The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-10-02

might wish to force the honor Of his ac-
quaintance upon you, and I'd soonersee
yon dead than have any thing 70 do
with him.
You need not be afraid, mana , said
Nelly, raising her head with spirit. u
would not speak to Lord Lanphoine.
I detest him without ever have seeing
him.
Now, It was very odd that such a con.
versation would have taken place on
this particular day, when even the
name of IaDgholme had never been
mentioned between the father and
daughter before. But on that very
morning Mr.. Huntington had received
letter from his brother In town, and
the postscript contained these lines:
Town Is getting quite empty. heal
your netghbOr, Lord Laugholme, is go
ing down 20 the Court with party. Hell
terrible fellow after pretty faces, and
Nelly must be getting great girl now
The bare suggestion had been enough
TO stir up all Mr.. Huntingdon's latent
hatred of the rival house, and caused
him to bestow the caution Just uttered.
What shall 1 do thought Nelly, pit
eously, now papa has forbidden me to
| go to the brook? I dare not disobeY him;
but surely there is no harm in my
speaking q few words to Capt. Welles-
ly, even If he is Lord Iangholme's
friend. would sooner have died than
| TO speak to him."
SO for three days, during which Nell
ly was confined to the house by her
foot, she was in a perfect agony between
the fear of displeasing her father and
the misery of not seeing the handsome
stranger again. But on the fourth day,
with a sorely guilty conscience, the
disobedient child limped toward the
brook to keep her tryst with Captain
WELLESLEY. The blue eyes were looking
keenly for her as their owner stood
leaning against tree on Lord Lang
holmes side of the brook. There had
been no rain, the wafer ran shallower
than before, and the young athlete
cleared it at a bound. Nelly put her
slim fingers quite naturally into his
outstretched hand.
How is the foot to.day?' he asked,
tenderly. f
'oh! very nearly well, thanks; but I
lost my shoe the other day.
Capt. Wellesley took the missing arti.
Gle from his pocket, and held 1t regret
'Ifyou would only let me keep 1t he
pleaded.
iIdon't think it would be much use
to you,' laughed Nelly, archly, looking
down at his feet, which, by the way,
were particularly well shape.
NO, not in that way he answered,
smiling. "But do, WON'T your -ss
Why Miss Huntindon should have
consented to such ridiculous request
ara prepared to say; but that she did
is an indisputable fact, since Wilson q
day or two later put away one little
bronze shoe by itself as being useless
without its fellow.
And did Mr.. Huntingdon evince any
curiosity about your lamenessr Capt..
WELLESLEY asked presently.
NO; but he forbade me to come near
the lower part of the wood any more,
because Lord Langholme Is coming
home said Nelly, regretfully. And L
know 1t was very wrong of me to come
to-day, but
But you know I should be dread
fully miserable and disappointed If you
did not, and you are much to tender
hearted to inf1ict pain on any one ut
tered the young man, softly.
Nelly blushed with pleasure at tho
thought of being able to disappoint or
make this handsome stranger happy.
But why should you be SO implaca-
BILE against LanRholme? he wentson.
IF he never had an unkind thought OF
or wish to harm any of your family,
why should you object to see him2'
Because hate him, without even
knowing him. l suppose it's a sort OF
instinct. would not speak TO him for
all the world -is
But suppose said Capt. WELLESLEY,
smile playing round his lips and just
visible under the curve of his chestnut
moustachs-'suppose 1t had been Lang
holme instead OF me the other day /?
Il should have died of shame cried
Nelly, impetuously, and If 1 had died
of the pain, too, would not have let
him touch me- Then she glanced at
him, with a sudden misgiving. ooh
nor she whispered, with treasured
smile, Lord Langholme isn't the least
bit in the world like you.'
And so the young people chatted away
together, and the time sped on asswiff-
ly as it always does when one would
f8in to have It lag and linger, moving |
up all the bright, glAd-hued flowers |
with quick. flashing scythe, and grind
ing slowly and painfully over the plow- |
ed burrows of pain and weRrineSS.
its half-pass seven = cried Nelly, |
starting up at last, after a glance at the |
little gold toy hanging at her side. i
must go at once. Goodbye y she said, |
stretching out n little .ungloved hand /;
Il don't suppose I shall ever see you |
any more And the lovely, innocent |
eyes, all unused to concealment, grew |
quite humid at the thought, and the red |
mouth quivered perceptibly.
DON'T say thatl' cried the young man,
with q quick flush. "You won't be so |
cruel, Miss Nelly2 Do give me some
thing to look forward to-only say |
you'll come again Tomorrow
i dare not murmured Nelly, with |
frightened eyes. Papa would never |
forgive me; and suppose some one saw
us and told himl L think he would |
shut me up all the rest OF my life.'
'Buth cannot think you are always |
going to stay with him.
Il don't suppose he thinks at all about
1t, said Nelly; sRnd, of course, 1 shall
be an old maid'-this quite emphati-
oh. no you won't! You are much too
But I never see anybody, except papa
aud Sir John Swayne.'
Who is hep asked Capt. WELLESLEY,
jealously.
'Ad old bachelor, with wig and false
teeth,' laughed Nelly.
'AhI then shall not be afraid of
him. But promise me to come again
tomorrow, and she promised. Was It
fancy, or did he whisper under his
breath, you darling2' Nelly could
not be quite sure, but she went into
dinner very happy.