Evening journal., 1892-09-08

V.-Hester leaves the prison and lives in re- I
trement with her cldld. Nl-lhe authorities
Arthur Dmmesdale prevents IL. viz Roger !
ChilnugsWOrth becomes physician 20 Dlmmes- I
dale, VINO Is an lnyahu' anu goes 10 llFe III Nv, q J
story proceeds through 10 chapters each one
growing in interest 90 the end.
And yet they fingered. How dreaTy
looked the forest track that led back
ward TO the settlement, where Hester
prynne must take up again the burden
of her ignominy and the minister the
hollow mockery q his good name. 80
they fingered an instant longer. No
rolden Hrht had ever been 50 precious
rs the Gloom Of this dark forest. Here,
seen only by his eyes, the scarlet letter
need not burn into the bosom Of the
fsllen womanl Here, seen only by her
eyes, Arthur Dimmesdale, false to God
and man, might DO for ono moment
trllei
He started at thought that suddenly
z occurred to him.
i.ia HHester," cried he, "here is a new hor-
.6torl Roger Chillingworth knows your
sfpurpose to reveal his true character.
Win he continue, then, to keep our Sc
cre2 What viii now be the course Of
his revengeY
s'There is q strange secrecy in his ma
ture,' replied Hester thoughtfully, "and
it has grown upon him by the hidden
practices Of his revenge. 1 deem it not
likely that no win betray the secret.
He viii doubtless seek other means Of
satiating his dark passion"
breathing the same air with this deadly
enenyl' exclaimed Arthur Dimmesdale,
shrinking within himself and pressing
his hand nervously against his heart a
gesture that had grown involuntary
with him. Think for mo, Hester.
Thou art strong. Resolve for mew
Thou must dwell no longer with this
man." said Hester slowly and firmly.
THY heart must be no longer under his
evil eyer
1T were far worse than DEATH" re-
piled tho minister. "But how to avoid
it2 What choice remains TO me? Shall
! lie down again on these withered
feaves, where cast Inyaelr when thou
didst tell me what no was? Must / sink
down there and die at once?s
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said Hester with the tears gushing into
her eyes. "NVilt thou die for very weak
ness? There is no other causer'
1.-The judgment OF God is on me, an
swered the conscience stricken priest
1T is too mighty for me to struggle
with"
Heaven would show mercy" re-
Joined Hester, "hadst thou but the
strength TO take advantage Of it."
"I}e thou strong for mer' answered he.
advise me what to do"
SIS the world, then, so narrow OK
claimed Hester Prynne, fixing her deep
eyes on the minister's and instinctively
exercising a magnetic power over a spirit
so shattered and subdued that it could
hardly hold itself erect. doth the uni
verse lie within the compass Of yondeI
town, which only little time ago was
but leaf strewn desert, as lonely as this
n1 around us? Whittier leads yonder forest
track? Backward to tho settlement, thou
oi sayestl Yes, but onward TOO. Deeper
ID it goes and deeper into the Wilderness
less plainly to be seen at every step, I'm
til some few miles hence the yellow
f leaves viii show no vestige Of the white
mans tread. There thou art freel 81
brief q journey would bring thee from ;
world where thou hast been mos
wretched to one where thou mayest still
be happy Is there not shade enough il
all this boundless forest TO hide tn,
heart from the gazo Of Roger Chilling
WORTH"
eyes, Hester; but only under th
fallen leayes!" replied the minister, will
sad smile.
"Then there is tho broad pathway o
the scar continued Hester. 1T brough
thee hither. If thou so choose, it vii
bear thee back again. In our nativ
land, whether in some remote rural vii
lage or in vast London-or surely il
Germany, in France, in pleasant Italy
thou vocalist be beyond his power am
knowledge! And what hast thou to d
with all these iron men and their Opin
ions: They have kept thy better part il
bondage too long alreadyT
1T cannot boz answered the minis
ter, listening as if he were called upo
10 realize a dream. Liam powerless t
gol Wrotched and sinful as / am,
have had no other thought than to ORA
on my eultllly EXISTENCE III inc hlhcI
where Providence hath placed me Los
as my soul is, would still DO what
may for other human souls! dare nc
quit my post, though an unfaithful ser
incl, whose sure reward is death an
dishonor, when his dreary watch sha
come to an cnd!'
"Thou art crushed under this seve
years weight Of misery, replied Heste
fervently resolved to buoy him up wit
her own energy. "But thou shalt leaN
it all behind thee! It shall not cumh,
thy steps, as thou trcadeat along Il
forest path; neither shalt thou freigl
the ship with it. if thou prefer TO GRO
the sea. Leave this wreck ard ruin hci
whore it hath happened. NEEDLE !
more with iti Begin al anew! Ia
thou exhausted possibility in the failui
Of this enc trial? Not so. Tha futu
is vet fun Of trial and success. There
happiness to be cnioyodl There is go,
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