The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-14

GODDARD DREW Ne AR5R TO NE AND LOWERS
HIS VOICE.
how he intended to have them set In
order that his future wife might wear
them"
"Had you heard anything Of these un-
happy Gunrrels with his father, Lady
Sometimes my husband spoke Of
them, but not often. The thought OF
them made him too unhappy. he was
very fond OF his father-and so was his
father OF him. until the-the.other
Lady Ellesmere came between them.
but it has been all hearsay with
your"
AZ this juncture the door OF the room
opened, and Sir Charles voice wat
heard. coaxlnR some one 70 enter.
Come along, julia" he said; come
along and see Gertrude. Come with
Charlie"
An uncouth sound. unlike the speech
OF human or animal, was uttered In re-
ply TO this appeal, and saw Lady FL
lesmere shrink back little as she said:
"Oh. II Is poor julia! He Is bringing
her In here"
The next moment the young baronet
had entered. dragging by the hand a
most distressing looking object, In the
shape OF a dcformed woman OF about
four feet high. with a large face and
head, a repellant expression and very
ugly features She was clinging to his
hand and gazing In his face with looH
that was meant to be affectlonate, but
to me seemed very repulsive, but rs
soon rs she caught sight OF young Lady
Ellesmere and myself she gave a sort
OF angry scream like that OF monkey,
and hobbled quickly away. Sir Charles
entered the room, laughing.
Poor Julia cannot overcome her 3ea!.
ousy OF you, Gertrude" he said. II can
not get her over the threshold OF tho
room. She regards you as m intruder
10 the family, Poor little creature! How
terrible It must be to have no intel
lect!"
"ls that Miss Craiey, Sir Charles, of
whom the dowager Lady Eflesmere has
been telling me?" inquired.
Yes. She Is an unfortunate member
of our family whom my late father
adopted when an infant, and she has
run loose at The Gables ever since. She
Is almost, II not quite. imbecile. She
| can neither speak nor hear and scarce
ly understands anything. believe
she understood what my father said
better than anyone else. She was de-
voted TO him and would sit at his feet
for hours gazing In his face am sure
she feels his DEATH"
"Oh, Charlie, she Is very fond OF you"
exclaimed his wife %That Is why she
dIslikes me"
"she Is like an ANIMAL" he replied;
"SAe had the same aversion for my
step-mothCr. Just because my father
,nkt haS
| very strong feelings, though they have
no power OF expressing them"
This Is the lady who remained by
the late baronets side all the time he
was III. then" said.
yes! 30 / understand. and Is sup
| posed 20 have kept Rtrict guard over
| the rajah's heirloom" said Sir Charles.
II suppose the downEer told You that.
! But what dependence Ia there to be
| placed on the sharpness OF an idiot,
| even II she could tell us what che saw
or heard. consider that proof utterly
vRlueless. A dozen people may have
entered the sick chamber whilst Julia
was doing. and rIhed every lock In the
place"
who else watched beside the baron
| cts bed?" ! asked
Goddard. the butler. He has been
|
ways nursed my father in his III
neSses."
with your leave, then. Sir Charles.
should like to examine Goddard
next"
with pleasure, II you win descend
TO the library. Mr. susby, ! will send
him to you"
Bowling 10 the lady, 1 left the room
with Sir Charles. we found the de-
formed woman crouched outside the
foor with her eyes eagerly directed to-
wards It. AZ the young baronet passed
her. he placed his hand upon her head.
Poor judy" he calculated kindly.
The dwarf seized his hand and kissed
It passIonately, at the same time giving
him look which. to my mind, fully &c
counted for her jealousy OF. and dislike
TO. the pretty young wife inside the
| room.
Were Sir Charles" / thought, ~
shouldn't care to have that eVll-mlnded
little humpb1ck too near my wife, lest
she should do her nm Injury. Creatures
OF this sort are often as vicious as they
are ugly" But OF course kept my
thoughts 10 myself.
Goddard entered the library with n