The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1873-03-02

church-no one but her mother and Jenifer
being in the secret and reappeared In the
tress of Beremouth Mr.. Brewer had counted
his money, and had told the world what it had
amounted to. And this time he nevcr apollo
gized, ho only confessed himself person
done SO little good with the mammon of un-
righteousness. But Mary would now tell him
soT to I He did m p15aaps nan TAKE sbs o
would forget and forgive his former shortcom-
ings; such conduct would assuredly not now
be presevered in; and that resolution was full:
Beremouth were something to talk about. and
the range of duties involved in large hospi-
tality were admirably performed.
vived in Mrs Morier's house at Marston, consid-
cred the matter without using quite as many
words as her nei2hbors. THAT man will be CIV
right. He had already invested five thousand
pounds for Minnie. Lady Caroline (what an
odd pride hers was y went to Beremouth, and
got upon business matter with "Mother Mary"
She would give that child five thousand
pounds in her will if Mr.. Brewer would not
give her anything. Alas! it was already given
Mr.. Brewer used to count among his faults
| that, with him, it was too much word and q
blow, especially when good action was in
| question, and this curious unusual fault he had
| decidedly committed in tho case of Minnie
Lorimer. Tho money was hers safe enough,
| invested in the hands of trustees. "Safe
enough" said Mr.. Brewer exultingly; and
| then, looking with u saddeued air on Lady
Caroline. he added. gravely, that it couldn't
be helped! "The man 8 q saint or IL fool, can't
| tell which," was Lady Caroline't very cute
remark. "The most unselfIsh idiot that ever
lived. Does Mary like him, or laugh at him.
But Lady Caroline cultivated Mr.. Brewers
acquaintance. Not in an evil way. but because
she had been brought up to use the world, and
such persecution. Not wickedly, I repeat,
but with fixed intention she cultivated Mr..
Brewer, and she got money out of him.
pounds. lie helped Lady Caroline in her
confined to food and clothing, mach week
to the Poor, and getting good nursing for r. the
ity purse for purposes of "souping"-it has be-
come an English word, SO do not stop to OK
plain it-and then Mr.. Brewer soolded her.
dy Caroline. But Mr. Brewer explained, with
a most unexpected lucidity, how it would be
| right for him to make her u Catholic, and yet
Vreng for her to try her notions of conversion
on him.
Lady Caroline kept up the quarrel for two
| years. She upbraided him for his neglect, on
| his own principles, of Claudia. She abused
him for the different conduct pursued about
his son. Mr.. Brewer confessed his faults and
stood by his rigts at the same time Two
whole years Lady Caroline quarrelled, and Mr..
Brewer never left the field And afterwards,
some time after, when Lady Caroline was in
her last illness, she said ''I believe that nan
Brewer may be right after ALL" When she
was dead young Mary Lori inner had double the
sum that had been originally offered, and
Freddy her largest diamond ring.
But another thing had to come out of all
this. Mrs. Brewer became Catholic; aud
that fact had nj ade her recall her ghter by
her side-that fact had made Horace Erskine
say, ut the inn at Hail. that he dreaded for the
! girl be spoke to the influence of the home and
brought that passion of tears to Mary Lori
mer's eyes, and had made her feel angrily
that he had taken advantage of her.
Here, then, we arc back again to the time
at which we began the story. Mary got home
and was welcomed.
The day after their arrival, if we leave Bere-
mouth and its people, and go into Marston to
now, we shall see Jeuifer walk into the pleas
ant upstairs drawing-roon,, where the china
glttered on corner-shelves, and largo jars
stood under the long inlaid table, and say to
her mistress Eleanor is come, if you please
ma'am.
Mrs. Morier looked up from her knitting
She bad been sitting by the window and the
beautiful old lady looked like a picture, as
Jenifer often declared, the turned the face
Swallowed by the fine lace toward her servant
with sweet, gentle air, and smiling said
nor is to stay till You come back :" Yes
ma'am-it's the anniversary" .'Go, then, ;
said the gentle lady. "And yon must not leave
you may be sure that l respect and value
them" 'I'll be back in good Time" said Jen
fer and the door closed, and Mrs Morier con
timed her knitting.
Soon she saw from the window that incom
parable Jenifer. Her brown little stuff gown
the black velvet trimming looking what Jeni
fer called rich upon the same. Buttons as big
as pennies all tho way down the front-the
good black shawl with the handsome border
that had been Mr.. Brewers own present to heI
on the occasion of his wedding; the fine straw
bonnet and spotless white ribbon-the crown
ing glory of the black vci-oh, Jenifer was
somebody, can tell yon, at Marston; and Jen.
| ifer looked it.
1t was with nothing short of a loving smile
that Mrs. Morier watched her servant. Ser
want indeed, but true, tried, and trusty friend
also 4; and when the woman ont of sight
aud Mrs. Morier turned her thoughts to Jeni.
ters prayer, and what little she knew of it,
she sighed-the sigh came from deep down,
and the sigh was lepgthened, and her whole
thoughts seemed to be rest upon tit was
breathed out, 1T last, and when it died away
Mrs. Morier sat doing nothing in peaceful con-
temptation till the door opened, and she whom
we have heard called Eleanor came in with in.
quiries as to the proper time for ten.
think that this Eleanor was perhaps about
eight-and-twonty years age. She was strik.
ingy beautiful. Perhaps few people have
ever seen anything moro faultlessly handsome
than this young woman's fern and face. She
looked younger than she Tho perfectly
smooth brow and the extraordinary fair COM