The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-06-16

tient movement she made in refectiny on
her powerlessness. caused the calendar IN
lay on 1t to fall. STOPPING mechanicaIlr @s
PICK lt up. her eye fell on the motto giver
for that I'D of December: ~
IN gods are just, and of our pleasanh|
vices make instruments to scourpe us.o
lis that enouChf' she asked herself
Doe the vengeance of God really pursns
ana punish every wrong-doerf Can we
leave IL to Hmm" "
She did not answer her own ouest;o,.
but she no longer felt bound to help ON tbs
punishment OF the crime.
CHAPTER III.
Captain Walton found, when he arrived |
at lrkham, that Gore House was not easv I
to discover. The address. as he had rs- |
celved it from Ada, must nave been incom- |
plete, though the omniscience of the post
man had insured the safe conveyance Of |
his letters. He could tell the cabman to
whose care he intrusted himself what dis |
trict OF the town it was in, but for the rest
Ne had TO trust to that claimants knowl.
edge' which was found wanting. and the |
cnapter OF accidents. Happily this brought |
10 Cheir ald one OF the said omniscient post |
guidance.
"Gore House, Why. it's at the end Of |
%Ore street, he was contemptuously in
iormeu. iurn on Cambridge street at the |
end of Rushton lane. and then taka the |
first turn to the left.D
q names struck with a painful famil. 7
larlty on the ear of the traveller. but he |
mentally echoed his drivers Exclamation:
There! There's no Gore House Off Pnsh. I
ton lane that L knows of
They called 1T that after Gore street wac
quilt" exclaimed the .postman. 'lt's the {
Lodge"
II know where you are nov" exclaimed |
the cabman driving on; but Walton covered I
his face with his hands.
"WreXham Lodge,w he said to himself, /
And Ada in it-in that house of all places /
in the world.o
He forced himself to seem calm when he /
reached the house and got out. His arrival /
was unexpected, for he had com to lrkham
a day sooner than he had intended. and the /
housemaid who had opened the door him
did not know exactly what to do with him. /
So she left him in the hall while she wens /
up to Ada's boudoir to consult with her
mistress.
'Show him into the drawing-room, OF
course" said Mrs. Braggallay. Ada, you'd
better go and receive Captain Walton your
IF you like" said Ada. "but | can't hear |
to go INTO the drawing-room just yet; the
idea of it is too dreadful. May / bring him
up heref | don't feel any horror of this
room, and, if you don't mind, we might sit
here this evening"
0uob do 1Ou 1hC, tnOu&u L IdlntE
small. Run off, and meantime I'll take
Mrs: Wallwork down the back staircase
Ada went off, but Helen detained Mrs.
Wallwork for a final word.
Seeing that this Is such an old story.
and that we can do nothing in the matter, |
perhaps 1T would be better to make no al.
fusion to anything yO~u-ah-fancied oc-
Cured in this house; There's no proof, you
know, and-you understand"
"Oh yes, ma'am," answered the woman,
eagerly. . don't want to speak of it. only
i was so took aback at seeing that room
that the whole story came out. But it's no
business OF mine, Observation-Disclosures Is
come to me every quarter since that time.
l don't know. who sends it, but it comes.
So I'll keep quiet"
II understand" said Helen. with a sense
of relief; and she led her along the corridor
toward the door that separated the serv-
ants rooms and staircase from the other
part of the house.
As they went along Ada and her lover
were coming up stairs. Mrs. Wallwork
a woman born who did not like to look at
happy loversl-but as she did so she again
uttered an exclamation. and seemed about
to faint. Helen caught her. and Ada and
Captain Walton hurried to help her, but as
the latter approached she pushed him
away.
Don't let him come near me..n she cried.
Its Mr.. Everett, and he'll kill me for tell
ing you the truth"
"You are mad, woman" cried Helen,
though at the moment she spoke she re-
membered, with a sinking heart. that Wal
toms entire name was George Everett Wal
ton.
As for him, he came close to the woman.
to relieve Helen of her weight, apparently
without recognizing her; but at her words
he started back.
"Is it you, woman. youw he exnlalmed.
First the house, and then to find you in it,
spying on me as you did before. What
does itmeanf"
Eyes, what does it mean, Captain Wal
toni" echoed Helen, but In a different tone.
IF you are the man this woman thinks you
truefS
mo; it's a liza liel' he cried, excitedly.
"She mistakes me for some one else; she's
mad-she's-
Tell lies to all the world, George" she
said in a cold, stern tone he.had never
heard before, but speak the truth to me.
l was to- be your wife; / have a right to
know. Did you live in this house fifteen
years ago under the name of George Ever
EFT! Were you guilty OF the sin, the crime,
this woman accuses you OFF,
Ada" he answered, "all men are guilty
of things they are ashamed of. Search any
She held up her hand with a gesture that
silenced him.
ut is enough" she said. go, before I
am calm enough to decide whether or not I
OWN IOaL
bent his head and turned TO 60, but &c
I irl who a few minutes before had been
L ,etrOthed he said a last word.
Ida, | am punished; / have lost you.r
Then he left the house, while the three
women stood silent, mute with a horror
that vet was mingled with awe.
The next day the Irkham w~spapersco con-
tanned al account of a suicide that had
taken place the preceding evening. George
Walton had gone to a hotel, taken a room,
and there poisoned himself with a solution
of morphia. which. 1t seemed, he always
had about him. After this fashion he had
prepared himself for the discovery that had
come upon him at last.
Ada was very ill for a long time after that
gloomy Christmas at lrkham. Helen
thought at first that the horror OF it would
kill her, and found her only hope in the.
thought that her sister had never loved
George Walton. Thatthought carried COM
fort TO another anxious heart, 10 whom
Ada's life was the most precious in the
world. And in the end she did recover and
find consolation. for the following autumn
John Baggallay and Helen had to 60 to
Liverp0olt0 say goodbye to some friends
OF theirs who were going to America-Mr.
and Mrs. Laurence PenThyn.
All the Year Round.
The Tendency to Ornament in Architecture.
Brooklyn Eagle.
House decoration is one of the specialfies