Activate Javascript or update your browser for the full Digital Library experience.
Next Page
OCR
‘ ",2 7‘.m-aii Who see.
lvo lhls.I5SIlIJ9II0f
plo copy
SM".
M- ... ‘II...
r x...
Cnxiyrlgllt,1S93, by F. ii. i.i-nos. Entered at me Post (mice at New York to: Ti'ausinlss1onthrouglit:ie Mulls It secoaacim mus. .
VOL. VIII. ""l‘&e“E‘i5$’2'a.i'l'3‘s‘f.“"‘ NEW YORK, JUNE. 1893. if ‘TEN-M f’.."ci‘..”..'."..?‘ir5::,“i‘sc... N0. 6- -
It was A long and most affectionate letter, not A living out of the little school they teach;
saying how the writer had always loved JIohn as ut she comes of a good family. and thereIis I
, his own son, and how all that he had in this no one living who i: speak 0! them save with .
. world. houses, lands and money. would come to honor and respect; and in these degenerate
' my brother at his death. He reminded him that days that goes or something." r
i h ' ' “ Yes. that goes to a ” ‘
4" .u-.......m.....,..i:r
e had never crossekd. Ell VFl;lJL‘l!. never refused I d I II” k rv oinathlng III e .
anything e a s e ' an iiow,iu r urn r " a no u ir eruun won care for, I,’
By CHARLOTTE M. BRAEME, his gore and kinIfInobss,‘ he‘ was gollng to urge piouey; but IE: quits su;dheI:rIIillIIIheIpdarticIp- . 1
.. .. , , . .. - . o es on o s o . 'ears n ears go ar over eve couuec an t o A w Y
""""’ ‘V 1??'T‘;,T2?E,”,f,‘“;,; L,’3,5I..l'.i<;F,;v,$gg,,I.$;gIL;;;gI' D‘"‘7""e"-" h‘emsaid“l.ie ad kuowiiy the lad ‘Ill'l0IyIlll now will rule It osbro e." ’ d
Lady Clare Boulston. She was a widow, with After A long consultation we agreed that ii .
"’“‘j-“ - one daughter, A pretty, innocent young girl, ro- would be better tAiIw'rlto at once and tell Sir
CHAPTER 1- man." John had A re sr allowance of dve sembling her mother as he had n wu her so Vernon hewfmpossihle it was that my brother ’
hundred for auuuin. had only a pitttuce; long sic. This one wish be entertained was should carry out his wishes. as his word was
tifu] one," said my brother John, holding the but then lived with my brother, and hadIal- tha Jo I
ring in different lights after the manner of cou- ready‘ begun to make money by my profession ladies, and secure the youn one for his vr
s.
noisseurs. “It must be worth ai least two hun- Although John was treated in every way as my “The early art of my zfe," wrote the old a not a great “
e s ) nought to be proud A ce. 0! uncles eir, still siran e to say he would no! man, "is a sea ed book. X never look into it n in love into
such it present. Let me put it on vour finger." allow him to live at For role. He said he was myself. I could not open it. Jo u. not even for
y sister-in-law held out her hand-A very growing old and the society of young eople you: but I shonld be he pier if I knew that a,
Erotty one, by the way, white sud tapering, wit d not suit him. Every Christmas we won dovrii Clare ltoulstnn would he Ellily Temple. She is e, the
ttls rose ti iped fiu- result of an accident. I4;
rs - an or us- i r and I went ’ . ‘.
and placed the ring I “ old . .
upon her linger. The ‘ . I ry. It I h a , - ,
diamond s d to Vi ' I ‘ . [Irv i ' . , I Ist night of a new e ‘
advanta
fore," sai
‘ You always gave me
pearls. Joliii."
“Yes. because they
are more like you, for
I they cr‘iIst leeai
vou now. on
have diamonds in
a danceif ever you
l ecome Lady Temple;
in us can css
that ring promises
W In
“I shall lock it rig
in my 5 el-l>ox,"eai
my is r-in-law, "and
wear it on at o o -V
casions. See, John,
lie: dashes in the
lie t.
"lily brother drew
ng sigh oflI‘IIrelicf as -
his beauti yul g
vile quilted the room
' ‘ tr a ur
“ in so glad. Char
id, turuin .u ,
“I would uot ' ' 1‘
Alice miserable i-n noon st-i>ni:.vi.r ornnn, axn. Wnrrz as i-in onan, an iinoi-aza‘s win sroon narons: us.
with my doubts, bu I II I I I a en in my e.
had be u to feel that in; uncle was otfended. for a few weeks. He was very kind to us, and so young and fair that you cannot help loving liked her maunef. 900: and when she held
a Emplos depends in A eat measure would give my brother many directions as to her. [will increase on Allowance to‘two thou- out her hand and thanked me so warmly in the
upon our rich uncle, Sn-Vernon sin 15. of Fos- what he must do when his turn came to reign ssud pcr snnuin. an IIwill make a handsome most musical ofvoicea. I was captivate ;
e brokeflall. Ileviasvcrywealth ,su had never ever the broad acres of Foshrolie;l>ut he never seltleuirntu on your wife. Will you do this to If ever A man fell at once eagerly ardeutly,
married. The one estate of osbroke was hot pressed in to sl.ayI-he never dela ed the time please mo, ohn, who have known so few Joya devotsillyln love, it was my hrot ernlohu Tens-
cntailed. Sir Vernon co e e to any one of our departure y one hour. WI on he shook in his? I do not commaud,Il do not insist. but la. at in I a sue self up
he chose: but he had a'.Iwavs Icalled my older haIndsIwith me he invariablv left ininy pa a I hope and pray that you will love and marry an mind toI"ln.ni:ig that peerless voting
brother. John Temple, his heir. JohnIand I thin piece of paper, very valuable and usefuliii Clare lion win.‘ I creature audIuiaking her his wife. All that ‘
ii re on in the world. for our father, Sir V'Ier- my eyes. Both my brother and myself were “WolIl," I said, throwing Idovrn the letter. night he positive! ravIed about her--“Bad
, uon‘s young brother, was killed in the Indian honestl and vra attach :1 to the good old “there is nothing so vervterrihle in that. Tell ever seen such A ace! ucIti gleorious eyes.”
‘ lilutiiiy,aud we had made our home at Foahroke man. w 0 had nevo as an unkind word to us. me, wh can ycu got 051136 dear old uncle and “ such olden hair. . re mornin
" since our mother's death. She did notlongaiir- John, although a bachelor, had a Ive nics marry IissC are! it I dawns . and he fell troubled slec .
viva that brave and noble husband, who died house inIa good art of London. Isir ernon “Sim ly because Iasked Alice Poyntz yestIer- weaned of hearing of orfectious of iss
sword in hand, pierced with A rebt=l‘s dag er, had furnished it andsomely for him. and ai- day to e my wife, and she assented," replied Po . I I I
and calling his men to go forward as he ell. ranged for me to make my home there. Ills had my brother. I II " It will be nothing but clvil, Charlie," he
she never rallied afler the letter came telling a rest preiudice against young men living in “ That alters the case, certainly. Iasasnted. said, “ to call today and see if the ladies Are
i her she Ws wi ow and er 4: ren ther- lo gings. t gave them. he was wont to d.ID< And then my brother and! fell into ms of moss wall; tbev were very frightened. you know.”
less. Broken hearts are very rare ; perhaps few close, “no stability of character." ' inst. I I I H To this I agreed, nothing loth. and at a proper
people believe in them; but my mother died of The world went on merrily for Iluhn and I; t wasrurtainl Ia complication. There was hour for making calls John and X weutto Ross , ‘
- ' ‘ we had no care, no trouble. A brilliant mtura no knowing how ir Vernon would take the re. Cottage. Hallo demure little
, ever woman . . “‘ ‘ ”
Unlflyuuncle. Sir Wrnon Temple, Lhcn sent for lay be(oreIhim. ed my Srospect even bst- tusal.I After all. the estate not being entailed, maid whooponed ihe doortoldua Mrs. and Miss
M to W, 15.11, He had never been l1llXl’l0d. terthauhis. I had grand i eas in those days he mightlcave it toI the younglady in whom he Poyntz were angagedlu the school-room, butif
some peo lo said that in his early manhood he of the dignit oflabor showed so much interest, and no one could we would walk into the parlor ahe would tell
had loved’ and lost; others said that he had One morning a slight cloud arose. ’lI'here blame him or interfere. I I hem. I I
men deceived by the lady to W om h I "Evgn if he Ihad not wished for this mAr- The parlor waa painfully tidy, and was chiedy
ers, again, were contldout that were generally of the shortest and vsgueat do- rings, 1 aald.I ‘he would hardly approve of remarkable for its and chairs and the quantity
non had never cared for an one in his scnption ; this consisted of several sheets clese- your making AhceIIPoyutx our wife.’ of anti-mscassars scattered over it. '
re 4, 9, lie A y written. ‘ II “ 1 su goes not, si be John. " Yet she is " “Iliat aplacs for such a girl to live in!” was
father to us, and sent us to Eton and Oi ord. j‘ ll hat in the worldIcan all that be about? the mos cautiiul an lovable girl in theworld John a comment, followed by, ‘I‘I ain ahaid we
lie ,3 John ; liberal allowance, and me my cried .luhu,with a smile. But as he read the and I love her so dearlv. Charliii. that I woul led at an lnconveuleuttime. Whocould
' 3‘ contents the smile died away, and a look 0! per- not care to live vri out her. Illut ifyou look at have dreamed they he t a school P" But be for-
no love for a military lile),IIa0ud at IiIhe tinig plfxxity caiIue over his face. CI“ IIO II he med. :Ilioi‘e5iI1IaI:ItorIfrom A W0ElE.l]h[‘.0.llxlII‘ pf vIisw. I could gt i.h0klIl".lG ArIl1or as raoIII1>Ii’o<il vyheg Alice came
e no ice, an ‘ sin n A moss how. r I . no worse. e o a euny, poor , oo mg as an a n u er outhfhl
""7 "pom X had b E“ P " (1) who and her mother only just aiauags to beauty. ’
3
.
.
..
?
n
.
s
a
I
‘E
D
:2
3
::
.,
-.
re
a
5
E
‘C
H
U
2
..
=
:
a
‘U
E.
5
.
g...
D‘
n
9
ri
? ' considered everywhere as “ a rlsiiitz young " Road that.
