The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-17

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p Lord Preston had kind, generous
heart in spite of many little weak
nesses. must thank you Maud,
for your confidence. Will you trust
your future in my hands for timer
should like to make-you happy In
your way as / cannot dofso in mine"
His manner, though affectionate,
was quite changed, and Maud did not
shrink from him now. Her heart
was full of sorrow and gratitude. u7h
Will you take this?" said she,
shyly, unclasping the bracelet from
her arm. .s - .s.- r. ~ +, ein3
mo: keep it; and wear it on your
wedding day as a gift from one who
will never relinquish his claim to be
your greatest friend, though he cam
not be mOrep Dg sia atsl
but you could. Lord Preston
said Maud, eagerly; you could; and
we should all be happy still if it was
.. only as !, u fancied and mamma
Why do you imagine she thought
SOP" he asked, with some curiosity.
or course she thought So said
Maud, reproachfully; besides, she
told me as much herself" .Fe.2
Lord Preston fell into a fit of mus
ing, from which he suddenly reused
himself. itJ p
Il am going to the Admiralty now,
or it will be too late. | shall see you
sometimes, Maud, shall not L? Or at
least you will ask me to your we'd
ding" he said, as he kissed her hand.
And mammal" said Maud, in an
agony; you are going away, and
what can [ tell mammal -
:" Nothing to-day; shall see her
tomorrow"
Both were too agitated to return to
the drawing-room. Lord Preston
went straight out of the house. and
Maud shut herself up in her own
room. .. ,.i ~ r55
Very incoherent was the explana-
ton she gave when at last Lady
Laura, having exhausted ali Arthur
could tell her, went to look for her Ia
the library, which she found of course,
empty. rs 5-r.ErA1
Hoy very s5 sSliSsd ss
to say that he was coming to see you
to morrow" .n7pte2N 95I.aG
."I suppose SO !, and what did he tell
you to-day, Maud2 Saa 500 g 9. y aai
Nothing-not much. Obi nam
ma, he is SO good and kind. He gave
me this, she said nervously, as she
put the jewel-case into her mothers
hands.
Reallyi5a7 Lady laura looked as
she felt, surprised, There had been
no question of premier don to her;
but then. probably the family dia-
mOnds were being reset Still, she |
did not feel altogether satisfied, bat
was obliged to wait till the next day
to solve the problem of his sudden
departure, and, as she hoped, to hear.
of something more definite than it
had been possible to CLEAN from his
words that day. ll.5ds al3d ra5fsf |
Quite early, before twelve o'clock,
Lord Preston appeared. His man
ner was somewhat nervous and con-
strained, but Lady Laura was too self
conscious to notice it. sl-lG MA ~
L am come very early, dear Lady
Laura, because L want to speak to
you about Maud. l cannot help
thinking that in my conversation with
her yesterday / made some discovery
that you do not know. Were YOU
aware that she has lost her heart ire
vocably?" .59a7GN seE ~
Surprised oas Lady Laura was at
this announcement, she was still more
SO that Lord Preston's first words
should be about Maud. She had not
expected this. especially as he had not
been sufficiently explicit the day be-
fore to relieve her mind of all anxiety
and doubt as to his intentions.
Quite impossibleP' she exclaimed;
" she knows so few people, Till quite
lately she has never seen any one but
her cousin and Arthur Jermyn. They
were her constant companions"
!" Exactly, dear Lady Laura; and
still will be, for it is Arthur Jermyn
that she wishes to be her companion
for.life." - .f1-11r1i
90 g A, sailorl with no kind Of expec-
.ations-perfectly penniless! I do not
believe Maud would be so absurd.
You must be mistaken Alta events.
when we tell her the hopelessness, the
folly of such an attachment
1t will not make the slightest
besides, it strikes me as a
very natural thing to happen. He is
a very fine young fellow, and has
every chance Of rising rapidly In his
profession; i spoke to Lords4------L
about him yesterday. L fancy he will
get tolerably quick promotion. Be-
yond that, as Tam interested in his.
success, l shall allow him thousand
a year for his life the day he marries
Maud. and my. errand now is, to OBJ |