Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-06-21
"Etllel, --Eth.--great heaven

Q The rope was severed, and tn
e CRY of the student. hurled heatliDnl
t down into the torrent ofma,i WA
f ters that plunged through the be-
e Of the chasm. was stiAed.
= A moment later the moonbeam
? fell upon Ethel Dane, standin!
> alone beneath the tree, pale a
+ death, but triumphant. BY ant
| by she crcpt to the edge of TIN
cliff, and found--one leaf of thai
t beautiful flower, glued to fine rocl
by The pressure of his hand.
She could not touch If, and while
! she looked it fell of its own accord
: down. down, after him.
How she listened for wall
but none came up. How she
q strained Iiereyes to cateha glimpse
.ofsElm. lying on the sdfeAchedsblnk
j belo@-tlead; !. bu t no sue igyhl
;reWa FED Ile 6 be Ienes 81 9
A BID I'll
lestsYo sGl1
!: bis life fora flower! II 81
And asyomg CIR. slood over his
4 unllnownsgraye with a stain OF
iEinnrdGryon her soul.
Efhelsuddenly started from the
cliff;and toiled at the end ofthe coil
ed rope q long time Then she
walked away and entered her
home alone. The house was de
serted, for she hadebeen alone for
several days. Her parents were
absent on visit, and as she had
answered the ring ut the hell her
self the servants did not know who
had called. Therefore Frank Ha
Lzel'S visit had not been known.
E She would keep the dread secret
Of his doom in her own breast. and
for fonrsyears, she kept it we'll.
In the little churchyard of Boyles.
ton may be seen an unpretentious
marble slab bearing tllisainscrip
ton: "Frank Hazel, act. 10. They
whom the gods love die young"
Above the name is carved beau
tiful lily falling from its stem.
Three days after the tragedy his
body was 7fonnd, and in his hand
was crushed the flower for
whose possession he had imperiled
and lost his life.
Ethel could tell but little con.
cerning-his death. He had dis
covered a rare flower somewhere
among the rocks, and h.: had told
her that nothing was easier than,
TO let himself over the cliffs by a
rope and secure the botanical
prize. This was all she told, and
his fellow students said that his
love Tor botany hadycnst a life.
With the secret shared by the
grave and Ethel'S heart, unknown
to the world, say four Years pass
ed.
From a lovely girl the v0iupGu0uS
Ethel had grown into radiant wn-
manhood, accomplished and al
mired The gsig9jn 9f he bells! s7S Ct Ba54 J,
Fer i,tfipf sf wits IT. aeau, Hrru s,lr
Witch she Sllaren u 3i iiR'iHFleuS home:
maiden aunt. IF many wOoers
came to her side, 1t wils no fault OF
hers. for she was beantillul,, as
the lily Of the cliffs.
SHE dismissed lovers witlla "no"
that bnt intensified Their adora,
flor; Int at last she gave Iierleart
away.
Tic fortunate man was Sir Rob
ert Mortimer. a wealthy baronet.
She loved him. say this know
ingIy; that love intensified by
wears; which she had bestowed on
Frank Hazel. she gave 10 him.
He was gratlfird, and the day was
announced.
ANyill you please direct me to the
residence of Miss Dance"
The speaker was woman clad
in close fitting black dress and
heavily yelled. She addressed a
policeman and he gave. her the req
uisite directions.
She knocked gently at the front
door.
"LS Miss Dane in 2"
"She is in her chamber, still up I
believe"
/ Can / see hers"
sI'll see. What name?'
The woman in black hesitated,
but presently answered: "Say one
who knew her long ago, and that |
must see her tonight"
The servant disappeared. and a
few moments later the visitor was
ushured into Ethel'S boudoir,
The beautiful woman sat at a
writing table partly en- dishabille.
She looked up at the visitor, and
then started TO her feet
aGeorgiana Grenville, Is :tyous'
"Yes.U
Half an hour LATER the black-rob-
ed woman was let out by the same
servant who was summoned to Eth:
els room. / am now dealing with
sworn testimony, given at the cor
oner's inquest. She found hel
n,;strocs .Dparnnf1y calm. Ethe]