Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-22

OOiIy! repeaGeO the uDlQulCOuS HuyS- land. ''And why?"
 confusion. '.i am sorry that l let grand mamma leave the room. If. I had only known in time!"
 Rusyland looked amused but mystifed.
 ''May I ask" be began.
 ssAh." said Marjorie, "don't you see am afraid she has spoiled it all? Mir. Tyrrel and Jane were together in the i- brary.'
 He was a daring fellow, this Ruysland. A light flashed into his eyes as he bent over her.
 "What!' he said, ''are you so generous, MaIorie?'
 "Generous!" she echoed. "Why should you call me generous?"
 'I thought, he ventured-'T thought that the prince was for the princess only; and here find him bestowing his prince princess deigns took on and smile."
 sI," faltered the royal young person 'I-you have made mistake. I do not want the prince, MT. Rusyland, thank you. It IS you who are generous to give him to me without asking his consent" But though she spoke almost proudly, she did not raise her eyes, but kept them down, as if she rather feared to trust her. self
 It was very old, thought Tyrrel, that Jane's time was so fully occupied during the next few days. He could not get word with her unless in Mrs. Marchmont's presence The old lady seemed always near her, and always on the point of giv- Ing her something to do. Jane herself was grave and silent. Tyrrel even found her little unresponsive. She seemed to hold herself under restraint, and kept her eyes fixed upon her work whenever it was possible. Certainly she was changed from the impetuous. frank creature she had been during that brief interview in the li- brary. Tyrrel grew festive and dissatis- fled. He wanted to see her in such Q warm and girlish mood again: he wanted to finish what he had begun, and there was always their majestic old hostess. be- tween them. So 1t went on for 8 week, and then one morning at breakfast Mrs. Marchmont spoke to the girl across the ta- ble, with gracious air.
 ''As you go to-day, Jane," she said, ''you had better not tire yourself with packing. Barnet will attend to your things. You will be tired enough by the time you reach your journeys end"
 ''To-day!' exclaimed Marjorie. ''How is it you did not tell me, Jane? What 8 mysterious way of doing things, grand mammal And her face wore 8 pretty look of surprised vexation.
 ''Mrs. Maxwell's letter only reached us by this mornings delivery" said Mrs. Marchmont. ''They have been called away unexpectedly, and she wishes Jane to accompany them; so there is no time to lose"
 Jane said nothing. She drank her cof- fee composedly, and after breakfast disap- peared immediately, thereby driving Tyr rel to the verge of distraction. She might be going to the other end of the world with these people-and to-day! If she went without giving him the opportunity to speak, he felt that he should never for give Mrs. Marchmont, for he should be sure the fault was hers, though he could not have told why. He was standing by the window, standing out at the dull sky; and raging inwardiy, when hand touch ed his shoulder lightly. It was no less 8 person than pretty Marjorie, with her cheeks on fire.
 ''Mr. Tyrrel." she said, softly, but in g great hurry, ''Jane has gone out to walk on the beach. She can not have gone far" And having made this significant re- mark, this odd young beauty beat re- treat that looked as if she was frightened.
 Ten minutes after, MT. Tyrrel had made his way along the shore to 8 certain cor her where certain boat was turned up- side down, and young person was sitting on it alone, and gazing absently seaward. This young person recognized him with a start when he stood close by her.
 ''You almost frightened me" she said, smiling.
 ''You have quite frightened me-" he an- swered, impulsively. "What does this mean?"
 She still smiled, but not bravely. He looked down at her in such piteous re- proach.
 Nothing new," she answered. '1 have only found another situation, and am go- ing to Lausanne for few years"
 There was full minutes silence, in which he gazed down at her, and she pre- tended to be occupied with the fringe of her shawl. Then suddenly he sat down by her side and caught both her hands at once.
 ''Janie," he said. and the little word sounded quite passionate. The rare color on her fine dark skin deepened to coral tint. Perhaps nobody had ever made diminutive of her name before. "Janie" was an actual revelation.
 s'Well?" she said, her voice belying the willfulness of her words. "What do you want?"
 GA great deal," he answered-''every thing: love and happiness. yoW, Jamie, and nothing less. dear
 It was so impassioned and tender that she was overcome. She was proud young woman, and had been very determined to hold herself aloof at the outset. She had rebeIled against his kindness, and had once or twice tried not to be agreeable; but he had fallen in love with her, never theless. 1n love with her-nobody but Jane Rossitur. She could no more have doubted that her own heart was beating.
 :H thought it was Marjorie" she whis- pered. ''It ought to have been Marjorie. !"
 "It is you, he cried, 'tyou only" And he lifted her hands and kissed them eag- erly again and again. "Jane, let ma see your eyes" @s4
 When they returned home Jane had a marvel of West Indian ring in her fng- CT, and Tyrrel marched at once into the parlor to have an interview with old Mrs. Marchmont. Jane went up stairs to her bedroom, and in ten minutes Marjorie came knocking at the door. When it was opened to her, she stood on the threshold, radiant-almost more radiant than one would have fancied she need be.
 'sCome in," :" said Jane, tingling all over.
 She came in, and gaveJane gentle yet half excited embrace. s.fs=l3zpls-f T
 ''You are not going to Lausanne?" she said. ,.-.,.
 ''No, think not"
 "Oh, Jane, what-what a darling you are!' s--... ~.r
 And then next minute Jane found her. self seated on a chair, with the princess at her feet, and the blonde head hidden up- on her lap. ... -s =sa. .--sz - =.
 '.He has been in love with you from the first moment he saw you" Marjorie was saying. ''and shall always like him for it. was afraid at the very beginning, be- fore you came, that-at least not that, ex- actly, but-Well, you know how grand mamma sets her mind upon 3 thing, Jane, o~1 n~1 r 1S1 noA xvo,ak hSvrn &o