Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-06-19

~ the gateway Then ran away, Decauso
= - voyr friend turn and look at me- shall
kiss this letter just here, before i close u
Lis- n there. too-it Is our last cod embrace
Before the end, shall put on the ring you
oave me-. on my hand, mean. l have al
gavs worn it upon my breast. When l
touched Won as you passed through the gate
,vav Thought that | should have broken
d,,yn and called to you--but found strength
NOT 10 do so. Ny heart is breaking and my
&C. are blind with tears; can write no
,,ora. have no more TO say. Now once
again eood-by. Ave atque Tale-oh, my
love. B.
The second letter was dummy; ozlat Is 70
cav IL nurported to be such an epistle as any
vopno lady might have written TO gentle
man friend. 1t began, "Dear Mr.. Bingham,
and ended .sYours sincerely, Beatriee Gran
oar.n was filed with chit chat, and expressed
homes that he would be able to come down 10
Rrvn0ally again later in the summer when
they would go canoeing =.
II was obvious thought Beatrice, that II
Gaoffrev was accused by Owen Davies, or
ANYBODY else, of being concerned with her
mysterious end, the production OF such
frank epistle. written two days previously,
would demonstrate the absurdity OF the idea
Poor Beatrice, she was full of precautions
Let him who may imagine the effect pro-
duced upon Godfrey by this heart rending
and astounding epistlel Could Beatrice have
seen his face when he had finished reading 1t
she would never have committed suicide. In
a minute it became like that OF an old man.
AZ the whole truth sunk into his mind, such
an agony Of horror, of renorse, OF unayailing
his soul
that for a moment he thought his'vital forces
must give way beneath it, and that he should
die, as indeed in that dark hour he would
have. rejoicaI to. Oh, how pitiful it was
how pitiful and how awful To think OF this
poor beloved woman going down TO lonely
death for him-a strong man; to picture her
crouching behind that gateway pillar and
touching his coat as he passed, while he, the
thrice accursed fool, knew nothing till too
late; to, know that he had gone TO Euston and
not 10 Paddington. to remember the divine
strength and beauty Of the love which he had
lost. and that face which he should never see
againl Oh, his heart would break. Noman
could bearitl
And of those towards. who bounded her TO
death. if. indeed, she was already dead Oh,
be would kill this Owen Davies: yes, and
man :. and as for Honoria, he had done with
her Scandal! What did he care for scan
DALI II he had his will there should be a
scandal indeed, for be would beat this Owen
Davies this reptile who did not hesitate TO
use womans terror 70 prosper the fulfilling
Of his lust; yes. and then drag him to the
continent and kill him there. Only vengeance
was left to himl
han fa.l
was not dead-perhaps that horrible presage
OF evil which had struck him like storm
was nothing but a dream Could he tele-
graphi No, it was too late: the Office at
Brvngeily would be closed-it was past )
now. But he could go. There was train
leaving little after 9l-he should be there by
half past 9 tomorrow. And Eftie was I'LL
well. surely they could look after her for
twenty-four hours; she was in no danger, and
he must go-he could not bear this tortnrine
suspense. Oh, how had she done the deedi
Godfrey snatcned shset Of paper and
tried to write. He couldnDt, his hand shook
80 With groan he rose. and. going to the
refreshment room. swallowed two glasses OF
brandy, one after another. The spirit took
effect on him; he could write now. Rapidly
he scrubbed ON a sheet ef paper:
81 have been called away upon important
business, and shall probably not be back till
Thursday morning See that Ellie is proper
" attended TO. II Tam not back you must
not 20 to the duchess ball
"GEDFFKEY BINGHAM
Then he addressed the letter 70 Lady HO
noria, and dispatched acommissionnaire With
it. This done. he called a cab and babe the
cabman drive TO Euston A. fast as his horss
could 90.