Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-31

81 DOhA hUSSELL
day of Robert Couray's death. Will you an
swer me truthfully, did you never hear Of
or see him from that dsy?"
| and with downcast eyes.
ST cannot, do not believe it. Joan could
| not have invented such . story, even in her
delirium, without some foundation. But
, your father returns to Newbrough-on-the-
Sea to-day, and shall go to him there be-
fore return to Tyeford, and institute in
| quiries about Ferrars You have been at
home ever since you left us, nearly two
years ago; if, as joan said, you had seen
| Ferrar, you must have seen him there"
'rDo as you please" said Miriam, with Q
she added, Sis my mother staying on with
Joan?"
"For the present, yes. Miriam, will you
say again-vill you swear, that poor Joan
never deceived me?"
81 will swear"
He looked at her long and earnestly; in
spite of himself, against his inner sense
these words gave him some consolation.
They might be true, thought the grey-haired
soldier, and SO with bowed head he turned
to soSdsy," e sSsy h. said, holding on. hi, cold
hand
"Won't you stay to see my husband, to
see Lady MacKennon?" said Miriam.
"Jsmes is out on the hills somewhere, but
he will be disappointed If you 60 away
without seeing him."
81 am in no mood to exchange civilities
with anyone, and must GO"
They will think it strange"
'You can tell them I came to see you
about your sisters illness GoodbE"
At this moment the doHassr, Lady Mac
Kennon, who bad rs9einsd In the front
drawing roou10urilk the whole OF rss I0n,u
versation between General Conrsy, and her
daughter-in-law thought it to retire to her
own apartments upstairs, and when the
General passed through it on his way out
the front drawing room was empty.
But imagine the anxiety and misery he
had left behindl As the General disap-
peared Miriam clasped her hands together
as if in despair. For Q moment or two she
felt utterly overwhelmed. Then she reused
herself There was no time to be lost
Hugh Ferrars must be warned; must leave
Newbrough-on-the-Sea at once. If General
Conray went there he was sure to recognize
him; sure to hear that she was supposed to
have saved his life upon the sanda The
whole circumstances would leave no doubt
in his mind. She sat down, therefore, to
write to Ferrars; to write to him with
trembling hand and beating heart. She
wrote;
MI All. NJ.
nnhs a. once ais.s "hen hss yoa Ese.'s nd sa :,
cielirfnm she betrsvad mncb Of the trnta To
General Conray. He came here to-day to
question me, but denied everything. He Is
now gong 20 Neworougn-on-t tne.sea, as poor
Ieavs NewbronSh therstoye vbsn von re-.
ceive this without moments delay. Ask
for for & few days, leave-say after 70 your illness
leave with, but let me know where ] can
Ssva s bsct VI 6 nde SicS psga Is. r
You. Answer this letter addressed to my
maid Ford, but entreat you do not neglect
my warning, Tor II you do, even for day, IL
"nA De LOO la,e.
Always your irienu' M
Mirlam Wrote tnis hurried scia"I IN nasse
anu secrecy, ana tnen carrleu !. up 70 ner
o"p room, nnere sne aouiesseo tne envelops
a 70 5IiSsse Ia Uare' az Ne"orougn.on-!sneS
81. .rht1. -. osnn noes :" a;5 s ~
lvit Hh asuDIIs Pang OF conscience as sns aio 50.
nas ,.as Tou,a. WaoTs a. snis m1 ;sl ~. .h. s |
was lanes Machenpons wne, ous tne next
sue 'f,su hos 70 I1inH Oh tnls Sne must
e ~ srt anu sIIs was 'ne ony way
save nlI inen sne Pus on ner nat asn anu
c,oaA . anu wens out 70 posi- tne ie.ter Ine n
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baa nddt;osd d ,oh.ra aa = ussnS ,.o~ IA naad;i.
stort.d IN bsr ,vo1 woIr;,a =. on;oLIv q.
possible - and and with s a strong .. sensation Of
Aet p,,. ELY nL.S aIu a. ~ I;..I H.I al
the nostof;ce under The observation-disclosures of
On ia H;ahI.nd dsma 80 ~ S;,boot
meetino a5yons and a noment ~ two istsr
had sIi9nsd her Later into the bor Sb.
hoard n fall with a fsel;na Of ralisF hrt inst
as She was tnrni1,, aw,v With !. ar;ItH .,srt
sbs rsoosn;1ed her bnsband,s tai1 form fni'
loved bv two deer bonnds snnroachin. bsr
from tbs onnosits and ~ ~ v;IIaas f,on,
wbera tbc ppstofics was nlaced
Sir LANES did not ses her at onc. bn.