The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-03-28

will papa I shall give tap will
my wand, and you will see it all come
straight. But look here. Isn't this to ma
maj 1t has never been opened, and It'll
like a valentine"
Sir Hugh looked at the Large ''Miss Ne
Vile on the envelope. and knitted his
brows in the vain effort to remember any
/ thing about it. He couldn't. 1t was very
strange He fancied he knew the writing
but he could not tell whose it was certain
/ ly not his own-nor could he recollect any
thing about the packet. He considered a
/ little and then said, ''You had better take
/ it to her"
! lie took pen and wrote on the cover
" Cecil has just found this amongst my old
papers have no idea how or when il
came into my possession, neither can
make out the hand, though it doesn't look
altogether strange. Perhaps you can solve
the mystery
III. ITS MESSAGE AFTER MANY DAYS.
1t was in verse, as Franks valentines had
always been; hating, and with queer
/ rhymes aud changes Of measure It was
full Of the half-humorous tenderness of qui-
ct friendship and it ended with hope that
she would make odd Hugh happier than
his first wife did; that is if she accepted him;
and with a demand for her congratulations
upon his own approaching marriage: since he
was &" the happiest fellow alive, aud could
Mt keep the news from her, though it was
secret from all beside.
Mud the evening grew old; the white
Hecked sky turned colder, and the moon
came out. But Lady Rainham sat with
this voice from the dead in her hand mo
tionIess; full of humiliation and remorse
Aud she was thinking of many years of bit
terness and sorrow and pride; and of
heavy sacrifice TO a myth, for she had new
er loved him And her husband whom
she did love-whom she had so wronged-
how was she to atone to him?
BY aud by the door opened and Cecil
stole in And she saw Lady Rainham's
face turned towards the window with the
moonbeams lighting it, and thought she
had never seen any thing so beautiful in
her life
g Mama she said. softly, "why don't
you come down? We are waiting, papa
and / H. d it's cold up here"
" | will come said Lady Rainham; but
her voice vac strange. Cecil knelt down
beside the chair and drew her mothers arm
round her neck.
How cold you are! Dear mama isl
any thing the matter? Cannot | comfort
you 2
My darling you do always cannot
tell whether | want comfort now or not
am going down to your father, and Cecil
must go alone; have something to say"
She went into the drawing room, straight
up to where her husband sat listlessly in
ms chair. at the window. He started when
he saw her, and said something hurgiedIy
about rigging for lights, but she stopped
him
1t will be better thus, for what have
to say. Hugh, have come to ask your
forgiveness"
Sir Hugh did not answer. The speech |
took hiu by surprise, and she had never
called him 1ugh before, since their MARI |
age. He had time enough to tell himself
that it was only another mockery, and
would end in the ole way.
But standing there with Franks letter in
her hand. she told him all, not sparing her
self aud then asked if he could forgive her |
She was not prepared for the great love |
which answered Der; which had lived un
changed through her GOODNESS and repuses;
and which drew her to him closer now per
haps than it might have done if her pride
had never suffered under these years of
Cecil never knew exactly what had hap
peued hut when her father put his arms
around her aud called her his blessing she
looked up at him with an odd sort of CON
that i'll some way or other the
old valentine which she found in her rum
mage amongst his papers had something to
do with the change which she saw. And
it was her doing. So she made up her
wilful mind straight-way to exult and tri,
nmph over the fact to Charlie; and then, if
he wanted to send her al other next year,
why, after proper amount of teaziig and
suspense, which was good for him and kept
him in order, he might