The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-01-10
back with 4 hasty hale guilty glance

} back with hasty halt. guilty glance
at the door of the room.
Then the secret Of tho voice and
; song was unraveled. Ina moment
! the picture turned aside upol
hinges, an oak panel glided back
with q spring, and Oh theother side
, stood q handsome young man,
! about twenty years of ace, who
folded the beautiful maiden III his
arms.
This was IGNORES secret, which
Old Grip knew nothing ofa se-
I Ecret within q secret and The Girl
felt naturally guilty, although il
was the Heavenly gift of pure and
holy love. The object of fherchoice,
George Markby, was an English
man, q stranger i'll d strange land,
who supported himself upon the
literary work of lis busy PEI, and
as be possessed 4 very fiis voice,
Lenore had very cften heard HIM
singing in the night, aud, BY a
strange fascination, had learned to
love, even before she had seen Ills
face.
The secret Of the panel was a
mutual discovery, and il had been
4 custom with them both To speak
together, 81 upon the night We lind
them.
How long they talked Of Love,
and Of the bright and happy future,
when George could % boldly to
Grip, and tell him all. How hap
py the young man was III possess
ing her love! and d few moments
before the parting kiss, We will
leave them standing together be-
meath the blessings Of The mourn-
ful moonlight.
y n
Tom Hammond was i man
whose lite had been one oF selfish /
pleasure, into which no INV III truth
o. pure thought ever penetrated.
He was Old Grips half nephew,
aud at the death ol His mothers
second husband, he looked ppon
the possession Of the Old mans
property as . sure thing 30 much
50 that he had obtained several re-
versions on his wealth. However.
when the will was read, there oc-
CURED no mention of his name ali
All heir; All the money and real
estate was unreseryedly bequeathed
Y his halt sister, constituting him
her guardian till she obtained her
eighteenth year.
This was d terrific blow to The
young libeitine's hopes. Tie be-
came perfectly furious, nor did lie
hesitate 70 show IBIS cruelty, for BY
words and harsh treatment he
caused the child's life to bc d mis-
cry to her old Grip, her uncle,
saw this, and saw it with profound ,
sorrow, till at last he determined
to take her away, and keep her III
hiding, till her sounded half
brother should die, or till she be- ]
came Vt aye, for the Old man had !;
heard Tom Hammond give yent to !
some very suspicious thoughts !
when he talked about the possibil- /
ty 81 IGNORES ever coming into I
the property, and this explains Why i
VIZ nave lOunu Uld "Trip and the /
girl inmates Of tlle lonely, launted !
rouse, where at least her ullcle !
,onld protect her. !
With these few words Of expla. !
latioll, we will euter j low liquor !
aloon On q street uif tile BCwery, !,
Iiid listen tothc conversation which |,
! taking place between two meli- !,
'lle, 4 tall, dark, handsome Young i
elbow, with sn expression III batsg
'ice apon Ills tace, which diStorts ]
I, and dcprives II of all true beau. ]
Y, while The ether isa representa-
IVA of the class known al rowdy, 4
caring upon his low forehead TIE 4
lamp of ali unmitigatcd black
Aald. They ap talking together i
ery earnestly now, Aid the burden I,
| their conversation II as follows: 4,
NVlevabout does she sleep, L