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Malcolm, the Avenger;
ob,
The Mysterious Murder,
BY HARRISON AIN8WORTH.
tit ho ii of "Tower Hill," -mBa*fled
at Last, "A Tale of Mystery,"
etc., etc. j-i
? 4.
CHAPTER XIII. . ,
Jpt* r-j '
:iiap.les malcolm pays a visit-xo deb*
went lodoe. '
As Millicent Vyner took her departure*
Vernon Aubrey returned to Malcolm's
:hambers, and the remainder of t&eir legal
ausinea was transacted. But when, at its
inclusion, the young man rose to go away,
Malcolm motioned him to resume his seat.
" If you are not pressed for time, I'have
t few words to say to you. Are you aware
;hat the Derwents are talking of quitting i
/ !iyortfltt 9" |
UU^lUiUU U4J.VVV1J * a v' ,
Aubrey looked and felt a little surprised t
&at the generally reserved barrister should i
idvert to such a subject* "Yes," he replied,
I heard as much this afternoon from my c
kinsman, Sir John Lefroye.1' z
"Did he tell you tliat Miss luindsly accom- ,
panies them ?"
"No!'' cried Aubrey, considerably startled. ]
' This is a mistake," he added, recovering y
limself?"a great mistake. Sir John went l
to Derwent Lodge this morning to reclaim
ais ward, and lie has Mr. Derwent's promiso a
ihat sh^hall come to Lady Lefroye'a to< ]
oaorrov?." f
"His positive promise?"
Aubrey reflected for a moment. " Tee, I %
;hink so. But no; the precise words were j
;kat he would bring her to Sir John's him 1
self, or give a good reason for not doing so. <
But he dare not palter with my kinsman. 1
He dare not take Violet abroad without his
permission." 1
''Not a3 his wife ?" asked Malcolm, signi- )
icantly. 1
Vernon staggered to a seat. "Impossible!" ]
*je murmured, growing very pale. " Sho
loes not?sho cannot love him ; and she is "I
joo single hearted to wed without! What i
lo you mean, Mr. Malcom ? Is this some
?illy report that has just reached yc\jr ears ?"
"I am afraid,'* Malcolm replied, "you will
5nd it something more than a mere report.
I have it on authority which I believe to be
inimpeachable, that Mis3 Lindsly has consented
to marry her gaurdian. and that
;heir nuptials will take place almost inlineliately."
Vernon Aubrey snatched up his hat, and
lad nearly reached the door, when Charles
\lalcobn interposed his arm, and held him
jack.
"My good fellow/' said he, "what are you
joing to do ?"
"To see Violet; to remonstrate with her,"
,vas the reply, uttered in tones of anguish.
'She cannot unite herself to another while
she knows that lier heart is mine! Yes, 2
res, it is mine; I do not deceive myself.
STo woman?even though she were the
alsest of her sex?could look and speak as
ibe has spoken to me, unless she loved me.''
"Sit down, and hear reason You are not
n a fit state to present yourself before Mis3
Liindsly. You would reproach her, and
,hen she would grow angry, and marry Mr.
Derwent on purpose to show her indepenlence.
At least, that is my experience of
;he sex."
"What! would you have me sit still, and
et her unite herself to another without an
;ffort to prevent it ? " queried Aubrey, inlignantly.
" Perhaps she has been fancy*
i ? i - ^ er> 1. 1 .'t ii i.
ng me coia ana inamt'runi.,u,uaif. isuuaoimt | i
>as made her lend an ear to the addresses
>f another. I will go and undeceive her. g
>he shall know how devotedly I love her, t
,nd when I entreat her not to destroy her c
>wn happiness and mine by so rash an act, I
kfr is of too ingenuous a disposition not r
o hear me and acknowledge her error."
Still Malcolm held him. 1
"When do you propose doing this ? Now ? e
k would be so late when you reached the d
jodge, that Mr. Derwent would feel himelf
justified in refusing to admit you. n
feit'ner do I see any chance of your pro- si
urine: an interview with Miss Lindsly at t:
,11; for if he gets an inkling of your errand,
t is not likely that he will let you see her v
intil she is his wife." t
Vernon Aubrey struck his forehead with c
tis hand, b
"Fool that I was to let Sir John persuade y
do not to go there this morning! I would e
lave insisted upon seeing her; I would have
orced my way into her presence. I shall u
lo so now; no one shall prevent me. I t
an be as determined as Mr. Derwent, and v
o he shall find me." ii
"Softly, softly, my dear Aubrey. In these t
natter-of-fact days, if a man makes a disurbance
in any one's house, he mu3t ex- e
>ect to find himself handed over to the s
>olice, and to see an exaggemted account I
if the matter in all the newspapers. For d
Jiss Lindsly's sake, you must net dc any- e
hing likely to lead to such an expose. Now, t
ust sifc quietly down, and let us hit upon
ome more sensible plan of proceeding. Y<mi b
?n tnryrw?. can't you, to counsel you ta j,
the best of my ability ? ^
The yctmg man felt the wisdom and kindness
of his words, and obeyed, saying, bit- j
terly, " un tnia nas Deen piannea Dy jut. r
Derwent for Bome time, or why have I been
BO constantly turned from his door with
excuses that Miss Lindsly waB engaged, or
unwell, or not at home."
"Don't lay this to Mr. Derwent'a charge,
unlesB you are certain that it is his doing.
Have you no cause to think that Miss
Lindsly might have a reason of her own for
being unwilling to see you? Just consider
ft little." And Malcolm regarded him with
some anxiety as he spoke, for he had not
entirely overcome his doubts.
Vernon Aubrey's eyes fell, and he murmured,
half unconsciously, " Has she, then,
ceased to love me ? Can another have won
tVin nlaoa in Vior fl.fFAftt.inn a thn>. T ror+flinlv
held ?"
" Would she not'consider herself bound j
to try and forget you, if taught to see in ,
you the destroyer of my unfortunate cousin, c
Robert Walters, your rival ?" queried Malcolm,
emphatically. fi
The young man started. r
" Has any one dared to whisper this tale
in her ear ? I thought I had lived down ^
the causeless suspicion.
"Is it a causeless one ?" aaked Malcolm, 1
with unconcealed eagearness. "Eemember ]
that your own conduct at the inquiry has given
some grounds for it. Miss Lindaly is
not the only one who has been perplexed j
by it." _ ,
Vernon Aubrey leaned his. head on his x
hand, and did not roply. j
After watching him for some time in .
silence, Malcolm again addressed him." f
"Aubrey, I happen to know that it is the
conviction instilled into her mind of your ?
guilt, that haa induced Violet Lindsly to j
listen to the addresses ot another, and re- 1
fuse to see you." I
*'Other? might believe thin, but she, at all j
events, who knows me so well, should have ?
done me more justice," Baid the young man,
sighing profoundly. ^
Malcolm drew hiB breath more freely, and 5
reminded him that it was not too late to 1
undeceived her. "Mr. Derwent can scarcely j
refuse me permission to see his ward. Indeed,
I was about to write to her, and en- ^
close some letters of her father's, which I
found the other day in my desk. I will j
deliver these in person, if you can authorize |
me to assure her that you are an innocent
man. Enable me to do this, and I will ]
plead your cause bo persistently that I think ,
x uj.ii luyoeu lu win it.
"You arc afriond, indeed, Malcolm. For- ,
givo me if I have seemed of late to keep
away from you," cried Aubrey, warmly ]
pressing hi* hand.
"Nay, I must confess to have been equally (
in my demeanor. I will candidly tell you
that I have not been able to divest myself ,
of a fancy, that you knew more about poor
Rob's murder than you have chosen to confess."
Aubrey grow very grave, and hesitated a
little before he replied, "Could you notcomprehend
that I might know, or guess something,
and yet be innocent of any actual
:onnection with, or connivance in, that terible
deod ?"
"Then I was right; and yon have known
ill along by whom it was committed?" cried
lis hearer, excitedly.
"No, Malcolm?no, I do not know anyhing
positively; and what I have surmised,
' eannot repeat. I am bound by a pledge
fiven to a very unhappy woman, to keep
lcr eecret ?
Charles Malcolm knew directly that it
ras of Sybil Derwent he was speaking, and
le asked no more questions- Could he,
?ho had felt it impossible to denounce her,
>larae another for being equally lenient?
He cleared his throat after a while, and
aid as composedly as he could, ** I will
uake a point of seeing MiBs Lindsly touorrow
morning as early as I can present
nyself at the Lodge with propriety- If I
lave good news, I will be with you again as
|uickly as I can."
" Let mc drive you down, and wait for
'ou," cried Aubrey. "Think of the time
hat must otherwise intervene before I can
mow my fate. If you succeed in convincing
Tiolet of my innocence, and sho consents
o see me, a dozen Mr. Derwents shall not
coep me from her. Let me go with you.
To this proposal his friend was forced to
sonsent; and accordingly on the following
norning, ho and the impatient Aubrey
rent to Norwood together.
Millicent Yyner was on the watch, and
Malcolm owed it to her good offices that he
vas shown up stairs as soon as he presented
limsuji*
A little color came into Violet's pale cheek
b8 Malcolm accostod her, and produced the
etters which had afforded him an excuse
or his early visit.
' Poor papa!" she sighed, as her oyc fell
ipon the familiar handwriting and she
aised the packet to. her lips.' "I was so
lappy -white he Uvea r and then her head
drooped again, and she fell into the old
lopeless attitude.
Malcolm bent forward, and taking her
land, boldly exclaimed, "Dear Miss Lindaly
lave yon asked yourrelf whether that beoved
father would have approved of tho
narriage you are about to make ?"
She looked up uneasily. "I don't know."
Fes, I think ho would say I have decided
rightly."
"Decidcd rightly in giving your hand to
Sir. Derorent, while your affections are anither's
No, no, Miss Liridaly! By no
lophistry can you really convince yourself
;hat this is right/*
She wrung her delicate hands. "Pray
rpare me, Mr. Malcolm. I have been tryng
to forget these things, and it is CVuel
o compel me to remember thein. Besides,
t is my duty to renounce all thoughts of?
>f "
She paused, blushing deeply, and he
hushed the sentence for her?"Of your old
riend and play-fellow, Vernon Aubrey!
\nd yet, Major Lindsly hinted to me, not
ong before his death, a hope that you would
continue to appreciate thai young man's
sxceiient qualities, and eventually, corner
four hand upon him."
"Papa said this?" Violet mournfully
jjaculated. " Ah, but he did not know how
[ should be situated. He did not dream
;hat Vernon Aubrey would ever?over "
rhe re8t was drowned in her suffocating
lobs.
Malcolm brought her a vinaigrette, that
ay on a table, and besought her to be coinK>sed.
"You hare been laboring under a terrible
>rror, my dear Miss Lindsly. You have
holiovp f.fiaf. Vnmnn Aiihraxr hml
i guilty knowledge of my cousin's death;
rat it is not so. I tell you so, who have
l deeper interest in learning the truth of
his-than an/ one else."
She fixed ifcr eyes upon tils* face, and
grasping his arm faltered, " But are you
we? Oh, Mr. Malcolm, don't tell me this
mlesa you are quite?quit? sure? Think
low dreadful it would be to find myself
nistaken again !"
He repeated his assurances, saying, "Mr.
Lubrey pledged me his honor, and I am
atisfied. The blood of Robert Walters
loes not rest upon his soul."
With tearful ioy, Violet entreated him to
epeat this; and then began to blamo herelf
for ever having thought to tbo <earary.
"I ought to have known that, let the pro
ocation be what it might, Vernon Aubrey,
ras incapable of committing such an atroious
act. Will he ever forgive me for har>orinp
such disgraceful suspicions? And
et Mr. Derwent thought him guilty; and
o did you, 1 think?did you not ?"
He admitted that she was in some measire
correct. " I thought him cognizant of
he crime; but he has explained why ho
ras forced to conceal what he actually knew
ex connection with it, and I am satisfied
hat we have all done him great injustice."
"Poor Vernon !?poor Vernon'!" murmur^
viz-vl/if oafflw mr 'tvtnlpalm t
hould like him to know, if you please, that
, for one, shall never cease to regret the
loubts I have been cherishing; and that I
arnestly implore his r )rgiveness. You will
ell him this for me, won't you ?"
"You had better tell it to him ytfurself,"
aid Malcolm, rising from his seat. "He
3 awaiting me at no great distance from
he Lodge gate. Shall I bring him to you?"
But at this question, the joy that hod
ighted "Violet's azure orbs, faded, and the
osy tint upon her cheeks disappeared.
"I must not see him," she sighed, mournully;
"I must not see him, until I can
hink of him only as a friend."
"lint, my dear miss iiinasiy," Malcolm
varmly remonstrated, "you -will not curry
iut your intention of marrying Mr. Dervent,
now you know that the man you
learly love is in every way deserving of
rour affection. Better to run the risk of
>eing termed fickle, than utter vows you
:annot fulfill."
Violet covered her face with her hands
or a few minutes. When she looked up
igain, she seemed to have suddenly grown
>lder~80 haggard and spiritless did she
ippear.
"Do not say any more, Mr. Malcolm, for
t is useless/' Bhe murmuro3, "I have
riven my promise to Mr. Derwent, and I
jan not retract it."
' Then I roust appeal to him. If he posiCBses
any good or generous feeling, ho will
elease you," Malcolm exclaimed.
"He cannot if he would," she snid, agiatedly.
"You do not know, nor can I tell
rou, why neither of us can draw back.
Phere is too much depending upon it. Mr.
Derwent, likb myself is as much to be
)itied as blamed."
To the meaning of those words her hearer
lad no clue; and he answered, "I can feel
10 nitv for ono who has worked nnon the
nind of an innocent young girl, until ho
ias induced her to pledge herself to a
inion of which, for many reasons, her be3t
'riends cannot approve."
"Hush, Mr. Malcolm?you go too far!"
the said, with dignity. "Mr. Derwont has
ny grateful regard, and those who are
eally my friends must not forget the claim
le has to their reBpect. Do you, who so
xeoly censure his conduct, know anything
tgainst him."
Malcolm was obliged to acknowledge
:hat he did not; that although he had
i
jOVer UfULi u>uxu iaj uum^uu a> ociicb mount;
jo the father of Sybil, he could give no
reason for it.
"Then do him justice, when you repeat
ihe substance of this interview to Vernon
Aubrey, and bid him console himself for
the separation fate has enforced upon us,
by the knowledge that Mr. Derwent loves
me, and will do all that lies in his power to
make me a contented wife. Indeed, I
mean to be very, very happy."
But Violet's voice failed her, as she tried
to say tliis last sentence cheerfully; and,
averting her face, she signed to him to
leave her.
He made another effort to shake her resolution,
for it grieved him to have to go
back to Vernon Aubrey, and report the entire
failure of his mission. But she refused
to hear him, and ended with so earnestly
entreating that he would cease to pain her
with pleadings to which she ccvdd only return
tho one answer, " It ia too late!" that,
he reluctantly withdrew.
Violet Btood_wher<^he had left her till
Millicens Vyner, who Sad been at the other
end of the room, woe frightened at her immobility,
and' came to her side. As her
compassionating attendant gently addressed
her, the miaerablo.gid started from her
stupor, gazed at heryjusantly for a moment,
and then, rushing from the room, locked
herself in her bedchamber.
'ikA
CHAPTEB XIV.
tj;
AN tmEITECTED, AN TOWELCOME PEOPO8AI.
When Malcolm reached the hall, Mr.
Derwent, who had beenrout, and had just
returned, was so eagerly interrogating the
footman, that he did not perceive the young
barrister's approach.
MA gentleman with Misa Lindnly? How
long has he been with her? Who admitted
him ? What name did he give ?"
The confused servant stammered ont
*i.i 1? ?l? - -A ii
some umnteiuijiuio rej'iy, ^juucing-, au me
same time at Malcolm, -who was now withia
hearing.
Mr. Derwent noticed the direction of
his eye, and turned sharply round. As
soon as he saw who it was, he held out hia
hand, and cordially welcomed him.
"I was just inquiring who it waa that
had favored us with such an early visit.
You were not going, were you, without
seeing me ?" he added, with an air of apparent
astonishment.
"My call was a business one, and on Miss
Lindsly," Malcolm replied. "I came to
bring her some letters of her fathers'a."
"Was that all ?" Mr. Derwent inquired,
with a meaning look. "Did not your business
include the advocacy of a certain
suit ?"
"Of Vernon Aubrey's ??yea/*" Malcolm
answered, directly, for he scorned any further
evasion. "Mr. Aubrey is my frieb I
l^to fA Mi'aa T.iw^nlrr
IkiiU 1UO avvav<uuicuv W XUIOO 4JlUUOXjr UAbCO
from their early youth."
"I guessed that it was for him you pleaded,
for I saw him driving up and down tlio
road as I came along," Mr. Derwont
observed. "I will not say that I am sorry
for hi3 disappointment, for of course, I
cannot wish it otherwise, but I Ipity him.
In lcsing Violet, he loses a treasure.
Well, well," he added, as if arguing the
matter with his own compunctious feelings.
"Aubrey is young; he will overcome his
regrets, and marry some one else ere long.
It would have wrecked my future to havelost
her."
"You argue selfishly, Mr. Do invent,"
Malcolm could not help remarking, "and
appear to put the sentiments of the lady
quite out of the question. Is it possible
that Violet Lindsly can be as happy with
yon, for whom she can only experience a
filial affection, as with a young man
whose age and tastes are so much more in
unison with her own ?"
HjT- ..1. ~1_T?. T 3 T
wr, i/erwuui ptti.pH.uiy winceu ; sucn
home questions were very unpalatable.
"You probe mo closely," he answered,
with an attempt to smile; "but I have
already debated this with myself; and Ibe>
liove that, in the course of time, I shall
succeed in making Violet happy. We will
consider this subject finally closed, if you
please, Mr. Malcolm. Mi?3 Limlslv haa
eonsented to wed me; and wo shall liopa
to havo your congratulations, and enjoy n
greater share of domestic felicity than you
seem inclined to prognosticajfl, Have you
seen Sybil?"
**I have not asked for Miss Dcrwent," answered
Malcolm, his voice losing its equable
tone, as it always did when he had to
utter her name.
"But you will not leave without seeing
her ?" exclaimed her father, with a half-in
^UUAUjj av VUC OglMiiUQU toUVlUiO
Kim, |. t _ 'j.j'fr '
Malcolm began to mirfe towards the door.-.
"I mast beg of you to make my excuses
to Miss Derwent, for Aubrey is waiting for
mo, and I am pressed for time."
"Not too much so, I hope, to give me a
few more minutes. There is something T
must sajLtp you before I quit England?
perhapsfoWSvftr."
Mr. Derwcnt's manner was so Ttf<?&fit,
that Malcolm?though on thorns, on Vernon
Aubrey's account?could not refuse co
stay and hear him. Accordingly, he followed
him into his study; and declining to
take the seat to which his host pointed,
Btood awaiting his communication.
Mr. Derwent, however, hemmed and hesitated,
and twice began, only to break down
again directly. At last he came to where
the impatient young man was standing, and
laying a hand on his shoulder, emphatically
exclaimed, "Charles Malcolm, my child still
loves you!"
-jjiu sne t>ia yon tell me sor jjoob Bne
fancy that she still retains her power afef :
me?" Malcolm sternly queried, as soon as
he recovered from his astonishment sufficiently
to speak.
"Certainly not. And even if it were so,
Sybil bas too much pride to attempt to hire
you back. But I, her father?knowing1
myself to be in some measure the can^e of
her former hasty conduct?have "w&tched
her closely; and I am perfectly convinced
that Bhe loves you as dearly as ever she
did."
"For what purpose are you telling me
this?" asked Malcolm, speaking almost
angrily.
He had pone through so much suffering
when Sybil abruptly broke off their engagement,
that it seemed heartless of
any one to seek to expose him to a recurrence
of it.
"I tell it to vou." said Mr. Derwent.with
pathetic earnestness, "because my child in very
dear to me, and I would gladly secure
her happiness if it lies in my po\rer to do
so. If I could but see you and Sybil reunited,
and happy i* each other, I Bhould
leave England without regret."
He waited anxiously for Malcolm's reply,
but as none came, he went on. "Sybil has
a little money of her own, which she inherited
from her mother, and this sum I will
cheerfully double when she marries."
But now Malcolm hastily interrupted
him. "ThiB is not a question of money.
Mr. Derwent, you, with your knowledge of
human nature, ought to know very well
that if there is not enough of the old love
left to enable mo to stoop to suo for the
handof thewonmn who jilted mc,a promise
to double her dower would never bring mo
to her feet.
Mr. Derwent sighed. 'Forgive me, Malcolm,
if I have unintentionally wounded
your pride. In my anxiety to see Sybil
once more the light-hearted girl she was
when you first know her, I have somewhat
overstepped the bounds of propriety. But
I knew that I could speak to you frankly
and confidentially. If my proposition is
really untenable, why, I must bog of you to
forgive and forget that it was ever made.
But if pique at Sybil's conduct is the only
thing that keeps you apart, pray accept ray
assurance that she has never ceased to regret
it, and let me have the happiness of
seeing her the wife of one whom I so highly
respect as yourself."
Surely Mr. Derwent did not know?could
not even surmise?that it was the hand of
a murderess he was tendering to the man
wli n Vi a /I Anna lftirnrl V> 9 Pi f tt Viim nn/1
the impossibility of explaining why he
could never renew his addresses, hod combined
to keep him silent, when Sybil herself
opened the door, and came in.
Her father no sooner beheld her than he
made a hasty excuse, and retreated. She
had scarcely had time to recognize Charles
Malcolm, when Bhe found herself alone with
him.
A glance at his face made her turn deathly
pale, and catch at a chair for support.
He had knitted his brows angrily, for her
midrJftn annonmnpo. iuflf, tin Mr. TlnrwAnt.
had ceascd speaking, induced him to suspect
that the whole affair had been pre-concerted.
In this, however, he was mistaken.
Sybil had not dreamed that ho was in the
house, and the first words she faltered, undeceived
him.
"You here! What, then, haa happened ?
Is it all discovered ? Oh, mercy, mercy!"
This appeal?groaned out rather than
spoken?brought him to her side.
"Hush, Sybil, hush! 'I am here solely on
Mips Lindsly's account!"
She drovr a long breath, and passing her
-YrftfftrwTn -
hand across her"" clammy broW, gar&l at
him confusedly. "On Violet's account, do ^
you say ? Ah! you wefe her father's friend. '
Take her away with you; take her away; 1
this is xb no place for her. Let her be spar- 2
ed the sight of our shame and misery when 1
the hour of retribution comes; and it is 1
drawing near?very near!" ]
This was said in low shuddering accents; 1
and with a look of such hopeless anguish, !
that Malcolm never forgot it. Before he <
could make any reply, she had hurried '
away, her air and gestures giving him >
the impression that her brain was disor- i
dered.
Not at all desirous of another interview '
with Mr. Derwent, he left the house with- <
out delay. . A-.caj3*-i I
Yernon Aubrey, who impatiently awaited J J
him at no great distance, divined hownn? ^fe
successful he had been. .Maloolm haito "
resolutely .fmbdue his otrti feeKnga, and de>-' J
rote himeetflo the disappointed lover,whom
his description of Violet s evident unhappi- <
Bess almost maddened.
He was with difficulty dissuaded from
going to Derwent Lodge, and insisting upon
his right to have au interview with her;
but Malcolm's sound sense eventually pic
vailed and he consented to return to London.
Sir John's indignation was violently J
aroused when he heard of the meditated
nuptials, and scarcely staying to listen to 1
particulars, he ordered his carriage, and '
hurried to Norwood. '
It was a useless journey. What Violet
Lindsly would not concede to the man she '
really loved, or to the friend of her dead I '
father, it was not likely that she would 1
grant to the irate baronet, who talked to,
and scolded her as he would have done a 1
refractory child.
She heard him patiently, and even
thanked him with grateful warmth for the
trouble he had taken concerning her. But 1
to all bis arguments she gave the same '
answer: she had accepted Mr. Derwent,
and she saw no reason to rescind her promise
to wed him directly. ]
"Take more time for consideration," he 1
nrged, condesending at last to try the ef- 1
feet of argument. "Take more time. If 1
you must make such a mad marriage, and
marry a man old ensrog* to be your father,
at least you might wait until you are of '
age. cy mat nine, pernaps, me wmm \*m
have worn itself out, and you would be J
amenable to reasonJ'
"If it were only a whim, the advice ]
would be worth taking," said Violet, smiling
sadly. "But I am less childish than
you imagine me. My resolution, though
hastily formed, is not to be shaken, I shall '
become the bride of Mr. Derwent the day
after to-morrow, and I hope you will have 1
conquered your anger at my obstinacy '
sufficiently to be present at the cerc- 1
mony."
"Not I, indeed!" cried Sir John. "I
will never consent to give such a disgrace- j
ful affair the sanction of my presence.
.Mr. uerwent is an aruui Bcaeming?
Violet hastily checked the intemperate
speaker.
"Beware -what you say! Don't let your !
wrath transport you too far. Remember
that you are speaking of my affianced husband."
1
"I will not be silenced, Miss Lindaly," '
Sir John vociferated. "If Mr. Derwent 1
were here I should say the same thing in 1
his hearing. But he is ashamed to see me. I
He has abused his trust; yes, he has 1
scandalouBly abused his trust, and you can- j
not deny it."
Violet grew vory pale.
"I am not going to defend Mr. Derwent I
neither will I listen to such an accusation.
Pray leave me, Sir John. All that you can
possibly gain by remaining, is the knowl- 1
edg&rfifcat yiu are harrassing and torturing
me beyond my strongth."
She looked so ill as sho said this, that
ho gave up the useless contest; and declaring
that he should consult the moat
eminent lawyers in London, and learn from
thorn whether be could not prevent the
' marriayro, he reluctantly departed.
Mr. Derwent, who had prudently kept j
out of the Baronet's sight, came to Violet
as soon as her angry visitor had doparted.
"Poor love!" he said, tonderly; "how
the loss of the heiress exasperates that
avanciou8 mend of ours. Can you forgive
me for being the cause of all the persecu- 1
fcion you are enduring ?"
But Violet sr. cched her hands away
from his clasp, and said, imploringly, "Oh,
don't talk to rae, pray don't; I can bear
no more. Let mo go to my own room, and
r be quiet." g
;"Lo no, my dearest love; you need rest." j
he answered. "I hav6 been very blameable
to lot these covetous min^foTment you
so. But after anatner day or two, I shall t
be able to protect my darling from all J c
annoyances."
A shuddering sigh was the only token
bIic pave of having heard these words, and
Mr. Derwent, having led her to the door f
of her own apartment, kissed her forehead, ^
.ir her to the caro of the mute, but 1 e
watchful Millicent.
Sybil followed Violet to her room and
sending herself beside her said, "there n
has been much done duwrTf L1,ese laof'few y
weeks of which I have been kepfin iernor- .
ance, especially of this marriage. Tell He
why you have consented to wed my I a
father ?" 1.
"I should not have withheld anything n
from you," sobbed Violet, in reply to her
, Jn.4, remark, "if you had not, by your own
cold demeanor, kept me at bay./ 11
"I was wrong," said Sybil, with proud n
humility. "I selfishly brooded over my own e
troubles, fancying that you were well, and ^
happy, and safe. I will be more considerate
for you, my poor love. Now tell mo n
what I ask." f e
"I v.ao?)t ;^tl must not!" Violet sadly t!
replied. ^
Sybil regarded her thoughtfully. "Ton
must not tell me?" Does that mean that ^
you have been forbidden to do so ?" ii
' No," was the quiet reply; "there was j|
no occasion for Mr. Derwent to do that.
lie knew that I should cruard his secret
as carefully as if it were my own." 0
"Then there is a secret, and a disgrace- v;
ful one !" murmured Sybil, with contract- y
ed brows, "Alas, that it should he ! Has
th^re not been evil enough wrought here,
without your being made miserable, too? a
Toll me nil, Violet, and then I may know
how to help you."
But Violet was firm in her refusal. p
"You are the last person in the world to o
wherfi T could reveal the circurastanco that s
lias ' Vfuced mo to consent to become Mr. d
Derwent's wife. Why will you?like every t
one else who professes to love me?persist , a
in questioning mo concerning this mar- o
riage ? Don't you see that it would be
kinder to help mo to reconcile myself ,
to it." l!
Sybil kissed her, and rose from her seat. ?
"I will not torment you any longer. I will ^
ota on unr>l- from niv father these exolana
tions he has taught you to refuse rae." ! 5
Mr. Derwent, however, had gone out Jj"
when his daughter wont in search of him,
but this riclny did not alter her determination.
"With patience she waited hour after o
hour for his return. v
At last he came. He had been to town fj
to arrange for their departure, as soon as c
the marri ige ceremony had been performed. h
He hnd secured first-class cabins in a a
Hamburgh packet, and had put everything h
in trim which would add to Violet's comfort
or expedite their journey. But the
satisfaction beaming on his face as he en- J1
tered the hall of his own house, vanished "
when the pale-cheeked Sybil confronted
him.
j -j- ai 1?l
ne giiumea ho wis uw?, ituu.u jaiuhcu
to tho liour of twelve. "My love how ia
it that I find you up ? Is anything amiss
with our dear little Violet ?" ,
"Everything," she answered abruptly. t
"I must speak withi r ec M v.1' ?
"To night f^^hfSjnEild^deeidedly not
to night; we are both of'vts bo^y tired. In *'
the morning, if you like." '%'}
"In the morning you will find some -r
other excuse for not listening to me,"
said, Sybil, "and I cannot wait longer."
...
"It pains me to thwart you." said Mr.
Derwent now speaking with stern gravity, ''
but on the othor hand, I cannot be ruled
ay your obstinate determination to have j
^our own way. I will not listen to you to .
light. You cannot have anything to say '
;hat it is worth my while to lose my rest.
L suppose," ne aaaea more ugnuy,? ?
mppose the truth is, my handsome aaugh- a
jvc wants to replenish her wanlrobe for i
;he bridal tour. Here, then, silly child?
lere is my purse; you might hu.vo told
ne as much in fewer words, and without j
such alarming preparations."
A3 he pressed hi? purse mto lier hand, - *
ie would have passed* on:; but Sybil
:lutched at his sleeve.
"Take back your money, papa!" she t
nried imperiously; "I have no need of H?!, (
Fonmusthe?jfart8J?^at onco L'' ,
f ?h,e open the d oor of the 'sfcudy,
wurmade a sign to him to enter. But Mr.
Derwent hung back, arid still veiling his ,
ranoyanee under hi? smiles, h i agaip de- '
clared himself to be too much fatigued to ' ;
hold a lengthy conversation that^ night, i
"You are both unkind and unchttifyl,. Sybil,"
he said, in cocclusion, "to show so lit* ..
tie consideration for me." ?* ?
"I would not willingly either the j
one or the other," she answeried, "yet
I must be heard ere we attempt to aieep. "
As she saw that he continued to hesitate,
she bent forward, and?despite his unwillingness
to permit it?sho whispered a
few words in his ear*
He started from her with cheeks as pallid
as her own* and eyes widely dilated, as
though ho had heard something too horrible
for belief.
"Now will you hear me, iiir ?" she demanded.
j'
He did not seem able to command his
roice sufficiently to reply; but, by a gesture,
he signified assent, and staggering
rather then walking into his study, he signaled
to his daughter to follow him.
She obeyed, carefullyclosing and locking
the door behind her. Neither of them had
perceived that on the stairs above, there
crouched a listener; one who, from the moment
that Violet?worn ont with the events
md emotions of the day?had fallen asleep,
bad watched Sybil unweaiyingly> and had
been an auditor of every word that passed
between the father and daughter.
As tne closing door ma taem. irom ner
new, she sprang to her feet, and stole softly
down to the hall. But nothing more
than the low murmur of their voices could
be heard from here, and she looked around
with, a gesture of vexation. Then, as a
thought Hashed into her mind,, she sped
to the hall-door, and softly let herself out.
The night was dark and rainy; the wind
moaned hollowly in the trees of the garden,
but undeterred by this,, she glided
round the house till she stood beneath the
window of Mr. Derwent's study. The shut- ,
tors were closed, but a ray or two of light
jleamed through them on to the face of 1
the excited girl, while she tried to lift thg .
heavy sash.
As she had hoped and expected, a careless
servant had left it unfastened, and
while cautiously raising it, the name of
DAUA.I. Ttr.n^ i.ii L? ?^
U/UUCAU TY U>1 lUltt 1CJLL UU UVX 1XUC* AUG I*1U? 1
low creaked, and the voices suddenly ceae~
ed. Scarcely daring to breathe, Millie exit <
crouched down amongst tho shrubs, mo- 1
mentarily expecting to hear the shuttera ]
unbarred, and find herself detected by the (
piercing glances of Mr. Derwent. But after
a while the murmur of conversation was
resumed, and again she took her place at
the opening she had made.
Ten, twenty minutes passed away. The
rain fell steadily, drenching the absorbed
listener; yet sho moved not, until, with
horror-stricken face, she suddenly started
away, and fled back into the house.
Up stairs sped Millicent, scarcely staying
to close the hall door behind her; but
when her own apartment was reached, she
turned the key with the trembling handa
and terrified air of one who fears that sho
is followed. Not content with this, she stood
for a long time holding her breath, and listening
intently; but not a sound broke the
ailence, until Mr. Derwent wns heard leisure
ascending to his chamber.
Then Hillfc^nt locked her still qwyerinj?
fingers together, and murmured, with
mingled triumph and awe, "At lust, oh, i
Robert Walters?at laat, I am on the track,
ind ere long ycur death shall be
XYengcdl"
To be continued.
A 30,000 POUND LEAD BOULDER. 1
The Greenfield (Mo.) Gazette says: "On ,
laturday last Joseph and (William Burnett,
r., who were engaged in taking up zinc (
or the Dade Company, struck, at a dis- ,
ance of only four feet from the surface, a
hunk of lead which lias not-yob been taken
p, but has been uncovered sufficiently to
how that it is six feet in width, about two '
set in thickncss, and, so far, about nine 1
bet in length? * Parties who have examin- 1
d it estimate its weight at from 25,000 to 1
0,000 pounds. The discovery of this mam. <
10th masa of mineral was tho occasion fot
itense excitement among the miners in ,
hat vicinity. Some sixty or. seventy havi ]
ppli$$r.fflp. Ifits on which to prospect fox
jud, and quite a number have already comlenced
prospecting without the formality
f a lease or of any writing whatsoever. ' It
i reported that the zinc mines at Englelan's
Mills are almost deserted, every minr
being anxious to make an early trial of
is luck in digging for lead. There are a
umber of experienced Joplin miners presnt,
all of whom unite in the opinion that
he prospect for lead in immense quantities
s excellent. The company has determined
3 survey fifty-five acres more of this tract
lto lots. These lots are 99x193 feet, and
; is proposed for the present to let each
lternato lot to miners. A large number
f prospectors will thereforo soon be at
'ork, and there is good reason for believing
bat the mines of Dade county will soon bt
sporting lead in nearly as large quantities
3 zinc.
A farmer told hi3 man to run into the *
lasture and catch an ox. "I mean the oQ
ne; I will manage the other myself," he
aid. The man ran on to do as he was bid.en,
but suddenly pause! on the way with
he exclamation, "He is a reasonable fellow,
nyhow. How am I to know which is the
rphan?"
A pleasant prospect: Traveler (in Ireind):
"Hi?pull her up , man. Don't you
ee the mare is running away ?" Paddy:
Hould tight, yer honor. For yer life don't j
ouch the reins?sure they're as rotten as,
onm T'll turn her hoad into the river at! I
he bridge below here. Sure that'll stop 1
er, the blagyard." <
A youngster, while warming his hands ?
ver the kitchen fire, was remonstrated' \
rith by his father, who said, "Go 'way' j
rom the stove; the weather is not
old." The little fellow, looking up at (
is stern parent demurely, replied: "I
in't heatin'the weather; I'm warrnin' my
ands." ,
The entire alphabet is found in these four t
nes. Some of the children may like to I f
jarn them:
God gives tlio grazing ox his meat, 1
He quickly hears the sheep's low cry, ?
But man who tastes his finest wheat, 1
Should joy to lift his praises high. ]
"Wake up, Judge, wake up; there'a a '
urglar in the house/' said Mrs. Portly, in
irooklyn, to her husband, tho other night. .
'ho Judge rolled out of bed, grasped hia j
evolver, and opened the door to sally forth
Dr the robber. Then turning to bis wife J
e said, "Come, Sarah, and lead the way. t
t's a d d mean man that will hurt a y
ronian." {
*
ITEMS Of BWERBST.
Photographs hare been obtained in Padfe*"
.'our feet three inches long by three feet j
oar inches in height.
The Massachusetts School Pond now "*
imounte to $2,600,000. The flhest bnMf ^ .Ji
ngs in Massachusetts are school housse.
Ninety million people speak the
anguage, 45,000,000 speak German^BjftO^fJ^'
XX) Spanish?and 45,000,000 French.
A telypaph pefe^kinety-three feet fonJjfjj
md two-feet in diameter, a California pro?' !
iuct, has been raised in Fulton street, KewjMBM
AUG uuuampuuu usr wca m WLH*
3tates for;the last .tiro'-' yekrs appears frqai
the bat data to be aft teeat 50,00,p00 lbs,
i not 60,000,(W-lbaVfJW'mmum. ^
A veritable Cyelope ? reported <tsr?f>? in
London. His only eye is in the middle of '
bis forehead. His name is Piper Wilson, ' /
iged 22, and he come from Australia.
According to the recent returns, in Lon- sj
don?in the so-called metropolis district?a
birth ocou*s? on an average, once in ere*"
five minutes, and a death one* io every
eight.
English connoisauera offered several
thousand pounds for the statue oI Tentw >
recently discovered at Borne-, but the> authorities
refused to part "with it/on any
terms.
The champion grave digger if Samuel ,
S. Richardson of Manchester, N.
years-oW, who ho* dug 3,900 graves during
the last 26 years that he has followed ?
his husiness.
At a recent spiritual seance* at East Bo?~.
ton, a policeman succeeded in tying, titer *
medium so securely as to baffle the spirits *
and in respose to a meek appeal finally tmwound
the rope. ' ^
Two, full-grown otters, driven Bj tjfi*
from a creek in Lafayette county,
reoently walked deliberately into a dwell*
icg bouse for the purpose of warming .'
themselves bv the fire.
Mr. H. K. Browne, a sculptor, has mgned
a contract to furnish a colossal equestrian
Btatne of Qcn. Nathaniel Greene for th?
grounds of the State Capitol at Provi- *
dence, Rhode Island, receiving therefor
$<10,000.
A savage watch dog was set to gnard ? hen
house- in Homer, N. Y. A six-year old. .
girl in playing about the yard follow! - 1
some chickens to the house. The dog:
ferociously attacked the child, mangjing it*
so that death ensued.
'J- -
Joel Peckham spoke in a religious meet- '
ing in Belvidere, HI., having been in- '
tenaelv aeitated bv the sermon of the Bev.
Joseph Ogden, & professional revivalist.
Upon taking his seat he suddenly died ofheart
disease. .... 7" Vr-.
*> .- > - .v:.
Mile. Ghinaaai, a young ballet-girl,
amuses the Parisians by entering % cage
containing a lion, a lioness, two hyena*,
two jackals, and two bears. She kicks the
lion, sits upon the lioness,.and feeds the
bears with violets,
A hairless horse, standing fifteen
highv ana weighing l.ooo pounds, is th?
latest natural curioBity in. this countjy,
The quadruped, which presents the appeai?
ance of an India rubber animal, answers to .
the name of "Caoutchoue."
^ '
Rubber horse-shoes are the latest nor*
elty. Their cost, as compared' with thoto
of iron, ia about oae-third' "more, and .s
their weight forty per cent. less. It ia
mid that horses suffering from cracked or
uontracted hoofs, are soon cured by their
use.
Recently, near. TituOTill^^Rt., a iound
was found lying exhausted in a field, and
beside the dog was a dead fox. It was afterward
discovered that the hound- - had
followed the fox for nearly. for^y miles, *
Pwsm 4-V?viAinifw Af WrtW+i^wm Pan
lAViit ?uw fiV/uub^i v* AAUIOVV" uj V4<%TT>\US4
:ounty. '* Two
men named Charles H. Miller ?imxltaneously
had divorce suits in a New
Haven court. A decree in one case voi ^
granted. Both Millers took the decision ~
'or their own, and remarried, and the Mil- - '
er who isn't divorced therefore haa two ,
vives on hand. .
. ?w-.
The Eev. Mr. Warren a .Baptist pasio? '"" v
it Burnt Hills, Saratoga county, was exposed
several weeks ago as tho husband of
ItwAA 1??rSt>r? oivl jin.KrrtvA/vl wnirflo Un
/1UCV UVUI^ C?aV4 UiiUllVlVW HiTCf. <UV 4ST"
ligned at the request of his oongregation^ ,
ind wanted to preach a farewell jwnnon, ?jut
they would not hear to it.
; ' '
Govenor Bradley of Nevada, had approved
of the law passed by the Legisla*
;ure of that State prohibiting camels from
oaming at Large upon the highways. Camils
prove very useful there in carrying
lalt across tho alkali deserts, but they
righten horses and mules, and hence the
aw above mentioned.
At a birthday party given by a German
'amily near Wheeling last week the chflIren
were furnished with candv armies.
? ? w Tv^V.-S "V?*-.
:olored very highly, which they ate with a
elish. One of the children sickened and
lied the next day, and two others are in a
nost alarming state. The apples were
:olored with aniline and the leaves with
irsenic.
Boldo is the name of a new tonic found
n Chili whose bark/ leaves, and blossoms
possess an aromatic odor resembling a mix;ure
of turpentine and camphor. These
:ontain an alkaloid called boldine, which
1t.itrmln.t0fl rli^ocHnn anrl acta ffl.vora.Wv
ipon the liver, while it excites appetite, .
ncreases circulatinn. and has an excellent
:ffect on the bladder.
A MON8TKR cuttle fish, the body of which
vas from ten to twelve feet in length, it*
irms or suckers being six feet long, and in
iome parts as thick as a man's thigh, was f
ound recently lying on the beach at Negiihi,
near Yokohama, in Japan. A man's
rnt would scarcely cover one of its eyes.
[t was sent to Yokohama. After lying at
:he market for a few hours it wu sent to
rokio, an enterprising showman having
purchased it for exhibition there. The *
Ishermen who secured this specimen pro*
jounce it a female, it being minus the
ihell commonly found on the back of
;he ink-disoharging breast of the stronger
wx.
*