The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1875-12-11


Mrs. Narlev had occasionally found
time hang heavily on her hand, and So
had advertised for person to fill the
post of companion to an aged lady.
1t was thus that Hester Darling had
become an inmate of the house.
at as early an hour as was sccmly
we have GT}lod i6 III" "rsa5tE,
Roger and Dick again presented them
selvcr before their cousin.
| we have thought it our duty, couS-
in,-' began Dick.
Our bounded duty put in Roger.
'As painful as it is impcratiNc,' Dick
continued.
'To put you on your guard, ma'am,
Roger added.
Against dcccitful and designing
| person. exclaimed Dick.
sWho is no better than she should
be, shouted Roger Indignantly.
'Upon my word, cousins, | do not
| comprehend syllable You have utter
cd said Mrs. Narlcy, 'nor shall ! be
llikclv to, if YOU both keep talking at
once. Come, Dick, you seem the Ic1,l
excited, what is the meaning OF all
| this:'
| .What means, may I venture to ask,
said Dick, did YOU take to ascertain
the character and antcccdcnts of the
young woman at present sheltered be
meath your roof
sWhv, nonc,' replied the good Old
lady. Her young and truthful face was
recommendation enough on which to
| give her Il trial
| 'Wc have asccr.aincd her to be a
| most abandoned crcaturc,' proceeded
| Dick, sand have deemed it proper at
once to apprisc YOU of the discovery.
Should she deny the accusation, we are
prepared with the proofs
Mrs. Narlcv was Il lady of the strict
est proprcty, and scvcrcst morals.
Much as She pticd the poor and friend
less Girl, She must hc promptly freed
from this foul and dreadful charge, or
cross her threshold, never to return.
She went directly to Testers cham
Der.
| you must tell me your past history,
child,' said Mrs. Narlcy ina determined
but not unkindly tone.
! sOh, Madam, pray you, pardon me;
| but | cannot tell it,
sThcn it has been onc Of shame and
guilt
sFor time shame, madam, an
swcrcd the young girl, with flushed
check. sbut never Of guilt
What was it that caused Mrs. Var
lev TO start 50 suddenly, and staggcr,
half f,intine, to a scatin Testers dress
mo table,
.Who-who's likeness is that she
exclaimed, in a scarcely audible voice,
pointing to an open miniature on the
table.
sMv mothcr's,' Hester answered.
'Thcn you arc Florence Marvm's
child
'That was, indeed, my mothers
name
'Morc-vou are the '.- ~
only brother, Gcor
Florence Marvin ".
With stiilcd cry. 50. '... .y. -
licvcd herself alone and ficndlcs, III
the world, fell on her kinswoman's |
neck, and wcpt tear, of mingled sad |
ness and sorrow.
Her story, which Hester had refused
to coniidc to Il strangers cars, She now
willingly impaired to one from whom
the felt She had no longer a right to
withhold it.
That her brother had married in op,
position to her fathers wishes, and had
been disinhcritcd i'll consequence, was
already known to Abigail Narlcy, but
what distant spot he had selcctcd.tor
his home, and what had bctallcn him
there she had never learned.
The story was sad enough.
After afcw toilsonlc, but not unhappy
fnr they were spent IN loved |
,nr;nty of ,,;Gr and child a dire calam-
ity had fallen upon George llcywood.
| i, came undcr suspicion of hcinous
crime. A network of circumstances