The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-03-12

had struck, up anLiDtlmscyg found his ef
| iOrts at conversation responded very feebiy
| 10 on this ieyeningg md soon noticed thai
his companions eyes were fixed on a tall
rather heavy hooking EnEllshnan of about
sixty-iiye, who sat, opposite. making i)ool
work OF the thin soup and greasy fish
| placed before ,himl Edward Reeve knew
the faces at the table well enough to be
| sure who the stranger must be. lAat MIL
| dreds Iiusbandl tIiTiiHF 8u .Hue- 7bW
10 think Ofiher.li in her bright youth and
beauty. shcrifited q To II man old enough To
he her grandfatherli9T 70 think of her con
senting to suelnaisacrihceo the very evc
of liberty ~ Edward Reeve recollectcd bitl
terly all her loving words TO him. When
die buriit her hair he made a fond foolish
excuse to himself fornot DESTROYING the
| little purse. by 7sayingthat he had promised
her to keep always, but now lhetliought
| he would burn 1t as soon as he reached his
roDm What had IL been but the ffrail
token of n iickle lOve2 Indy Liilord might
be drinking her tea up stairs, but Mildred
Ibis Mildred-with her pure love aud
ehild-like faith. could never exist again, IL
indeed she ever had existed except hi his
When dinner was over Sir Edward rose,
and, coming round to Gilbert, touched him
on the shoulder. tsr..i fan.. ''''
~ beg your pardon. but f;Incy YOU are
u son of my old friend, Gilbert Blake. DO
you know If your father WIS 40 Christ
Chnrch in 30 and '2l ?" sn1e
Gilbert colored and answered. anil the
next moment he had accepted Sir EdMar,l's
invitation To spend the evening in his
rooms. Almost before Mr.. Reeve had
caught the purpOrt of the conversation. he
found himself included In the Invitation /:
which, however, he declined, pleading n
bad headache. and walked home to his
rooms, chatting iwardly. A headache [!
ihe iiilorls were only passing through
Pau, and that headache should last until
they were fairy gone; lac could not, no.
and he would not. meet Lady Liiiortl He
tried, with Indifferent success to devote
himself TO his books till Gilbert came home.
and then refrained from all questions as to
how the evening had been spent. II was
rather a,roief tliat Gilbert seemed disposed
to be n good deal less communicative than
usual. lie volunteered no account Of his
visit, andffew words were exchanged be-
fore the two gentlemen parted for the night.
Next morning. as Mr.. Reeve was sitting
qoggedly down 10 thist books immediately
after Gilbert's studies did not
begin till later In thc day-a little pink
note putinto his hand. The contents lwere
as iOiioWs 'ba1sHfs.Eib '-tU'g4i-gNi re.l \
,r. hi. ,jiSbHoTEIa pE fRANcA TgEsliAY,L
"Dedr M ReeUe:-If you cab spare the tilnd ID
woudbe VERY kind of yoil b rSif ncr1i to-day ID.
tween eleven and one O'Clock. baye .styeral
Things TO say 10 you, and greatly wiSlf 10 Gee you
hr t Yours very truly gmii adl sai !
bsLa.fff yll5luu daYM1LpREpI I4fEoHD.n a
Edward Reeve groaned in spirit. Nyas il
not enough for Milford to have wastel tlie
best years OF his life, that She must t,efseG
cute him so? Orwas shea IN tronbla and
some shadow Of her y1old htrustr ,anada her
send for him in her distress? ii DID not
Signify. m either 6dsc he iaust ogGy Her
summons, for no conld not contest himself
TO weak 90 beartO see her. f.f 1afg sfs md
..,ar. iECoSCLUDEDs TO MORROW. fsI5 -g.el