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one darkening ,hsdoy, which bad fallen
over her path. when her own dear moth
or eied but that was years ago.. ben she
wss Too young 70 dee?ly feel her loss. or
retain sny fsmsnbranee. except The i'm
are craven on her heart ola pale face
more beautiful Than her ovn. and low.
sweet voice. whose dying words were all
she could recall OF the counseis Of saint,
ed parent. Since then Bel had been The
pet and idol Of her widowed fathers
heart; making up 10 himby her warm
affections for the absence Of ope darling
brother. and coasoling him for the mis-.
conduct Of lis earlier children. ihh of
spriag Of a former marriage. whose M
kindness bad welisnigh broken his heart.
they had brough:.ruin upon bis fortunes.
and proved upersseful. whenh needed
wealth, end affection the most. This
circumstance. and debt Of gratitude be
owed 10 Lord Tracy. bad been the sole
cause Of beirothing his daughter, The 1T
lie 4 ebel, then mere child. 10 the only
son 81 that valued friend. The union Of
the Two ismiiss besides forming I new
lick in the. bond Of frisndship.. would
raise now the fallen fortunes Of the house
Of Clare. Nothing could be more sgfeea-
BE ID the parents, and the younger ones
were little disposed 10 object. The
youthful Lord Tracy. who had spent
ihe most Of biz lite abroad. was said 10 be
accomplished and tmirabIe. quite indiffer.
ent Id regard 10 the match so very indif.
fereni. indeed. that up to the very year
when; the marriage was 10 lake place, he
had rarely seen bis intended bride. and
then only At q. causual meeting. when
she vas unaware Of his presence. Isabel
herself, though she remembered her future
lord oaly as fne looking boy. who had
been her playmate Tor few weeks alter
her naoiher's death, he'd never objected
10 the union. She was an ardent. warm
hearted girl i aud, besides, having been
taught TO expect her destiny in this. was
hesdlsss Of anything. except that the
union concerned her fathers honor and
happiness, and that il was 10 give her in
valid brother the means OF prosecuting his
studies. Thoughtlss, sna .sfsclionaie.
she hsd hardly given sseriops thought 10
the future and the. marriags Of policy
might have resulted 10 q cold, formal.
unsocisl welded life. neither satisfying
nor yet unhappy. but for one uniowsrd
circumstance. fl.,.. {.
Fathers are ptrapgely blind and unsas-
pieious beingsl But Lord Glare could
not have suspected that there was danger
10 the :intesests OF bis future son in-law,
iupermiiiing bic daughter 70 receive yisr
lie from young artist. who came. 10, paint
her portrait for bis pleasures when She
should have left bin 10 share anoiher's
home; especially, As he was sent by young
Tracy himself. who desired that the Psrt.
ing gill should be executed with taste and
skill. why Henry Tracy should, haye
SLOWED even this short, acduaiptanee,
without first satisfying himself that The
artist was ugly and unaliIsc.ive, unless,
indeed. he ,cas perfectly indifferent 10 bis
future happiness or, why Isabel should
have chossn. 81 this time OF ~ oihers. 10
discover tina, her heart could not be given
to the one who had = right 10 deHsndit,
il is impossible 10 Tell. II she. had been .
"a county girl. whose life hsd heen
psssed:in sight Of her faihefs lodge. there
might have been no marvel Al her pres
ent inaiscreiion, in loving q handsome
Young stranger. who had acknowledged a
devoted attachment TO her. But pettsd
as she had been. BY the wealthy and Ii
tied. and introduced into brilliant society
j, would toihs parents. il they had known
il. havs seemed most singular circum-
stance, that for such reasons, she should
feel an Awakening repugnsncs 10 the ex.
pected marriage. Soft was. There nigh
have been nothing very fascinating q
bout Arthur Rives. the artist; butihe two
Is II BY tacit agreement. soon found ths
they loved the same walks. and both bad
q particular fancy for one quiet nook By
! the lake. pesr the Lodge. which Wasrev
er 90 pleasantas al the shsdowy sup-sei
!, And the artist wss 90 courteous and Q,
, brother. like. that through the long season
be spent 10 their neighborbood. Bel di,
aoi think il necessary in her rambles. 4
be accompanied BY any other companion
. Arthur was gallant end devoted. and Be
, was irust!ul and yeung and what marve
that she should hpye returned bic love, o
. that The coming union. before 90 lisilsssl
!, thought Of, should now be anticipated wit
dread and sorrow The one awakened
chord in her heart that bad been voiceles
!. ill nov, only because il had never bee
. touched BY The master hand,
Isabel felt that Il was wrong. and "
II she knew Der fathers gentle nature 10
veil 10 mention her aversionl 10 the maj
rage; she knew thai he would free b
Iron any binding obligation. prefeIrin
J dishonor 10 bis own name to the ruin I
i his daughters happiness; but she Foul
!. have made even greater sscylfies {
!. feeling, for the sake Of the two who love
!. her 60 we'll. But il was bitter trial
lths warm-hsarisd girl. and never gill d
q day. whose long sunny hours she b,
q vsbt away. he'd she felt how very liyiu
SIit wac. Many .,imes had she. iripFs
l down to her fathers little library 70 d
Il him sll-isll him how very wTsiehed 81
Il vas and how very. very wrong il was
ii give. her hand to one. when her heart "
10 tbe pOsssssiop Of another; but ahs
81 her hand was On the latch, phe bad lac
yI ed the courage. 10 70 in. She knew ho
I'll deeply be Vas inlsreslsd ID the unior
d shs bad been told that The u1kindnsss
m his alder children. q "a early period
:. her Own life. had deprived him Of
4 lpriRsely fortune. and made bin old
q heart. and almost gray. while young
q yssjs. She had been hi1 pride and a,
"a y; 81 ~, e., ror Innnr<s1 III ~. :.