, 1869-02-28

"fou should hare aid nothing"
HNothlue with him would have becn worse
than whit did e2y. Remember that be
asked me the question poiut- blank, aud that
no reply would bare been equal o IN Affirm
alton. ihou1d bare confessed that his sug-
"He could not then have twitted mo with
your words"
"H have erred, Lady Laura, and brought
my sorTow on you, am indeed grteyed.'
1t is hfl soHpw. There Is nothing but
soHow. have made up my mind 10 leave
hlm."
"Oh, Lady Laura" -.....
"It Is verJ bad-but not 80 bad, I think,
at the lie an now leading. He has &c FUSED
me-of Whist do ysou think' He Says that
!" He did not ny that-ln those words ~
"Hc said 1t in words which made nc feel
that must part from him."
~ would net ausrer him at all. II he had
come 10 nc like tnan-not accusing me. bnt
asking mel would have told hin every
thing. And what was there TO tellS !
should hare broken my faith 70 you, In
women always tell auch stories to their hus-
bands when thc!r husbands arc good to them.
and true, and Just. Aud II Is we'll that they
should 10 told. But 10 Ms. Kennedy can
tell nothing. lie does not believe my word"
Not believe you. Lady Lsnra :"
"No Because did not tluri ont 10 him
all TINT story about your foolish duel-hc.
cr's secret, ~ long a. there waa secret to be
Mhat-with that word ~
yce-wlth that very word. Hc Is not
particular shout bis words, when he thinks II
necessary tu expyc4s hlnsclf strongly. Aud
hc has told nc since that because OF that be
could ncyor believe nc agalu. How Ia II
possible that woman should live With ducb
a mRu !" Hut way did she comc 10 him With
thta ktory-so him whom nhc had been &C.
cuscd Of entertaining ~ loyas-to him v ho
u al her friends WAS the last whom shc
should have chosen ~ The recipient for such
tslot Ph'peas NJ he thought how hc
might best nnswer her, with what word, he
might try TO comfort ber, could no. but ask
himself thls question. Arhc moment thai
the word was out Of his mouth she went on
! to say" resolved tlat would tell you
mr., ard i cqu.jiy false 10 both. ! have
written 10 hlrn, nnd there II my letter."
!" But you will rec him aRa!ns"
"Ro-I will 70 10 my fathers house.
hars already s,1.rged It. ~. Kennedy hs.
Sy Rss s'tsu Sy ,hIs .tStp fe 'nd 20 fon hene'
g Do you wish TINT should read the let
!" Yes-eertain1y. I wish that you should
read 1t, Should eser meet him again,
shall tell him that you saw it,
- .a.~a. ntfbe n-e,rfs .od
though the volces OF people sounded near to
them, they we're alone, Phineas had no al.
Tentative bat to read The letter, which MAJ
a. follows:
."Afsr what you have sid To me 1t L. inpot
saerf ' nv f,ther A. the hnSa of cmninr,a ID
b11e @ ALREADY asked lin ~ 70 give " nj IN a.siaa. >
y I. my w.n to remaia rnzr.er he miy y,
. eneeI ~ .o.n o. N tee E9unuy. onoo!o
@ ht ~ = ~ ~. ~ - - T. 'o9 hnoT n; e
hsve iorxouea tnat I Tss youF vie; but I vi
never forEetit.
lyon have at=uaet ms o. h4ylnx lo'et.
aoa ca1aot ENG e9peS1ed ta1t should son-
itaee n 20 nn5 Thn Jo1 Mst susn IN aeeu = J.
IN, - n,.r .oS .oss q
sea,rs, hIs Viz, E1en b.a Il eesn u tTusa q:
cn-alion should not hayt becn msEt IL your
mouth to .oy ears. -
"rhat II Is uIuue bellere yuuanust + a. veil
4Nare Ns1 - mJtsn how intimate N1s an NJ:
n III, re W w1at tns9 ~ . IT, na i o. ~ 13a III
eui marriage i cneeurs1td his ! tHeua,hip lie Iii i
pleeeed ,ou-snd, sitsr learning thtt- I u.seoar.
5ou Lave probably nos defined fot1oursei! u II
Wofd vs5y clearly loS hs1e ls rarsss s'i9ni t,t
" yo ieaay e.. Seen aoand
Ssye Ts1syusd bta \, IN eoms va superior {:
5ou1,eif Ycu ba1e revef reaii; though; that h
wns r3 ioytr-:nat he spoke w6ds to tns which
others might not neas. That be flEncd , NON M
.nEst Eass nM g" ~. .nr,,9e 1e r.. q.
ens.ttnn n,, bscn -
". II th.ii Re n nv I.tserss rSu,1h.s and touor
,o1 vii al yo1 70 lei NJ seT1sns bT1ns 10 n,
such thinye u are ny o7n-nAneg. my clio be-
R1d cest, and few bos<s: She wil know VIII
lwant. tiust yo1 ~ BE- happier without
i1an efs1 y9a e Ts1c a1rea hit 1H'
va Wsre .s @sn o 1ho :oaid baye BEN asppe. wish
out wiio than atta one. Your a1-ctionately.
"LAU1A Kkssxn1.'
.1t :, At auv rate true.n she sa.d. whe,
Pblneas bsd read he Letter.
en-. i eseept that j do not suppose hs Va, ~
sny thing 81 thr sortIhetsnse cnt on wei,
II rens absurd eyen to think Of Il !"
!" There ia nothing too sbsuri for eom,
men, remember your telling mo that b
WAS weaf, aud poor, and unworthy, / re
member your saying 10 when / Dis. fhoue b
T hid beiieSed von Thrn ron nn' tnid ma a. .A
thonid mt have msir snch sh,nErscE r. =
myseIf az .hnre donr. That Il ali h.
10 exy n ynu. Amer what h,a na..ed he
tween n did not choase tn
Won shonid he,r how I W., sen.rsted fror
will 70 now and flnd papa, DO 30
come with me-. I prefer being alone.
Then be Tas lei STANDING bv himself 1oof
inr down upon the river ~ IL Rllded by
How would Il Lave been With both Of them
u Lad, Laura lad accepted him three re sssis yes,,
tRat OF Mr. KenncdY, and had rejected rim
al he stood be heard tho sound al mnsl
ffom the houEc, and remembered that he ha,
come thero with tho one sole object OF seeioJ
Violet RmnRSam. He had known that
hi. mind to hTSs{ thro,,yh that i.W of s,,cne
which an h.1 imnosed iron lin and nnc
ruorr 10 M hor Il assIst hirn-s.o innIore he
ior thc sake Of thcIr oid fiiendship 10 te
him whether there mi7ht vet ba far biz
any chance OF success. But in The II
had been impossible ior her 70 spea
a word o! hlmIelf Of Of Violet. To be-
il her Great deso}aiiou, h. ronld addrm
himRlf on no Other sub,ect than that ar b,
oTn rnisrrv NM nof ins lcst wb.n shr ~
t.l5leE = lin .! hss cxa .o1.o., q her :
ycars past he had spoken slIghungly OF N
. Kennedy, was be ttink!ug q Violet Enln
ham. hi. Kennedy had certslnly mistake
the signs Of things when be had accu1cd b
wllo BY saying that Phineas was her love
and ~ far - he himself wa1 concerned IL
:. never regretted Lady Laura's marriage.
nuiea a5nr I.a, tns s ot D
and Ucr he TantIrrrd srroes lhn rroun,
toward t,c bour, Il W, now st,ont
O'Clock, and tbourh iheru wern I'll
many walking sbout ihc prouuda thu crow
Of people wcro in lho rooms, Tho mu,
clans Mcrc rsnrrd out on tcraula, 20 tit
ihc!s muslo might hsve been available 4
, dancing vtlbin or Without; but tho ds n ce
Ind found tho boards pleaaantcr than Il
, lawn, erd thr )ukc'a garden rarty wes i
coming 4 MFRS b III, viii, rrtrilcrr {oF Il
dsnerrs 10 etftll st,out thc lawn hs:wcon n
. dances. Aud IN this respect the iuu was bs
ter than At a tall-lhst tctl tho engagement
made for par.nrrt b. wha. thor might, III,
; could slwsya tsc broken With rAao. No TX