The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1873-03-09
MORNING STAR SUNDAY 1873

out thought of the never ending turnpike
smax' lax the cob was ordered; being late, mnch t
Daniels walked briskly out of the garder
down the village seaport. past the Goa
S,, wharyes, where everything locked black an
ths ahs%1al, 1a, and SO PHssIea a,; his way TOP
honses half mile from Clayton, which wer
rallied in from the turfy oliff-side, and ha
painted on their ends, Good bathing here.
The houses were in a row. He knocked at tn
centre one, and it was opened by a man of gen
orally n seafaring cast. "Mr. Dawson ia =
| Yes, your reverence. His reverence, Fathe
lor walked Father Daniels. It was a shor
visit made to ascertain if his invalid fiien,
| could say mass for him the next morning at .
| later hour than usual-the hour for the parish
mass, in fact and to tell him why. They wer,
dear friends and mutual advisers now
talked ever Mrs. Ersknes letter.
There can be no reason in the world why
Miss Lorimer should net marry Horace Frs
kline if she likes him, provided he is not Henry
Evelyn. He stands charged with being Henry
Evelyns deeds You must tell Mrs. Brewer
1t is better never to tell suspicious if YOU can
may be obliged to tell suspicions, just to Keep
mischief away at the beginning. Eleanor
must soc the man. AS to claiming him, that's
useless. She acted the unwise woman's part,
and abe must bear the unwise woman's recon-
Perse. He'll find somebody to marry him, no
doubt; but no woman ought to do it no mar
rlage Of his can be right in Gods sight So
the course in the present instance is plain
enough" Yes, it was plain enough SO Father
Daniels walked back to Clayton and mounted
the cob. and rode away through the soft sweet
night air, and got to Beremouth just after ten
O'Clock.
II am come to say mass for you Tomorrow y
he said to Mr.. Brewer, who met him in tho
hall. "No, won't go into the drawing-room,
won't see any. ono tonight. 1 am going
straight to the chapel"
Ring for night prayers then in five minutes,
VIII you = said Mr. Brewer. And Father Dan-
Ieis, hs, saying yes" walked on through the
room and the chapel, which were side by side.
m hve minutes the chapel bell was rang by
the priest. Mrs. Brewer looked towards her
au aaanfhter. @ Mary must do as she likes" said
his wife before him out of the room. Tbere
stood Horace Erskine. 1t was as if, ali in a
the time for the great choice had
come come -, hey were at the door-the girl stood
hall !; she could hear Mr.. Brewers shoes on the
carpet-not too late for her to follow. Her
ight steps will catch theirs-they may 90 q
iItie @ iorther still before the very last moment
iteariy she loved her mother, how her
ohiid's heart went after her. all trust and
ove-and Horace, did she love him f-love
iim we'll enough to stay here--there aad
hen, at q moment that would weigh 40
;iefy heavlly in the scale of good and evil, |
lght or wrongf If he had not been there she |
nngh%t g % have STAYED, if she stayed now that he |
nore' leave her mother and stay with him
.hought is quick. She stood by the table: she
ooked toward the door, she Observation-Disclosures
10 eiu a, out ms hand" With ME, Mary-with !
&c and she was gone. Gone even While he
poke, across the hall, up the stairs, and at the
napei door, just as tho last of the servants.
,ltnout showing, closed it on her. Then
= taty t went to her own room just at the head
the great staircase, and opened the door
ottly and kneit down, keeping it open, LETTING
ne staircase lamp stray into the dark ness lust
nonsh TO show her where she was. There she
hen Mr.. Brewer passed her door sha
anne ont, little glad to show them that she
al not been staying down stairs with Horace.
70 oanad em,ioa, put his hand inside her arm and
hid" ne said, " have had the great blessing
7 my life i'll the conversion of your mother
COO. 1ods great grace, for the sake of His own
OF quench it, my darling. Meanwhile, shall
ever nave better time than this time to say,
lat feel more than ever q father to Won
,iaSif,y iaS - you VIII 60 on treating me with the
70 IN you, you will make me happier than Won
III ever guess at, dear child" And then he
lssed her, and Minnie eased her heart by
}" Soos ana tears, and her head rested on his
louder, and she thanked him for his love.
hen rather Daniels came ont of the chapel.
Id advanced to where they stood. Mary had
ng ng known the holy man. He saw how it
49, 80 etA "elCOm6 lOno MAry | ,
'u SEQ come soon. And now, when am
yinS mass tomorrow, stay quietly in your
Vn room, and pray to be taught to love God.
I'VE yourself to him. Don't trouble about
lestions His You are. Rest ON the thought.
ID we will wait on what may come of it. / l
ail remember you at mass tomorrow. Good {
ght. God bless you"
=" can't come down again, my eyes are red"
I'D Mary to Mr. Brewer when they were again
one. And he laughed at her. "IIl send
ANNA up" he said, and Mary went into her !
ON. But she had taken no part against her
other; SO her heart said, and congratulated ,
'olf She had not left her and STAYED with )
GRACE She had had those few words with !
" step-father. That was over, and yery
'pp!ly, too. She had seen Father Daniels !
Jain. ain 1t was getting speedily like the old 8
ngs, and the old times, before the long visit {
Scotland, where Horace Erslsine was the sun =
her new world. Somehow she felt that he :
rs losing power every moment-aIso she felt. =
little essentially, that there had been things =
Ia or thought or insinuated, about the dear !,
me she was loving so well, which were un- :
ST. untrue, unkind; nay, more, cruel, shame
and SO wrong to unto her to such ideas; ; @
make her party to such thoughts. In tho :
!dst OF her resentment, her mother came in. | :
Nooody ever was SO ch harming looking, was :
@ first thought. How young she iooks- .
wv much younger and handsomer than Aunt /.
skine' What warm, loving atmosphere 7
is honse always had, ard has ?" The Last !
ord with the emphasis of perfect convic- : :