The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-09-15
ELLIN0R WILKINS;
OR THE
HIDDEN SECRET. !:
CHAPTER XIV.


WHO 40 pr 'ud ~ Miss Monro when f'reis0
ter csre' Her g rrespondent was oct lsrlc|.
" graphic ia h or descriptions nor were mere
adventures to 10 described, nor was the hsut
M - Elnor such 81 ~ make her clear
dehuit ~ bcr own impressions from what she 81
and nstirs reserve kept Ter from Icing fluent
conmunicsrnr them ven I! Miss Nonro.
Bu, tina, lsiy would have been Pleased T. a,
slIud these letters to the assembled dean ani tn
ons, and would not have cen surrriged fihey
invited her 10 the Cnarter-Louse for that puppy
To her circle 4 unirsveiled ladies, Ignorant
murray, hut laudaby deslrous Of Information,
Elinor's Historical rem nisences and rather ioruJ
de,ails were really interes ing.
There Wa no railroad IA those DAYS httweeu>
Lyon, and hsrseil,s So u,cr progress was sIow:
and the passage Of letters 10 sndfro when they had
arrived in Rome, long and uncertain But All
seemed going on well
Elinor a. oke Of herself $ In better health and
.amon LIVING tone, ,etNecn whom ard Mss M3nrc
. great Intimacy nsd sIrung up .iuce Elinor had
s"ne away. aud Miss Monro could ssk him - tea,
c1nhrmed tlis report of Miss wikirss health frOn
ester he TAI received from Mr. Forbes.
'ufoslty nj out that letter WAS Mas Monro's
Torment. What could they have al 10 wriS
10 sach other sboutg II was = very odd pro-
rceding alih ugh t1e Li,ins.t nce and For eses
we're Distinctly telaiei after the manuer of S.o-
snd. Could II have been that he bad offered to
fuphemi,. sficr al and that her mother had
answered o-. iossi hly. t.cre was = letter from
Efe hets.l tcuse
1. was pity ,or Miss Monros pace Of mind
then have earn What Canon Livingstone had no
.houFtt ofcorccal NJ. that Mrs. Forbes la writ
ven solely H. givc m come fuller directions about
certain ch,lit 20 than she had had time 10 think
shout in tte hurry OF ,tartirg. AZ Il VA. ana
"h'n I'to ator on. she heard hin sneak Of tho
Possibility o'Lis going himscfto Rome, when his
FERN o' rssidsnce vsr over. IN time for the Carni.
va. a." ave w hcr fond project in de.na- and
fet very much ike child whose house OF bricks
la been snocEed down by the unucky wsn Of
so.lo pas, iue petticost.
Meow he tnc entire change OF scene hrouvh, On
the exquisite rcireshment Of entire chance n
nouslt. Ellinor lad not been able 40 comrie,olv
TO forght her past life for many years IL was Ike
a renewing OF her youth, cut ~ suddenly short BY
the shears o! fate. Ever since that night abe had
mad To arouse herself on awakening in tie morning
INTO full comprshenson Of the great cause she had
Tor much fer and heavy rriss
Now, when she wak'ncd in Ter lite rom,
fourth rauo, No. 50 Bsbuino she saw tho strange
pretty hinss around her, and hcr mind went 4
into pleasant wonder and con ecture, iaypv r-ol.
leetions e tie day before, and pleasant Auticipa-
Sons Of the day 10 come.
Latent in Ellinor was her f,,hsr's artistic temper.
anens everything lew and strange was "A ricturs
and delight the mcr.st group ia the street. .
Roman facchiEp, with his cloak draTei ovtr his
shoulder, agirl going TO market carry ng hev
r,.Sner back rom tLe fonn'an, eN'e'y'hins. .od
senses lave them de .icious shock. o. { 1. VS.
something strangely familiar IRON rihe!l, but un.
seen tv her mortal ewes before.
QUO i"Sot Nef ucSpnhdrii' y, Der i,l-heath Gisac-
pearcd a' If hy mag the Mss Forbes, wLo hsd
tssen the pcnsive dropping invalid ~ q companion
OH, of kindness of heart found Themselves amplv
rewarded by the sehs Of her amended heats. and
her Keen etjoymeut Of everything. and the hak
qusint, ha'f.nsive expressions 4 p'e,sure
So Msrca csmc round; Lent was late that year
Tho great noscgsys Of vioists and csfnclss were
Tor sale u the corner 81 tho Condoti aud re
jewellers hal no dilh,uty in procuring much rsr-s
flowers for the bellies o. tue Corsc
The oinbssics had thc.r balconies tho a,tachss
oithe Russian embassy threw their isht and love.
ly presents at avery pr,ty girl. or suspicion e
pretty girl who passed slowly in her carriage. COW
cred over with hsr white domino. aud hol ing hes
wire mask y. a protection to her lace from the
showers Of lime confetti, ch Otherwise would
have been enough to band her
Mrs. Forbes LID her own hired balcony. a. be.
came = wealthy ahd rcspeotshle English womaa
The girls hal srca. DasketuI OF bouquets With
which to pclt their ;ris nds IN the crowd below Q
store Of moc.ol,u Law pied On the table tehnd,
ior 1t Was the last day OF C.rn.vs AID IS soon ~
duss came on tie tspels were t. be h. htei, TO he
as qGickIy eXtinsuished by every means IN every
oGts power.
TO be Continued.