The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-01-26

aeuvered so skiIIfu,Iy that feel sure, had
there been lover, | must have discover
ed hln; and yet her Whole appearance
denotes that her heart is touched
by my faith. that's what call logic
and Roderick Nanwer laughed scurufuiIy
there's no lover, and vet she's in love :;
'ut observing the deep flush that rose TO-
+ orcttas brow, he Continued, IN con
clliaiory tone
Don't get angry, sister mine. Yon
know that after all have high opinion
OF your dIscriminalive powers, or
shouldn't trust you in An affair like this,
young as you are. Those last words Of
yours have certainly encouraged me, and
| think my plan for uniting Mnnie's for
lnne and nlnc, will after all succeed IL
mus, be some crorchet she's got in her
ianciIul head, and II YOU iind out what
IT is during the next three days, I'll give
you that set of pearls You have been GOV
eIing so Ion..'
Florelta's lace was now bcaming with
smiles, aud she toI her brother of u new
plan which had just occurred, by which
she hoped that day, perhaps, 10 get pos.
session Of Minutes secret.
'Ah, YES, that's bright thought Of
yours, responded Roderck secret for
secret; she'll yield up hers in order to
/ discover yVurs, Ill bet. That's like all
/ girls. | wonder you didn't think of it he
, fore. Il we marry Won sh,iI ,,o ~ Eu
rope with us. F.Ure,,, The s,yIe in
which we shall then he able io live will
| think, insu,e for your husband a certain
, Lord Oh whom ! have NV eve and inns
! bring rank. as well as more wealth into
7 the family. You zee father did riyhi ,o
! leave me all the property viii III. char.
Of your support, Tor have vour in,eres,
as much nt nrrrt As ivy own
The picture YOU nave cor;urcd nm
makes ne Wild with low said Eorst,a
pressing her lips iigh,iy to her bro,har',
. inrrbcnI i Mil ,rnsn,u,o my ,,l,,, v.;I,
out delay.
a moment after Roderick Vanwertar
WIS again alone IL, tha, apmr,u,eu, where
&c had gathered every th'uy which could
aGmin.strri, his IuxI,iuu, tastes. Sink
ing h,c% into IT," scll,v stuffed chair in
whc'. he h.l been rnc!ivjup when his
sister entered, he resumed his ,ipe. and
with half closed eyes, watched the fantas,
tic wreath, % smoke Coating above and
around hun, w!,l" n, the snne time h.
continued 70 weave his plot against the
h'susrcc,ug Minnie.
But ia sp'ic oi iis OWE and Fiorctta's
samgurc hopes, The cause # Mnnic's
SIrIrg" MOOD remained shrouded III mls.
scrl, an" as months passed, even these
sk'Itni, ncrsererimG plol,er7 began to dea'
pair. As last resort, however, they
sought IN every way to distract her atten
u1n from th"t mysterious cause of mel
ancho'l, but though She usually yielded
10 ihelr 'hporInnitIes' ye. Their object still
continued u"attawed.
Il was on lovely Gay late IN January,
That overcome at last by her friends earn.
e>t en'reati"n, Minnie consented to walk
ont
~ they were passing along Fifth Ave
nue, sudden gust % wind blew oil del
'c"te lace ven wh'ch Me""ie had thrown
c"'e'css'y over her h'i' bearing t directly
INTO The ARMS o' D." stranger, who just then
tn'nei conner into Tie street and was
coming ;o"H'd them.
i am happy to have made myself use
lnI, Miss, SAID he, smiling, aud raising
/ MS sap ~ nc 'e'u'"'' ~" ven 10 It's ia!r
owner
Minnie mIrmnrcd her thanks, and
WIN graceful bow The Young man PASS
cd on.
"hat "A handsome man WAS tlortt'
las involuntary exclamation, RS they re
Sumcd lheiF Walk; ne looks Ike some
poet idra. bnt Minnie, dear, pray
wha' Is Tie m"t'er' she continued, now
observing ho" pale her companion had
become are 70" iS'nt Let us go into
Mrs. Maicom = anu she would have led
M'nh Z up the steps near by, but the
young g'f' refused saving
No. II" f'oreua' Let us go back -
She turned and with strained eyes g"zed
alter the fei'eai'ng form oi The stranger.
leaning o" ner companion ior support rs
. lIel "hIhtd slowly on.