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str0lieu "a With her ktk<r |4E;nt HEA Ii
lone together and Ter e,ss I: asSsrink il.
she sas down g The piano. ii &lhsir res,l j
70 sing She ran oTsS tkt lras of kvo
o. three, and AZ Length can ! iced her lhsh.l
er's fasorite TIE I'D thk 1ones thronsh
Tsra's halls. as sk< 6s3du Is lsstSs s.ss :
deep, rich voice struck ID uist mellow IN.
ness. STE knew whsse foisl Il must rs.
though she could not Ese Einas sie oplv tsIt
nearer pressacs. ara beard With tiItill
these manly eudsnesss
i win you come aud ell ne whose irkw.
ings, these are 2 he sad as soue cue tuck
her seal 4 the piano. And Blanche wsss
with him 70 the centEr ,abis, where NJ
heap Of Der btother's szetehs2
r. lie topk up view q BE Celssnn. sYbar
brother Ar,lsar ard kuere 49, ssken
he drew fkis.s-s s.. 81
B.Iaaehs exclaimed B. y IS
I - ~. Mr St clxIfs :, -, a..
~ -;
sara Win playful ezsnestnesss and then
more seriously be Hheled fsmasl tesesa sete
from the light, aud .seating Blanche And
himself upon il began
Your brother has Keen my most intiuiate
friend; and though I'may seem, dear Misa
I Dunnoran, stranger to you IS Mr Isl
1 Clair, may perhaps claim the privilege of
friendship IS tie Raphael ef-the last two
years correspondence
1T is possible, Mr. st. Clair. that ron are
the Raphael whom Arthur deputised to
answer his letters2
/ The VERT same, dear, dear Blanche he
changed matter Of fact Ralaph u suit the
luxurious CLINE Of rosnaice
i Blanche laughed ard blushed
How yety odd it aA ia But Why in the
name Of all that is wonderful, didn't your
sisters, Martha and EmInN say that il was
Ralph st. Clair who was their brother Fl
.ihey are naturally saeiturr, reserved
girls. with a good desl II plain Yaukee
shreaduess. and perhaps preferred 70 trust
to their own simple iserfts, aided bJtlslr
brother reputation 10 your pollt tws : they
seem perfectly satisfied with - y olitepess
and speak 10 the highest TERMS Of my CORES
pendent
Mr.. St Clair don't want you think bet.
ter of me than am ! wont be hypoeTte
apy way, And she naietiy told hi,a hef re-.
nuyuance 10 the rufashiouable attire aed
, her victory over herself lie didn't sfem
! disappointed. nor did he look grave, hut
J leaned back aud smiled good hnmarddly
/ a
old maidish looking giras aud then Psck
again 10 the whits-roped fair9 BY bis sid9
/ 1t was d very natural feeling, darelsay
! for young girl liEe Yourself-and "
) great thing, dear Miss Dunuoran, 70 over
i come such feelings ~ you Gid trust u q
q know how to appreciate i
q u was afraid, Nj Sts Clair. when yol
i came to know how foolish was, you Mpul'
i sbbespiso You dear Blanche I shout
Ie have been terribly disappointed il you Ia
IS been overcome BY .sur weakness. But WI
is is here among US, Who, sooner or later b
+ not 10 wrestle with some fault or otherEf
Not yoa, certainly, Dir ST Clair
e. .Yes-sven /, Blanche for the last e
I, I qutstieu me- -s. r. =
is She would fain have looked awayl 81
d those brigh. Jet tender eyes rivited hcrlpwl
le Blanche, ne haY6 known each otherIint
L mately through thesfnc medium Of the sou
= for these past twice twelve months; q ha
IS como WITH your brothers. blessing on N
2 suite-forgiye me if may seem hasty
:, There was no INSTALLING this-and HI
q eyes kindly let her Own drop at their plea.
d ure. She could not speax. it was sudden
, yet certainly far from dispIea> ng -tor III
e Raphael Of her brothef's friendship had Low
since stolen place, in herr heart by his hal
3 brotheriy, halflove Ike letters
Z i should not lInye5sp okelI Of this now. dea
b Banhce,' be returned. after pause, but
4 am obliged to returneto England in d f.,
! months, and-Arthvr wishes me to brin
q his sister
J, The color left her crimson cheek
| ~ l., Il r q. III
Z che, fit pains you. I canlserva seyoa year
for my Rachel if sucress wb0il attend IT.
+ All I~wish to ask tosaigLt IL, may hoBo i
2 win your loyeP
With trdmulOus, smiling lips and te4rfu
eyes, she replied;
d i believe you have won II already.
n With great deliesty he did not even tax
r her hand, though theT were far apart iron
: the company and entirely uaobseryea IN
10 voice that was dep with feeling LIZ Oh
q II said Bless you, my Blanche IAN
Q such lcok from thoss soft gray eyes dwell
upon her that Blanche was fain to turn q
t way She scarcely LRew after this how th
4 company broke up She cnly remembered
4 that dear voice bad ss:d i will call ii ,h
. morning, Blarshs-
There was a now cllArra to the Adbls,
q girls nov, for our heresBs, nor thrown arbunl
1 them by the rsdiancsso thar brothers. fame
2 but By softer balo,rf their deep, Oh,
, thoughted, neyer-dying affection for hiln :
If they could lore lin so tendeflyI shl
Q thought there must b = great deal Of abpre
4 ciatiye tenderness beae1th ikssr plain exse
= rior. And so theaS vss Blanche =
right The uaattrscsiie girls, although IA
3 Their common plaos IS ell that pertains /.
: the reEnement Of int seet, bad still warm
affsciionate hearts. an1 ALMOST worshirTet
. him In their calm Eti.F ray.
Ala very unfAshT2rabls hour for calling
4 ST. Clair made bis apg sarancp the nez tlnorn
7 ing. Blanche Vas a.osle in her own room
when the servant hasisd her card hfll
the single name d Esphael traesa updu II
: With qaick coming tf..nsh aad beating hear
I she went down into as paslor so fcaeirs
4 him. Hseam foFHstd, AID taxing bolt
: her hands ID La look4a down With az aux
I ious, questioning gaz4l Blanche knsH Ieha
il meant ana her eyes ii b taen raised ahcn
: hraysly, she said, II qaiek, trem4iin:
voice
Il viii trust % yls I viii 40 q III
and papa sAy
~ he didnII change Ais attitude, nor Ii
! Fixed gaze
: Dear Blanche, VII: you q With nd 70
ievs's sweet sAks aloas1 Tell me- fIanklv