The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-07-09

separation between us were that of
the grave | had merited and so weakly
stunned.
But was not yet satisfied. How
could | insure for myself the extreme
punishment which my peace demand.
ed without bringing down upon me
the full consequences l refused to
accept.
You have seen how l ultimate
~ answered this question. A convict's
bed! a convict's isolation!
But after some weeks of this, fresh
fears arose. An accident was possible.
For all Bela's precautions, someone
might gain access to this room. This
would mean the discovery of my Sc
cret. And this fence was built.
This should have been enough. But
guilt has terrors unknown to inno-
cence. One day l caught a small boy
peering through an infnitesimal crack
in the fence, and, remembering the
window grilled with iron with which
Bella had replaced the cheerful case.
ment in my den Of punishment, | real
lied how easily an opening might be
made between the boards for the con
venience of a curious eye anxious to
penetrate the mystery of my seclusion.
And so 1t came about that the inner
fence was put up. This settled my po-
sition In the town. No more visits.
All social life was over. 1t was meet.
I Uao cotio6Al - 1o,k 1DxJ ~@-,
give my whole mind to my one remain
ing duty. | lived only while on the
bench.
March 5. 1898.
There Is a dream which comes to
me often-a vision which I often see.
1t is that OF two broken and irregu-
lar walls standing apart against a
background of roseate sky. Between
these walls the figures of a woman
and child, turning about to go.
The bridge | never see. nor the face
of the mar who died for my sin; but
this l see always-the gaunt ruins Of
Spencer's Folly and the figure of g
woman leading away a little child.
That woman lives. I know now who
she is. Her testimony was uttered be
fore me in court and was not one t.
rouse my apprehensions. My Grim,
was unwitnessed by her, and for year,
she has been a stranger to this town
But | have a superstitious horror 0
! seeing her again, while believing tina
: the day will come when I shall do sc
I, When this occurs-when l look up an,
/ find her in>my path, l shall know tina
my sin has found me out and that tn
end is near
o shade OF A%lgernon Etheridge, VI
forgetting and unforgiving! The won
an has appeared! She stood in thi
room today. Verify. years are notl
r ing with God.
Added later.
v thought | knew what awaited m
II my hour eve anne But who ca
understand the ways OF Providence c
where the finger of retributive justiC
n will point. 1t Is divers name and nc
il mine which has become the sport {
e calumny. divers! Could the iron
OF life go further! divers!
a. There is nothing against him. an
d such folly must soon die out; but
see doubt in Mrs. Scoville's eyes
L. horrible in itself and to eliminate
n I may have to show her divers a
count of that long-forgotten night
a. crime in Spencer's Folly, 1t is naive
re written and reveals a clean, IL reticer
" nature: but that its effect may
unquestionable / will insert a fe
lines to cover any possible misinte
,e probation of his and condut
IN There Is an open space, and u han
writings were always strangely aliR
tie Only our e's differed. and | will
or careful with the e's.
Her confidence must be restored
"a all hazards.
be My last foolish attempt has undo
me. Nothing remains now but tn
sacrifice of self which should ha
ed been made twelve years ago.