The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-24

7sxasIous creatures IN 1no wur,a. Inc ru.,
of her getting Inflammation Of the lungs i'll
this unprovoked fashion The end of it will
be that shall not be able to go to the duch-
ess' ball tomorrow night; and she was so
kind about it, she made quite o point of my
coming; besides, have bought that lovely
dreamed of going to SO much expense for any
thing else"
'sDon't trouble yourself" said Godfrey.
1.-THE house does not sit tomorrow; will look
after her. Unless Effie dies in the interval,
you will certainly be able to go to the BALI
.'Dies-what nonsensel The doctor says
that it is..a very slight attack. Why should
she die?''
81 am sure hope that there is no fear of
anything of the sort. Honoria- only she must
be properly looked after. do not trust this
woman Anne / have half mind to get in q
trained nurse, after all"
swell, if you do, sue will have to sleep out
of the house, that's ALL Amelia" LADY Gar
sington) sis coming up tonight, and must
have somewhere to put her maid, and there is
no room for another bed in Effie's room"
"Oh, very well, very WE'LL" said Geoffrey,
81 dare say that it will be all right; but if
stand that room must be made"
! But Effie did not get worse. She remained
much about the same. Godfrey sat at home
all day and employed himself in reading
briefs; fortunately he had not to go to court.
About six o'clock he went down to the house,
and having dined very simply and quietly,
took his seat and listened to some dreary talk,
which was being carried on for the benefit of
ha adn nf tbn
Welsh language in the law courts of Wales.
Suddenly he became aware of most ex-
traordinary sense of oppression. An indie
Enable dread took hold of him, his very soul
was filed with terrible apprehezsious and
alarm Something dreadful seemed to knock
at the portals of his sense, a horror which he
could not grasp. His mind was confused, but
little b. little it grew clearer, and he began
W understand that danger threatened Bea-
trice, that she was in great peril. He was
sure Of it. Her agonzed dying cries reached
him where be was, though in no form which
he could understand; once more her thought
beat on his thought-once more and for the
last time her spirit spoke to his.
Then suddenly q cold wind seemed to
breathe upon his face and lift his hair, and
everything was gone His mind was as it had
been, again no heard the dreary orator, and
saw the members slipping away to dinner.
The conditions that disturbed him had passed
things were as they had been. Nor was this
strange, for the link was broken Beatrice
was dead. She had passed into the domains
of impenetrahe silence.
Godfrey sat up with q gasp, and as he did
SO letter was placed in his hand. 1t was ad
dressed in Beatrice's handwriting and bore
the Chester postmark. A chill fear seizet
him. What did it contain? He hurried with
it into a private room and opened it. 1t was
dated from Bryngelly on the previous Sun
, day, and had several Enclosures.
,, ''My dearest Godfrey" it began, 81 hay
never before addressed you thus on paper
nor should l do SO, npw, knowing to wha
risks such written words might put you, wer
it not that occasions may arise las in thi
easel which seem to justify the risk. Fo
when all things are ended between a man ant
q woman who are TO each other what w
have been then it is well that the one VIII
goes should speak plainly before speech be
comes impossible, if only that the one who i
left should not misunderstood that which ha
been DONE
''Geoffrey it is probable-itis almost certain
;, that before your eyes read these words
: shall be where in the body they can never Sc
> me more write to you from the brink o
. the grave; when you read it will have closes
9 over me.
= ''Geoffrey, shall be deadl
81 received your dear letter Git is destroye
O now in which you expressed wish that
: should come away with you to some othe
, country, and 1 answered it in eight brie
7 words. dared not trust myself to write more
nor had any time. How could you think tina
h Ishould ever accept such au offer for my ow
;, sake, when to do SO would have been to rui
:, you? But first will tell you all that ha
:, happened here Here followed a long an
. exact description of those events with whic
we are already acquainted, including the de
= nunciation of Beatrice by her sister, tn
20 threats of Owen Davis as regards hinsel
II and the measures which she had adopted t
gain time.
Further" the letter continued, ~ inclos
you your wife's letter to me. And here wis
to state that have not one word to sa
against Lady Honoria or her letter. 1 thin
that she was perfectly justified in writing {
she did, for after all, dear Godfrey, you ar
her husband, and in loving each other W
have offended against her. She tells me trul
that it is my duty to make all further con
munications between US impossible There
only one way to do this, and 1 take it.
"And now I have spoken enough abor
myself: nor do l wish to enter into detail
that could only give you pain. There will
no scandal, dear, and if any word should
raised against you after l am gone, 1 ha,
provided an answer in the second letter whie
l have inclosed. You can print it if nece
sary; it will be a sufficient reply to any tai
Nobody after reading it can believe that "
were in any way connected with the accidel
y which will happen. Dear, one word more
= still about myself, you see! Do not blar
!. yourself in this matter, for you are not
blame; of my own free will l do it. becau
in the extremity of circumstances think
best that one should go and the other
saved, rather than that both should be
volved in a common ruin.
Dear, do you remember how, in tn
strange vision Of mine l dreamed that "
came and touched me on the breast Al
rs showed me light? So it has come to pass, f
you have given me love-that is light; al
ut now in death l shall seek for wisdom. Al
ne this being fulfilled, shall not the rest be fl
on filed in its season? Shall l not Sit in the
~ cloudy halls till I see you come to seek n
ed the word of wisdom on your lipsl And sin
ia l cannot have you to myself, and be all
IN all to you, why, am glad to go; for here
the world is neither rest nor happiness.
ob in my dream, too often does Hope seem
=" rend her starry robes
81 am glad to go from such world,
Ve which but one happy thing has found me
ess the blessing of your love- l am worn out w
~ the WEAKNESS and struggle, and now tina
vi have lost you long for rest do not KIN
if sin in what do; if So may l be forgive