Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-03-29

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to society"
80 yes. Uncle will probably insist
upon that
DR.. Grey did insist upon it.. Never
was his love for Ada shown so strongly
as in this. 1t was SO sweet, after his
round of professional visits, to come
home, find Ada waiting for him, and
pass an hour or two in social chat, that
it required no small amount of self-sa-
erifice TO plead business letters or study
as az excuse for insisting upon her going
out 9ith his sister and Helen lie could
scarcely have told you how IN msdo a
change in bis whole life. el he felt Il
deeply. No daughter could have been
more loving or duliful. Mrs. Marston's
time was SO fully occupied with calls,
parties, concerts, and the thousand en-
gagements of worldly woman, that she
was but little at home.
The Doctors library was the first room
that frightened with Ada's presence. A
woman's skilful fingers, guided by love
and gratitude, soon gave the room an air
Of cosiness it had never before possessed
Each room he was in the habit of fire.
quenting soon showed signs of tie care
Of woman of refined taste and gradu-
ally the Doctor yielded to Ter .entreaties,
and allowed her actual presence to add
its brightness to his home
Tea over, dressing gown and slippers
donned, Mrs. Marston and Helen either
out or receiving company, and then the
library frightened Doctor Grey soon
threw aside all business il the evenings,
unless an unexpected cal took him out
and Ada had little troubl, in convincing
him that she far preferred these quiet
home pleasures to the MIST brilliant as
semblies. A piano was added to the
furniture Of the library, and DR.. Grey
found that under the inspiring influence
of fine pianist and rich, full, cult
waited contralto voice, his own deep bass
was still pure and strong, and could gil
its place in duet with great credit.
II declare, little daughter, / an
growing young again, he said. one
evening, after a merry duet from leu
sire u Amour.
Young again, papa! Why, you
never were oldp
80 yes, | am. Forty -seven-doubl,
your age, and six over. Think of that ?
Nonscnce You are as young an,
handsome as-us-well, positively, can
not think of anybody SO strong an'
splendid as DR.. Grey"
Flatterer Ada, l cannot return
the compliment. You are not looking
so well as you were when yon first cam
home. Are you ill"
mo; perfectly we'll"
Z" You are paler, and you have tricl
of signing. You are not in love 2"
Ada laughed merrily.
"Well what is it?"
"I-papa, sit down here, and let mt
take this low stool beside you. So
Now | will tell you why am pale ant
sad. If l pain you, you are kind, and
will forgive me-"
" Why, Ada, what prelude | am
afraid there is more in this than
thought"
Ada did not answer She sat looking
with sad, earnest gaze into the Doctors
face for some minutes, and then whisper.
ed: My friend, my benefactor, how
can leave you y
f" Leave me, Ada Are you insane p
No; it must be so l have lived q
life of luxury and idleness too long;
must brave the world now, and repay
your long years of love by applying the
education you have given me to my own
support"
" Ada, this is folly. Have l ever
made you feel that you were not my own
child? You are as dear to me-"
" 1t is not that. I cannot tell you in
words the depth of my gratitude, and,
were we alone"
"Ah, see l"-and the Doctors brow
grew stern. Mrs. Sullivan told me
that my sister had insultcd you more
than once, YET | had hoped your own
gentle sweetness would have disarmed
her without my interference. Now"
" Now, you will not let me be the
cause Of trouble between my kindest
friend and his sister. You will let me
go away where | can keep little school,
or teach music, and where you can sumo
times come 10 SEQ me"
Never You are my daughter bv
The strongest ties Of love. Shall my
daughter work while l have more than
enough for her wants ? MOI Do not
speak Of this again, Ada it pains me.
Go to bed now | have some letters to
write"
You are not angry ?"
Angry with you p'-aDd he drew
her to his breast with a close. passionate
embrace. "No, darling. Go, 20 now p
And he hurried her from the room.
DR.. Grey was man Of energy and
strong will, charitable and kind but,
when reused, stern and bitter in his an
ger. AS Ada was speaking, fierce
wrath had risen in his heart against his
sister. He paced the library with hasty,
impatient steps until this feeling was
quoted, and then, sweeping across his
heart. came a still deeper pain. He had
known for some time, ever since her re-
turn from school, that bis love for Ada
had changed from the fatherly feeling he
had at first felt. and that as he had loved
his wife, Ada Morton, in his youth, with
as deep, earnest passion, be loved her
namesate now. That she had been in
suited, tainted with her dependence up-
on him, and that. too, by his sister, I'M
der bis roof, goadcd him past endurance. |