Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-27

<: K: $ <: *: ::::; $ ifs; i: II N\5 -fWkv ,=- peTSOnS. Eultn EU- Il EA FnI INV wards, over whose NN&SA % ha full marriage IIWSSs hung like pail, had llH hoped that he was U gone far away, never to return; and his fair cousin Zelda, who dreaded the awful thought suggested by Tom Eckert that he was concerned in the terrible tragedy and robbery which deprived her of dear father, was pained to see him back again, because she feared the horrible disgrace that would result from his arrest fer such q crime. But Eckert, himself, who might be expected to rejoice secretly over Clarence's return, since it would give him an opportunity to drive harder bargain than ever in his wooing of the fair Zelda, was even less pleased than either of the other two that Philip Carson's nephew had returned to Grims- by and threatened to remain there.
 As soon as Zelda regained sufficient strength to see him, she sent for her cousin to her room, for the purpose of letting him know the more than painful rumors that had reached her ears, and begging him to leave the place at once for some foreign land, before deeper sorrow than a fathers death should fall upon the family in the arrest and punish ment of their Cousin Clarence for this great crime She felt that such an ih- terview would be most painful to her, and possibly to her cousin, of whose guilt she was not certain; but she could fn pff lost Ep1<prf lniuht carry out his threat, and cause Clarence's arrest
 When Clarence visited Zelda he found her in tears, and his heart was deeply touched. He took his chair beside her, and was silent for q few minutes. In tue meantime Zelda was at loss how to broach the awful subject to him. There was feeling of pity and of loathinT against him in her heart. She was sob. bing violently. He took her hand in his caressingly, and in a low voice bade her calm her great sorrow; but she plucked it from him as if there was plague in his touch. She felt that it was cruel te treat her cousin thus, but how else could | she treat the man who was supposed to be the slayer of her dear father? He looked at her in wonder. He thought it possible that she had lost ol was losing her reason, but i'll this he was mistaken.
 "You have sent for me, Zelda" he be gan. "Is there any particular matter about which you want to sec me?" ooh, yes," she said, it is q matter o1 life and death. I Ihave sent for you, Clar ence, to warn you, to beg that you will leave this place at once"
 "I leave this place! Why, Zelda, what madness is this? Why should leave this placer"
 ooh, don't ask me, Clarence! Don't ask me. It wrings my heart to think oi it. You know as well as do-alas much better-the reason why you should go away and avoid the great disgrace that must follow our present grief if you stay
 Clarence was perplexed by her tone and manner. He thought it possible that she had heard of his marriage with Edith Edwards, and regarded that as dis grace. because the Carson family wa, always proud, yet he did not know ant he said:
 Zelda, you speak riddles. What grea, disgrace can you refer to? I am re l SpOIlSlDlS loI 1uJ oNA SohouSU, stLN SIAaA not involve my relatives in anything do."
 Zelda looked at him in amazement If he was really guilty of the great crime alleged against him by Tom Eckert, ht was certainly very cool about it-coolel than he supposed it possible for an. man to be under such blisterin, shadow of sin and shame.
 "You do not seem to understand, Clar ence," she said. Gan it be possible tha your conscience, your heart, your soul does not speak to you and tell you wha l mean?"
 "Upon my soul, Zelda, I do not under stand you!"
 Then her spirit shrank no longer iron the ordeal, and she confronted him wit] flashing eyes and blanched cheeks. "You do not understand me l" she sai, In e mocking tone. "You do not under stand me, Clarence. Great heavens eousin-lf such may call you still-doe not the spirit of my dead father whispe aught of my meaning to your guilt heart7 Was u not your hand 1at struck hit do,cn, for the sake of the miserable mor ey you wanted to pay your great gan | one else but my own cousin and old play fellow, would take delight in stranglin you myself for the precious life you took : but you are my cousin, and don't wan to see you die an ignominious deatt such as you surely shall if you stay hert Then, for Heavens sake, go away; go a once and save yourself and us from th foul blot that will fall on the famil name, which has been stainless till now l Clarence rose trembling to his feet. sMy God, Zelda !" he cried, can 1t b : that you or any one else suspects mo 0 the monstrous crime of taking my ow uricle's life? Who dares to hint suo
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