Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-21

Kneeling by the bedside, and praying
while she sobbed bitterly. wa5 n lady
whom Lord Penlyn knew TO be Smerdon's
mother.
She rose at his entrance. and brushed
the tears from her eyes.
'Your friend has come. Philip" she
said.
light came into his eyes rs he. saw
Penlyn standing before him. and then in
= hollow voice he asked her 10 leave them
alone.
II have something to say to him." he
said. and the time IL short"
Yes" he said when she was gone. and
soeaking family in answer to Penlyn,
who said he had come as quickly as pos
sible, "yes, l know il. l expected you.
And now that you are here can you bring
yourself to say that you forgive me?"
For one moment the other hesitated.
then he said: Il forgive you. May heav-
bn do 20 likewise"
"Ah! that II tit 10 that that makes
1eath terriblei But listen! must speak
ut once. l have but a short time more.
This II my last hour. feel it. know it!'
DO not distress yourself with speak.
ng. Do not think Of it now"
mot think Of It! When have 1 ever
forgotten 1t! Come closer. listen! l
thought he had come between you and
Miss Raughton forever. i never dreamed
Of the magnanimity he showed In that let
ter. Then l determined to kill him-l
thought l could do 1t without It being
known. i did not 60 to the Chase on
that morning. but. instead, tracked him
from one place to another, disguised In
suit Of workman's clothes that ! had
hau uutt
ball. l thought he would never leave his
club that night: but at last he came out
and then-then! l grow weaker!-I di6
It,"
Penlyn buried his head In his hands as
ne liatened to this recital. and ance he
made sign a. though begging Smerdon
to stop. but he did not heed him.
Il had with me a dagger i bought at
Tunis. q long. sharp knife Of the kind used
by the Arabs. and loosened it from its
sheath a. We entered the park, he walk
Ing a few steps ahead OF me, and, evi.
IDENTIFY. thinking deeply. Between the
lamps l Quickened my pace and passed
him. and then, turning round suddenly.
! seized him by the coat and stabbed him
to the heart. 1t was but the wsrk Of a
moment and he fell instantly, exclaiming
only as he did so, Murderer! Then to
give 1t the appearance Of a murder COM
mitted for theft. l stopped over him and
wrenched his watch away, and - took
1t / saw that he was dead. The watch
Is at Occieve Chase. IN the lowest drawer
bf my writing desk"
Tell me no more" Penlyn said, "tell
me no more"
There IL no InOre-only this, that
Am glad 10 die. Ny life has been q curse
since that day, am thankful 1t Is at an
end. Had Guffanta not hurled me on to
the glacier below, / think I must have
taken it with my own hands"
''GuffantaH Penlyn exclaimed. SIS 1t he
then who has done this?'
1T Is he! He followed me fsom Eng
mnd herein some strange way he was
q witness to the murder-we met upon
the pass and fought. he taxing me with
being a murderer and thief, and-and-
ah; this IL the end!'
His eyes closed. and Penlyn saw that
his last moment was at hand.
He called gently to Mrs. Smerdon. and
she came in and. throwing herself by the
Il a. she wspt.
The Cure entered at the same time and
bent over him, and taking the cruciAx
from his side, held It up before his eyes.
Once they w0es dxed upon Psnlyn with
a on his mother. and then tAsy closed
forever.
He 10 dsAdr' the priest said. "et Us
pray for the rsposs Of his SOUL
It was . few days afterward that Ida
Raughton, when walking up and down
the paths at Belmont, heard the sound of
In tha
knew that her lover was coming back to
her.
He had written from Switzerland say
ing that Smerdon was dead, and that he
should wait to see him buried in the
churchyard Of st. Christoph-where many
other English lay who had perished 10
the mountains-and he had that morning
telegraphed from Paris to tell her that he
was coming BY the mail, and should be
with her in the evening.
She walked swiftly to the house to
meet him, but before she could reach it
of the morning room. and advanced to-
wards her.
"You have heard that he IL dead, Ida?"
he said, when he had kissed her. ''It only
remains for me to tell You that he died
penitent and resrettins his crime. It had
weighed heavily upon him. and he was
glad to Co."
"And you forgavs him, 9ervaseY she
asked.
Eyes. 1 forgave him. could not but
eemembsr-as I saw him stretched there
crushed and dyins-that, Though he had
robbed me Of brother whom must have
come to love, he had sinned for me. Yes,
IL forgiveness belonged to me. 1 forsavs
him"
"Until we meet that brother In another
world, Gsrvase, We have nothing but his
memory to cherish. We must never for
get his noble character"
ut shall be my constant thought" Pen
lyn answered, Ito shape my life to what
he would have wished It to b. And, Ida,
90 long A. live, his memory shall be Sec
ond only In my heart to your own sweet
self. Come, darling, II IL growing late;
1T n 80 In"