The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-22

| W u0IS6Il, hduy 1edluHclIl, IOlu up u0F
/ packet hurriedly, and put it away? !
1t meant. on Sir, Hugh's part, that
he knew what it was and didn't like
| it; that he could not help thinking of
his life. doubly lonely without the
child. But this never occurred to his
wife. Presently some one Joined Ce-
Gil in the, laurel walk, and though of
course Lady Rainham could not hear
their words, she turned instinctiyely
away from the window, - :, =. !.
! Cecil was saying just then, e No.
it isn't likely, Who should send me
valentines2 They're old fashioned,
vulgar, out of. date. Charlie, mind,
1 won't have any more" oH-U
Why not2 g.seg5 -l.er w9.r,al
| " Because-I'm serious now-for
some reason or other, they. don't like
my having them, z said Cecil, notion
| ing towards the house. IS And, it's
shocking thingitO sayWbuta I'm sure
/ there's something not straight be-
tween papa and Lady Rainham--some
misunderstanding, you know. I'm
each other, really; but it's alldso
/ stfangeo5Is do so want to do some
thing that wouldbring it right; and.
/ / shall have nothing to say to- you till
( it Is right. "i89Ti8 lsisW 100 aossuh = ,
+ : Cecil" .19a1is niaM ,a75Iio1a yTazot
| HmBan it, 9 I am a sort of 60 be-
tweenA-no, not that exactly; but they
Ebot tn care for me so much They
don't freeze up when I'm there, /
lTcah 't fancy them without me; it
would be terrible" 49,. s'ra, Z IL. ~.
Il T But, Cecil, you promised - Z -
NO, 1 didn't. Aid if / had, I
shouldn't keep it, of course; that is,
| you woqldn t want me to. 1t would
kill papa to love me, and as to Lady
Rainham, why | never cared for. any
lone so much in all my life. / didn't
know it was in me till she woke it up.
You remember what / used to say
about her eyes. They are Just like
that; like a beautiful deep pool; all
dark. you know, till it draws you close
and makes you want to know so much
what is underneath,
r Here Lady Rainham came to the
window again, but the two figures had
passed out of the laurel walk, and she
saw them no more. ''s' ~
In the afternoon Cecil went as usual
to her fathers study, but he was
STOPPING over a book and did not no.
lstice her. He was, in fact, thinking
! the thought that had troubled him in
the morning, but Cecil fancied he was
busy, and looked round to see what
mischief she could do. 1t. flashed
upon her that there was aofnea oppor. .
! tuntity for the old chest, and fsO,ashe
| seated herself on the carpet and be-
! gan her rummage. Presently Sir
Hugh, hearing the rustic of papers,
/ looked round. lssals agsls ,eaa-slI .
tses'I should like to know whois to be
my fairy Order" he said, amongst all
that mess" 5lAAAJAfSsh
Il will, papa. Z shall give a tap.
with my wand, and you will see it all
come straight. But look here. Isn't
Ethis to mamma? It has never been
opened, and it's Ikea valentine"
1ae Sir Hugh looked at the large Miss
/ Neville" on the envelope, and knitted
his brows in a vain effort to remember
anything about it. He couldn't t., It
was very strange; He fancied he
knew the writing, but yet could not
tell whose it certainly not his
own nor recollect anything about the
packet. He considered a little, and
then said, You had better take it to
I her" iaeryz aalay saafs b larn
/ He took pen and wrote on the
cover: Cecil has just found this
amongst my old papers. / have no
idea how or when it came into my
possession, neither can / make outth
hand, though it doesn't seem alto
gether strange, Perhaps you can solve
the mystery. 'ss'l'' '.o7 ~. .' ''
HITS MESSAGE, AFTER MANY DAYS.
1t was in verse, as Franks yalen1
tines had always been; halting. and
with queer rhymes and CHANGES Of
measure. It was full of the haIf-hu-
morous tenderness ofquiet friendship;
and it ended with hope that she.
would make "old Hugh" happier than
his first wife did that was If she ac-
copied him; and with demand for
her congratulations upon his own APP
proaching marriage; since he was
the happiest fellow alive" and
couldn't keep the news from her,
though it was secret from all beside.
And the evening grew old; the
white fecked sky turned colder. and
the moon came out, But Lady Rain
ham sat with this voice from the dead
In. her hand, motionless, full of hu-.
initiation and remorse.( AS she was
thinking of many years of bitterness
ana SO! sorrow and pride; and ORA heavy.
saerlnee to myth, for she had never
-l9yed q! him, And her husband--whom
she had 50 wronged--how was she to
atone to him? al s4asr40 49, :, ,1l1i'0.
by and by the door opened and &c.
GIL stole IN. She saw Lady Rainham's.
lace turned towards the window with
the moonbeams lighting it, and
thoughtIshe had never seen anything
50 beautiful in her life. no 61G4Si'f : p