, 1871-05-11

Iluully udtIleu. W lSeEb rlc0ef ana Oluef,
he did the right thing, and the woman
was educated, plain, sensible, With for
tune. She had half dozen bridesmaids.
and bishop tied the knot. IIremembeS
she had some wonderful way of doing her,
hair, and how my poor little Clara used to
laugh at it. Lord ClaverinG, my fathers
first e0nsin, asked US here to the great
customary Christmas gathering; and the
two brides met, and Huntly and 1. There
had been deal of management to get
money enough TO buy my Clara whitO
ball dress, and she had to sew holly leaves
on a string to loop up her skirtI but We
were very happy, poor lttle let!" and
Lord Clavering sighed.
His wife pressed his arm lovingly. al SO
like to hear Of her." she said; spray go
on. l like the way you speak of her very
much"
''My darling" be said, eve were not
much more than boy and girl; but we
loved well. And she died without any.
rude waking, such as fatigue in Imdia,
t1Peverty and dozen children might have
given us. She might have suffered a
great deal in the years of strife that had
to be- lived through, before tile death os
Lord Clavering and his two sons without
children gave the title and estates to you
and>me. But to 20 on. Huntly was pro-
digiously handsome and rich. His well
lowered wife looked down on Clara with
some c0ndescension, but not unkindly;
Huntly and were glad to meet Our in,
separable ways began again and 1 am
sure men have seldom felt greater mutual
trust than we did. We parted, he tell
ing me to apply to him if ever wanted a
friend. 1t was a splendid party here.
We may doOur best, Julia; but the grey
hairs are wanting" Id
yes" sail Lady Clavering softly;
"but we grow gray ourselves, Herbert.
Go on, il YOU please
"Within year had son, and l bad
lost wife. She lived three months after
our boy was born-Oh. such beautiful,
angelic, child-like creature land she
sighed out her life in my arms. Then /.
wrote to Huntly and made him Frrds
guardian, and went out 10 India. The
first letter got in India told mo Of Mrs.
Huntly's death. Their boy was a few
months older than mine. Lady Mary,
my aunt. took both children, and brought
them w. When l returned TO Englaod
again, the first friend 1 sought out was
Hlntly. AT another Christmas gathering,
the last the old earl gave in this place, we
met, and our boys, aud Lady Mary. MY
father, too-a perfect specimen Of a poor,
high minded gentleman
"Of course, remember him. interrupt
ed Lady Clavering. e,t1-
"There was girl staying here whom L
had known all her life nearly. Her
mother, who was widow, had always
wished me to marry her daughter. Kate
La,imer must have been twenty FIVE about
that time. She had been a mere child
when first the wish arose in her mothers
mind and this mother had told me how
much she had wished it; now she had
even spoken oft to my mother, and how
well IF Kate would be with her savings
made with that hope, in addition 10 what
she would inherit under her fathers will.
You see, to think of her for my second
wife WIS the most natural thing in the
world. had in my absence won more
glory than gold. Fred was beginning to
be expensive, 1 had nothing to do but
marry and made love to Kate under
the best possible auspices, and with a
certainty Of success. She was very pleas
ant, very fond of me--she was, ! know
she was" said the gentleman, with ener-
gy. 8s aU5ge 3 Fes Ssf5a
81 don't believe it, said Lady Claver~
ing. EF E
':Well, then, she was the greatest"
sNo, no Go on"
-"I made result sure, as I thought; bat
what with the dancing, the feasting, the
renewals of friendship, and all the good
will of every possible kind that followed
Christmas and brought in the new year, 1
really had not had chance of settling the
thing and then, / got so suddenly re-
called, that was obliged TO write to her.
l wrote to her from my quarters. Huntly
was with me, and he was to return here.
l did not tell him what my note con-
tained only said to him these words
/ could swear to TO the words-'I am
thinking of marrying again. Will you
give this to Kate Latimer? The note
was contained in parcel of gloves which
thought sire had won of me. You must
remember that was very poor, and Hunt
ly was rich. Well, Huntly gave her the
parcel and he said, as he put it into her
hand, VIII you be my wife,, Miss Lat