The Lincoln County herald., 1870-11-10

Of my daughter, has hea l trusted you,
my child!
j It was Adoles turn to grow indignant
now.
IF yos mean Souvrcigne, she ex-
cl,imed, "then I'm sure l don't know
what he has done. He has never said one
word to me-"
perhaps you would like to read what
he has said to me7"
II am not afraid to read il, sir ~
"Well, read It," And he gave her the
letter which had caused all this tumult,
and which was indeed from Souvreigue
She also read it at . glance, aud read il
q second time; and then she looked
straight into her fathers face, aud said
once more with a sob, "He has never
said word to me u and then broke down
and cried immoderately for ten minutes.
i Meantime the Judge sat down before
the crate and warmed bis toes while his
anger cooled.
What did this incendiary document
really contain p Only line or two to
say that the writer would do himself the
honor to call 90 Judge Benham at ten
o'clock the following morning to ask him
for the hand Of his daughter, whom he
loved.
And yet Adele was quite right in say
ing that he had never said ono word to
her one word, as she meant, to fore.
shadow tho declaration contained in this
brief note to her father. But if it be
asked whether or not that declaration was
as complete surprise to her as it GER
tainly was to the Judge, the question
must be evaded. Who can fatbom .
wonlan's intuitions2
Drying her tears at last, Adele came
and knelt beside her fathers low chair,
and laid her fresh cheek against his
hoary beard aud for while they both
looked into the Goals together without a
word on either side. The fires Of his
wrath had not quite died out of the
judges heart, and he could not trust
himself to speak and as for Adele, she
had nothing to say-she only waited for
tho law to be proclaimed.
HAS this man ever annoyed you in any
way ?" asked her father at last.
"Never he is the truest gentleman l
ever saw !" the daughter answered
quickly. and with flicker in her eyes
that disquieted him anew.
Nevertheless he il o scOundrel T. he
GRID hotly, "as all rowing Frenchm men are.
He shall be admitted when he comes 10
morning; bat thenceforward, Adele, you
will neither sec him nor speak to him."
| The law was proclaimed. Behold the
sequence
-! PuaS!aally !!a!a!lyy, stlbshaw eRRsiqad Aas
received by Judge Benham in his library
Something moro than an hour later,
Adele Qrom her tower) saw him 60 away.
her father following him TO tie door aud
bowing him gracious adieu. Then she
was summoned to the library herself. and
came out presently with q new light 10
her eyes. From that time no secret was
made Of the fact that Souvreigne had
been successful in his suit, and that his
marriage with Miss Benham would be
celebrated in tho early spring.
}, Who was Souvreigne? This question
had now gained new element Of interest
and its discussion was at once resumed
and carried on with the greatest avidity
1t could not be doubted that it had been
answered to tho satisfaction Of Judge
Benham, who was punctilious to fault /;
but neither be nor Adele chose to en-.
lighted the public mind upon the subject.
+ All the information that could be ELECTED
, from other sources amounted to little.
1t was found that Souvreigne had received
letters addressed to the count dc Laudret,
and had had transactions with bis
bankers in the same name. Once, while
in Philadelphia he had been visited by
an elderly French gentleman, who from
various circumstances, was believed to be
person Of distinction, and who had i'm.
portuned Souvreigne to return to France.
A leading publishing house in New York,
!. judging that book was likely to result
:, from the observations Of 80 intelligenr q
, traveller as Souvreigns, had sent an agent
, to him soon after bis arrival in the
Z country with q very liberal offer for
= anything he might choose to publish
but Souvreigns had replied that be did
. not desire to make an engagement in
advance Of the completion Of q work
which 10 fact might never be completed
at oil, and that.ln any event he should
!, not find it necessary to publish With any
view to pecuniary considerations. And
!. once, opening letter 10 the presence ol
', an acquaintance, and finding remittance
!, enclosed. he exclaimed, "Why does he
= . send me more monev? l am an indie
. pendent citizen, and carry my fortune in
= my own hauds !"
These few inconolusivo facts, with I
!. great mass Of conjeotures, more or lesl
!, plausible, we're diligently discussed fo'
nine days at least; and it being by ths
a time generally ag, sed, that whoever Sou
= vre,gne might be, he was at any rate no
= . peunilsss adventurer, society was onc'
moreappessed, and proceeded to address
itself to fresher topic.
y And 10 a. to the essential and startling