New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-04

flung his word to the winds, and stealthiiy n
turned 10 and hear for himself; Minas repre-
sensations had failed to satisfy MN. ana iovs
and jealousy united in his savage breast nad
rendered him Indifferent to eyerythiny bur re-
Venge.
Whether or not had he succeeded In accom-.
plishing this to its fues, extent he might NAYS
put an end to his own life thereafter woula
never be known: but, iolled in his second am,
he had in all probability fed. in order 70 avail
another opportunity: and. indeed. penelope hac,
unknown 10 all been shuddering over the fright
ful possibility awakened by this conjecture
How should she warn Redwood? How tell him
that his life was thirsted for by despera.s
man. Nav that but for her. he had aIready
been lying cold and stiff as Nina was!
/, had been with a transient sense OF escapo
from peri. dire and threatening that the unhappy
girl albeit awei and terrified. took IN the iui!
meaning OF Torquirs latest crime, and realizea
that probably oyermastered by his own DARK
thoughts. wild and mad with grier ana despI.,.
ing Of further vengeance. he had turned MS
weapon AGAINST himself. and put himself forever
beyond the reach ~ mar. +
No more 10 be feared from him, no re'eia-
tons no accusations.
Had such taken place they might. Of course
have been passed off the rawlings ~ mad
man; but how If supported by indsputap.e
proof? Letters. for instance. II was a, '" ~
instant that Penelope experienced the thril .. o1
that new apprehension to which we nave areau'
alluded. II, =.
on the morrow Torquil's dead body would %
found. -.
with perceptions rendered painfully acute. vali'
Gus projects for hunting down the criminal I,s,
cussed by the functionaries who had assemp'e9
at the castle and In whose presence she h"~
supported her uncle. III,
The armed bands to be organized wouia
naturally patrol the nearer portion OF the fnoo.
where foot passengers were frequent Ana a.
the knoll on which the suicide had fallen wa.
well in sight OF the beaten track. he would "
seen instantly. IN
Then how il no one had been beforehand WIFE
the Searchers? 4.
That Torquil had been ofttimes Indifferent 70.
nay. reckless OF. discovery. Penelope had ON.
too good reason To know already: for whie M. as
had been abjectly terrified by the mere PoS
sibility OF detection his ignorance ana P..,
sumption had made il by no means unendurSuSS
in his eyes. Nina had owned he had spoken "a
another country. and a fresh start In hte' az
he had more than once acted as though ~. 80
effacement and conceament were pecoNilis Ii
irksome To be bought off by mlserao'
father and sent To the antipodes with ms W. IA
even though sent in anger and disSrace-nssrss
naturally seemed n more satisfactory Pit1n.s
to the lowborn rustic than TO LORD arnvu'h IA
daughter, and ii was quite Ikei! tnat ~" n
returned 10 the island prepared 10 race IL
SO prudence would be the last thing 10 pe "a
pected and everything the hapless Nina Ia Ia
ever given or written, everything ne n"d '"
to keep would be found upon ms person .,,a
The thought was torture. nut fehe'oPe wv
see no escape from II. amt
Torauil Macalister lay dead upon a sr
whereof she alone knew at the present moiI..m rs
but all the world would know IL on the flo.lSS~1
After that all hope of preserving untarn,.S.ss
moor Nina's name must be abandoned; an" 10
coarse tongues Of the vulgar would no. o.
send the tale far and wide. and down 20 sen r,,iv
tions vet unborn. but would cast upon he' av,
differences and interpretations such as '"e w.
errinp girl had never dreamed Of us,s
Penelope groaned aloud. n terripie s""e
took place within her bosom. lid dare
She must go-she could not. she wou she
anvthing-she dared not this thing NJ" .so-
would start upright and clinch her 80 dovp
lute courageous: anon she wouia si,
despairing weeping wringing her ha"oS
Finally. on her knees she feii
After that Penelope seemed to appreh..., q, IN
ing distinctly till she found herseii ~ al
great shining space. beneath the mum a.n hnrne
II II had been darker she couiu " Ia Visible
better There would not have pscn DEL terror
those fantastic shapes which cnalIen5 sid not
and inquiry on every hand iheio ,ro,no hes
have been her own black shadow "oee'
steps a., open moor she
Until she stood out upon the Open uas often
had got on fairly well. The wooo vs. not by
dar even I'm the daytime. and she Wa .s.,r. even
notmre OF n neryously timorous dispos..uonir 81
nD,,, aha had traversed its winnings, Iu.hnnShts
| her hest sneed and striving to keep NJ. ver but
where thew had last been directed III ~ strayins
n was harder to keep her eyes I'M ~ nature Of
nnT her heart from racing wnen .nc speed;
| the ground made her OF necessary b. az beino
| added to which there was '"s