The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-26

recalled me after five years of absence.
know the wish that lies nearest his heart. he
wants me TO return and marry Blanche
shrink from the proposed marriage. ureao
going home. And dread Offending my ueal
father, whom love better than any woman
1t is hard. jasper, to revolt against The hopes
and plans Of Il kind and generous lalher
whose very love for me causes him TO urge Oh
this maiTiaSe!'
SIS it?7 said Lowdcr dryly, and With
strange smile full OF sncerin@ bitterness. my
experience has been widely different IRON
yours. Tressiiian. Did / ever tell you oi m!
father p
"No. tool; i, for granted that he is dead.
:perh,us lie is. don't Know" said !.oWdel'
with reckless laugh, Bul ii lie isl living. he is
scoundr2l Don't start, Tressiiian. at my uh
lllil spsecli. Walt till you hear my story.
am in !, desperate mood tonight. ihiS STORM
stirs up aii i:lc bad within me. As nearly as
can Gisc0vrr. my father was the younger son
OF a pr0ial cid county family
lyon &C rct know, then " asked lrcssliian'
pressing his companion's hand.
vi have no proofs Of ii. All =. p0slliveiy
know is this. Aly mother WAS Of humble Sta
liuD. pretty. with blue eyes and an app!e-olos'
som !nce, and tender, appealing ways: she
was the daughter OF widow, reSia!hs, al
Brighton. The widow. my grandmother. krp'
q lodglng-holise and my father. gay. da:ii-
ing young fellow, came 10 !od2c WIN n"t. :
might have been expected. he Tell III iole WIN
his landllIy's daughter. He offered The yoiin"
rirl M .rr:a.e, on condition that the nnlon
Should !,e kept secret linI! his aars orl@hleii,
ed and he chose TO divuirr IL. The young @lFi
loved him. Her mother vas AMBITIOUS ana
pcnuri0l.s. The result was tie !oVsr nag MS
way, and married the daughter oil ms iafdi;iay
quietly, aiinost secretly. linen lie LOOK MS
bride 10 London, 10 cheap and obscure Ious-
ip,rc ,.har.. a ynar LATER ,rlS born.
The wind for moment drowned hls VOICE.
As it presently lulled, he resumed fecKiessiy,
and With passionate bitterness:
"FOr wears my mother ami lirei In tnose
stufiy. obscure lodgings, anti her bloom had
failed. and she had grown liln anu wan ana
nervous. Ny father visited us NJ stated sea-
sous once or twice week, Dut lie never
brought any oi his family 10 Call upon us. l
doubt il his aristocratic relatives even suspect
ed The existence of the faded wife and son of
whom he was secretly ashamed. nave good
reason 10 believe that h, had 1ne lodgings at
the Wes: End, where he Was supposed 10 Be Q
bachelor. ard that he Wcnt hio iaSliloMa0lc So
ciciy. wl.i!c my poor moineT and l lived Oh
sculcly He was o proiisa!c and roGc: hui
lie ha;i au air oflashiCn that awakened my DO!
ish admr;,!on, aud aroused my mothers a!:rc-
.,lonatc pride in l:im. sac vas at"ayr piea,iins
10 be introduced 10 his relatives, and 10 have
her son pi,piicly acknowledged. Bat my iMatr
always PIT her oil, saying ihat he was moi yet
ready. Worn ont and dc*ranin-, my mother
died when [ was ten years c'd.''
A.ain the wind shrlc"rd past, again 'ile III
tic vessel urched, the sea sweeping her
deck
TIE casi;!n screamed his orders to lis men.
and for a few minutes tisnr'icr ici@rei
a nasly bit Of weather s'tia L""Ger.
''Anti 3 bad SKY r
"Ycs. bui. Eve seen as. bad turned Trcs-
slan. "Wc shall .nai:c pot hi right. never
fear. We must &c well CG inward Inc Cap', Il!
Gallo. and iL's only seven miles from TIE
Cape 20 l'ale:Go."
tBul the seven miles in his Storm are i:0r:e
than seventy in good weather. Those coasts
are dangerous. Trcss!i:@."
Lowder ehujde:cd rs &c surveyed sri aun
sky; IT,, , .,,,o, ,,.,,,,,. IN s,i, T,..
sil;an. who lad become ,i"cniT interested III
his compauinm's story. ''Mhat did he duai
yu,.r nuthcr's G':L h -
~ remained at the old lodgings with oRr
single Old scrr;sG; q monih Vt mole, my ldihcr
visiting me several times, ;lii;i expressing anE-
lcty a. ~ what he shom!d de- vita me. a wees
after my mother'S death he tod me that lis
brother was dead. month later, his father
was killed by being thrown tiom his horse.
Nv lathe: came into riches and hnno.S hy these
deaths. At last, deciding to rid hEis:li OF me,
nv ,Goa me- rr S snre % wcEc c ~ shs hal ;ycn
,n ;...n,i;,.. jc,l.rnrs and was .rown ni,:rly.
He promised her i've !:Int!red pounds q year
~ ~ NT 'S s,Inmniv ny,ni.n.t to acknuwlct-
80, n Inv "a sis c|,n I'D i,pir The G.d
,.ron ~" ,,,r,.:,1 to csrrrouf his wishes. She
,.o,,ii 49,, iona ony,hinr for money. never
s..,w sym NV i;,Ihor auain. went 10 school, grew
mn ma ,t tho nre cf twcnty-one came into
m y .rromjmothcr's money. tie traits Of years
f I' ,sx.Im,r sl,n dyin., ul. ,h., time. My father
had lcilbarate!y a;yunionc,l M. did not
know where 70 Sc k iil, il had wis.iel TO-
Look nv money and came abroad. had
been two wears OF! lie continent, and had
snent INV I;i,I,. so,tunu when met you. The
rest yon know.n
..An Old, romantic story Bat why did Your
father abandon YOU q
.iThas he might be freed Of encumbrance to
make o grand marriage. From what my
grandmother said ut different times, conclude
that my father was IN :o"e with q titled lady
before nv mothers death! 80 doubt he mar
ri.,d This lady. II he lives this latly's son may
be h s acknowledged he r. My father has ut
tcrly disoynsd the son OF his first hasty, i'll
starred marriage. have Il fancy that shall
mrei him some day.s and Jasprr's brow dark
ensrl TO deeper blackness. "Iowever. stand
M rhanrr of ever receiving Justice at his
hordSn
"What Is your fathers name. Jasper ," ask
cd Tressllian.
Low;,er's face darkencd. He bit his lips
sayasely.
"What have told you about myself learn
cd from my own observation. or ir"ni chance
mothers maiden name was Jeanette Lowder.
Ar uur London lodgings, my father Tore the
Mann Of owder. donL know his real name,
mr shon,d know his face anywhere. although