The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-09-13
CHAPTER III.

fair one of her adopted child out of hi
head.
CHAPTER III.
Years flew by, and Ellen had grown up
lovely, and pleasing woman, the joy G
Margaret's heart, the sunshine of her home
Those who looked at her fair innocent face
with her large liquid blue eyes, and listen
ed to her merry laugh, from which the rim
of childhood had not passed away, shud
dered at the thought of any great sufferin!
coming near her. They wished and prayet
that life might for her be robbed of it
with eager intensity, and she thought he
prayer was indeed answered, when, one
bright summer evening Ellen came to hide
her face in her BOSOM, and tell her she
was Franks affianced wife.
You will be poor, my darling" sale
Margaret, trying to put the dark side before
her as duty.
go, auntie, darling" (for so the children
always called herr, "what matters that
you and uncle have never been rich, and
yet you have been very happy. l would
rather be poor with Frank than a ricl
duchess. We don't care about Injuries and
show; we shall have enough to live on
Won't Willie be pleased, aantie! know
he has wished it all along; only fancy y
aud Ellen broke into a merry laugh" last
time he was at home he took me for walk,
and warned me against Richard Dunno.
could not help laughing, though Willie was
pale and grave; the idea of my pre-
Frank, auntie!"
You little know" said Margaret, Z" how
| have prayed You should not fancy
Richard"
Ellen burst into positive peal of laugh
ter. $50, auntie, how could you have such
an ideaf Well, those prayers are answered
very literally, for / never liked anyone
less; it's quite hard to be charitable and
civil towards him when he comes here teas
ing. / could not help wondering, Will,
poor Willie was holding forth, what
"Ah, yes, Nellie, that would have been
trial." said Margaret, with a proud smile
but there was not much danger of it.
How those boys love one another, to be
sure! And how Frank look up to Willie
as pattern in everything-a sort Of guar
dian angel"
Sand so he is" said Ellen. "He is SO
good, it quite frightens me sometimes.
think he is too good to live; and what
should we do without hint"
He will live" said Margaret; live to
bless our old age, to close our eyes, and
comfort you in life's troubles, Nellie. And
waiting any longer" and as Nellie ran
from the room, Margaret repeated her Oft
said prayer, " That the troubles of he1
darling child might not be heavy ones"
1t was not many weeks after this CONVEX
sation that Willie was one day interrupted
in his studies, and told that a visitor was
waiting for him in the parlor. When he
entered the room, he found himself, to his
great surprise, face to face with Richard
| Dunno.
GO, Richard, I did not expect to see
you'll" said he, holding out his hand.
But it was not taken: and Richard ex-
claimed, William O'Donnell, 1 have
come to know whether we are to be lifelong
enemies or not"
Certainly not said Willie; 81 have NO
enmity against You, Richard"
| 90 Yes, you have it was you who brought
my boyish disgrace upon NEEDN'T think
ever have or shall forget it: and now-noar
you have come between me and Elem
Willie made no answer when Richard
paused. eyes, you cannot deny i'll sec
it in your face and she spurns me, who
would give my life for her, and is going to
take that stupid idiot, Frank Murphy"
Willie smiled. may, you are hard upon
Frank he is about as clever and bright a
lad as you will find any day."
"I say he is an idiot, and a groveling
fool. What will he be in the future, think
you a mere bankers clerk, never rising
above a miserable 2O0l. a year and IL
shall be a partner in the firm! 1 shall
make that house what it never has been
till now. | shall be Il rich man, have power
and influence. Ellen, as my wife, should
take her place with the first ladies of the
land she should have her carriage, her
jewels, everything she could desire. My
beautiful, my peerless Ellen, how she would
become them all and this is to be given
up because of your bitter ennity, your stu
pid prejudices.
" Richard, you are really mad" said
Willie, gravely. "With your own lips
you tell me Frank has won my sister,
heart. have no power, even if had the
inclination, to Interfere"
-" But you hare interfered !" broke il
Richard, furiously !; "you have set hel
against me; you have poisoned her mind
and she fancies she likes Frank because
she knows it will please you she does no
really care for limit is impossible SIN
should. And now listen to me further
. William-will you undo your work, ant
IL Il. Il.