The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-09-12
ELLIN0R WILKINS
OR TUE
HIDDEN SECRET.


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" But l, would be no Change to com. b,cis.e rpne
Dixon,' sad kllincr. pt',nI
Yes, II wouli. | were born y Hank 'uor'.,n.
| IN lismlsy reckon ~ die" oashout tbS
Va her urging him iite more IL Con on the pan
ne .si ntoug feeling that # he d tsned to car
would be discovered, And tnst tbs or b..
i'eh spelled the pleasure Of his IL ''H''"' '''
~ donr rightly know how 10 4. ssits io,r.c.or
.hink Hit wssn'i Tor you. IN ssv, okrAsrxyr1y
70 nave made it al clear before O. 81, 1852.
urheS dream, or II comes into my Rthh erts ~
ess WIN We rh'ufna,ics, that som a., nv. -.
.ssing' o. that hes, them cutting -, a.. a.,
"uu 'len get up and lo,k out 4 the IN. des,i,
Lvon'i' M nj tue window over the stsf Eard % AID
n'o .he garden, al covered over with te,toe.. IN
VIC Jsrgonele peAr.trees That wer. veUr otsetr'
wien trst csuie a. .tzhi. bo, api n.
o,bsdstone would fam give nlc . warmer -, ana
ai!ays tell him Ike tue old pi. a best 49, ,
ZINES I've go.ten np i've or ak times n,f~i-
make sure that thcre was no one work uuis, os
tree" :,
ln'r shivefed i.te. lie saw it,,ni restrain.
eu INNS " IN ti"rci,e he y receiving from I'm.
parting his siIptr.itous fAp,ia
"fou SEE, missy, I could never res, a, l,h,s.r
did not feel az II kept the secret in my h.n ami
heio tight day and night, So that coult open
my hand at any minute ana see that IL was tier.
No; my own htls missy vii. let mo come and 20.
h,r now and again, aud know a. can silav. .aLr
her for what want. And II Il pesss Col 10 Isy
me by shai tell her -, and she viii see ust 4
want Tor nothing. But tonshov could ne'er tesr
,ns s-,ins % hsnev. You rhsil come aud follow
NE 10 my grave when my time comes"
'pohttalk So please, DlNon," said she.
"Nay, tll he mercy when law me dow, .,,
sesp IN pesce though sometimes fear ~ pe..,
vii! MOI comet ~ mo.Son Their" He WAS No IN
on, o. the Rom, and w's noN more taking to lu-
80 tan to her. They sag blood " Al! out and 4,
bresss before die"
ehe dii not hear the l,,ter psrt Of uis murnbled
sehtenoe' sue was .yoAing at iet,er Just broughs
"a anu requiring Al imm.d ate answer. II Was
ron Mr.. brown. Notes f.. IN him we're o; dsily
occurrence bit this cJnfs ned All open letter IL.
wiring Oh when was strangely familiar TO her t
did not neel tie ,iynst re- "lia,ph Cotl,t"tJ tell
her whom ihc letter from
Forson moments she could net road the words.
they expressed simple enough rtqucst and wa.
addressed o. The suc necr who va, g. dispose o. tho
rather valuable trary ofthe late Mr. Ness and whoa.
name ad been advertised in conu.ctiln with thu
sale, "a the Atkcr0un ard Other srnu,- paters
To him NJ. Corte, wrote, ssyin. hat he sh1uli h.
unable 10 be present when the bojks were sod, bsla
wishing to b. allowed t. buy in At any price decided
upon certain rarr 'olo EDITION O. Virgil bound IN.
parchment, anl with notes IN tai sn. Tho TOO.
was fully descrlked
though no L.l.1 ,ohosr' E',nor knew the book
ws!l-reneinbeTtd itz look ir lr 81 times and IN.
stantlv hive laid her hand upon H.
Inc ancti9neea hal sent g." request on 90 his en-
Iloyer Mr.. brown. Ih.t gentleman applied to
hilnor ior h'r consent. SIC aw that tie ac.s OF
the intended SAGE mus. b. al that Ar Corb.t wa.
aware Of, aud that te I'D not kaow to whom tho
belonged.
She Close out the book, and wrapped nrd ted q
NJ with trembling hsuis. lie ignt 10 tn. person
TO unite the knot. 10 was strangely isnii srt, her
love, after - many ye7rf 70 he brought ut thus
much contact with HIN She wrote short ,iote to
Mr. brown, ia which she requested HI II, T. sry y,
though fro n himself and without any mt nj on of
her name, thet ne, rs executor requested Mr.
Corbcrs acccI tsncs OF the NirgI. ~ remembrance
Of his former friend and tutor Then sac r.nlc
the be-! aud gave tie .os,er apd parcel ~ tie
want
Ayain s.one md Mr.. Corbc's pen 'e,tcr IN tho
table. SIC t'ok j. up AMI .oo.rd 81 II III. the ie
t- ds,l Ell cr'iusUu ca the vi ite paper Her III.
r He'd a.kwar! ant che wa .'ir. SAN. At last
she reused hcrsel!; but instead Of destroying the
notc-it wa long years suc' "a. her .,,ter-
from b IA led b. ca r,i.facu 10 to Wrtcr-.shs IN
locked her t.e wiling Gaze again, aud IlBcsl this
letter carefully down a. tue bottom, among the
dead rn.H-l tye+ which snhs.net tho note from
her father, found altar Il = death under his pillow
the Titles o.d,n cur. tue Ia finished SEWN. q her
mother
The shsbby with itself a. given her By her
everywhere. 70 DO sure, her changes of ulsc.,
had been but few. but, # she had gone - Nova
Iembla, tic -shi OF that little leather box. on
awakening from her hIst sleep, would have givea
her a sense of home. she ocsei thu cas-, up syAu.
aud fer eli the rcAcr tr tia, morning
A dsv or two sfterwsrd si- len Hamley Before
she went IN" compelled hcIself to ~ round tho
girdcns and grounds OF Ford Bans. sic bad
made Nj. and Mrs Osba distone Ldn.tstaud thar
II would be- psnfI fur hsr to re-,nter tn.
house but M. Osbaldi'1one accompanied her ia
her wall,
''You see how luersIy we hsve os.yei the
clause In tie lease wh.cA tea Us ont from suy Al
terstons,' sad h.. smi!.ng. 'Wesr. living IA .
tangled thicset Of wood | must confess tat 4
should have lihei To cut down 700 Il deal but ~
do net do even ,ne requi'ile thiuluss tLout max
ing the pr par slplcat on iur leave to M John.
son. In fact your old friend Dixon - Jealous u
every psa-stcL The gardener cuts | newer met
with - iaitlfJ fellow, gcot enough servant
too, in his way but NJ too old. s.hioud iT
my VIE ANA daughters, wLo coiuplAn % his beng
s.r.y now Aud then"
You are not shink nc Of parting with L,rn',ssii
Elnor jealous Tor Dixon.
ION No; he and are capita. friends And be
!ieve Mrs. Osba di.toue herself would never a. M
sent T. his leaving US Blt some ladies, YOU know
LIKE tt.e more sutsery.ency in Iaauuer th.u our,
'rieId Dixon can lo1st"
E!liuor made reply. They were entering ths
painted dJwer-gsrten, hiding the ghssily m.rnory
She could not speak. She ic.t ss 4, with al L.r
striv n, she cou d not InoyejIst As one does ia
nlgLimAre-but she was past the place even a,t =,
ssrrcr came 70 It's acme aud when she canal
herssi Nr Osbsldstone WAS still handy .ekipv
and saying
III is now = reward for our obedience 70 your
wishes MS, WidH' Tor fthe pr joctei railway
passes through the Ash-he.d yonder We snou a
have been perpstually troubled with the sight -
the trans indeed tho sound would have been
inuch more dit!nct than II will to now, coming
hrougI ne ihter.n ing branches. Then you viii
not go In, MIS- wilkins! Mrs. Osl a 'IistoLe d.sir
I'd me TO say how hsppy-Ah can unt.rs,snt
such teeIlngs-CertA.ul certainly Il IL 40 u,ucn
the shortest way TO the town, thai We elder ou,,
Always so Nruugh tie stsb.e-yard for younr
peoIleh IL perhaps not quite So des rabe III
% xoa'" lie Continued, ION tue watch Tor the Ass
El.nor we so often hear Of T.isod MO, - -