The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1870-10-27
THE FREEMA 0ss'S DAUGHTER.
CHAPTER /.
vHE BEGISNTsG or THE ESD.

TIE college life OF hmyr St. Aubgu and Ned WaIra
this hoar, theg tonnd il Overlooking with regrets
Standing togathsf u the room which they d lo /
bddlog sen. farewell u the familiar objects aboat
Four large trunks conaiatoe he clothing and books
Of the graduates stood in the centre OF the large airy
apartment, awaiting removal
One caaDqt i've ocr years 10 ~ spot MI aaut teei
ing sort n sorrow having it. Ned, said 5tAubya.
mo, unless we're ia prison. was ths brief re
It auoyn went over to the large windor where h is
trend stood dosing out upon The laen below
nlgh sa's Gene seems ''''o ''4a''l'' 'H'H ever
Th4t i because We must leave it." replied waira-
Bot Ned old by. youth be lsaey away down il that
country home Of Your Better change your paas and
90 home with me" said st. Aubyn. earnestly
III be down there IN 3 monta. bat mus 90 homo
i ooking into walraven's face 81 Aubyn saw thathe
had secret reason fcr fastening TO the dreary village
What i IT, Nedf Anything you wish to tell rne?"
ne asked reading Alright the expression On WalFagens
There sweet Little maiden DOM there that has
stolen half my heart rom yon,' WAS the reply.
All, traitor didn't exchange vow That no wo
kent nv VOW saarsfy aid NJ tubyn, smiIipsiy
II know Al bat you viii not blame ne when you see
the darling
.Blue-esed, sunni haired. bevitching" hnnm d St
Aubyn. 'tWel waIi ne added Il wish you JOY OF your
aooing blt tor st. Aubyn, he viii away the land
And should my weoing net speed well, I'll go with
Foliaeinq Ned Warayen We lind him calling first at
TIE hune cottage where the earliest years his life
had been passed.
The aid u uEo had been kind friend to him. Civ.
ing him np - the tniure which had promised much
when the OTIS honorable st. Aupyn had offered to ed
ucate hirn with n's son. even though she loved
hI5a batter han Ii noR lay dyiag.
ened ana ~ SQUAD nushed.
lis step afou ed The dying, and she marmured
II kne. my boy woald come; ne loves still,
though bis head i filed with book stuff y
sck room ard stool before Wairayen n The only other
room the cottage Afforded aud two beautiful lips held
"She Is DYING
bedside and bury his face in his hands
Don't take On 20. We shaii meet ag fiu murmured
She then requested all the women to leave the roora,
with ne exception Of the beautiful maiden, VINO, in
poverty and death she br gh.. 50 beau, iful and
the wreteasd cottage 50 poverty stc.en, 50 death
and only Ned Walraven and the maiden stood ia the
death room. the woman sad
- h we secret, Nediy M boy. She knows; for
feared y9u might not get here in season, and told it
% her BRING ms the little box, pretty one"
The gal opened old cnest, which contained the
little spare linen the cottage Afforded and from the
seant9 pile took q small ebony bex
Now the key gaspes the woman, and in q moment
the box Has opened, displaying set OF dl mond jew
tsYour mother came few days ago and she gave ms
he9 p keep fr you She put letter INTO the bottom
q the box, aud she married lord after left
At my door! She didn't love you as love you Ned5y
Walravea did not lift his face from AIS hands after
me lrst delighted glance inte the ebony box
You all the mother | have known he
sighed, clas3ing thu already co.d hand.
nave always tried . do my duty. Ned !"
excepting - you have loved ms, my mot2er, he re
fee widow died with his bands clasped in hers, and
happy. peaceful smile upon her paid face.
Ter last words We're
"Wllyoa come outside the cottage, upon the porch.
- mel wish to talk with you about my mother"
The xirl started to 20 with him but he paused 10
take shawl from chsir and wrap it about her care
And in the moonlight this strange man aud heauti-
tnl maiden talked Of the deaa nat the within
Then tue girl went in and WaIravsn followed
= can ba Of no further uae hee, and viii 90 home"
Alone, AT Midnight said one.
II will 10 WI h her replied Hsraven, and when she
vas ready be drew her hand upon hts and walls ed
From that 7ur held possession of her heart and
it afecti ms, aud ne welt employed the time until
four weeks after his first listening her voice,
love, that it had been his since that night when
they stood together bg the dying And no had asked
She bushingly happily consented. and he bestowed
the mernug after the hetrotha that this beautiful!
girl, whose name shall learn by and by, received
letter from her only relative bidd her come II her
~ the great house where sho performed the Office
She had only time bid her lover a haefy good bye
and promised 70 become his bride When she should
Wait for me here. darling she whispered
I Ni return, aud we Will delay our happiness nc
T6e az fol.awi9 M arrysi If s. anbvr At hi
ha me, Maaame st. Aubyn called suddenly to her
GVs unfry seat. mass mlles ewsy.
Madame Delaney who mad been house keeper at the
sti Tor neafl TWEEN gcars, had II her des upon
many yeaTs TO mature.
The house keeper Lad vo.y n autiful and accom-
teautitu She bad been + ON tho cradle bat her ac-
compliments rad been acquired at the most select
sth3als the country Afforded
TINS danrhtar Evang Inc Delaney knew welt the
plans of her mother, and ready to do her part
eaptsat ng the yoang master OF the Hall, when her
e"n aud his education 81 auid have been finished
She vas II the Hall when tho master returned from
MS college life
re ter he plans Of Madame Delaney and her hand
their work
With consummate skill, meeting wss planned and
Nhde ~ AEh5n was walking IN the splendid oieandec
grove ne came suddenly into yinewreathed arb3r N
winch gnitiaent fountain.
sitting directly underneath the b yer spray, sat u Q
B @Gdi 'sa'nta. vsen Of iovoissa bis oos ever be,
Il Eenasat ,na bath aud the SOFT c inging bath
ing robe Of muslin concealed her body, without hd ing
the exquisite outline Of her most perfect form. She
T. towing with the spray Of crystal water falling
r,nl Her IT, ~ ,lg wei ~ % sbiarn M
aud splendid proportions; then letting the shining veil
iail over TIE ast ea beautiful face, and white shout
it, bare, ite rested upon The soft green grass
q he &faor floor and ut one glance St Aubyus eyes
ia,e end toraa il the superb creatuce
Nonb' h8rs been aea had h. retrchted without
a3 eR hms.l a SO nd laas Al this breata ing statue
81. beauty IL e = man sze VITA all mans gra nd
cHgontHrf, nj looked AGAIN.
o-a.ti u sreas nf7 a. no5 seem 70 he aware OF
the IRE enee 81 stranger, but continued artless
toYas @th her bath, aud st. ubsn went softly away,
fnur shrtng ~ hi heart
Il bad uo idsa ina women we're 50 beautiful" AID
TO tHat thought TITO lsBCd ots spyang, until the
heart % N.myr II. Au IN, which had never before
thri'd win a thought OF woman, wonau's love,
arbor ''''- = ''lo ''''9's ''A'n'0
The next morning he sent Tor the h usek eeper to
l9.n hla II the 1ratEfa tahle vi ID hes daugh err
FNaogeaaa came dressed with extl'st1a iast-, ia
su1 IN her the door, bowed low over her hand
nest ttt q aad haa " Eis=ed It.
the srl bla.hsd turning her face away for a mo-
y -1t b r. Nhe setnr 81 santatioc OF this morn
,as hss5g ne tigs q Eganseiae's tiagors had sent