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Hor cheeks flushed slightly, then her brows #
gentracted, with a faint copy of bie own frown. 4
“and what did you say, father?” ben
PARhat’ sould T havo suid, Iria?” he replied, a
“AN APRIL IDYL.
BY NATHAN D, URNER.
look him for a snoment, then went to”.
w, and looking out, dropped one word
pS.
musthrongh all the wakening woods
dewounds of spring are calling,
lad the winds in merry moods,
ssithowers of April ‘atling,
lack to me, with dreamy grace,
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“He is all you say, father, and more, and [
Nke bim very much; but I do not want 2 may
him. I do not want to marry anyone,” she added,
quickly.
ae it Squire's face cleared, and grew as cheerful
rvs fate spicit by my side—
Tie name shall not be utter
stered through these wroodland wide,
acca Planved with agers bright oer
fad the shy art Dossible for It, to grow,
Hida through the ch EHS opal tight, ax f Fe esald, “Tt was what
came to sult us. old Montacal re young—too youn,
- » There is Dleaty ‘of time, bs there not?” «
eheee cone ries aa murmured a
Furd the brook in glen and ga ‘Kissed Dis orm roun
{Alera votes counting ey hor diet “kissed ge "brow, esuin with tbe sane air
fab tfevough h bark mount ngs “ girl, Irs,” he sald, slowly
Vy * and ¢1 ely. Be Ou Sntve said just what I wished.
grav fo
Lora’ Montscuto. is a capital “fellow, every, Way:
desirable, and it I wanted a, busband for T
coul cose better; but” ™ bbe added, auigey.
the Grown returning,“ do. 0 hina,
wa!
Atak and ah are ak wink.
laf tiuadred hints wereseon
tnamer blossoms glowing.
rn.
Ped tothe sounds that broke
e looked round quickly.
“Why. should you have sald that, £
would be of no use his waith
nd us,
at ron aroon ‘ort oung man kneeling beside the etreat
|:siecommunion found as. ail unbidden and all gnwelcomo, With a dush
of annoyance ‘that she should think of blm' at
vA, _agk moment, she answored quickly ¢ :
saderneath her hood the eurls : ne else! . Whom should there be,
aie sighed and nodded.
< gernoms, indeed?” be paid othen that is all
fave removed @ weight {rom my mind,
Iris: a weight that has been crushing it——*
He stopped suddenly, as ie reatetle what he had
‘Gd with its wine-red lining,
mee and wt Ww, dears
te
| Bhs’ went’ and touched Mis. forchead with, ber”
+ Ups as he had touched hers, aut ‘ett the
Syaltlyber eyes drooped eae = Her own apartments were cout wing,
Sabah thw glances! z and consisted of boudoll res: oor an ne bed-~ }*
8 RO frown - y Knighion ‘8 hab! 8 were -
1Y CO} advances Dul ke ot Wellin ton’ 3 ad his»
Be AS homeward hand in hand, i : ; z
eqns the sun ins Hendory
‘eskour way, how atthe
jaan Youre, we
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hems so fleet, and dreams so bright
(file the atee an gun certain ight,
ate er light
ly
Sciperombroidered curtain;
‘Mui come ye beck to-day
‘Wounds of ‘pringtime eal in
evedrops bright on every spray,
[F 78 of April falling!
ae
See ane si i : See oe :
a Si enp crn pela et oo are ee ot tee eat Heat angle
= reeanem eee Ea laa :
sna ect J chote ra ic oor .
etter all a
tm see mm bookcase with
standard "works iy Sue bindings aud aa easel Upon”
Stood a halt-Anished head,
. ripest 2 Noman of middle
Gleima'the peasant of the south. This was frie
mala, | Her name was, Felice, ‘and she had como
over from Italy wit Knighton. and his
daughter.
was a strange woman, and, unlike most of
mmatry women, remarkably.” quiet, and re:
Passionate love of which it said" ‘ol ‘tn Ttaltan
sine a Rowers fine nds sees, birth,
ings
‘thdreamy grace, peasant is capable, She had been a member
gizusle sweet and olden, | - ~ the household” 80 long, a in sucl Yan intimate
happy ds . . connection th the: ing mistress of the Revels,
fame and lite were olden, The woman, her eyes fixed upon the signor, tried to answer. that she was considered as something superi cage
to the other servants, and spent qnost of her xu
‘ime in Toons ot ber young lady, to which
her own Sear room adjol: .
The squire fro say that, Iris Is—rather a peculiar girl. It 1s She looked uy quichdy" as Iris entered, and her
F “Times - hav fed, Montacute," he aa likely as not, if you were to speak to her that e i he a
: airs are a ar com they are “peyata itt she would say “vo,” and that would be worse. for of tight then, Osta themecives be ching * as
‘And you have not spoken ‘to-her?, Haw you ‘than my for Irie 48 not a girl to Bog and quite we dark a ow
Ph pope ete “paused, “aud res | Shunge her wind, Swell Pelle," sho said droppiog toto a ebstt,
garded t ‘be, young ban, with tho Heen giance that |" Clarence, turned hle Bat round and looked hard “ut ell, Relice," she sald, dropping inte io phair.
at a
: aay?”
seemed to go through name in the crown.
eo
Clarence shook bls head rather dolefully, fears” bios ‘bith, “and the felt naif seunae
oR "he Feplled, with a sigh.’ stiss Knlghton ndeeend, while Tm waiting,” he said, “por-| “fam happy, robgugt Indoors, snoring” sho .
. is always, vind ‘but, then, co she haps some one may come——" said, in the musical Tuscan tone, ever :
everyone,” and nest oped. ‘The squire interrupted bim quickly and steadily. | so ‘happy as when I am at work for pe sifnorina,
v
fame th, HORNE, FoUNE, ald Mes Fentebon, | | Tat it's’ any consolation to you.” he, sald, “| Aro ‘you tired? sho asked, suddenly, Axiog
Th Sh d f Sh “Montacute, I don't know. what to say. Tf it w e
e adow oO ame. atone ise wou sayy Maat ence, But Cere | will tell you that what T have sald to, you 1) Oyes ‘on. Iris” fac
itacute, it, is a i m be in
Tete started nd laughed softly.
strange | for iris, be he whom he ma iy, thinking, Fo-
. Gueation Tam. going to ack your rire, Oe he whom be may ot wes only. thinking,
oct, can ask me what you like, sir”. said ease tit fupvose must be co! Weeenne , gla, 48 td tn of babit now,
at,” he sald, “I—T think I'l go now. 4
“By EMILY B. HARTWELL, . antty,dcnlehton took. «, turn or two, then stopped | ‘8th Sault eld out, hi, hat tonelice, 2 ie we its eat sees meray
a “Mon e-s0id, "the ttme, may come—| Re‘ havi hs sho touched the rent
a 788 on te . Iontacute, T don't doubt your sincerity for a a
ie lends and Rivals,” "'*A Spoiled Darling,” “Love's Whims,” moment. olleve that vou, fhlnk you love Teint | Rat @'have acted visit. can say" po more Meee nee sors ner nab
want xt con ey ot : i
‘A Plucky Little Lady,’ ‘*Katharine’s Luck," etc., ete. Ber bese surrounded by luxury, ina home which that 3 howd ‘won't asi you to ways IO a better Yoo," said Iris, looking at the silt in the’ skirt, F
bas ech las a “most favorable setting for her, a Tony come hero as usual?” eald | PREYS ine a Aine sald Felco, Im an ac-
Supposing*that you had met ber under different | poor Clarence “aaletutly, umping aga 7
= cirsumataness, wupposing the med been one of, the| PU creainiy!” ‘Why nott™ assented Mr, Kaish- rei repre
< ('A Manaraae For Serre" was commenced last week.) gins from ho 7a Beverley, ;POOr IT of | a ot mecopt, ou, on the, spot ENo, Ihave not, Felice, Didn't I promly my
. Ih Should | rather’ and you thst 1 woulda’t {um
: seamed Jor 4, moment lost in thought then, wen pit aay hie tbat | Alone, and OPER ae
nite, i”
oa, busban a for my, daug ter
ho
5 mn, Montacute, are ane be ure It pa and
CHAPTER UL “About Trle—my daughter?” sala the squire, im | bot Iris ical to the Revels, whom eee »
- low did you do it, then?” asked the woman,
DeeerecrnD raozosu a tone of surprise whleh discompoved Clarence ter- | YOU, nish, 20 ya r 12 eplmeo an ‘do exec as fingering th “the rent with ‘the tine ie Angers,
y2iwe back slowly to the “Yo—es, _— ene necees ary that I should marry an and gla rom it to the beautiful ith ne
FE tae “given to bert nebo eee | rcnigtion’s | THO fact 18, sir, that I—love Mlss | yess, Hire? he" said, with quiet digaity, "| you say. Til walt—and hope, fth a bow he | stood’ ieoking ff af the endow abstractly,
grr the “adventure whi befallen | Ther ‘The ‘squire shoo ea - was nol Ot There’ is no
Sail stranger words the young man® bad | face crew daskenctie {rows Weaviens oe Saure’s | you Taisungerstand they Montacutor” ho sala | THe squire didnot sesompany, him to the, ball oudesgnerina has” not fallen, How ald it
Be tather, “Have you spoken to her?" he asked, and big] with @ eigh. “And J can scarcely bope ie Tae door as pe rh rth ‘is bands >the chain, comer over “guess if “you tried for
Ph bd sh myself understood. | No, hot mean to infor | 2d, qi
e Fefuied to tell him ber name, and | voice was troubled and stern, almost like that of | myself understood: No Poche Se in" thoughts" and {tough he. was by 0 goeane an | month FUNG, Bevar enone AE you tel racing
ie eplial Clarence: nervously tress of i old be looked as ho sat there, as if he were| over hier lips, “and as T'don't mean. to tell
-but ””. He stoy oped neal in an a dine broken, "down by premature old ag you, need not ask any snare questions.”
The world was. ride And ber We. ‘youle “be 0, 80-—but- ing into iis chair, covered his ey yes, a bis ‘bands, fo may have sat. there for an hour without | "he ‘woman did ot express the slightest’ sign
ie the clvcle of Knighton and Beverley, ||" am glad that you have not," sald Godfrey | “Y don't think I can speak more yo sald, | moving, when the door opened and Iris cama in, | of impationce elthor ‘by ‘word or look, ‘but calmiy
io very probable "that, he would ‘never Knighton, ina deep. ‘grave voice, at a 1 f comet th ig, wore ey Pele chive henry ea a! a looked up @ as, ber Jeht step et upon Bs ald’ the bawit Pi delete eae
on is spirits; then ite 100 up, aed . ess' toilet as if the ed.
1 reache ‘pat too tnodest te be amazed ‘ee the reception | aw ED understand me ia aot ied. | Satreme beauty soemed to, atte him with steator | Ta a noiseless fashion, that, was not without its
here, | force ‘than ‘it’ ad “ever” dono before; ‘something | peculiar grace, she brushed the tong, dark hair,
tTtey bad parted a neers 1 hi
‘aa—but perbaps: they y never not. "i ‘heve “thougbe Of doing so—bave tried to that
reaches fous. but too modest, to be amazed at the reception gulek ry
‘thi at was to oi why spow wd th ess
AG bear rishi Se en [EMP Se 2 ue len irre itaances ad | fle teed RSE hae eth hy aa na | APTN Lagat Shae rad Te
M Hood ine hibra ry he the least wit! «| a ricl ou! ye a suitable match; an ace look ferent from ress gown Tose ai
me fo, Amd nee ‘tke door Sacer ‘such & wea, foetal counts yet’ the a Tea sen, vague shyness and confusion ut- Iris sat back in her chair, be eyes. "Sowncast,
" 2
Tus Soin
Ha be bad come for, And when the door | nance? looked at the young | ther
ed the squire came in, and extending his | “The Knightons were the Kuightone of the Rev rown—“and yet I cannot give iy novel a pensive look in her face;’ softened by a hale
man w
Ee “Good-mnorning, Montacute,” the young els, ot nclent lineage and great social standing, ‘Ye | you my conseni "rather ‘ne “said, in hee musteal voice, “is | smile,
a
wet, and blushed, and fingered bis ‘ari, his mother’s His hopes had been grow- She was going over overy word that nd passed
ta belplesi Bide ‘was descended’ trom oud ‘of tae Conqueror’s | Ing at each moment, dnd the decision fell upon im bef and the young fellow of the Pe ult
tt was Clarence Montacute was not onty companions. He was young, possessed of a large | like a thunder! A she"; recalling, almost unconsciously, his every
r way then sbould he sald, and a faint color stole Into | Iook dng “attitude. How “she. bad deceived him
“ter father; most people were, without | Mr. Knightos him as if he Knighton, sir?” he er face, and her eyes fell. about Miss ‘Koighton—about reel !
imming why, Godtrey ‘Knighton’s man- | body altogether “obiettionable? “Forbid is, too art Montacute,” sald | | sre fad never concealed anything trom Would he meke inquiries aad find ‘out his mis-
ern, ‘the dar under thelr 1 take? she wondered, and, if so, what would bo his
op!
‘You have been for your
bia ze to one to Irls—Miss
neere
not offended you, Mr. Knighé } the squire, | No. 1 don't sorsias but J ask | sho would tell him about, her adventure, ‘neue
‘Wuna, seemed to penet etrate tho ordinary, in- ton? He “sal, ‘at last, timidly. You most igamneatly ‘hol to do so at preseut. she felt a strange reluc to do
lie gimlets; the air erved metan- | the squire started ae "t his thoughts had been | let us. wai 7 Heaven knows there | is Plenty oti time,
iy Te
fo
“Yes, and I'm Suddenly she looked up, and saw the dark eyes,
ia preoccupation also ‘faded to the eet | wanderioiy away from the subject, aud'n ted Rush | Irie ta on “Lord Sfoutacutoy PT know,” he said, “Ho has} of Fellce fixed upon her in the glass, They were
fae ol awe and mystery. mounted to his brow. oung enough to chai beer lowered Instantly ; but, the look drew rls’ thoughts
teat Gown in his chiair, and looked across fo, no; certainly. not,” he answered, quickly,] | “I shall not change my mind if I liv there was an expression in his | from the young man seit.
RSE NAR with the look that wae not in- | but still sternly. “You. inust, know ‘that in pro; | old as Methuselah.” sald C tace she ald net understand. Tralee ® che ‘sald, “how long, have you beem
abea frown, but was awkwardly 1ike one, | posing, for. Iris ou are doing reat | almost forgetting isp, 1 “Yes, he told me he ming,” she said, | with us?—a long while, isn't it?”
{urases: aniall stock of self-possession | honor, Monta eaten my heart, sir, and I shai Towing. hors You | with wero, aa ene recalled his nervous manner. | The woman's face suddenly grew as immobile
ita thin alr, “No, sir; the honor is all on your side,” said | —she—couldn’t, prevent, that. “Did he telly Did you guess why he] as one of the statues in her own Rome,
‘Miss Knightor wag comings “A long while?—y
a you den over?” said the squire, open-| Clarence, and be said Ki vay, qileely. because she ts
i oosersatlon. Yur. Knighton shook h doesn't count with me. 1 would marry her it sho| "she shook, bee whet carelessly, and, taking off | | WEver Smee T was @ baby?” sald Trls, thought-
et 4 rode 0 oer Beautiful morning for at 8 a great honor, ‘Srontacute,” ” he repeated, | were without a penny and. was a plain Miss! her hat, pu! back a few rils of the soft, ) fully.
ela “a sensible of t——" He stopped, | Smith!” Diack bai “iver, since the, stgnoring was baby”
“Tris has taken advan- and sing from his chair, began to pace the room, The squire looked at him steadily. “No. ask you about the ball, I suppose?” gente Felice, as calm! statue might nave
fod gone’ ver io the Holt.’ look of trouble, and doubt, ind. .qpdecidion “Montacute," he sald, “you are el good fellow. | she sat wi .
efaton seized the young earl, He Bro rowing more distinct upon bis. face. pro- you knew ‘what it cost’me to nay wait” you | | “No,” sald the squire, still eying her nervously. vr ras born in Maly, yrasn't 12” ~
the hedg. a rush, Why shouldn't Bosal takes me by surprise,” be went op. Ont Thad | would sympathize ‘with me, But you don’t know, | “He came to spe: ea about you, Iris.” * ‘
ica at, you entertained such thoughts of| you do’ not undersiand, —he paused as i “About me?” she said, with her pensive smile, 0 You mere ero—iny, mother?” said Iris, her, fe
igton,” be commenced, fuming pale Bs, ye eche is 90 youl Tresolute, ‘and the frown, deeen ed—"'NoT cannot | “Really 1 | What could hé have {2 May apout me?! voice growing low and sad.
wes a came over gold Gun mother was ‘married before hor age, sir," | tell you!” All I ean say ts ‘wait for a while.’ “Tris, ‘he rants you to be his wife,” he said, was an Instant's pause—it waa scarcely .
that is, iss ighton, deed,” he added, quickly, to any case, ‘should after a pau: hesi Hations=before the woman replied:
ners \ . . “ vie tet Qo
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