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TR “vSSaas 7 the dependant bewed and steed in an attitede which } deved 8 o~where:was .che.crime sammitted ? —and chewed thet he wae desireuwef being: permitted to} how happened it that the accusation should be made gpeak. againss efie peor gich?”. “Well what-ie ix Germein?” demaeded the [ “All § knos apui she.cebject is this,” answered, Prince impatientiy—fer he wus very far from belag | Mrs. Brace,—* thas about au. hour ago the mateon in the best possible hemoan of the-inficmary: of: Cierkeawell Prison eailed:- upon “May it please your Reyal Highness,” sald the | me-to state that « young penen had been taken valet, “ Mra, Brave colicite an immediate interview | thither lest night ea acharygs of marderiug « .cer- on.the moet ic:portant business. She wishes tv | tain William Dusdiley,the valetafthe Hon. sir. 5aton, know whether year Royal Highness will deiga to | whois the only son of Lord Marchmont. It appears viel her, or whether it is the reyal command that | thatthe crime took place in some usfinaished. build. she shal} walt upon your Roya! Highvess.-” loge im the north. of Loudens aad Bow wee “Phen the business: is decidedly urgent—eb *” | captazed while flying from: the spot.” exelaimeé the Prince. “ Well, let:Mes, Brase come} “ Bat it is nnpossible: that she coud hase-bemn | to: me dy the seeret staireanse as soon as possible ; | guilty?” exclaimed the Prmose. and im the meantime I shall. get up.” “ ] have already told. your Rogal. Highness I do Germain bowed and retired: bat having de- | not believe that she is,’ answered Mrs. Braca. “To spatched the message to the mitiner, he hastened | return, however, tc what | was saying, the: matron of bacir to the royal apartment to assist at the tollette | the inficnary-informed me that.the-young prisoner of hie maser. Theo Prinee, however, only dressed | had given her name as Ross Foster and had stated himeeif in a loose deshabillée 3 and by the time this | that she had been for some weeks.in the employment was -done, Mrs. Brace made her appearance. Ger- | of eyself, bat that she had.quitted me suddenly for maine then re¢ired;, and the heir-apparent was left | reasons which alie should expinin if necessary. The alane with the millinen matron accordingly visited me te.ascertain if those “Oh! what a terrible calamity has occerred |” | statements were correct. I net only assured her exelaimed Mrs. Brace, at once giving veut to she | that they were, but likewise expressed my firm con- expression of that profound trouble which agitatea | viction of the innocence of the girl, to whom [ sent ber. a very hind message bythe matzon. And aow your “ What in the name of God is the matter?” de. | Royal Highness will please to tell me what ia to be manded his Royal Highness, becoming seriously | done in this most distvessimg case—for if Rose should explain to the magistrate, the canses which “ Rose Foster—the unhappy girl——” ejaculated | drove her forth from my house, I am totally un- “* Well—weli—what of her? cried the heir-ap- | “ What, in the name of hesven, do you advise f”’ parent. demanded the Prince, becoming more and more “ She fs in prison, your Royal Highness-——” agitated every iustant. “For my part, I feel as if I * Ic: prison !” repeated the Prinee, starting from | were looking through a fog ——” bis chair as if he were suddenly galvanised. * Bat in. the midst of it there ia « pit yawning to « Yes—in prison—ona charge of murdec !” added | swallow us both up!” observed Mrs. Brace, in a the miiliner, quivering from head: to foot and her | tone so profaundly solemu: that it caused the Prince juxuriant bosom heaving and siakiag rapidly with | to tremble with a cold shudder frem head to feot. the deep emotion which agitated within. At this moment there was a knook at the door; © Fe it possible ?—or am I dreaming ?” exclaimed | and his Royal Highness exclaimed with petalant the Prince, pressing his hand to his brew. “The | impatience, “ Come in !” beauteous name of Rose assecinted with the hor-| Germain entered — bowed-~and said, “ May it rible word Murder! Ob! no—no—s cannot be!" | please your Royal Highness, a person wishes to eee “ And yet it is as true as that Tam here to tell! Mra Brace immediately upon very partioular busi- you the ead tale, or that you arethere to bear it,” | nese.” said Mrs. Brace, in a tone that left no possible} “ Whe 1s itt’ demanded the Princa room for any farther doubt upon the subject “A young lady whe gives the name of Forrester t” “ But she is utterly incapable of such a crime” | was the response ejaculated his Royal Highness, stilt crasily be. | “Ah! one of my own. ginal” qacnleted the “Of that I am well aware,” rejoined the nsiilfmer.| “You had better see what che wants and. then eems “ Neverthel crushing amouné of circumstantial | back: to me,” said the Prinos. evidence weigh? against her—and it is impossible | Mrs. Brace accordingly retired; and the heis- at present to say whether the matte: wid take a| apparent began to pace to ‘and fro in an agitated turn when the examination comes.on at noon this | manser — for. the terrible intelligence he had this day. At all events, it is probable that she girl may | mocniog- received sroubled him serely and quite threw be led into revetations but too well calculated to | inte the background of hia memory the incidenta af compromise your Royal Highness and myself——." | the past night. * And yet Rose possesses a generous disposition,” | Ina few minutesthe milliner retarned—er ‘rather exclaimed the Prinos. staggered back into the royal apartment—her cyes “Bat she will scareely soraple to tell te truth: — | wild and. haggand-—her conntenance deadly pale— all the truth,” returned the milliner, emphatieally ; | and ber entire form wembiing convulsively. “to account for her-besoming a hoaseless-wanderer | ‘‘ What in the name of God is the matter!” de- last night when the deed was, committed ——” manded the Prince, rusbiog, feqsard and catching “Tell mothe ciroumetances of the case’ inter- | her in his arms. ; rupted the Prince. “At present 1 am thoroughly | “Great heaven! what misfortanes—what calami- | in the dark concerning it, Who has been mar- | ties!” uuuemured the wretebed Mas. 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