The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-07-28
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Msrciful heaven guide me- or else let me go
mad indeed"
She fell on her knees by the window, and
raised her haggard face 10 the clear sky
with its gem-like stars, and from the
heaven to which she looked for aid came
the inspiration she sought. A stupor fell
upon her, in which she beheld her hus-
band incarccrated in dungeon, stretching
out his menacled has, and fndbeseeching
her TO come TO him. She came TO hersel
at last, trembling as with an ague, but
with one purpose thrilling like fire through
her veins-to set forth in search OF her
husband, and never TO relax the effort un-
I'll the mission was fulfilled Obeying the
subtle instinct that took the place Of rea-
son for the time, she hurried on some outer
garments and noiselessly made her way
from tue house, and with her face set as
fate decided, she pressed on and on under
the starlit heavens, mile after mile, that
tireless fever in her veins forbidding all rest
or delay. How many hours, how many
miles she had Travelled she meyer knew, but
at last, as she found her strength failing
her, there loomed up before her long
high wall.
81 can 90 no further" she painted, tears
of utter exhaustion coursing over her face.
81 will try to reach that wall, and there |
can lay down and die"
Her totterng steps carried her forward
to the spot, and just as she sank half faint
ing beside it,, dark object fell heavily
| from above her head-an object that land
ed at her very feet, and then rolled oyer
upon its back, and exposed to the dim
starlight the face of Gilbert West.
With a last effort she dragged herself
forward, and fell across the prostrated body.
Pound foundp p she gasped. "Not even
death shall part us nowr
But death was not to visit them then, for
when, after a long and wcll-nigh fatal
swoen, Edda once more opened her eyes,
Gilbert's arms were around her, his warm
breath on her cheek, his kisses and tears
| falling like rain upon her marble face.
"Tell me what this MEANS" Edna gasped
struggling TO raise herself ''What horrid
witchery is this? What blessed inspiration
that has reunited usp"
''The wtchery of unavailing malice--the
Inspiration of HeaYenp' answered Gilbert,
fevently-''a plot, as believe, formed by
my cousin Albert and Lola Marshall, the
woman my father desired me to marry,
Listen, darling, for must make my story
very short"
Then he told her that he had written
daily during his absence, and that, on the
evening of his departure, Lola had begged
him TO so with her once more to his
fathers grave; that while there she had
slipped away, and rs he was about 10 look
for her. blow had prostrated him, and on
recovering he had found himself in the
place outside of which they had thus mir
aculousy met, which was private insane
asylum, and from which happy chance
had that night enabled him TO escape by
scaling the wall He knew that his cousin
had seen her, and that was another reason
for his anxiety for their speedy marriage.
Edna's story followed, 10 which his had af-
forded sufficient explanation, and then
the welded couple, so strangely reunited,
set off in search of hotel where they
could remain until morning.
And morning brought the news of The
flight of the guilty plotters who had learned
that their conspiracy was known and de
feated, while Gilbert took his bride TO his
fathers home, which was henceforth to be
theirs, until death did them part.