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lead him where plots'and plans had
failed.
! Ono spring evening, the second year
that he had been in America, Weymouth
was driving into one Of the older
villages, where he had once or twice
been before, and there saw worn and
wistiul face at a window, and knew
that the search was ended, 1t seemed
the simplest thing in the world TO look
up and see her there after all the mys
terry and silence; for moment he
could not take in the truth and felt
strangely cold and dull-thcn a ire
mcndous wave of JOY struck into his
very heart. There were some young
horses leading behind his wagon and
he was driving an cXcitable pair of
colts Tor whom the sight of bundle OF
straw on whcclbarrOw was too much
altogether, so that they reared and
plunged aud seemed TO he putting their
driver in danger. Elizabeth Brent
came TO stand in door with great dis
trcss and discovered Weymouth as his
face turned toward her just as the
frisl;y company settled TO the harness
and halter again, and went on quietly
to the end of their days journey.
Weymouth could hardly stop to give
directions or to care for his livery prop
crty; he felt like a dGzed man with
his mind in such whirl of sudden de.
light and strange timidity, and without
listening to the questions of a group of
tavern idlcrs he went hurrying back
down re road
The houscs were far apart, and the
fOotpath was only worn track in the
cropped grass; /. might have been the
field path above the Severn. 1t was a
misty nj ~ and the sky was gray and
heavy, and there, beside wild thicliet
they mot again as they had parted, on
a darl, night, but neither thought Of
anything except OF meeting; certainly
not Of parting any more while the
world stood.
There were sad tales to tell of pow
crty and shame, and there was need Of
all the protection and comfort that
Weymouth could give, most of all be-
cause some letters which had been
written had all miscarried or never
found him in his wandering way of life.
This was the bittc~cst of all, to think
ones s.1f forgotten and perhaps dis
Gained, but hope was stronger and now
at last prevailed. AS for the keepers
, of the dismal inn, they had failed to
prosper even after their own fashion,
ana the woman had died not long be-
fore. after a long and ~retchcd illness.
while her husband was in Jail for theft,
! and their companions, who had fed
with them, had long ago forsallcn
chem. In her last days the miserable
woman had been haunted by thoughts
Of the help she had given to the awful
d deeds, done at night in that dark low
room. from which Weymouth had SO
{ luckily escaped But as for Rogers.
the accomplish, he had gone with
them to Bristol, much hurt by his fall,
! and sick from the deadly drug which
once was cruelty said to have done no
: harm to those who were also put to
! sleep by the deep water of the Severn.
, From Bristol, refusing to 60 TO Amer
, lea. he had been put on board a brig
that was sailing for France, and no one
knew any more of Rogers from that
, day--thc senior partner who missed
, his clerk from the bank. or the thieves
, into whose hands ne tried TO play.
, He had served them. and they had
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