The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-04-11
THE MORNING STAR AND CATHOLIC MESSENGER SUNDAY APRIL H. 1862

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manication had already bess g,aa1l anH nat nat !
the most important ayent az fAs 2ie 8aa .4nrA5
considerations He felt Awlrsyagd anu rs taeeu,
was afraid 81 address haas anu vss ssf
He loI,sed for rid meal to be hnished, that his
suspelssc might BE relieved by q chat with ms
aa nsy nnd ws Seni he
Harry from the room and reacned Ihs avs avs
where he copld freely question him, he became
SO nervous that he was nnass i e ma,1s II.
der and assured him that 80 far all went Wen. |
His uncle raised no difficulty, provided certain
inquiries, which Mike was commissioners a "a
make, as to family and fortune, were; as he had
no doubt they would be, satisfactorily answer
ed He ended by jocularly recommending
# before the ha aded ssSpc
leave, you'll find me in the sfabie4 5aru, anu
wen take q canter to put your nerves in order,
Pennant was lsft alone, just rs the Colonel
and Master Mike issued from the house-it Is
no exaggeration to say that he felt more ner-
yous at the approach of tho two gentlemen,
who paced leisurely towards him, occasionally
felt had he been ordered on the most hazardous
professional SERVICE Surprising that he was
expected to await the interview, he STOOD
stock still, in a state of the most awkward
embarrassment until the Colonel, having given
his final instructions, retired, and Nike, atf-
vancing, desired to hold some CONVERSATION
with him touching the affair which Harry niau
communicated to his uncle. -. 49,
"Pm happy to say" continuea Nike, tnat
there's no person. ihis lection to yonrsen ON ,ns
mart of any mernoer of our family, provided
vour connections and fortune are such as we
approve of, and our acquaintance Is put OF
recent date, you will pardon my asking Tor IN
formation ON these subjects. .I s,,,.I,,
Really" replied Pennant, can supply
Won with but little. am n Welshman, my
father has been long dead-in tact, never saw
him. What the extent of my property may De
know not, nor has it ever entered into my
head to inquire. My pecuniary supplies, de,
rived from my mother, have only been limited
by my demands, and have never failed me; the
only personal friends have connected with
homo old gentleman, who occasionally
visited us, and Lord Penruddock, with whose
family we were always on terms OF intimacy,
and to whose kindness am indebted for my
appointments in the navy, butt he added, Il
am o gentleman by birth, as am by station,
and j have doubt that an application to my
mother will procure me satisfactory informa-
ton on the subjects to which you refer"
.What is the name of your family place ~
"Cliff Lodge, but whether it belongs TO my
family or not is more than can tell. '-s
",Tis very strange said Mike, dubiously.
"Not at all so" reioined PeDnant " When
Won consider that Mt twelve years of age left
my mother, and that since then nave only
seen her twice"
s.True true enough" said Mike, whose sus-
picions were evidently disarmed by the frank
! and guileless manner of the young man. All
very true, it is not to be presumed that you
would have been admitted on terms of init
| macy to Lord Penryddock's family II he were
not aware of yoRr social position 1onr pro
4 feSSlQn, too, places you on an tlutiby Mlth INC
4 hi CHEST in the land I; as to property, that may
! properly not weigh much in the scale 1t the
i girl likes You; but blood is Indispensable. The
/ Blakes have never been connected with any
| one in trade, and God forbid they should ever
be-. You can write to your mother about these
matters, and meantime, presuming that the
answers would De, sncfs as you antieipate--
/ there can be no objection TO your making ,yo9r-
fbiiity upon me, and in such case shall have
very unpleasant duty to perform-you under
stand me.a F-@
| The party on that day included the captain
and-sonIe other officers of the Racer. Colonel
| Blake held privnte<conyersatio with the for
meF in the library before dinner, which seemed
/ to have considerable influence in his manner
| towards Pennant; he was less reserved, and
altogether seemed in n happier and more cheer
/ ful frame of mind than usual. Tie evening
passedover without affording Pennant an OPP
| portunity of profiting by the permission he had
| received, for Kate betook herself to Hight and
nestled under Mrs. Bo1ingbrooke's protection
| when woman's instinct told her that declara-
| ton might be anticipated. But the deep and
| tender but maidenly expression of her eyes at
once revealed her secret, and Pennant felt as
certain of her affection as if her VOWS had been
already recorded in his favor. He was disap-
pointed but not in doubt, when he retired to
| write the letter of inquiry to his mother. 1t
/ was the first time he had ever addressed her on
the subject of family or feftane-subjects on
] which she had never touched in their personal
1 interviews in their eorrespondence-and as
he proceeded with his task he felt the difficulty
of seeking the required information without
/
be hurtfnl to her feelings, perhaps even imply
! u doubt as to her justice and probity,
/ He WIS seated Mt a table in the middle of a
! large and lofty bedroom, the dim light of the
candles by which he wrote but adding to the
/ gloaRiness of the oak-pannel1ed walls and
/ heaNy,- antiane furaiture.-A- window opening
| in the centre, and looking upon the pleasure
ground which separated the castle from the
/ woods, admitted the refreshing night breeze.
! Having finished his task, he was meditating on
what the result of such a communication might
| be- when he was reused from his revery by the
appearance of n muffied figure on the outside
| OF the opened window. The Intruder remained
| motionless for q moment, and then said in q
hollow and sepulchral voice, "Stay quiet and
listen; you have. nothing to, fear; be in the
Abbey of Dunseverick tomorrow night at
twelve, and remain there uuti1 you are told
something which you ought to know The
figure departed as noiselessly and quickly as it
had appeared, and Pennant, now recovered
from the sudden surprise, spTang from the win
dow, resolved to follow, but his unwelcome
visitor was to be seen.
At first sight of the apparation. Pennant
imagined that it was some trick played to test
his moral courage; but its mysterious disap-
zla1h I