walking IN his park, beside the ravne, he was
suddenly hurlel into eternity by this wretch
who inherited all, leaving the poor girl penn
Less
From her place of concealment Ella had
heard every word OF the Englshman's nara
ton. Suddenly the light broke in upon her
mind. She seemed at that instant TO realize
the horrible truth that her father had been
murdered, and rushing forward in the nten-
sty of her exctrmcnt,she confronted Norton,
and exclaimed:
81 see it all now Listen, every one! Sew
eral years ago my laLnef met Win an uuIlne-
ly death. 1t was supposed he fell from the
rocks overlooking the fall Of Niagara. That
supposition was incorrect. He was murdered
by that trembling wretch, that he might OBJ.
tain the wealth he now possesses, every dollar
, Of which is rlghtfully mine. ="
At sight OF her, Norton staggered back in
horror, exclaiming in a husky voice.
cit is false!"
1T is truen cried Ella, her beautiful face
, flushed, and her eyes flashing.
"The proof!' he demanded.
SIS here, villainp' rang out a clear voice.
, All eyes were instantly turned toward the
Englishman. In moment his bushy beard
/ and ron-gray hair we're gone, and Nat Garvln
, stood deHantly before the terror-strIcken
wretch, who staggered back, exclaiming:
''He here--alive!n
! eyes" cried Sampson Klopp, pushing
through the doorway, ''alve. l found him
in the vault, where you had left him to die
q Amt you glad saved his lifel"