The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-10-21
THE FREEMAsGN'S DAUGHTER.



"a CHAPTER Il
THE BEaIsSIsG OF TIE I'D.
The college life Of AImyr St Aub7n and Ned wslra-
ven vas over. and eagerly as they Lad looked forward
to tins hour, they found it overlSTinE With regrets.
Standing together IN the room which they had
them.
OF the graduates. stood IN the centre Of the large, ahy
apartment, awaiting rSm0ya-
ing a sort Of sorrow on IayBg it, Ned" sid StAahsa 4,
reading the thoughts OF his room male.
No. uulsss one were n prison. ggs The brief re-
ply.
mend stood loo ing out upGn she Lam below
'-fh!s scene scer's more bszutlful thu ever to-
@Ihlt IS beesuse We must leave it" replisI Walra-
'.Sus Ned, cid boy. you'll be lonely away down in that
20 home With fne'n said St aubyn. oertosiiy.
~! be- down there IN a monta. bat r"st so homo
: oaking INTO walraven's fsce, St. Aubyn saw thathe
had a secret reason tor h1stening to the droay village
which had been his birth place
"whati,ir, Eeds Anything you wish to tell me-
face,
"Ah, tra;tori ddn't We exchange avow that no NO
Re5s s nT vow S ssers SSRs t osss 81 s mr. hs sn,T / nave
"lknoW, Al but you viii not clzme ne Theayoufes
"RIas-eyed. suany-haired. bsx5tching.r ann d ST
Aubyu. We'll, WE'LL" he added. - vEsh you loy Of your
htlluEs D4i rs o 81 AllAns re Vii away 10 Tie lana
OF his dreams, sunny Italy
and ssoule my Eeoiag not speed vel, III 60 with
Following Ned wairaven. We find him calling first at
the humble cottage where the earliest years o. bis life
Toe widIw, who had been = kind friend to him. civ
ing him up 70 the iut1re. which had promised s1mnch
ucate hiG with b.s own snu, even though tho loved
hlE better ii IN life, nov lay dyiaF.
lilo entered tho cottage 10 find every window da:k-
ened ans oyeTy sound rushed.
- knaE my bow Wunil como. re loves me still
tkuugh his head Is flied with boOg stuff -
SICK ssSS and ssoSd baiSre wSiTavrn IN r. SonlS o,SeT
room the cottage afforded, and two beautiful lips, held
eis.e to "alray.n's ear whispered;
Ana re weat into tho dsrkened room to knesl by her
bedside and bury bis face in his hands
Font take on 50. We shall meet aGlin, murmured
She then requested alt the women to leave the room,
With ihe exception Of the beautiful maiden. woo. IN,
oeea, scenes eIS ~ snsss ost 81 2aee Ia tesi f01n 70 2,
the STetched cottage 50 poverty saicLeu, SO death
end only Ned walraven snd ne maiden stood 10 the
cesth-rOom, the woman sad;
- have a secret. Medley, ny boy. She knows; Tor L
feared ygu miEht not get here IN season, and l told il
to her Bnng me- the little box, pretty one"
Tho girl opened an old chesr, which contained the
little spare Inca the cottage afforded, and from the
scsuty pile took a small ebony bez-
FkOw the key EaspeS the woman, and in . momeut
t5e box vas opeHe5, displaying q set Of diimond pew
thess to keep Ter YOU. She pat a letter into the bottom
Of the box. and she married a lord after yoa -ere left
atms wi. s1S NAA y ~ ~ 9NAf u
Wal1aTen did not lift his face from his hznds after
you are ali the mother ] hive ever known" he
SIGHED clas9inS The already c9ld hand
4 have always tried to do my duty Ned"
"And / havs never known what It was to be loved
excepting as you have loved me, my mother" he .
The widow died with his hands elasped in hers, and
j haPry. peaecful smile upon her paid face
Her last words were:
"wIlyou come outside ths ootta=e. upon the porch.
with meg wish 10 talk With ycuabout my mother
The SRI startsd TO 60 With BIN but he pIused 10
take a shawl from a chair. md wrap il about her care
and in the moonlight. this strange man and beauti-
ful maiden talked of the dead, until the women within
came 5t to md them there.
Then the girl went in, and Walraven followed q.
81 csn be OF no further use here, and will 90 home.'
she sud to the women
4 VII 90 with her, replied FsI-aven, and when she
was ready, he drew her hsad upoa his arm, ard walked
From that h5ur be hefd possession of her heart. and
its adecn MS. and he we'll employed the time uunl
| whisper. she tad confessed 70 his alden; plcadings for
her love, that il had been his since that night when
her to be his bride.
She blushingiy. happily CONSENTED. aud he bestowed
upon her the diamonds, as betrothal gift 1t was only
the r1ornin- after the bctrothsl, that this beautiful
giIl, whose name We shah leaT1 BY and by, received q
At he great house where -he peEforned lhe ofhee o.
She bad only tune to bic her lover a hassy goodbye
andrr missed TO Become his bride when shs saould fe
Wat for me here, darling she whispered.
- Eil return, AID. We VIII delay Ou- hsppgnoss ne
longer she said, and went away
Tee csy following the arrival Of ST. Anbyn at his
home, ha1ame St Aubyn was called sudde1ly TO hei
owe c untTy-seat. May miles away
Madame Delaney who bad been h~ousekeeper at thC
Han tor nezug twenty years naa afo her designs upor
{ he young master, and her plzEs had the advantage q
Ms housekeeps bad a vesy o Autiful and accom-
BelutifrI She bad been f. ON the cradle, bat her ae-
compiishnents rad been acquired at the most select
This daughter. Evang-line Delaney, knew well tn.
plans Of her mother, and was ready to do her part il
cwn and his education should have been finished
She was at the Hall when the master retained from
The departure of Madame st Anbyn seemed favora
some daughter, and they Lost no time in beginning
With s. III. a meeting was planned. anc
grove, he came suddenly into a as-wreStnsd Srbor, II
VII ch wasa magnificent fountain.
sitting directly underneath the silver spray, sat tn,
most bszuuial visien OF lovehness his eyes ever be
II was Venusat tbs bath, and the soHt, C inging bath
ing robe Of muslin concealed her body, without h1diul
was toying with the sprays of crystal water, falling =
softly over her, and with her bare, white, exquisiIely
from her naTbleIke shoulders, revealing their n nit,
and splendid proportions: then letting the shining vel
ders
Her bare, write feet rested upon the soft green grns
and msnsry toni IN an The matches beauty Of Il,
ssand form ofthssuperb ~crsanre
Nouh e hav- been non had he rstre1ted without
alowi G hinself a sec nd loos al this h~rsathing statue
OF beauty He gas mar. a2d VITA all : mans grznt
shFontery, be looked again
The beautiful creature al DO seem 10 be aware Of
toying WITH her bath, and 1t. -ubsn went softly away
muir curing IN his htart:
Il bad no id a thai women were so beautiful a-d
ho ? t3st thought q thOlsznd Osasrs sprang, Until tn
heart Of A.myE = Aqsyn' which had never before
was wildly dreaming o. = vie like The beautiful erss
srbor.
lh- zeKs morning he sent for the h usokeepor to
11lD hin AZ the -reskfa tsbte, with her da1gh er.
kF4sgsine came, dressed with exquist= last, ia
au. IN met her at the door, bowed low over her baLd
hssit stsd; aod fss.ly sissed It.
TIE girl blushsd. turn.ug her face away fer ! no
matt b,fgrs she retire h S ssiu.ation OF tee morn
the warm blood pouring thruuzh TIE hsart OF Il An
ban. 20 nsSy awakened by youth aud beau'y, and TIA
Afssr breskfEst Evause'ins bad fingered in the hall
Tor : MON n a1d hpaly straye1 with co1', qaict.
.rAesiui IA 'io1 lnto the Craving room, where Z grand
Seemingly unc-nssious Of The prsssass Of st Aubyn
y Tee AR, she app1oaened tins pt5n1, aud allowed Der
lin ers to stray careles-ly over the keys, pruducins the
most exquisite melody.
Teen sqddenly dssHpg into a sweet. wild song. the
sfsnd old roam was MI dVith hes wonderful voice.
s.. aubfn s,ood l. the massive doorway, spel-baund
90. VII a The grand muse eeased he came T. her de.
with all toe Sas=ionate love Of mis- heart in his voice.
CE-pirg the soft, whits hands in his own, as they lay
upon ne iEoTy keys, ne oent oysT bsau-it1l Evangeine,
whispering, passionatef
a. oSn; that you VII be ny wffe!'
"a "1A.-A4A lAtL@NI " u AnpA4icDeu kolGH ana
tones OF her kvsr, EVECg1EG replied, RepGly, calmly,
a shs moved toward st Auhyn. an rested her check
araU-st rs shoulder.
u gill promise you tai-, fer Ilovs ycu very ccary"
IL the yssrs which folCwsd,S st Aub5 n ofiea rsSalaod
the perfect 81 IS uf that hour Of We.
l. seemed TO twsst 20 he resi a-d the events 50
quickly ioloEIng proved t. him INV uncertain ifeis
/ ulea-ures are.
D1rinz the time betwsea ther hztrothal. and the
day liked for Their marie re, these lovers wers SCARCE
" s@parat3o Tor an hour At a time during he day.
81. Auhyn was rsve hn< n The perfect hiss OF his
rrst lOTe-dreGm, an Eva1geline-SsI Evapceliue had
lsns ioosei flrEsrd 10 ths time vhich =houid g Der
the hetrothed bride of ths wealthy young master ~
81 A1osn Hal; add her JOY was less iutenro II vas
bscz-se IT was less pure.