Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-26
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"It was not that altogether" interrup Ell;
fnelther ClaIice nor L liked TO think tlat she
should stand between You and Lads Name
'My mother has known for the last three
weeks lie saij, ''thst IL ! could not marry
Z arcs VIVIAN, should never call any wOms a
my W re. loved your sister, Miss Vivian, VIII N
first saw her-tslr sud gentle and graceful As
white dove. loved her and did nv best 10
win her. until you misiu1ged ms and took her
away. Lady Mayne mad, il Is tue. what You
lsoits cali other views iOr rae. hai views
ana IDEAS of my own. Ny mother never at
tempted to oppose my wishes when she saw
that the happiness OF ny whole LIE was 50
stake"
he looked go handsome, go noble ami all
coBqueTing. that l could DO Eothirg b1s hold
lay hand out 10 him aud utter KIM words. He
hissed it and said how mach he should value
having q sister like myself.
How proud and happy my darling was,
blushing and smiling while be whispered sweet
nonsense to her! And L had actually thought
Sir Gerald stsyed until L was Obliged to hint
at the prophecies, anu then tell him in plain
language that it was time TO 90.
When he was gone, Clsrice came up 70 me.
She looked 80 pretty and 81 guilty, with tears
shining in her sweet eyes and a half conscious
smile on her lips, that l was forced 20 smile.
"Oh, Laura" she said, 81 could not help IT,:
say you are not angry. His mother IL quite
sil ing, you see"
kissed her and said what L knew she was
longing TO hear. As she went upstairs heard
one OF the little snatches OF song that had been
forgotten so long.
Lady Mayne came on the morrow: she Is a
true genllewomau, and that is saying a great
deal. Like her son, she spoke a. though al the
honor was on our side, the Cbli Satlon on theirs
She had never seen ClaEice before, AM was. [
Jaw, sstOnishsd at her dainty dcitcEte lowell
Eess ard wOEGrJus grace. After that morning,
SIZE almost took possession OF her, and TslnOn-
ttrate As | would, Lady hayGe insisted upon
presenting my sister with her tT0Ysss1u. TIE
marriage was 10 take place IN tds SprI ~.
PASS over the happy interval. Mrs. Cor
don recovered, ava tue two lovers livsGia f-fr.-
and, yet all this tine 10 WORD came fson
Hugh.
When the hawthorn was white upon the
hedges, ana the apple blossoms shone upon the
trees, tie day came. Tbs beautiful tr5uzsr.yr,
eCst9cies-such delicate costly IsCes. such mae
nlhcent silks, such wonders of dress were never
seen III Deep Glen before. Sir Gerald gave NV
sister suite OF pearls, and she thought herself
richer than queen.
must not forget TO say that before the wed
wing Lady Horton called upon me. "She smoke
for my gOCd," she said, but such an unsnuaI
marriage wss dreadful thing"
IL came TO pass, however, ore bright May
morning. Everyone said there neve, was such
lovely bride. She is happy enough now. Lady
Mayne loves her almost ss much As she lo7es
her Gully son, and ii is well known in the cou1ty
that 10 two people are SO happy as Sir Gerald
and Lady Clarice Mayne.
My sister is a blooming mAtron now with
two cons and one fair little daughter gr9WinT
UP around her. After their ~ arrisye Sir Gs-elS
took Clarice abroad, and they returned after A
space OF two months They are very Kind 10
me, inviting me constantly to visit them.