The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-08-15
l9ornIng Star ana Catholic MESSENGER.
INV oRLEANs SUNDAY. AUGUST IS is1'.

counter the better to sho" hie 0 - a
Stranger society, which-MarSS eepe',"
secretly impressed him very m"on, ,
leisurely after them as they Passeu ou' %
store; then took ont some fresh tooao'o' "N0 =
returned to his chair
some joke upon u.s." I
after all, what can happen that we need MIND
Is;& . oentleman to whom he has sent u.s. no
matter how angry he is, he will see that yon
ara a lady. and YOU will know how to explain
it; If he has sent us to one VINO 10 nos'
I shall be able to reply to him..
Their walk was a very long one but inc
meeting. house at last came in sight, ana next
it, though there was q goodly space oe'"eep'
was o large white house, irregular and ramp
bling, with very nicely kept shrubbery around
Dick opened the gate with hand that was
little nervous but Mary whispered as their
fest crnnched the neatly bordered graSei MN
to the low porch, at is all right l am sure
,there is an old gentleman by the ~'haow.
"will You be spokesman this time T. asKeo
Dick.
Mary nodded, and as the path was narrow
.,d tbsv oould not we'll walk side by side, she
wns in front, so that naturally she would Dc
the f,rst to meet the old gentleman.
A very fine old gentleman he was large
man Nth a fue head, and, as his first WORDS
moved. remarkably full, sweet voice. Seeing
aIadv coming toward him. he rose at once from
b;s arm chair. closed his book and advanced
atap or two to greet her. Mary was one OF those
xvoynen toward whom courteous men are most
courtsous from the first glance; and this ola
Gentleman, who moved toward her with al
the grace and ease of o vigorous young man.
,x,s ono of those men to whom gentle women
ara uentler from the first, than to others.
"Good- evening"" he said, as Mary looked
nm to him with q smile at once pleasant anu
deferential. "Good-evening," and as she did
not sav more than these words, the gentleman
continued, 81 will not say Como in for it is
too pleasant out Of doors for that; but let me
give you chairs"
"Thank you, sir, are strangers, ont We
hope, not intruders," she replied.
Certainty not" he answered. At Is
great pleasure for me to receive my old iriehoS
and a pleasure to me to make new ones ah'
strangers, even if they remain strangers or'pl
with them great interest to the quiet lives
ma old people," This he said in tone not II
the least formal, or as If making Speech
and still looking moro at Mary than at ne
brother. They were not yet seated, anu
expression but that of kindly courtesy crosse
bia face while looking into the sweet, gravel
smiling one before him histones were harol
-aISered when he added, 81 have waited II
Won these many long years, Mary but new
doubted you would come at last. You mu
not play tricks upon my old heart IL
uuffered too much to be able to sustain its pa
a. 1t did in old times"
Mary drew back q step, at this strange
dress, but she could not withdraw her ey
from his, as in tender, gentle tones no spo
the last words. Dick stood closer to her.
,aaid nothing.
"Indeed, you mistake" Mary said, W
vreat earnestness; ~ have told you the tru
! am really q stran ger, although you have CT
ed me by my name, Mary: l am Mary br
don, and this"
els your husband. Well, Mary, are you
my daughters II you were changed, why CO
TO see me heard You were changed
spent four years in Paris and Rome' follow
mn the trace given me in New York, and Il
1 came back disappointed but not dispairi
sMary will not die without sending for me
coming to me- said and have taken
.alvays to be ready forSy you. 1 never thou
Won could come to me with GOODNESS OF In
ference. was prepared for almost anythr
to see Won poor and broken-hearted; no sha
no ain, no sorrow that would part us.
not think TO see You come back beautiful,
py, rich" glance at her dress, land will
n word of greeting"
"Dr. Heremorei" said Dick, not beoaus
believed or thought it, but because the W
came forced by some inward power gre
than his knowledge.
"Well, Charles" answered the old gel
man, sadly but composedly, turning at
name, lean you explain it 7"
And then Mary understood 1t all. The J
were nothing to him who had waited fol
child's return. She was in his arms b
Dick had recovered from his first bewi
mont, now, by this act of hers, trebly incre
"Ah my child! if spoke severely it
only because could not bear the waitin