The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-01

the stin visible Glencora walking in the lane with
Alexander.
'May / take Miss Calyerts cloak and bonnet,
ma'am " said the girl respectfully.
ayes, yes Jean; you are thoughtful. Go quick;'
said Mrs. Ellathorne, leaving the room and Jean did
Florice watched her from the window as she glided
down the leafy avenue Glencora's long cloak over
her her little bonnet In her hand, and as she
watched Giencors's favorits hound tore round the
house and ran after the maid.
Jean angry ordered i back in vain. she ap
peared to threaten It, but the creature only stood a3
long as she Stood and then moved after her every
| step she took
over Lady Bank, after the maid had disappeared on
| her mission.
Florlce loved her sister with no common love; she
looked up to her as to some pure, superior SPIRIT
| whose full happiness was but a reward for such pu
rity OF heart. From her post at the window she
cleugh's lovely summer Observation-Disclosures
future home for it was the next estate to Lady
Bank, and equal II not superior IN beauty to the
latter
And Lady Bank was no common suburban nest
The situation bewitching and the mansion itself
a marvel of architectural grace.
Lady Bank had been the home OF the two ladies'
Glencora and Florice Calvert, ever since their pa
They were both 6eiresses OF some small property
but though Gcnc0ra had come OF age three years be-
fore, still preferred to live under her kind guar
dian, Captain Drummond's roof, with her sister Flo
rice, who was scarce seventeen. And 80 II came to
pass that Just one year ago when MT: Alexander
and became nearest neighbor OF the gallant captains
family-and drove every morning past lovely Lady
bank, in Princess street. OF which he was principal
manager, and sometimes In the dewy summer even
Vef as e 10 bis SacSeo
times 1t happened that his thoughts fingered In the
cool Lady Bank avenue long after his eyes were
resting on the artstocratic splendors Of 'Den.
mansion. And. Of course, nothing was
more natural than for the young banker to pay his
respects at the earliest possible date to his nearest
neighbors, and to ind IN courily Captain Drummond
pathizing matronly adviser In pretty Florice the
best OF little cOnfdantes; In beautiful regal be-
wtchiDg Glencora his hearts delight and his life's
1 most envied companion. TO all Of which arrange
ments of the young people the captain and his sister
said never word OF dissent.
These two families lived some two miles from Ed
inburg upon the east bank OF the canal which
| flowed inland TO Glasgow, Arbroatn, &C. and was
lost m the heart o. the city. Captain Drnmmond's
spacious lawn stretched in 'front.' beyond which lay
Handsome garden whose lvicd wall shut out the
quiet lane which led up TO the two houses. Behind
the houses and at the foot OF the grounds, the canal
meandered, being private grounds on the Lady Bank
and Denburn side, but much frequented on the other
side by foot passengers and carriages and the sturdy
barge horses.
lovely spot was this one which Florice Calverts'
eyes scanned this lovely summer eve, and from Lady
Banks drawing room window she could see, over
the hawthorn thicket between the two estates, the
root Of Denhurn House, her sisters future home.
In perhaps about fifteen minutes when she was
again seated ut her work singing Rayy to her COM
panions, Alexander stepped through the window
alone
two frat questions He was breathless as II he had
walked fast and he looked a tribe uneasy
Mrs. claiborne came in at this moment and catch
ing sight OF Acknowledgements ~ cried she
Ia
and q length looked inquiringly 70 Alexander
HAS she come home with your
He smiled, nushed little, stammered, and at last
blurted out, more to Force than TO anybody ese:-
bet with me who should be homo first. She came
| BY the walk inside the wall by the canal I've
go e
again and struck through the private path inside
the thick holly hedge, and from thence TO his own
| A tedious interval, and then Alexander appeared,
| for the second time, alone.
diiated and dsrKened. He stood conrounded =
The bridesmaids dropped their needles. Florice
slowly rose, with banched lips and arrested eyes,
with quiet authority
| alexander, where Is GlencoraSv
lessly aIve walked the grove and the lane and the
canal side. and I've been over Denburn grounds, and
she hasn't slipped In and gone up 70 her room un
| he cried sudden beam dispensing his perplexity.
"Glencora said something about going down through
good-by. She talked about II before We made that
| foolish wager Perhaps she ran OF there alone, not
caring for me to see her parting with the old lady
lie was going or in wild hurry this time, but
Forice touched him the arm, and, hardly able to
/ Ellathorne made objection, though by this time
the long twilight had set In aud the breeze blew
IN few minutes Fiorice trippcd down the shallow
stone steps and joined him as he stood impatiently
Alexandcr offered her his arm and noted, with
\ gathering gloom, her palor; but he did not speak,
| only slashnG the crisp tops OF the fowery fern:
.'fiorice, my dear little girl broke from MIN o.
length you do not fear for Glencora 90 you,"
4 she glanced earnestly into hrs grave but un-
| Swallowed eyes, and breathed freer. - -
.sNo, Alexander IL you do not she faltered. "But
Just tell me this-was she just little piqued wnen
.i,qucd AT me. Florices No, indeed Ha Ia
little lister that's not the way to be married to-mor-
1 row ~
\ Alexander seemed not bit anxious about the re.
suit Of their Search and he knew just how u was 70
i why should she feel so startled. She would not
she's al nurses ali safe; wen ind her there,
won't We, Alexander ~ said Florice, assuring her-
seG Bul she wen remembercd Aexa .o T, 0ny
Mcgowan's ivyswathed cottage, and she hustled ou'
| In her white muslin cap, tied with broad, black
yara' with a smiling old face Of welcome, It needed
not word 10 tell florice that she must seek iurne'
4 for her ~ist.r.
'.Come home quick, Alexander ~ whispered Flo
l rice fearfuIy; something has happened.n
| She broke from him and ran nimbly back across
the Desburn grounds easily outstrippng ALEXANDER:
l VINO paused moment To ask his servants " any OF
| them hal seen Nias Calvert
shc Sas walking down the public lane, painting
and trembling, when he made up 10 her and put her
| hand within his arm again.
.f1orice. compose Yourself what do you fear
| Unac~cuntahe a. II seems she NAV have gone down
o. the tong Pier Ia meet the captain. This Is the
n ham n nor