Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-08-01
THE ATHELSTONS;
VICTOR AND vANoU1sHMD.
BIZ MARY CECIL HAY.

straight home nom the lake . sign thai
he felt he had deliberately committed o
deed for which he could be lawfully pun
ished with DEATH"
This Col. Stuart asked with o simple,
straightforward earnestneSs which had
its full weight; yet, after all, was but
little to weigh against the testimony 81
those who had seem the deed perpe-
Marjorie, MArjoris, how absent you
seem T. fr0tted Lady Adhesion, In .
whisper. els Col 6tuA<t's evidence
helping to hang that poor creature /"
flush !" cried the girl, in . sharp,
panied whisper, Of which her companion
was happily unconscious.
"Oh, Marjorie, I'm afraid you have
to 60 now" whined Lady Adhesion.
make haste, my dear, back 70 me.
Don't stay to say much. I shan b %
RarVous."
down into the weak, pleading face but
it was not like Marioris's brilliant smile;
IL was cold and sad and tired.
And now Marjorie stood In the witness
box, with hundreds of eyes upon hsr,
and hundreds of ears waiting for her
version of the story, waiting for her TO
indorse or confute her sisters state
ment.
But Marjorie had evidently as little
intention Of doing the one a. she had
power Of doing the other.
at happened to call at Churchill
Rectory on the afternoon of the 18th Of
November, she said, after having quiet
ly taken her oath, "and was there when
my sister rode from the valley to obtain
help for Mr.. jeffrey. She told rs then
Mr.. Jorden and his daughter, Col.
exactly what she has told in court to-
day"
at had known Mr.. Eustace jeffrey
for two years before that date, Marjorie
said, when questioned Of all she knew
about prisoners connection with de-
ceased, "and disliked and mistrusted
him through all that time. He had
missed no opportunity of insulting, an
noying and threatening Mr.. Spendir
ever since Mr.. Spsndir first settled in
HighShire and, 10 my knowledge, Mr..
jeffrey practiced deceit upon NJ all; for
never, until his disappearance, was it
known among us that he was . married
man when he came to The Anchorage.
do not believe Mr.. jeffrey is dead.
He was, as he has often told us, an ex-
pert and able swimmer-he used TO
boast of it-and know him well enough
to DO sure that, If by seeming dead he
could injure Mr.. Spendir. the seeming
would come very easily to hiza."
This Marjorie said, speaking in sharp,
clear sentences, and ignoring the two
words she hated. She never looked ct
the audience, but at the bench, with a
quiet. Bteadfast truthfulness in her clear
eyes.
Neil gazed at her In establishment he
had known intuitively, though she had
never spoken to him confdentially on
the subject, that her evidence would not
go to corroborate LouisA's bat he had
never guessed with what real earnest
ness she would plead for the prisoner,
an earnestness more evident in her tone
and her face than in the words she ut
tered
Marjorie left her place without once
yenturinR to glance at the solitary ng-
ure in that rallied off space among tine
crowd so she had never seen how his
worn face frightened, as he listened
hungrily to her rioh young voice.
"Lina Chester"
Slowly the girl made her way 10 the
place Marjorie had vacated. In the
crush, many moved instinctively to let
her pass, plying the restless pallor ON
the beautiful face, while others pressed
forward to take full look at it.
my name is Magdalen Dymooke,
and am sister to the prisoner. You
have related the reason Of his dropping
his real name, and, in doing 80, have
given it back to him so am glad 10
take mine, too"
Neil, sitting quite still in his place,
falk H. L.. H. L.
with pain In every word it uttered.
1--WE knew Eustace jeffrey nearly six
years ago. He had offered to initiate my
brother into the ways of London, - my
brother, who was several years younger,
had lived through all his youth in Q dis
tant part OF Cornwall Into what he
had power to initiate him 1 only knew
afterward. What sin he committed,
and was clever enough to lay upon my
brother, has been spoken Of to-day. So
skillfully it was done that the trial re-
suited in MIR. Jelfrey's escape from sus-
picion and in my brothers transporta-
ton for eight years. 1t has been told
against him to-day, and again has made
him appear guilty. Eustace jeffrey es-
capped then. It was easy to him, for he
had skill and craft and money; my broth
er had neither, and from that day his life
was ruined and broken life."
A quick exclamation in the court, and
a bottle of smelling-salts passed from
hand to hand toward Lima,
"Thank you," she said, turning her
eyes gratefully for moment toward
Lady Athelston and Marjorie, "but
ann not faint"
Not faint and the white, nervous
fingers holding so tightly for support,
and the beautiful wide eyes 90 feverish.
Neil's heart ached with heavy pain,
his strong, handsome face grew harassed
and fretful.
IT am not faint" Az she had spoken,
her eyes turned again to the prisoner.
and then the whole curious crowd saw
the look which passed between the
brother and sister--a look Of dsathless
love and sympathy and trust-and once
more that sound Of pity, like q sob,
stirred the multitude.
son the 18th of last November I went
to my Lrother's house In the morning,
and arranged to call upon him the same
day at dusk. Mr.. Eustace ,Jalfrav h al