Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-09-05
BRooKVIIE FRANKLIN COUNTY INDIANA FRIDAY SEPTEMBER

broad brow .drapcd with soft brown hair.
the eyss blus and bright assummsr.
skies when there are no clouds In them.
How unlike hcrselfl and Mr., Vane loved
this womani What anguish In the
thought She gazed long. and rourn.
fully at the picture and thought she had
never seen anything 90 fair. But Ma
ry's voice recalled her sayinT-"I won.
der who she can bel" Perhaps Mr.
vane can inform you." replied MsjaIsln
In q cold altered tone. "ohl | would
not ask Aim. for the world" SAID Mary.
whose female curiosity ha bstr svsd her
Into an exploring expedition In her broth
er's trunk. Mary van away with tho pic.
ture. TO dsposit Il In its hiding place.
and Nsdalein was left alone. She droop-
ed her head sadly on her hand, and ask.
ed her heart. where now wac the radiant
futurel All, she had not known before,
why Il seemed 90 lairl But Miss Grey
did not belong 20 the lackadasicai style
OF women. She proceeded TO dnish her
letter, With q ssddened face. and = heavy
heart. Il 10 true. and then srrayed herself
Tor her usual ride. She walked To tho
mirror to adjust her riding cap, tbs im.
sgs Of the fair picture strongly painted
In her memory. and beheId her own sur
passing ioveIiness reflected there. With
q proud, trlum plant look she surveyed
her recently drrrecistsd chssms. for
vita huttsr Of delight. the memory Of
Me-. vsns's ad,nlring .adorinR eyes came
10 her. As she descended the stairs,
that young gentlemen wss awaiting her,
and offered his arm to escort her to her
horse; with = thrilling heart she laid hsr
hand within HE arm. and islt, FOR he
6rst time, that she was In the presence
Of the man who was dearsr to her than
sIl tbs world besids. Daring the ride
Madsle,n wss unusually quiet. che wss
busy with. her own thoughts. Mr. Vsne
scanned her face curiousIy. ewsow
ast snthroned In her glorious eyss; re.
signaiion repossd on the psncllsd arches
ol her brow; and firm resolve was ex-
p, esssJ In the stedfast llps. The
maiden h I'd discovered the secret Of her
asart. aud every feature was schooled In
obedience 10 tne fear that her face would
b tray that secret. On arriving q the
post once, Mr.. vsne dismountsd and
taking NJ ldslein's letter, returned with
one Tor her, which he discovered with
vvxsllon was lrvm the mysterious cor.
respondent. "Ah, from Papa" ssId
Mas Grey. Tnen Mr.. vaLe. had had
all his trouble fr nothing, Of course Il
was "from Para" whv had he not
thought Of hat bsiorei MIss Grey had
told him that Mr. Arnard wac at-i
A happy fellow was NJ. vsne. bat the
weight vac only rernovsd from HE heart,
TO III Il of N ,dais,n, and surprised Il hsr
silence he began 70 wonder u h. had
onrndsd her. aud how. But, though he
conf ec,urss began coon aftes lssviug
the post Office. no found hImsslf no Wiser
when no had reached the cad Of his
journey. Misc Grey did 4 again make
her appearances until tee time. foe she
wss hsnnted BY thv In tge OF the lady OF
tho iocket. aud she felt wsetchsd and
depresssd. iadeed NJ. vsns observed.
win sorrow, that there were trao"s Of
tears on NJ tdSlein's dear iace.ani when.
after supper. he found himself alone with
her In the parIor. he inquired In ten.
der voice." II sho had received any bad
news from homel" for M. vane was
always expecting soms calamity was
coming bstween MadaIein and himsslf
to separate them Mics Grey felt en-.
barrassed and conscience strIcksn. for II
the truth mast be told. she had no. road
Papa's letter. and her blushes and con.
fuaIon frightened Mr.. vans into think.
Ing. that perhaps he had not understood
her whom she said the letter was from
her Papai But recovering herself Miss
Grey, with eh sracteristic frsnkness re
piled that "she had not yet 'esd tho let
ter. but must do 10 now" Her answer
treasured vane. Tor surely" be argued
Judging by hl'uself no donot. "ths lstter
cannot be from q lover else u would not
have remsined no long unresd." How
ingo lously 90 young gent'emen' ana
young ladies'. under the tender inhuoncs
OF love, manage to amict themselves
with doubts and fcars. but then fhese
doubts and fears. make hope, whom u
Gomez. all the sweeter. Mary came In,
to tell her brother, that spe had been
sent Tor bys slck neiehoor, ana would
be absent several hours. and bsds him
excuse her u Msdslein. Mr. Vans, re-
ioiced At the prospect OF an evenings
tate a-tsfe with Miss Grey, answerc1 In
a CHEEKY volce, that he would do the ut
most 10 supply hls sIstsrs place. But
why dl not Nlss Grey come down! The
golden opportunity was hylng away
The minutes seemed hours - vsne
strained hls ear TO catch her light loot
fall. An hour passed and she did not
como. Ne. vsns tried look. but his
ears were 30 tcnsltive to every sound
asd his eyes wandered 90 frequently TO
the door that hs gave Il up. At last he
went out Into the hall, With the restless
aud no could see nothing, and 30 stiI' ne