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VICKERY’S FIRESIDE VISITOR.
finished. LOU, and iwi disouss them
with your Indyshi ip, la
han "Eu ‘ber: Her r
combine tor me ote only a *ctaoldence, nt
course. Bat it is none the less strange and
startling.
ed :
ny this
co has had such
m ave, no
doubt, heard me stout: of the child we lost,
undor auch terrible circumstances, so many
wt itubert ‘nodded assont.
‘0 be sure, the ubject was too painful
to be “mentioned often, but you wore with
& long time, and it must be that you are
in possomlon of the facts in the case.’’
“Yes, my lady,” answered Hubert. ‘'I
have soldom thought of your ladyship,
during the last fow years, without think:
ing of that terriblo bereavement.» It is
natural to reallze how much your daughter
would have consoled you at such an pou
as the present, bi spared to
Yes, I remem bor ' ‘the partloulare of the pooe
girl's disappearance, She was negleoted by
her nurse, and strolled away to tho sea-
shore unseen. All that is certainly known
is, that she must have tumbled into the
water and been carried away by tho
ourrents.’?
‘Bor years his lordship and I did not
have the least doubt of the poor child's
death,’? murmured Lady. Cheslyn. ‘(But
afterwards, learnin, at the nurse had
been seen with Halph Molesbury, we con-
ceived a born} ble suspioion—ong, it is true,
we di dare mention to any human
being. This suspicion has since taken con-
sistonce with every year on with aera,
thought, and of late we have been unable
to roaist the conviction that. tho child was
stolen alph Molesbury, in collusio:
irse, and that she is still living.’ "
hastened to set forth the
ief, as they are known
ior ng Sofore sho Ioan
Hubert was entirely of her opin’
FE
‘acts an
assiratea from Ralph Molesbangs' own lips
ect,’’ her ladyship concluded,
"you ean see that thero can be no doubt of
the terrible truth.
5 ted the particulara of hor lato
daughter was indeed alive and in his bands
ands at bigs meroy.
ere 1a cortalnly matter here for a
Lubert’s comment '$¢ exciting
‘Have you tformod
Plan. of sotlon, my la
bert, have boon waiting for
The first one to eo ia to find that
said Hubert, promptly.
“What was her name?’
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As ho echood the name, Hubert bounded
to his feet, as if subjected to an electric
shock, seeming rey to emotions
that defled expression.
Lady Cheslyn looked at him in wonder-
ing popefulne
‘he
a
Dame secs famiMar to you,”’ she
could not help sayin
"Pamiliat, 1 my dear Lady Chi Cheslynt’”’ he
xclaimed, becoming pale flushed
alternately. ‘' Why, 8 Goarest fiewa
Polly has in the world 1s a Miss Glossop,
jo, with ber, mother, resides next door to
her in Jersey
It was now vrady Cheslyn’s turn to look
startled.
“Gai nit bo possible, Hubert?” sho de-
m
iets is no rotstake about: it, my lady 1
affirmed Hubert, excitedly. ''I have even
bad the pleasure of seolng Miss Glossop in
person, although I have never chanced ti
meet her mother. w for a most
curtous ‘and: suggestive circumstance, s
Mrs, Glossop and her daughter have resided
n Jersey barely fourteen yoars—or just
the period during which your ladyship’a
daughter 8 been missing! More than
this, they removed to Jersey from England,
a3 I bave been informed by Slise Sergenantt
Aa was natu
Js tuld not move nor
speak, It scomed ag if she would lose hor
sense:
“It tis the fame Mrs, Glossop I gad in any
service,” she then murmure
name is '; uncom thon, the pariod ot hor reel.
dence ih Jersey signific ant. OHubert! my
fbole soul 13 in a convulsion! This Miss
is doubtless my lost daughter. We
ly to her rescu
mnt Jadysbip arose. “by & resolute fort
stood bofors Ifabert, -eagor . and
S
3
my lady,’’ ho said.
tbls tuatter im at *recelve oti instant and
est attention. When lady-
ship start yeh me for Jarso Y
ubert—this very instant.’*
“ne eight than, auld the young officer,
8 he also arose, Wi be ‘off to Jersoy
famodiately, by, way of Torquay, taking
Polly with sho has arrived at t
Tow wonderful it would bs it
Ming Glossop should indoed prove to be your
The
couple hastened to complete theif
proparatlons for the proposed journoy, and | an:
n the course of 4 few uinutes were leaving
Dovon ‘Towers behind t:
CHAPTER XIV.
OLLY’S NEW HOME.
For a long time after the do
arture of | wa may return openly and with honor striking out desperately for the Polly.
Habert from Jersey, as related, the old |later!’" Thanks to the aid of the wind ond tho lat all drug 5
nner er f we + Ei Pet
-jing thoughtfully out in
her | and recognized
any definite | fi
fisherman and Polly remained silent and
motionless, seated on their doorstep, look-
6 gloom in
which he had vanished.
At Mr. Sergeant aroused himself,
sighing dee ply.
seem to be Groaming; Polly,’’ he said,
tarsi his glances uj n her.
“It is indeed ‘strange that ‘puch a destiny
should be opening to me,’’ acknowledged
ono net we need not fear to accept it.’?
“YT hope the step we are taking will be for
the yhep Polly, Not Iam not without my
misgivings, as I remember the dark shadow
by Ww! ybich your Ife is clouded.’
“It only natural to feel that way,
father, "> returned ed Polly, caressing him. ‘‘I
foel so myself. It is wise to be happy with
fear and trembling. The greatest joy of
life may be changed in a momont to the
greatest sorrow. Even ay there seems
Slmost as much to fear ag hope from
such an affection as mine.’
**And yet Cay fain Molesbury is, & man of
a million,” said. M: Ser, “He will
do as he has said, Tt have « very faith in
him; and I must add that you will be in
your true sphere as his wife. I could never
have been satisfied to see you the wife of 8
Jersey fisherman. You would be out ot
your true element in such a Position, as
mu poh so as a fish out of Noten”
miled contentedly as she seated
horsolt by his side, holdin, ‘nis hand. His
ft | praise was always
Another long Yatorval of sllence succeeded,
during which Shey. continued to review the
events and emotions woh nl ich ~Hubert’s
visit had been so
“There is one little chrom stanos I ought
to have mentioned to Capta‘ olesbury,
at Inst observed tie Rehemnan thougnitaiy.
“Yet I could not bring myself to add t
the darkness resting upon your history! te
“The circumstance in question concerns
me, then?’ returned Polly with o sigh.
“Yes, will mention it to you now,
child, and you can mention it to Hubert
tor, if you see fit to do so.”
He’ heaved & sigh of pain’ and rogret, and
resume ‘
already aware that you were
found on iy doorstep ina basket at mid-
night. I happened bo stirring that b night
—in fact, Mr. were “to-
7 thus bappened that we ot saw
he person who left you on
thas Person was & Woman—
wo ord,
the doorstep,
one you have always kre Ina
she was Mrs. Glos:
Polly echoed tho ane in amazement.
A ohi in of horror tan oyer her delicate
ram
ver you are, therefore, Mrs, Glossop
is doubtless possessed of the secret of your
rth,’’ resamed Mr, Sergeant. ots is even
possible that she is your own mother. Yet
that is a supposition that I would never
entortain for a momen
D from your
by that unscrupulous
jut whatever may be the facts
in the gases you will comprebend how I
she ‘ank from making bys stir in the matter,
Mr. Dean agreed with me that no good
could come to you, er satisfaction to us, by
n attempt to explore the mystery, until
a iting and
watching. Unfortunately,all our efforts in
this direction have been useless.
vain that we hay
ha’
shutting he
It was long ago agreed be-
tween us—Mr, Dean being a widower—that
9 should pretend to pay his Addresses to
Mrs. Glossop, and he has done 80, as you
are doubtless aware, but we ‘have gained
nothing by this measure,’*
Polly hardly knew whether to regard this
gomumtnication aga ray of lig! not.
m some points of view it ootned only
to ‘ada to the darkness and mystery of her
ory.
oT can well understand why you ha v9
never told Mrs, Glossop what you know,’
she commented. ‘Under existing circum.
stances, I would not dar 0
ore. | ,The Jess said in ‘somo ‘situations | the
bette’
ets my cbild. At somo future time, | a!
however, you may decide to have 4 talk
with Captain Moleabury a tho subject,
nd it is possible that he will be able to
turn the knowlodge to account, For the
moment, this is all that it seems good to
me to Bay ut
Ue sighed again profoundly, and Polly
could do no Jess than follow his example.
She now comprehended why b
wen able fo endure Mrs. Glossop" '8 presence,
oad a 4s to our departure for Eng-
land, ‘pony, ” og ontin fisherman.
lo you 11 Not soo what good son80 thore is
tw ifubert’a propor a
leave Jersey so suddenly and silent tne’
t the least eluo will be lef!
has become, of us.
Why should we not leave to-night?
“Why n
lossop—between all her past and
“Of course t would like to say good. by to
Miranda,’? she murmured, “to Miranda
d_a few othors, But I shalt not "D 80.
We inust doas Hubert sald, He has his
own ideas, He said something about in-
away secretly, a3 1t 1s quite posal dle that
. more likely ov
@ had never| me
“Quite right, dear. We must follow di-
rections,’’ said Mr. Sergeant, rising. ‘‘The
night is fine, and everything in readiness;
wel have only to slip aboard the Polly and
ht?
4
“the couple at once set about the execution
ct
to
every necessary step and measure for their
ends, and were leaving the island of Jersey
behind them.
For a long time, as the:
coding shores, both remained silen!
Not ul has witnessed our Goparturo,”*
“If a storm should over-
take us and send us to the bottom our fate
woul d remain a mys
rif anything should happen to me,
oni,” returned the fisherman, ‘‘you would
probably, be have aiticalty
feel sure a Se evereyhing 9 wi go well With
us. Itisar relict to b ‘
Polly was of the same “mind. Indeed, her
spirits’ soerned to rise in the simeratio with
which the island vanisbed behind her.
Pp!
opening before her, new hopes and purposes
beckoning her onward. Anew peace began
er Bi
t to ale
‘You oug’ well to- -night, child,
now that all is ottle. and understood be-
waving in the breeze.
whenever-you like, You know I can man-
ages the cutter perfectly without you!”
I am too happy to sleep, iathert let us
“But what sball we talk about?
“Ob. About, everything, and pecially
about
Mr. Sorgoont’s face lighted up with an | woma!
pausual glow of happiness. To toll the
ruth, be was nearly as pleased and bopefu
ts Polly at the sudden turn their lives bad
taken. As as patural enough,
long bee: ng © ver the situation ‘in
which Polly ‘found erself, and her hopes
‘or the future were scarcely more fervent
than his o
‘or two 0: oF "three hours they talked of all
these hopes and plans, and then at the first
real pause in the Conversation, the old
fisherman smiled an ids
And now to get good nap, dear, We
shall arrive early in the morning, and there
will be a great deal to do before tho day is
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not a bit sleepy,’ returned Folly.
“pat S perhaps I shall soon. Don’t
need my assistance in any ne
“No, doat wind change, or
should I have apy occasion for your help, I
con call you."?
The girl Arosa, caressing him tenderly,
“Heaven joen very good to me, dn
giving me you and Hubort,’’ sho satd. ‘I
shall never repine, even if the seoret of my
life should never be unraveler
he flitted into the cabin, shutting her-
elt in, and throw herself into one of its
and mfortable | <berths, without
tndrossing, w rapping hi up in one of
the large and | soft’ blake sho had brought
from tho cottaga. For afew minutes all
sorts of plonsané and exciting thoughts con
nued to pass rapidly thr rough her s01
tae the day had been one of fatigues, and
cre Jong tleep surprised her, and she slept
profoundly.
Tho next thing sho know the boat was
tossing heavily on the waters, and the voice
@ fisherman was heard calling her, in
a sudden and deep ex
ae. bastened to ‘oie
e belm es, enjoined Mr,
Sorpent, hurriedly. “ther
‘8 is some one
in distress near us—a voice cajling for
agsistance. 1 hove fhe cratt to in hopes of
seeing who and ”
A loud, shrill yolne was born 19 down upon
the » hearing of the couple from, windward
$ momen
‘ttept help!” called this voice, with an
energy that showed that the presence of the
Polly had been discover od
Mounting ‘upon @ half-deck of the
and steadying himself against the
Mr. Sergeant was thus able to sea the
man calling to bim, and
danger 4. by which the unknown was
ACEC
oat your helm hard up, Polly,” ordered
tho flshorman, ag he sprang to is sheets.
“T soo wher ro the man is, and what's the
mattor!’
Tho Polly was goon boarlng up to the
sceno of disaster, and Sergeant added:
“It's a cuttor like this, aebich hn bas lost its
mast and sail, and {s evident] filling with
Watery as it, lies helpless in the trough of
Such. “vas indvod tho situation of the
strangor, 4s was soon & fow minutes later.
“This Wy way, friends, called the unknown,
nervously; Iam sinking!’
Tho Polly stood on until within six or
eight rods of thé disabled cutter, and then
she pove io Agalb
not come nearer, nelghbor,’?
called ar, Sorgeant. “You wilt fave to
swim a
"Lol 0 for tne, thort,” was the re-
sponse, and, in nothor moment the un-
known had d teaped into the waves, and was
Bs
matohed the re-
to perceive the | co
waves, he was soon alongside, and 1 Sergeant
assisted him in climbing aboard the cutter.
“Th. eaven !’” panted ihe tnknowa,
as he ay exhausted at the pehorman’s feet.
“Tb ave had a narrow escay
“*Take @ drop of brandy. said Mr. Sor-
geant, assisting the rescued man toa seat,
pr ucing a flask from bis pocket.
atts in time. moe boat has gone. ”
Such was the
The stranger at ohn ment as if paralyzed,
staring at the spot at yhioh his cutter had
vanished, and then he murmuret
**Suob an hour as I have passed | I- had
given myself up for lost at the moment I
saw e@ been a wicked man all
my life, ‘aud bavurally, att the propect of an
instant and terrible d iT have under-
one the most frighéfal ae
his hand nervousl,
pale: and rigid face, and resume
“Iwas on my way from Weymouth to
I fell asleep at the helm, and the
cutter was taken aback, losing her mast
and sail, and from that moment she began
alling with wi
‘Do you ive im Torso, sir?” asked Polly,
“No, miss, But I find—or at least sus+
pect that T ‘have a awite living there,’’
“Ind ‘8 8 AC juainted with
hers. ‘We have long | lived in
perhaps x4 can tell, mma what t
am ™ eoxlous to know, My name is
Glossop—Samut uel Glossop.
+ It. was indeed the husband of Mrs. Glossop
who had so strangely pater ‘ad the Presence
Mr. Sergeant and ony
5 He hastened to e:
/ First, he related ee his wife bad deserted
him and kept out of his wiedge for
nearly a score of years, fone he had on-
countered her upon a train between London
and Weymouth, and how she bad taken hor”
Jeave of him.
A eed panier and answers at this poing
he.
over his’
L
indeed the wife of the man before them: ,
Tho interest this fact awakened in their
n answering to the desoription of bis
wife had embarked in a outter for Jersey,
and how he had at once hired a cutter ad
started Xn pursui
“Phe rest is known to you,’ ‘he added
“You can never know how grateful I aa
to you for saving my life!’’ .
Mr. Sergeat exchanged a few words with
Polly, and then turned to Glossop and _
sald
“Perhaps we can assist you in search of
your wife, Mr. Gloss But we would just
like you to tell us who and what she is,
er,
woman, and did not throw the least
ny ot ight Upon Polly’s histor:
ha n has been living near us
n Joey Nr Borgoant then said. ‘‘We
will i give you the particulars about her,” *- »
‘bis was soon done, and Glossop ex.
pressed his thanks, declaring that he would
start anew for Jersey as soon as the cutter: ;
reached its destination,
To be continued.
ep nti neatne
AUNT ANN’S PHILOSOPHY.
“Aunt Ann, I am surprised fe hear you
say you are in favor of second marriages.
How oan you justify them ?”*
“Why, lear young widow, if your
first marriage was a ha; one you will
never be sata until you are married again.
Tf Ab wees was a allure you are entitled to an-,
other tr
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Glossop then went on to relate how ho *~
had learned from some fisherman that a
and What you } u know abou Oe
: Glossop" porta 50, bu rR
dia not Pad aod to uiotirEnowlecyo « of
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