The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1893-07-22 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

THE DUKE OF HEREMARD, LON; N.B. She Is perfectly welL  "J. A. SzTrEs."  "Thank Heaven I breathe freely now I" said the young duke to himself, as he arose from his seat. He liberally rewarded the telegraph operator, and then left the office and walked back to the The " Arondelle Arms" was all alive with excitement. More travellers had come down from Banff, and the inn was crowded, principally by men of the Clan Scott. Every room was filled, evey'Y window lighted up. The bar and the taproom were full of people.  - - . The duke was making his way through the crowd as best he might, when he was met by the landlord, who bowed, and apologised, and finally offered to conduct his grace by a private entrance to the parlour connected with the duke's own reserved suite of apartments. "An' noo, what will your grace hae to your supper ?" hospitably inquired the host, as soon as his guest was comfortably seated in his arm-chair before the fire. "Anything at all, so that it is quickly served, for which I can, of course, trust the Arondelle Arms," said the duke, smiling. The landlord bowed and went out. The duke leaned back in his chair' and stretched his feet to the genial warmth of the fire. He was feeling very happy. An immense load of anxiety was lifted from his heart. She was found ! She was perfectly well ! In twelve hours he would see her, and hear her own explanation of her very strange conduct. iler explanation would be perfectly satisfactory. So great was his confidence in her that he felt sure of this. She was found. She was perfectly Well. There was nothing to prevent them Iron, starting on their wedding tour as soon as they might wish to do so. They would, therefore, leave London by the tidal train for Dover on the next afternoon. The world would take it for granted that the wedding tour had been interrupted and delayed only by the trial. The  for support.— " Now, then, if you are not guilty, if your conscience acquits you in the sight of Heaven of all complicity in your late master's death, why should you feel and show such extreme distress—distress that has worn your frame to a skeleton, and stricken your life with old age ?" gravely demanded the duke. "Why l—oh, your grace! I loved my master as a son his father! He was more like a father than a master to me. And he was cut off suddenly by a bloody death ! In the midst of my grief for his loss I was arrested and accused the murderer of him—my beloved master. I have seen the gallows looming before me for the last three months. I have been shut in prison, with no companions but my own awful thoughts. I hate been put on trial for my life. And though the jury could not convict me, it would not acquit me! Though I am set at large for the present, I am subject to re-arrest and trial if new evidence, however false, should arise against me. Meanwhile, no one believes me innocent. All believe me guilty. No one will ever speak to me. They made the inn too hot to hold me. My life is ruined—my heart is broken ! Is not all that enough, lord duke, to have worn my body to a skeleton and turned my hair grey, without remorse of conscience ?" impetuously demanded the man.  _ . , yok i, • ' i'/, ,ir 7 f ..„„, / lil,' ; ,',, 1).)111111 jimilii 1',4, " f i 44;4 s' .• -4 .71 i• 4 ' • .1 • \ ' 0"!. ,b 4 ' 1, ,11 : Jo', •i'lill',: , 'i1;',i111,0.111...1, • ".-. :- 'Z ' " L.l , i l' 111, lil• li ,01. • - '" '• 7 ' .. JP ,!1 di, 40., \lti 4ft ' . -"I" . 1 1 A 4 ‘, ',.. \ ~ ' ' te mk.46,0.0.•• „' \ - . _ ,* '4l, ; .. _,_,L-L-_,-t•-__-_-_-- '•, 0110—_,...-----, ..iiii --:------ ....„,---_-_--_-----_-----it,lmAr DO 1(0 1) 1.4,41 ' morrs 7" ...---tHQuino TOM OurtE. cmArk 2 _