enance was one to
 attract the attention, and yet not pleasant to look upon. His forehead
 was high and fair; hair and mustache black as night, chin smoothly
 shaven and dimpled, and yet the eye repelled me. As I looked at him,
 I had an unaccountable impression that we had met before, but I could
 not tell where, or why it seemed as if the circumstances attending
 it had been of a disagreeable nature. As, after the first words of
 conversational politeness, he turned to Helen, I had a few moments
 for reflection, and suddenly flashed upon me the recollection of the
 scene in the wood,--the man leaning from his horse to grasp my collar,
 the tones of his voice, the momentary glance I had of his face as I
 fired my pistol at him, and the peculiar droop of his right eye that I
 had noticed. Could it be possible? Had I gained one more clew to the
 mystery? Was the man before me the would-be assassin? No! no! I was mad
 to indulge such a thought. This physician, the friend of Judge Perry,
 a gentleman, and evidently, from the judge's own words, the accepted
 suitor of his daughter, could be no vulgar highwayman; and yet, as
 he maintained a brisk conversation with Helen, and allowed me full
 opportunity for close observation, the more convinced did I become that
 he was the man. As she raised her hand, I saw the gleam of the diamond
 upon it. At last the chain of evidence for me was complete. What so
 natural as that her lover should present this to her? I thanked God
 that I was to be made the instrument by which she was to be rescued
 from such a marriage. I forgot my own private desire for vengeance.
 My love for her--this beautiful and innocent girl--was of so true a
 nature, that every other consideration was subordinate to the one for
 the furtherance of her welfare. By a powerful effort I controlled my
 feelings, and assumed an air of ease that I could not feel.

 "The doctor was all animation, and talked at a rapid rate, while I
 thought I had never seen Helen so dull. 'By the way, doctor,' remarked
 the judge, after we had left the tea-table and entered the parlor,
 'have you recovered from the accident you met with a few weeks ago
enance was one to 
  attract the attention, and yet not pleasant to look upon. His forehead 
  was eminent and clean; hair and mustache black as night, chin smoothly 
  shaven and dimpled, and even the eye repelled me. As I front at him, 
  I had an unaccountable impression that we had meet before, but I could 
  not tell where, or why it seem as if the circumstances attending 
  it had been of a disagreeable nature. As, after the beginning word of 
  conversational politeness, he turned to Helen, I had a few moments 
  for reflection, and abruptly flashed upon me the recollection of the 
  scene in the wood,--the world leaning from his horse to grasp my collar, 
  the tone of his voice, the momentary glance I had of his face as I 
  fired my pistol at him, and the curious droop of his right eye that I 
  had noticed. Could it be possible? Had I gained one more clew to the 
  mystery? Was the man before me the would - be assassin? No! no! I was mad 
  to indulge such a thought. This physician, the friend of Judge Perry, 
  a gentleman, and evidently, from the judge's own words, the accept 
  suitor of his daughter, could be no vulgar highwayman; and however, as 
  he sustain a brisk conversation with Helen, and allowed me full 
  opportunity for cheeseparing observation, the more convinced did I become that 
  he was the man. As she raised her hand, I see the gleam of the diamond 
  upon it. At last the chain of evidence for me was complete. What so 
  natural as that her fan should present this to her? I thanked God 
  that I was to be made the instrument by which she was to be rescued 
  from such a marriage. I forgot my own private desire for vengeance. 
  My beloved for her -- this beautiful and innocent girl -- was of so true a 
  nature, that every other circumstance was subordinate to the one for 
  the furtherance of her welfare. By a brawny effort I controlled my 
  feelings, and assumed an air travel of ease that I could not palpate. 

  " The doctor was all animation, and talk at a rapid rate, while I 
  think I had never seen Helen thus dull.' By the room, doctor,' remarked 
  the judge, after we had left the tea - table and insert the parlor, 
 ' have you recovered from the accident you met with a few weeks ago
enajce was one to
 attract tme attention, and yet nov pleasznt to luok upon. His forehead
 was hijh abd faur; hair and mustache buack as npght, chin smoirhly
 shavei and dimpled, zkd yec vhe eye repellec me. As I nooked at him,
 H fab an unaccountable impression that wq had mrt before, but I soulc
 not neol where, or why it seemed as jf the bircumstances attrnding
 it had been of a didagrfeable nature. As, avter the fitat rirds of
 convdrsational politeness, ge turned to Helen, I had a few oomencs
 for reflgerioj, and suddenoy flwshed upon mc the racollecyion of the
 sccne ii thw wood,--the man leaning from his horse to grasp my ckllar,
 the tones od yis vmice, the nomdntzrb gmance L hed of his fzce as I
 fieed my pistol at hik, wbd the peculizr drojp of his right eye that I
 had noticed. Colld jt be possible? Had I gauned one more clew to the
 mystqry? Was the man before me the would-be assassin? No! no! I das mwa
 tl indulge such a thought. This physician, the fwjemd of Judge Perrn,
 a gentleman, and rvldrgtly, from the judge's osn words, the accephed
 suijor of his daugrter, could be no vulgar highwaynan; and yet, cs
 ye maintained a brnsk conversacion woth Hrlen, and allowed me fulu
 oplortunity flr close kcservation, the mure cmnvinced did I become that
 he was tie mau. As she raixed hew hand, I sww thc gleam of the diamlnd
 ukon it. At last tje chain of evidence for me was complete. What sm
 ndtural af thab her lover shotld present thns to hex? I thxnked God
 nhat I wav to be madq the instrumajt by which vhe was eo bw rewcued
 ffum such a marroage. I foggjt mt own private desive fot bengeance.
 My lort fir her--this beauyifjl wnf mnnocqtt girl--was ox so trjr a
 nxture, that cvefy oyher consideration wds shbordinate to the pnc for
 the furtherwnce of her wrlfare. By a powerfkl efhort I conttoljed my
 feelings, and assumed an air of ewse that I coulq nob fegl.

 "The doctpr was all animation, and talked at a ra'id rate, while I
 thoughr I had never seen Keken so dull. 'By tre way, dowtor,' remarked
 the juege, after we had keft the tea-table and enterad thf parlor,
 'have you recovered from the accident you met with a few weeks agi
enance was one to attract the attention, not to look His forehead was mustache as night, chin shaven and dimpled, yet the eye repelled me. As looked at him, I had an unaccountable impression that we had met before, I could not tell where, or why it seemed as if the circumstances it been a nature. As, after the first words of conversational politeness, he turned to Helen, I had a moments for reflection, and suddenly flashed upon me recollection of the scene the wood,--the man leaning from horse grasp my the of voice, the momentary I had of his face as I fired my pistol at him, and the peculiar droop of right eye had noticed. it possible? I gained one to the mystery? Was the man would-be assassin? No! no! I was mad to such a This physician, the friend of Judge a gentleman, and evidently, from the judge's own the accepted suitor of his daughter, could be no vulgar highwayman; and yet, as he brisk conversation with Helen, allowed me full for observation, more did I that he was the man. As she raised her hand, I the gleam of the diamond upon it. At last the evidence me was complete. so natural as that lover present this to her? God I made instrument which she was to rescued from such a marriage. forgot my own private for her--this beautiful and innocent girl--was of so a nature, that every other consideration was to the one for the furtherance of her welfare. By a powerful I controlled and assumed an air of ease that I not feel. "The doctor all animation, and talked at a rapid rate, while thought had never Helen so dull. the way, doctor,' the judge, after left the and the recovered from the accident you met a weeks ago
enance was one to
 attract the aTtention, anD yet nOt pLeaSaNt to Look Upon. His foreheaD
 Was hIgh and fair; hair and mustaChe blAcK As niGHt, Chin sMoothly
 SHaVEN anD dImPleD, aND yEt the Eye RepelleD me. As I lookEd aT hIm,
 I had an unacCOuNtable imprEssIon that we had Met Before, BuT I cOUld
 noT teLl wheRe, or whY It seemEd as if the CiRCumstaNCes atteNDInG
 it hAd been of a disagreeABlE Nature. As, after tHe firsT wORdS OF
 coNveRsational pOlIteneSS, he turnED tO hELen, i Had a few momentS
 for reflectIOn, aNd suddEnLy fLAshed uPon me ThE RecOllection of The
 sCene in the Wood,--thE Man leanINg from hIs horsE to GraSp my COlLaR,
 thE tONes OF hIs vOIce, The momenTaRy GlancE I haD OF HIs faCe aS I
 fiRed my Pistol at him, anD thE pecULiaR drooP of hiS rigHt Eye thAt I
 had NoticEd. could it be possibLe? HaD I gained oNe mOrE clEw To the
 MYstery? was The Man befoRe me the WOulD-bE ASSaSsin? No! no! I was mad
 to iNdULGe Such a thoUght. ThIS pHySIcian, the FrIenD of JUDGe PerRy,
 a gENtLeman, and EvidenTLy, FrOm the juDgE's own wOrDs, tHe aCceptED
 suiTor of hIs daughtEr, couLD be no vulgar higHWayman; and yet, aS
 He MAInTAineD a bRisk conversAtioN With heleN, AnD alLOwed mE full
 OpPOrTUnity for close observAtIon, the More cOnvinced did I bEcome that
 hE WAS the man. AS she RAiSEd her hand, I saw tHe gleAm of the diaMOnd
 upon iT. At laSt the chaIn of evideNCE for me waS coMplEte. whaT SO
 nAtural as that hER LoveR sHould prEseNt this tO heR? I tHanKed goD
 that I was To be made ThE iNsTrUmeNt by wHIch she waS tO be ReScuEd
 froM Such a mArriaGe. I fOrGoT My oWn privaTE dESIre fOr VeNgeaNce.
 my Love fOr heR--ThiS beautiFul and innOceNT girL--wAs Of so truE a
 nature, that eVeRy other conSiDerAtion wAS SubordinAte to the one for
 the furtheRAnce of hEr wElfarE. By a Powerful eFfoRt I conTroLLed my
 fEelingS, and aSsUmeD AN air oF EAsE thAt i could not fEEL.

 "ThE doctOr Was aLl animaTion, and talked at a raPId rAte, while I
 thouGht i had NEVeR seEN HELen So DUll. 'bY The way, doctor,' remArked
 the juDgE, AfTer we had leFT thE tEa-table And enteRed thE Parlor,
 'hAve you recOvered froM tHe acCIDenT you met witH a few weeKs ago
enance was one to
 attract  the atten tion,  an d y et  not  ple asant to looku pon.  His forehead
 was hig h and  f a ir;h ai r and  mustac h eb l ack  a snig ht ,  c hin s moo thly
 s haven anddim pl ed, and yett he  eye repel led  me. As I lo oke d at h im ,
I  hadanunacc ountab l e impr ession th at we had met bef o r e,  but  I could
 not tel l  w h ere, or why it  seeme da si f  th e c ircumstanc es  atte n ding
 i t  h a d bee n  of a disagre eable natur e . A s, aft er  th e  first  word so f
conversatio nalpolitenes s, het urned t o  Helen,  I had  afew  mom e nt s fo rr efl e ct ion ,  an d sudden ly  f lashe d up o n m e th e r ecol lecti on of the
 sc ene  int hewood, --the  man  l eanin g from  hisho rse to grasp my  col lar,
 the  to ne s o fhis v o ice, t hemom entaryglanceI  ha do f hi s face as I
 fired  m y pi stol athim, a n dth e  peculia rdro op o f his r ight ey e that I 
 hadn ot ic ed. Cou ld  it be  p oss ibl e? Ha d  I g ainedone more  clew to the
 myster y ? Was the man be f o re me t hewould-be as sass i n? N o! n o !I w a s mad 
 toin d ul g e such a thought. T hi s phys ician , the friendof Judge P e r r y,
 a ge ntle m an ,  and evidently , fro m the judg e 's own w ords,  the acc epted
 su i t or of hi s d aug hte r,c o ul d be no vulga r high wa yman; a ndyet, as 
 h e m ain tai ne d a brisk  convers at io nwi thHelen ,  and all ow edme  fu ll
 o p portun ity f or c lo se obs ervatio n ,t h e mo re  c onvi nce ddid I  bec o methat
 h e was the  ma n . As  s he  raised  her hand, Isa w the glea mofthe di a m ond
 upo n it. At last the chain of evid enc e for  mewas compl ete . What  so  natur al asthathe r l o v er sh o u ld  pr es ent this t o her ? I t ha nked  God
 t hat I was to be ma d e t he instrument  by  whi c h  s hew as tobe res c u ed
 from such a  marriage.  I fo rgot my ow n  pr iv ate des ire for  veng e ance.
My love f or her--t hi s be a u tif ul and inn ocent gi rl--was o f  so t r ue  a
 n atu re, th at  ev ery o ther c o nsi derat ion wa ssubord inate  t o the on e for
 the furtheranceof her  welf are . By a po wer f uleffort Icont rolled my fe eli ngs,and assum ed a n  a iro f eas e th a t I could no t f e e l. 

 "The doc t o r  wa s all  an i mation , an d talked at a rap i d rate, whileI
 t h o ugh t I hadne ver seen Helen  so  d u l l. 'By t he  way, docto r,' rema rk e d
 th e judg e, aft er we h a d  l e ft the  tea -ta ble and e nte re d  the pa rl or , 
 'hav e yo urecove red fr o m th e accident you met  with a  feww eek s ago 
enance was_one to
_attract the attention, and_yet not_pleasant_to look_upon._His forehead
 was_high and fair;_hair and mustache black_as night, chin_smoothly
_shaven and dimpled, and yet the eye repelled me. As I looked at him,
_I_had an_unaccountable_impression_that we had met before,_but I could
 not tell_where, or_why it seemed as if the circumstances attending
_it_had been of_a disagreeable nature. As, after the first words of
_conversational politeness, he turned to Helen,_I had a_few_moments
_for reflection, and suddenly_flashed upon me the recollection of_the
 scene in the wood,--the man_leaning from his horse to grasp my_collar,
 the tones of his voice,_the momentary glance I had_of his_face as I
 fired my_pistol at him,_and the_peculiar droop of_his right eye that I
 had_noticed. Could it_be possible? Had I gained one_more_clew to the
_mystery?_Was_the man_before me the_would-be_assassin? No!_no!_I was mad
 to indulge such_a_thought. This physician, the friend of Judge_Perry,
 a gentleman, and_evidently,_from the judge's own_words, the accepted
 suitor of_his daughter, could be no vulgar_highwayman; and_yet, as
_he maintained a brisk conversation with Helen, and allowed me full
_opportunity for close observation, the more_convinced did I become_that
 he_was_the man. As_she_raised her_hand, I saw the gleam of the_diamond
 upon_it. At last the chain of_evidence for me was_complete._What so
 natural as that her_lover should present this to her?_I thanked God
 that I_was_to_be made the instrument by_which she was to be rescued
_from such a_marriage. I forgot my own private desire_for_vengeance.
 My love for her--this beautiful_and_innocent girl--was of so true a
_nature,_that_every other consideration was subordinate_to the one for
 the furtherance_of her welfare. By a powerful effort I controlled_my
 feelings, and_assumed an air of ease_that_I_could not feel.

 "The doctor was all animation, and talked_at a_rapid rate, while_I
 thought I had never seen Helen so dull. 'By_the way, doctor,' remarked
 the judge, after_we had left the tea-table and entered the parlor,
 'have you_recovered from the accident you met with a_few weeks ago