Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1871-11-01

child might lead him. Icfcyt Sir Ora
ham,
"She spoke the sentence with pecull
ar energy, and with an adherence the
subject scarcely mrrited. Even girl, 1
remember wondering at this; later, |
discovered the cause.
" y year passed, aud Gertrude Rays
warm admiration for handsome Lyle
Penderlcith g0t circulated through the
whole school. How could it be other
wise? 1t seemed as if it were impo,<i-
ble for her to suppress the love that con-
sumed her, and she conlidrd the secret
to all.
"Lyle Penderleth, indeed, grew at
last TO he 50 ohtruSivc Il subject, ever he
ing brought forward, that out iQf very
mirth and contradiction. set up IL rival
idol. | vowel that Gerald Maythorne -
who, | must premise, existed only i'm my
own hrain-war superior in every way
to him.
Gertrude listened coIdly; then said,
Aarl A,FF,t In hut ,...Ft ,,,i once
to see Lyle, you wouhl he of "a different
opinion.
"Iittle did ] dream how tue her
words were to prove. Let me see this
Bayard, sans Pc0f ct sdns rcprochc,
rejoined, laughing. Make an appoint
ment with him in the Square when we
go out walking; and il he surpass Ger
aid Maythorne, I'll freely, honorabIy
confess it,
80 No. she answered gravely; can-
not do that; bHl come home with me
this Christmas to Stanhope, and you
shall see him. IestinglY promised,
with no intention to perform: Indeed,
the next day had forgotten all about
the matter. NOt 50 Gertrude; she was
far from regarding il in that light. It
was her fate-it was mine, that ] and
Lyle should meet She urged, she per-
sisted, with a singular persistence; and
.at last, ON receiving an Invitation rom
her mother, consented TO so. To make
a long story short, my dear Gerard, !
went, and discovered that Gertrude
Rays description and praise of Lyle
PenderleIth had every foundation. But
| discovered more.
81 discovered that in no way was her
affection returned that he regarded her
without the least particle og love that
indeed, beautiful as she was, she was
Indifferent i'm his eyes. Whether the
feelings growing in my own heart made
me quicker to perceive this than the
proud, scIf-willed Gerlie Ray, / do not
know, hut did pero Give il; as, also, that
Sir Graham worshipped the very ground
upon which she walked, though she
treated him with GOODNESS that almost
amounted to rgleNpzs and eonrempt.
81 need not enter minutely into all the
events that transpired during that
Christmas, Suffice it that Lyle Fender.
leith'S attentions to me became so mark
ed, that not only I, but others were
aware Of It. That returned his affcc-
ton, WAS compelled to confess to nv
self, but concealed it from him-rrOm
all for, knowing how iierlrude was
wrapped up in his every word and look.
| felt guilty of Il crime i'm loving him.
My heart hled for her--fnr tha suffering
she must undergo when she awOke from
the proud, delu%ive dream that LYLE
could not fail, eventually, to fall cap
tive at her feet-hers, Il beauty aud an
heirpss.
" by an excuse, I shortened my visit
to StanhOpe Lodge, which I left with
pleasure, blended with poignant regret.
Pleasure, freed from The false part had
to play in assuming one feeling while
another ragged in my heart; and regret
at leaving Lyle Penderleith, never, as I
believed, tO see him again.
" 1t was, however, destined that our
parting was la hr hriff. The next sea-
son | met him in London, as you, Ger
ard, met Alma and, at the first oppor-
mnity, he DECLARED his passion to me,
anl nropnsed 10 my father for my hand.
My parents, ignorant of what | knew,
favored his suit aud was too delight-
ed, loo happy, longer To resist feeling
ALSO, that even wrr" IYlp not my hus-
band. never would hP pc Gertrude Rays.
Indeed, he told me 50. He had owned
his knowledge of her affection, stating
the pain it had occaSiopcd him, but