Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-05-21

have ears sometimes! Remember theii
utterance puts the life OF fellow NOR
tai In perilr'
"Have no fear; / am going to right
the wrong!'
Leave his punishment to God. II
would kill me to see him brought be-
fore q kissing crowd to be tried fol
his life. oh. Mr.. Castrani. implore
you"
Calm yourself. child. ! shall never
knowingly injure Mr.. Trevlyn. He de-
serves no punishment for sin he never
committed. He is guiltless OF that
deed az you are yourself!''
"Guiltless-Archer guiltless" she
cried. her face wearing the pitiful.
strained look Of agonized suspense. II
do not quite comprehend. Say 1t again
oh. say It again"
Margaret, Archer Trevlyn never
lifted . hand against Paul Linmere
never! He is innocent before God
and the angels!" -' ~,
She dropped her head upon her hands
and burst into tears-the first she had
shed since that terrible night when
that blasted revelation had. as she
thought, sealed up the fountain of tears
forever, Castrani did not seek to
soothe her: he judged rightfully that
she would be better for this abandon
ment to woman's legitimate source of
relief. She lifted her wet face at last
but what a change was there! The
transparent paleness had given place
to the sweet wild rose color which has,
once made Margie SO very lovely. ant.
the sad eyes were brilliant MS starr
through the mist Of tears. .Nnn
81 believe it-yes. I believe III" she
said softly-reverently. II thank God
for giving me the assurance. You tell
me SO. You would not unless 1t were
truew
mo. Margaret; would not" replied
Castrani. strongly affected. Heaven
forbid that should raise hopes which
I cannot verify. When you are calm
enough to understand will explain It
fully"
II am calm now. Go on"
II must trouble you with little,
only little. Of my own private history
In order that you may understand what
follows. I am. as you know. q Cuban
by birth. but my father. only. was
Spanish. My mother was a native of
Boston, who married my father for love
and went with him to his Southern
home. was an only child, and when
I was about twelve years Of age my
parents adopted girl. some four years
my Junior. She was the orphan chilh
Of poor parents. and was possessed O
wonderful beauty and intelligence. To.
gether We grew up. and no brother.and
sister loved each other more fully than
we. 1t was only a brotherly and sister
ly love-for was engaged at sixteen
to Inez de Nuncio. a lovely young Span
ish girl, who was cruelty taken away
from me by the hand Of violence, as you
know. Arabel grew to girlhood. lovely
as an houri. She had many suitors. but
she favored none. until he came-Paul
Linmere! III health had driven him to
Cuba to try the effect Of our Southern
air. and soon after his arrival he be-
came acquainted with Arnbel. He was
very handsome and fascinating, and
much sought after by the fair ladies OF
my native town. Arabel was vain, and
his devoted attentions fattered her.
while his handsome face and fescinat-
ing address won her love. And before
my parents had begun to ascertain any
danger from Linmere's society she had
left everything and fed with him.
MY mother was plunged into grief.
for she had loved Arabel like an own
child, and the uncertainty Of her fate
I think hastened my mothers death.
My father left no means untried to dis
cover the whereabouts of the erring girl
but in vain. For years her fate was
shrouded In mystery. My parents died,
Inez was taken from me, and weary
and heartsicky I came to New York,
hoping to find some distraction in new
scenes and among a new people.
"The day before you left New York
received a message from Arabel We're.
She was in Boston Ill unto death.
She wanted to see me once more; and
she had sin upon her conscience
which she must confess before she
died, and she must confess it to no per-
son but myself. In obedience to this
summons l hurried to Boston, and the
same train that carried Inc carried you
also. ri ..
Il found Arabel but mere wreck of
her former self. Her countenance told
me how fearfully she had suffered.
She was i'll. in wretched room, with
no attendants or medical aid. I had
her Immediately removed to lodgings
suitable for her, and provided nurse
and physician. From this time she
began to mend. and in couple of days
the physician pronounced her out of
immediate danger. When she knew
her life was to be prolonged she re-
fused to make the confession she had
summoned me to hear. So long as
there was any prospect of her recovery.
she said, she must keep the matter a
secret. But she could not die and leave
1t untold. Therefore, she promised
that whenever she should feel death
approaching she should send again for
me, and relieve her soul by the con-
fession Of her sin. A few days ago
came her second summons.
Previous to this, only little while,
1 had been inadvertently a listener to
an alteration between Archer Trevlyn
and his wife, during which Mrs. Trev.