Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-24

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r.. Won "a ydJr side make another.
g.ar.. i'lsrle-.~ turning 10 the latter,
WIN f-r. now sltfiu. crest with flashing
eyes. .-s..Ia5aarlt IL. What were yOn
dail- wh.n -fiilirt1n saw you:-
'.I was coming 80 fairs, said Charles.
haurhIi,v.
..Fun ile l.brlrys' asked Sir George.
CharIag b,l his lip AMI remained silent.
Iwou,d rnt have spoken to him for
rbal deal at thlt moment He looked
positively dangerous.
..rra.n the library. of course" he said
nj lest. controlling himself and speaking
with something of his old careless man
rcr. .lalru with the spoils Of my mid
night Jerue3qtirns. Parental fondness
will SIMPLY al minor details, no doubt;
So. as the subject is a delicate one for
me. VIII withdraw that it may he dis
cussal more fully in my absence"
..stap. ChlrlesI' said Marston; "the
cas, Is too serious for banter of this
kind. Nv Grgr boy" he added, kindly,
u am glad % see you angry, but never
thcless you must condesccnd tn explain.
The longer you allow suspicion to reston
yourself the longer it viii be before it
/ falls on the right person. Come, what
wer, Won doing in the passage at that
| time ri night
Charles was touched. could see. \
very little kindness was too much for
| him.
1T is no good, Marston." he said, in
quite a different voice; Il am not be-
/ hevel in this house"
He turned away and leant against the
mantcl piece, looking into the fire.
! Ralph cleared his throat once or twice,
AMI then suddenly went up to him, and
hid his band affectionately on his
shoulder.
Fire away. old boy" he said, in a
constrained tone, and he cholled again.
Charles turned round and faced his
brother with the saddest smile ever
saw.
well, Ralph, said he, Il will tell You
everything, and then you can believe me
nr not, rs you like. Ihave never told
you lie. have T.
Not often" replied Ralph, unwill-
ingly
You mt least are truth itself" said
Charles, rcddening; land if you are BIZ
ased in your opinion of me, perhaps it is
more the fault Of that exemplary Chris
tan, Aunt Mary, than your own. Ac-
cordiug to her have told lies enough to
float a company or carry an election,
and never like to disappoint her expec-
ta6ons of me in that respect; but you
have never, to my knowledge, deceived,
and am not going to begin now"
lyon will he a clergyman yet, wills
pered the sick parent. There is a good
living in the family, Charles. shall
live to see the Rev. Charles Danvers III
a surplicn, preaching his first sermon on
the Ninth commandment"
AT any rate he is practicing the fifth
under difficulties at this moment" said
Marston. as Charles WINGED and turned
, his back on the parental sick bed
. Come, my boy. we are losing time"
, "Will somebody have the goodness tC
restrain Middleton if he gets excited
. said Charles. II am afraid he wont
like part of what l have got to say"
Nonsense, sir!' replied with warmth
, 81 hope | can restrain myself rs well a'
any man, even under such provocatior
! as have lately received. You may dc
pend on me, sir, that'-
owe lose Time" said MarstOn, seatin,
q himself by me- and cutting short what
was saying in I'll exceedingly hHnc,,
manner. Come. Charles, You shoul,
= hot be Interrupted.
But he was, interrupted him tb
= whole time in spite Of continual effort
., or the part Of Marston to mako mo lee
- silence. lam not the man calmly to lC
- pass LACK insinuations against the chal
=, actor Of friend. No; | stood up fC
= him. am glad TO think how stood u
= for him. not only metaphorically, but /
e the most literal sense Of the term; for
- found myself continually getting II
and Marston as often pulling me dow
. again into my chair
Am / to speak, or is Middleton?' sal
Charles at last in despair. Il will do
: solo, or will keep silence; but really
, an unequal to duet"
= "5ir George" said Marston. Twill yo
, have the goodness to desire Col. Middl
.. ton to be silent or to leave the room III
til Charles has finished his story"
" l was justly annoyed at Marston
% manner Of speaking of me, but as lid
- no intention to leave the room and mi
l what was going ON | merely bowed
- answer to- civil request from Sir GeorG
. and took up an attitude of digniiial s
y Ierce felt that had done my part
~ vlndicating my friend, and after all r
u one evidently was accustomed to belize
y what Charles said.
!" GAS | was saying" he continued,
suspected Carr from the first. | did n
/ like the look of him, and | purpose
III pumped Middleton about him last nigl
at supper"
s nearly burst out at the bare idea
Charles daring to say he had pumpt
~ me; but, as will be seen, he could twi
y anything that was said to such an extel
that it was perfectly useless to contr
L. dict him any longer. | said not sing
I'd word and he went Oh
H. CAN Middleton told me confirmed n
in my suspicious. Sir John had bee
y murdered the night before Middletc
sailed for England, a whisper of Il
III jewels having no doubt gone abroa
, Carr came on board next day and MAJ
Il, friends with Middleton. Whether
al had anything to do with the murder
W not God knows! but he found out-na
Middleton openly told him that he hi
e jewels of great value in his possessio
~ which he carried about on his perso
Ill Carr was the, only person aware
that fact. What follows? Carr has Mi
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