Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-04-24

ouSclulOuS, Iuc 8enI!eUneu VINO DOW pro-
fessed to be deeply in love with her {; and
SO she treated them all with GOODNESS
which drove them to the verge of distrac-
ton.
She had been just year mistress of Hal
lowell, when one day old Gilbert came to
her with troubled face, and asked an au-
dience.
She bade him sit down, and speak with
out restraint, but the old man made blum
dering work of it. Marian had to question
and encourage him continually, but at last
his story was told. In effect it was this 4:
When Estele Hallowell had died, years
and years before in an obscure Scottish vii
lage, she had left son-George Hallowell's
child, born three months after her separa-
ton from him. This son had hated his
father for the wrong he had inflicted upon
Estelle, and had never made himself known
TO him. and Mr.. Halowell had lived and
died unconscious Of the fact that he was a
father.
This son had died two months previous,
leaving one son behind hIm-George Hal
lowell's grandson and heir in law.
Clement IIallowell-that was the young
mans name.-was now clerk in a bank
in Londen, on salary of one hundred and
fifty pounds year, and all unconscious of
the facts that by right of kin, he was the
heir to one hundred thousand pounds.
These facts old Gilbert had just learned
through man who had strolled to the vii
lage, picking up living by strumming on
an ancient harp and singing few old bal
lads. He had been a player in company
with Estelle's father, and had always, so
to speak, kept on the track of the family.
Some women would have doubted the old
stroller's story but Miss Esterly did not.
She saw him herself, and got out of him
every minute particular.
Old Gilbert was greatly distressed.
Il thought it my duty to tell you, mad
am" he said to Marian; "but I'd rather
have cut my head off. I said to Polly,
said I:
''It seems a wicked, burning shame to 60
and disturb the poor young lady's peace,
now that everything is a flowing on so
beautiful" And said Polly to me:
colbert, always do your duty, man, and
you'll be happy"
"You did perfectly right to tell me, Gill
BERT said Miss Esterly, kindly. 81
should have been very sorry if you had not.
There has been great wrong done. Thank
Heaven, it is in my power to right it,"
What will you do, ma 'am ?'' asked the
man, though from his knowledge of Miss
Esterly's character, it is not difficult for
him 20 guess.
Never you mind Gilbert, . said she; 81
will do what is right"
So she made confident of Lawyer Sc
cors, and caused him to set on fOoS inqui-
ries relative to young Clement Hal!owell.
The information which he gathered settled
the fact, beyond the shadow of a doubt,
that he WAS George Hallowell's grandson,
and also that he was a young man who
had led noble and irreproachable life,
and, though very poor, he was respected
and esteemed by all with whom he had
come in contact.
Then Miss Esterly caused 4 conveyance
of the Hallowell estate to be drawn up, and
by it size gave everything into the posses
sion of the heir-in-law. Her commands,
that he should come at once and attend TO
his Inheritance, were imperative; but it
was some time before Clement Halloweli
could be induced to take advantage Of his
good fortune.
1t was not until after Miss Esterly had
delivered everything into the hands of
Lawyer Secors as an agent, and had her.
was offered her, that young Hallowell came
down from London and took possession of
his own.
Shortly after Marian's school began in
" estlake, she became acquainted with
young gentleman named Burke-a poor
artist, handsome and cultivated, but with
Oul VI AhhuShNN'
He secured board at the house next TO
the one where Marian lodged and he al
ways waited until her school was out for
the day before he took his walk around the
park by the beautiful lake and she always
went with him.
AS a natural consequence, they fell in
love with each other, and Marian was SO
happy in her choice that it never occurred
to her to lament the splendOrs she had lost
in renouncing the Hallowell's inheritance.
Young Burke was very eager for the
wedding not to be delayed and one sum-
mer morning they were married quietly in
the little church at Westlake, and then
they set out together for her husbands
home.
About this home he had never told her
anything-ncither had she inquired so
you may understand she was very deeply
in love with him-for nowadays the es-
tablishment is often Of infinitely more con-
sequence to the young lady thar the man
who goes along with it, by way of incum-
! brance.
Marian was little puzzled by one thing.
As she had stood in the church, and listen
ed to the solemn words of the marriage
service, the name of the bridegroom, though
uttered by the clergyman in a very low
tone of voice, had sounded new and strange
to her She had not understood it; never
theless, it had not sounded like plain John
Burke.
Seated in the train by her husbands
side, she asked him about it.
1.-The name is all right, darling" he re-
piled, squeezing her hand under the folds
of her shawl-''new husbands will do such
foolish things, you know don't trouble
your head about that"
So Marian dismissed it from her mind.
BY and by she saw that they were near
ing Emsboro', the town where her fortune
had been found and lost. She leaned out
! of the window to Get look at familiar OBJ