THE LEGACY OLCAIN.
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BY WILKIE COLLINS. AUTHOR OF "THE WOMAN IN WHITE," "THE EVIL GENIUS," &C., &ʊ.
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CHAPTER LXI.
EVENTS IN THE FAMILY RELATED BY MIA JILLALL RESUMED. On the next day, a Tuceday in the week an ercat took place whioli Buneece and I viewed with distrast. Early in the afternoon, a ycrüng msn called with a note for Halona. It was to be given to her immediataly, and no answer was Maria had just closed the house door, and was on her way upstairs with the letter, when sho was called back by another ring at the bell. Our visitor was the doutor, coming to see Philip at -the usual hour. He spoke to Maria in the ball
I think I see a note in your hand. Was given to you by the young man who has just left
the honsa "
"Yes, sir."
it
If he's your sweetheart, my dear, I have "Gond graefons, doctor, how you do inix! I
nothing more to say.”
never saw the young man before in my life."
In that se, Maria, 1 will ask you to lat me look at tho address. Aha! Mischief!"
One minute, Miss Jilgal. My girl when you give Mise Helena that note, try to get a sly look at her when she opoas it, and come and tell
Ton may lead to dreadful emesqueused if you are not sure of yourself. If ft's really true, say it again."
I aid it again-quietly, this time. Thong gondo sweet-tempered men are dreadful who they are unou runsed I menut to have repeated to him what had passed upstairs. There was a fury in his face that barat up the words on my lips. He snatched his hat off the hall tabla
What are you going to do " I asked. "My duty."
He was out of the houss, before I could speak to him again.
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LAST PERIOD. Troubles and Triumphs OF THE FAMILY. RELATED BY THE GOVERNOR.
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reply was made with an owinons accompaniment take the opinand-wife who finding him had engaged to pay them a vlait at the sasido, of sighs and sad looks. Eanice had gone back to tempted to ocott setlone xnworthy of his. My room was ready for we and I was left to her duties as governess at the forza. Hearing better self, would be for-sighted onough to purchaoso my own day. I had just begun to write. this. I asked naturally what had become of Philip, osive that her husband's sense of honour might my reply, gladly accepting the invitation, whon Melancholy news, again, was the news that I sometimai losoite balanco, without being on that a cuinats eircumstance costerad. My servant now board.
seconat hopissely depraved-thén, and in these announced “a lady;” and I found myself face to Mr. Danboyze the elder had died suddenly, at cases only, the probabilities would point to Philip face withHrs. Tenbruggen!. his house in Ireland, while Philip was on hisos e cose likely to be the better and the happier She's se obserful se over, and is eminently way home. When the funeral ceremony had for his situation, when the bonds of wedlock bad agreeable as erat.
I have heard it all from- Sekna,” she asid, come to an end, the will was read. It had been got hic. To the best of my ability I formed g made only a few days befors the testator's death; judgment—and this, briefly stated, was the re- Philip's marriage to Ennios (Is go and con and the clause which left all his property to his fault.
Fratulate them, of course), and the catastrophe Albany So I offered my haud to Philip, and told him how dramatic) of Helen Gracadien. I waru Bousely son was preseded by explosion of paternal at: | faction, at a time when Philip was in sors need that he might consider mo se his friend--withed Bolins that Miss Helens vonld and badly. Bigagna
coolation. after alluding to a lotter, Bundes's best interests always held is reserve.. | To, tall the truth, abo frightened me. I don't Carisbrooke received from his son, the old mat added: "I My sert proceeding was to shat myself up in deny that I am a wisebisrous women when I Ching always loved him, without caring to confess it: my rooms, and to seriously consider what course Had myself affronted, quto capable of taking ity of Bydney I datest scanes of sentiment, kissinge, gasbetings, I ataruld take, when I went to the farm house on my revenge in my own small spiteful way. Danube CHAPTER LXII. ---
teare, and that sort of thing Bat Philip us the next day.
Bat poison and murder ah, the frightful Deat Knowing what I alone knew, I bild the matrolject let us drop it, and talk of something Martyrs to gons know, by sad experience, that yielded to my wishes and has broken off a nur they suffer ander one of the most capricious of riage which would have made bira, as well as me, risgo of these two young people at my disposat that doesn't make my hair (it's really my own Davawongse minladies. An attack of this disease will shift, in wretched for life. After this, I may spank my I had only to rolats what had happened on the hair) stand on end. Ha Selin wld you that I D
have got rid of my charming husband, on ensy the most accountable manner, from one part of mind from my grave, and may tell my boy that day when the Chaplain brought the Minister to the body to another; or, it will release the lotim loved him. If the wish is likely to be of suy the prison, and the ena batacle to their union pecuniary terms? Oh mit know that Very ow when there is very rooson to fear that it is about 158, I will add on the chance)-God bless him." would be removed. But, without considering well. I will tell you something that you don't to strengthen its hold on Lim; or, having show Eunice P I saked, Does ho stay in Ireland?" this in mercy to Ennise herself. What was
Doss Philip sabuit to separation from Philip, it was simply out of the question to do know. Mr. Governor, I have found you out." the fairest promise of submitting to medical
"May I venture to ask how "When I guessed which was which of those anan Not ho, poor follow! He will be here, to- Holana's legrace, compared with the infamy brentmont, it will oruelly lay the patient pro-morrow or next day. When I last wrote, Miss which sained the name of the proe girl's mother two girl" she answered, "and russed rong, Kirkiang strato again in a state of relapse. Advares for Jillgnil continued, "I told him I hoped to see The man must have been a monster indeed who tune, in my case, subjected me, to this last and werat tial of oudurance, Two months passed with Eunice that if you can't help is (Loan would not hata shrunk from that disclosure as olaver, but you overdid it. Frain that moment, hogy 18 R. Jone mentha of pain aggravated by anxiety-before I with antusky young man will do shrank from it. What was the other alternative though I kept it to myself, 1 began to foar IMore was able to help Bunion and Miss Filigall per-mm diante distrove logot home.no in it was busy enough; but to Jouides ou might be wrong. Do you remember Love Lanos. Me man at large, who disturb poor savages in Afrion, adopting it was more than I had the resolution my dear sir? A charming cll oburok, My Nital sonally with my sympathy and advice. the friendly and faithful Selina.
During this interval. I heard regularly from or go nowhere to find nothing in the Arctic to do. Rashly enough, no doubt. I left my deci- lawyer consulted the Register; and the date of Danie
sion to be influenced by the coming interview Helona's birthday act as right at last. I know. Pasig regions."
Whatutex I can do, Miss Jillgall, stall be with Ennice.
as well as you do, that Philip bas married the C.. Kho Torror and suspense, courageously endared day gladly done. In it raaily poesible that En The next day, I drove to the farm. Philip's adopted ab He has had a mother-in-law who Pekiaz The momust I heard that, I threw open the after day, soom to have broken down her resists to marry him, after having saved his entroutles persuaded me to let him be my our was banged and what to more, he has the boroor. Pilot Fish dining-room door. Curiosity not easily satisans, poor saal, Then Eunicee good name and fed. When it hours, it wants to see when it Eenice'a trangnility were threatened by the most
panion, or cre_cudition that he waited in the through his late father, of being otherwise con Pelyhynia soon, it wants to know. Every lady will agreeinfamous of false accuraticos. From that time. Philip tell his own story. If I try to do it. I
"A little patience, please, Mr. Governer; lot carriage while I wont into the boase.
nerted with the murdres by marriage-as his Pewab with me in this observation.
I had oarefally arranged my ideas, and bad de aunt" Miss Jillyall's viod of expressing herself be-
Bewilderment and dismay deprived me of my Sa halip "Pray come in," I said.
trayed a gradual detoricration. I shall sveill only ors and we have had sure enough nided on proseding with the grostost caution,
before I goatured on saying the all-important presence of mind. "How did you discover that?" Barpelun Farther dementation being thus deferred, I words which, once spoken, wore not to be recalled. I was foolish anough to sek.
Suit presentang at a disadvantage correspondent lately, in this boves." who has claims on my gratitude, if I give the al-
The worst of those anxieties, under which the "Do you remember when I brought the baby Tritos stance only of what she wrote-assisted by the went upstairs to the Minister's room. me what you Eave seen." He joined me in the papers which she sent to me, while the legal arm shair, absorbed in hitting! The pereen down, was my anxiety now.
He was sitting by the window, in his favourite delicate health of Dir. Gracadien bad broken to the prison?" she said. "The fathas-as I men Waiting dining room, and closed the door. "The other proceedings were in progress.
Could I reconcile tioned at the time-had been a dear and valued day," be went on, “when I told you what I had
who attended on him, a good-natured patient it to my conscience to permit a man, innocent of friend of mine. No person would be better discovered in the cbomist's shop, I think I men-
Forest indignation does somethues counsel usfallos, had been a sailor in bis younger days, all knowledge of the truth, to marry the daugh-qualified to tell me who had marril bis wife's tioned a young man who was mailed to speak wisely. When the lector loft Miss Jillgall in and had twight Mr. Gradien how to use the ter of & condemned wardress, without honestly star. If that lady had been living, I should ton 13tior. of identity -83.assistant who knew 20ger and in hasto. he had determined on taking nedleg You see it sinuses tim, the man telling him what he was about to do? Dil I never have been troubled with the charge of the Miss Helena Gracedien by sight."
the course from which, as a humane man and aid kindly. "Don't andise bis mistakes; he deserto to be pitied? Did I deserve to be child. Any moro questione ?” "Yes, yes!
faithful friend, be had hitherto perniled. It was thinks there isn't such aanther in the world for blamed my mind was still undecided when I "Only one. Ie Philip to bear of this p That young man loft the note which Marin no time, now, to shrink from the prospect of us knitting as himelf. You can see, sir, how he entered the house.
"Oh, for shame! I don't deny that Philip Allie Rowe has just taken upstairs."
expueurs. The ons hope of successfully en-sticks to it." He was ac absorbed over bis em- She ran la mert zue as if she had been my Insaltet me grosdy, in qua way; and that Phi Who wrote it, doctor, and what does it sa conatering the vindictive wickedness of Helena ployment, that I had to speak to him twice, be- daughter; she kissed me as if she had been my lip's late father insulted me gressly, in acether Questions naturallyasked, Misa Jillgall--and lay in the resolution to be beforoband with her, in fore I could induce him to look at me. The daughter; she fondly looked up at me as if she way. Bat Momma Tonbruggen is a Christian Canint nut easily auswered. Where is Funive? Her the appeal to the magistrates with which she had utter rain of his intellect did not appear to have had been my daughter. At the right of that She roturae good for evil, and wouldn't for the ntcas quick wit might help us."
brentamed Eunice and Miss Tilgall. The doo exercised any disastrons influence over his event young foce, so sorrowful, and so patiently world disturb the coonntial felinity of Mr. and Da "She bad gons out to buy some fruit and flowers bor's sworn information elated the whole terrible bodily health. On the contrary, he had grown enduring scrrow, all my prepared talk, all my Mra. Philip Danborns."
Electra oase of the poisoning ranging from his frst fatter sms I Had last seen him; his complexion duobis and hesitations, everything artificial The moment the wupan was out of my house. Escort The doctor secapted his disappointment resuspicions and their confirmation to Helena's bad lest the pallor that I remembered there about me with which I had entered the room, sent a telegram to Philip to say that he might signedly. Let us try what we can do without atrocious attempt to some bor innocent sister of was colour in his cheeka. Don't son rentem- vanished in an instant. I was resolved, some expect to see me that night. I caught the last her," he said. "That young man's master luns her own guilt, So fruly were the magistrates ber your old friend?” I caid. He smiled, and what might of it, that she should marry Philip. train in the evening; and I sat down to supper heon in consultation (you may remember why) convinced of the serious naturs of the case thus nodded, and repeated the words: Yes, yes; Impulss, in a man se the sud of his life. Yes, with the two harrissa young erantares, kan. with his lawyer, and Heleen may be threatened stated, that they did not bositato to issue their my old friend. It was only too plain that he impale and nothing else.
ing I mast-prepare the husband for what Sachem by an investigation before the magistrales. If warrant. Among the witnesses whose attendance had not the least recollection of me.
After the had thanked me for coming to see threatened them, and weakly deferring it, when ents this will yace of mine turns out to have bit the wea immediately secured, by the legal adviser to mors is gone," the man said. When he puts her, I saw her treable. The uppermost interest 1 found ingelf in their prosence; unto the nest Spinaway mark, the poisoner upstory has got a warning.whom the doctor applied, were the farmer and away his knitting, at night, I have to find in ber baset was forcing its way ontwards to day. Danics was, in same degros, answerable Sia. Filomena
I asked if he chemist had written the zote his wife. It might be of the utmost importance it for him in the morning. But, there! he's expression, try, as she might in keep it back. for this hesitation on my part. No one could. Tarpsien Foolish enough of me when I came to think of to Eunice to prove the date on which she had happy-onjoys His victuala likes sitting cat "Have you on Philip?" she asked.
Look at her husband, and fill was that he was Potnou it. The obewist won scarooly not a friendly left their bonsə.
in the garden and watching the birds. There's I was utterly reckless; I owned that ho was a supremely happy man. Hut I detected signs Wander. Jew port towards Helena, when she was answerable Helena was arrested while she was dressing to been deal of trouble in the family, sir, and outside, in the carriage. Before she could re of care in the wiio's face
Young Siam for the awkward position in which he bad placed goat. Her eposure was not for a moment it has all passed over him like a wet sponge preach mn, I went on with what I had to say- inseif Perhaps the young man who had left disturb I was on my way," she said cocily, over slate." The old sailor was right. If that "My child, I know what a scorifice you have the warning was also the writer of the warsing." to make a statergat before the jastions. The wreck of a man had been capable of feeling and made, and I should honour your scruples, if you The doctor reminded me that he was all but a sooner they hear what I have to say the better." thinking, his daughter's disgrana wonld have had any reason for feeling them": stranger to Helena. We are not usually intera the tabing" en poor Euzice--suggested. is pesosable imbecility always to be pitied 1 pala us she repeated the words.
The attempt of this shameless wreteb to broken his heart. In a world of sin und sorrow,
Any reason for fealing them " She turned terested," he remarked, " a person whom wa
as I afterwards disectored, by the record of have known men who would have answered, with- vely know by sight."
An idea came to me. I rang for the servant, Hembember that he is a young man." I ven. family history which the had quoted in her jour-out hesitation: "It is to be envied."
and sent her to the carriage to tell Philip to fured to say. This was a strong hint, hat the al-was defeated with eaea. The farmer and At breakfast; on the next day, the talk touched ecme in. My dear, I am not putting you to doctor failed to san it. He had evidently for
his wife proved the date it which Eunice had on those parages in Helena's diary, which had any sufair trial," I wered her; "I am going gotten his own youth. I made another attempt. Feft her place of residence auder their roaf. The beer produced in court es evidence against her to prove that I love you as truly as if you were
And vile as Helens is" I continued, "we doctor'e evidence followed. He proved by the
production of his prafessional diary, that the depraved nature the entries in the diary might
Taxpressed a wish to see what revelation of my own child."
When they wore both presint, I resolved that secret from my husband-though it is not my cannot deny that this disgrace to her yox isiscovery of the attempt to poison his patient present; and my curiosity was gratided. At they should not sefer a morons of noodless Aug-
saurat. handsome young lady."
"Remember your promise," I sail. He saw it at last, Woman's with criod. lud taken place before the day of Eunice's defifter tians, I may find at opportunity of alluding pang Standing between them, I took Fanice's "I don't forget it," the answered. “I can "You have hit it, Mise Jülgall. The young fool Parture from the farm, and that the first into the impression produend on us by the diery, land, and all myother hand on Philip's shoul-only wish that my premiss wed koop back the is tuition with her, and has given her a chanos porch had shown to after that young lady's In the meanwhile, the event of Philip's roterner, and spoke out place you both happy." I said. thoughts that come to me in spite of myself.”
health itself claims notira in the first place.
am her to make
"What thoughts " arrival to perform the duties of a nurse. To the
The poor fellow was so glad to see me that he "I can remove the only obstacle to your mar-
"There is something, as I believe, in the story wise precautions which she had taken-perverted at ook handa as heartily, as it wo had kaosu such riage, and I mean to do it. But I must insist
of my parents which you are afraid to contido to by Helens to the purpose of a false accuration other from the time when he was a boy.
on one condition. Give me your promise. Philip,me. Oh, if you would only tenat me I could the doctor attributed the preservation of the
"Do you remember how kindly yea spoke to that you will ack for no eaglasstions, and that bear anything better than my own dreadful Bocollect what you end Eunice have done. Joung man's life. You have shown your suspicion of her witbont
Having produced the worst possible imprese I called to you in London he asked you will be satisfied with the opa true statement, doubts! tempt to conces. it. If you had put her insion on the minds of tho magistrates. Helena haps you don't remember them? You said: If
If i have repeated thanse words coins-but por which is all that I can offer to you."
Te gave to his promise, without an instant's you could not have more completely de. was remanded. Her legal adviser had predicted I was a young as you are, I should net dair
infernal design. Do you think she is this result; but the vindictive obstinaoy of his Well! I have eaid that to myself over and over this person to subult to tbas, without an client had eet both erperience and remonstranse again, for a hudred times at least. Eanioo will effort to be eroz with you."
listen to you, sir, when she will listen to nobody At the renewed examination, the line of deals. This is the Best happy moment I have had Just as he said those terrifying words, Maria catus back to us. He asked at once what had fence adopted by the prisoner's lawyer proved to for weeks, past,"
be-mistaken identity.
I suppose I met have looked glad to hear that It was asserted that abe bad never entered the
for Philip.
of making ber escape,"
"Do you think she will take the chance ?"
For all our makes, I pray God she may But I don't feel sure about it."
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Philip granta what I ask," I said to Eunice. Do you grant it, too?". Her band turned cold in mine; but she spoke firmly when she said "Yes."
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Boforo broakfast the next morning I was out on the beach, trying to decide Low the inevitable disclosure might be mate. Eunice joined me. Now, when we were alone, I asked if she was rally and completely happy. Quietly and sadly she answered:Not yet."
I hardly knew what to say. My face most have ozpressed disappointment and surprise.
"I shall never be guile happy” she resumed, all I know what it is that you kept from ans or that memorable day. I don't like having a
"My dear, I relieved year mind of those doubts, on the morning of your marriage."
"No. My mother-the doubt of her in the doubt that torments me now."
What do you mean ♬
Shopat ber arm in mine, and held by it with both hands.
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The mock-mother she whispered "Do Falcon vilege to console and support her. It was my you remember that dreadful Vision, that horrid Sardo Oct. 31. Campbell The girl had evidently something to say chemist's shop; also, that the assistant badAnyway, Philip shook hands with no again.
duty to say the decisive words:
whispering temptation in the dead of night? Bapid which had inflated her if I may use such as exwrongly identifind some other lady as Miss old paid was so tenched by our meeting that she ne more affected by Holona's disgrace that I am know who my mother was
Miss gall was present. The gentle hearted
Bease your charage, dear Eunice, you are as it a mock mother? Oh, pity me! I don't pression) with a sense of her or importance.
Idaren't ask myself Plonso to let me tell it, sir," she answered, Helen Gracedien also. that there was not an abandoned herself to the genial imprise of the Yan are not hor stor. Her father is not your if she was good or bad!" in my own way. Miss Helens turned as pale atom of evidence to connect her with the ateul moment, and give Philip a kiss. The outaged father; her mother was not your mother. I was Thow words dopidol me at last. Could she as ashes when she opened the letter, and thening of the doctor's prescription-paper and the claims of propriety instaully seized on her. She present, in the time of your infaney, when Mr. stuffer more than she bed suffered already. it f she took a turn in the room, and then she looked forgery of his writing. Other stortions to the blushed as if the long-lost days of her girlhood Gracedian's Catherly kindness received you as trusted her with the truth I ran the risk. aims with a smile-well, Miss, I can only say that sarua purpose followel, on which it is noodless to had been found again, and ran out of the room. his adopted child. This, I declare to you both, Thore was a time of silence that filled me with China I felt that srails in the small of my back. Idell. The case for the prosecution was, hap-
"Now, Mr. Philip." I said, "I have been on my word of honour, is the truth" tried to get to the door. She stopped me./pily, in competent hands. With the exception waiting at Miss Jillgall's suggestion, to get my foolish old eyes were filling with tear. I and prt it to her heart. "Does it best 29 if. Loegang
How she tore it, I am not able to say. Myer. The interval past. She took my hand, Chi-yuen She says: Where's Miss Eunice P I sage: of no witness, cross ramination afforded no information from you. There is something
Goue out. She says: Is there anybody in material holp to the svidenes for the defence. wrong between Eunics and
The chemist swore positively to the personal it? and who is to blame yourself. What is just see plainly enough to find my way to the Was Frightened resound.
is," he said to me, “you must go sud heur it"
door, and loare them together.
What had I done ?.
| deed was done.
The
was. And she knew it! She suddenly left no
asked where she was going.
To tell Philip, was the reply.
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"Dong it tell you the trath " she went on. says: "Tell Miss Jillgall I want to speak to appentance of Holeus, as being the personal Beril sister is to blame," be answered,
It told me that I had not surprised ber. That her, and say I am waiting in the drawing room. Fearence of the lady wbs had preaanted the "That reptile was determined to sting ns. And That was not the question. I had done well, anforgatten. Vision of the night had prepared It's every seed of it trus! And, if a poor ser-preseription. His saaistast, pressed on the ques.she has done it!" he cried, starting to his frot,if their happiness justified me.
her for the worst. "I know," I said, "that rant may give an opinion, I don't like the look on of identity, broke down under cross-examina and walking up and down the room, nrged into What had I eorcealed F of it."
tips-purposely, as it was whispered. sorving the action by his own unendurable cemo of wrong. I left. Time to be my sccomplice, and keep the those whispered temptatione overpowered you The doctor dismissed Maria. "Whatever it interests of the prisoner. But the victory, so far my, she has done it, after Hanics bag and secret: or to be my enemy, and betray mo. again, when you and Helena met on the ataira, ang Kian July
and you forbade hor to outer Philip's room. gained by the defence, was enccessfully contested mo-done it, when Eunice was ready to be my chances, either way, were perhaps equal. The And I know that love had conquered once tuore I am not a courageous women; I expressed by the statement of the next witness, a respectabie | wife,"
when you were next seen sitting by Philip's myself as being willing in go to her, if the des- tradesmasu in the town. Ho had seen the news- "How has she done it "
bedside. Tell me-bare sca any misgivings lor went with me. He sud that was impossible; paper, report of the first examlastion, and had Between grief and indignation his reply was
CHAPTER LXIV. she would probably refuse to speak before any volunteered te present himself we witners involved in a confusion of volemonily-spoken Tho marriage was deferred, at Eanios's roof that tempting spirit in you, in the time to now P.Is the fear in your beart of the return witness, and certainly before him. But be pro- member of Mr. Gracelin's congregation, bis words, which I shall not attempt to reproduce, quest, as an expression of respect to the memory come p mised to look after Philip in my absence, and to pew in the chapel was so situated ea to gire bita Eantoo had reminded him that her sister hnd of Philip's father. wait h. low if it really so happened that I wanted view of the ministerudangbtern occupying their been publicly courloted of an infamous crime,
"Not while Philip Lives!" When the time of delay had passed, it was There, whats her love was there her safety him. I need only ring the ball, and he would pew. He had seen the prisoner on every Sunday and publoy paoished for it by imprisonment. arranged that the wedding corazony should be come to me the moznant he heard it. Such for years past; and he swore that he was passing IF I consent to marry you," she said, "I atain hold after dua publication of bannat the I Kindness as this roused my courage, I suppose the door of the chemist'e shop, at the moment you with my disgrace, that shall ever be." parish church of the Lordea suburk, in which At any rate, I went upstairs.
when she stepped ont into the street, having a With this resintion she had left him. "I bare iny horse was situated. Mina Jillgall was brides- She was standing by the fireplace, with, ter bottle ecrared with the customery white paper tried to convinos her." Philip said, "that eba maid, and I gave away the bride. Bofore we set elbow on the cbxaney piece, and hor head resting in her hand The doctor and his servant were will not be sasociated with her sister's disgrace out for the church, Eunice asked leave to speak on her bond. I stopped just inside the door, the next witnesses called. They were sororely when she boore my name, I have promised to with me for a moment in private. waiting to hear what she had to say. In this post-gross-exauriond. Some of their statements-ques take her far away from England, sucng people Don't think," she said, that I am forget- tion her side-faco outy was presented to me. Intioned technically with success-received unex-who have never even heard of her sister. Mise ting my promise to be content with what you "He said: My darling, if I could be fondor was a ghostly face. The use that I ucull seu pecto and powerful support, due to the discovery Jillgall bas used her indusnice to help me. All base told me about myself. I am not so un-of you than ever, I should be fender of you now turned wickedly on me when I came in-then and production of the prisoner's diary. The in vain There is no hope for us but in you. grateful as that. But I do want, before I con I have been blamed for heing to ready to taroad away again. Otherwise, she never moved. entries, gaurdedly as some of them were written, I am not thinking selfishly only if myself. She sent to be Philip's wife, to feel sure that I am not confide to Philip the precious trust of Ennius's I son fear I trambled, but I did my best to die revealed ber motive for attempting to poso tries to oncoat if but, ob, she is broken-heart-quite unworthy of him. Is it boonase I am of happiness. If that reply does not justify me, gxise it.
Philip Dunboyce: proved that she had purposely ed Ask the farmer'a wito, if you don't believe mean birth that you told me I was Mr. Grace where is justification to be found? She broke out suddenly with what she had to called on the doctor when she knew that home. Judge for yourself, gir. Ge--for God's disu's adopted child-and told me no more ?" way: "I won't allow this stats of things to goun would be out; that she had entered the consulte sake, go to the farm any anger. My horror of to expostire which Ing-room, bad examined the medical books, bod will disgrace the family has kept me ailout, found (to use her own written words) "a volume
You may deperd on my going to the farm," wrongly silent, so far. Phillp's life is in danger. that interested her," aud and used the prescrip- I answered. "I shall write to Eunion to-day, 1 am forgetting my duty to my affucced bushac, Lien papers for the purpose of making motor. The and follow my letter to-morrow He tried to if I allow my to be kept away from him any notes themselves were not to be found; they bad thank me; but I would not allow it, "Before longer. Open those looked decra, and reliste e doubtless boon destroyed. Enough, and more I consent to accept the expression of your gra from the sight of you. Open the doors, I say, then enongh, remained to make the case for the titude," I mid, "I must know a little more of describe the marriage, in her own inimitable ing Philip's happiness. Ils remained uninjured store. Nurdiak Jake or you will both of you-you the accomplice, sho prosentien complete. The magistrates com- you than I know now. This is only the second way. the wretch who directs you-repent it to the end mitted Helena Gracedien for trial at the next occasion on which we have met. Let us look of your lives."
Basizes.
I made him sit down and compose himself.
I conid beneatly atlafy ber; so far. * Cer. tainly not!" I said.
Bho put her arms rounding neck. "Do you
say that," she askect, "to make my mind easy or do you say it on your word of honour
"On my word of honour."
"Is it done *** I said.
It is done," tho answered. “What did he say?"
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No wedding breakfast, wher you don't want by her teeth and her lows. "Somebody sho Whampoa back a little, Mr. Philip Danboras. You were to eat it. No wedding speeches, when nobody answered: You; my wife"
said," has told you of it already And Philip Eanice's affanned husband; and yon broke faith wants to make them, and nobody wants to hear with her. That was a really solion. How do then. And no false sentiment, shedding to gered. One morning, be said to Bonice: "I Inos Robl
For some months longer, Mr. Graordien lin- C. C. Chapinan Juno 10 Holborn you defend it
Jane 22 Anderse and reddening noses, on the happiest day in the His head tank. I am ashamed to defend is" whole year. A model marriage! I could desire want to teach you to kur. Bit by me, and Kelverdale. Jave 30 Grady he answered.
nothing better, if had any prospect of being ae do it." His hands fall softly on his lap bis Krist. Nilsson Jalp € Goalard I pressed him without mercy. “You own bride myself “
head rank little by little on her shoulder. She Primus
June 19 Hoins yourself," I said," that it was a rascally action P They wont away for their honeymoon to a could just hear him whisper: "How pleasant Balgama
July that, air--I deserve it."
"Use stronger language against ma, oven then geist place by the seaside, not very far from the it is to sleep Never was Teath's drandifl
town, in which Eunice had passed some of the word more gently done. "In plain wordis," I went ka, "gön "can find ( happiest, and tho wrotokedest days in her life. Our married pair live now on the paternal no excuse for your condnot ?"
8ka persisted in thinking it possible that Mr.setate in Ireland; and Bise Jilgall roigne queen "In the past time," he said, "I might have Gracelleu might recover the use of his faculties of domestic affairs. I am still strong enough to found excuses.*
at the laat, and might wish to see her on his boy autumn holidays in that plensant homso death-bed is adopted daughter," she gently At times, my memory reverts to Helens Wnchow reminded me, "a bis ealy daughter now. Tho
Fang.bou dooter abook his heat when I told him what
The reading of her diary had set ber before Kanpai Eunice lund said to me and, the sad truth most me a self-painted tend. How little I know of Sin Nausing he told, the doctor was right.
that terrible creature when I first mat with her Yikaang Mida Jillgelt returned, on the wedding-day, to
and thought she was the tres child of her Yungching take care of the good men who had befriended mother It was weak indeed to compare the berin ber hour of need.
"Bat you can't find them now?"
*1 must rot oven look for them now.”.
Why not P
"Iongit to Basice to leave my conduct at its worst with nothing said by 100to defend it." What bas Eunice done to have such a claim on you as that F*
Basics has forgiven mə”
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In my own mind. I asked mysel if she had I arrived in the town, as well as I can remet gone mad. But I only answered. "I don't up-bee, about a wook after the trial had taken place derstand you."
Found guilty, the priecuar had horn renow She said again: "You are Eunion's nacomplice."manded to maray by the jury-partly, in con "Accomplice in what P" I asked.
sideration of her youth; partly, as expression She turned her head slowly, and faced me. Iat empathy and respect for her unhappy father. abrank from looking at her.
The judge (a father himself) passed a lenient * All the sironwalauças prove ti," she werf on. sentence She was conduamed to imprisonment "I have supplanted Eunice in Philip's affection. for two years. The pareful matron of the gaol She was once sugaged to marry him, I am en-hed provided herself with a bottle of welling- giged to marry him now. She is resolved that salta, in the fear that there might be need for it he shall never make me his wife. He will dis if when Helena Eesti her mantenga proutuneed. I detay any longer. He will die if I don't crash Not the slightest alge of agitation appeared in `her, like the reptile she is. She comes here-and her face or her wabner. She lied to the last; what done she do? Keeps him prisoner under her asserting hor Innocence in a firm voice, and re- on saperislandenes. Who gets his medicine turning from the dock to the prison without re- She gets it. Who cooks his food? Sho cooks it. quiring assistance from anybody. The doors are locked. I might be a witness cél Relating theso particulara to me, in a state of what goes on; and I am kept out The servanta ungoverable ervitement, good Miss Jilgall who ought to wait on him are kept out. She can ended with a little confession of her own which do what she likes with bie medicine; she on do operated as a relief to my overburdened mind, what she likes with his food; she is infuriated after what I had just hand. with him for desorting her, and promising to "I wouldn't own it," she said, "to autody that moment (if it had not been too soon to trust and was disagreeably reminded of an incident Here, the doctrine of hereditary transmission of L. Trepite marry me. Give him back to my care, or fread but a dear friend. One thing, in the dreadful him with the confession) I might have owned which we had both forgolion, absorbed as we moral qualities must own that it fails, Helens fat sa it is to denounce my own sister, I shall disgrace that hea fallen on us, I am quite at that I forgave him, too. But the duty yet laywers in other and greater interests at the time. inherits nothing. The viskodume that origin clcim protection from the magistrates." Jo to account for. Think of Mr: Gracedion's before we of making myself acquainted with the
I lost all fear of her, I stepped close ap to the daughter being one of thess criminal creatures, oircumstances, frem begizning to end of Eanion's soers! She had written to Miss Jillgrali, romhat black epat.
Mra Tenbrugged bad again appeared on the tes in itself, is the wickedness that festers in VESSELS EXPECTED AT HONGKONG,
(Corrected to Date.) place at which she was standing: I cried out: "Of on whom it was once your terrible duts to tarn melancholy lors-story Justified by my own Paris, to say that she had heard of old Br. Du sentenos, so secretly that it was impossible to Clan Macfarlane. Middlesbrough. Mar.
She left the prison, on the expiration of her what, in God's name, do you accuss your sistor" the key! Why didn't she commit suicide pr knowledge, might Boopt the position-the boyne's death, and that she wished to have the
e auswered: "I couse her of poisoning bly dear lady, no thoroughly wicked creature critical pusition, as I shall persontly show-of letter returned, which she had laft for delivery kuca ber. Boma mouths later Miss Jilgall re Comet
Fanboyne,"
evor jet enmmitted acids. Self-destrustion, Philip's friend.
to Philip's father on the day when Philip and red an ilustrated newspaper published in the ront of the room; I rashed headlong down when it be not an act of madness, implies Bơm
The doctor heard me, and same acatoness of feeling-sibility to remorse or without reserve, and of answers given without of what that Jettor might contains and I re-raits in it.
After more than an hour of questions pat Eurios were married. I had my own apoions United States. She showed me one of the port Granite State
Adolph. running into the ball. I usaght hold of him like to shame, or perhaps a distorted idea of making prevarication, I had travelled over the whole Kretted that Miss Jillall had west it beak with the nekod with indignant emphasis on the last Wakefield
"Da pou recognise the illustrious original P”: Pallas. A wadromaŸ. Eanes My breath was atenement. There is no such thing as remorse ground laid out by the narratives which appear oni drst waiting to opnenit me. My misgivings, two words. I regnised Belas. Now read gure; I could on? Bay: “Exzesse 1"-
jer shame, or hope of making stonement, in Hein these pages, and had arrived at my conclusion, thus excited, vere lecreased by more neru of no He dragged me into the lining-room. There lena's nature."
Wordsworth (6)...........Hamburg................... There was Philip Dunboyne, before me, resign very welcome kind. Mrs. Teebruggen had do her now tide." Miss Jiilgall continwed. wa wine on the sideboard, which he had ordered
...I read' "The Reverend Miss Gracadien." Gem (8) London * But when she comes out of prison, what willedly waiting for my denision. A man with no sided on returning to ber professional pársolta medically for Philip. He forced me to drink she do?
...London....... The biographical notice followed. Here is an Itong thing absolutely wicked in him-but with a na in England Masage, now the fashion every-. some of it. It ren through me like first Don't alarm yourself, my good friend. Shu tare so perilously weak, ia tay rusper, that it where, had pot money into her poekot among extract: This eminent lady, cuce the vistin John M'Lood. Hamburg...... helped me to speak Now tell me," he said, will do vory well."
might drift into wickedness unless a stronger the foraigners; and Lur husband, fading that of a shocking miscarriage of Justice, is now the Anchises is London "what has she done to Euris
nature was a band to hold it book. Married to she persisted in keeping out of his reach, had Prisates of the Worship of Pure Resum
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She bringe a horrible scousstion against her," { Governor
I answered.
What is the censation "
I told him
He looked me through and through. "Take
"Poetical Bddlesticks, Miss Jillgall."
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Mr.
When the subject of the trial was happily dia pare!" he said." "No bysteries, no exaggeration. miceed, my first enquiry related to Eualbe, The
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