The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-16

was dead her face was hardly whittier
than at that moment.
| "OsDanu, you mean"
"Inat l intend 10 marry her! Just
that, my dear cousini"
After. amoment,M Miss Limington turned
and went, like one sleep-walkipg, back
| to her room.
Every one was locked out of the apart
ment tor LWenty-Iour hours. Then Miss
/ LlnIngton came down to dinner, bathed
and perlumed, and apparently in her
right mind. She introduced the subject
4 herself.
''My little Rose is to young to think of
i marrying, my dear OsDand. You are
only tilLeen, are you no., Roser
Il beg your pardon, am eighteen"
4 said Rose, b.usning.
"but tuat Is very young. You will
not be in u hurry, Osbaud."
THAT depends upon what you call
hurry, Connie. l don't intend to be
| married to-day"
And noG tnis year"
"SJme time this summer" said Os-
band decidedly.
Alter tnis, Miss Limington went about
brooulng. she setmdd but lille unlike
uer old self, having always been silent,
out all the Lime she was brooding.
The white June roses had gone by.
| Later red ones tossed about the pillars
OF the old house in,jnly. All was quiet.
Osbahd ana Rose were happy.
Yhere'was company tO ulne one day
some of OSband's friends from England.
And one oil the gentleman, Lord LennoX,
who was to remain several days,
brought with him his valet.
Said yaletawas a 1.-THE, affable young
| Nm 4 ~
maids at Druid Wood to have their
heads turned by his black eyes and nice
manners, YeC he made himself gener-
ally useful and popular-bestDwed upon
the old COOK a receipt Tor lried cream,
arranged the epergue OF flowers and nee
Larines for tile dinner-party and listened
modestly to the old gardeners stories,
J generally inf cted AT tmostunseas onable
Inours-neglecJ OF which gave the old
man deep air ont.
On the day OF the dinner party, Miss
J LimlpgLon, leaning from window over
Hooking the garuen, saw Giovanni and
old Ascott standing in the walk below,
engaged in deep conversation. /
| HSOme folks don't believe it; but you
are A aseuslble lad" she heard old Ascot
saw. "willing TO hearken to what You are
, Loid, That hon escaped from travel
ing show five years ago, and IIes in that
rayine now. A hidden place among the
, mills, but full OF small game. aud tnat
, creeturll probably i've TO a great aga
Sthere, and never be discovered. BuL
Pm sartIn he's there, because-'
Here Miss LImlngton lost the nara.
tive.
uApd what is this place-the lions
den-calledp asked Giovanni, who
! smoke with little accent.
| nnn'f know
thing about any robbers, but such poker
,sn places will get bad names. IL is in
the very heart of the Old Valley Woods.
Road ISN'T used tnat way. U ,ed to be
Iu,gut-shade grove all along the banks OF
LhS brook-Still Brook they call IL,
,cause 1t don't make no noise"
me men strolled off. Miss Limington
turned away from the window, crossed
tile room, and sat down In chair. Fol-
an hour she did not stir.
By-and-by she rose, and looked at her.
sell in tue mirror. She was very pale,
l but her black eyes danced.
: ,rbat evening, the old dressing-room
liphted up, and full OF flowers, C0nstan.
tina SAID:
"My dear Osband, wish you would
teach me TO drive"
"Why, COnnieW
Il ain convinced that my habits are
,, too inactive, my mode of lie too se-
cIudeu."
EXACTLY will geta suitable horse
: | for you tomorrow"
Four. six, eight driving lessons Miss
Llmlngton took. Then she said:
"R1se, Iwin take you to drive to.
day." ....,
Rose suspected no harm. Howshou Id
: she? She tied the blue ribbons of heI
, nat unuerher dimpled chin, aud sprang
into the little basket-carriage beside
Miss Llmington.
The latter had somehow found which
was the road to Robbers DARK. 1t was
a grassrgrown way, tree-nung, DAM
ana chilly even in August.
"Do you prefer this road W asked Rost
shudderlng.
"There are some rare ferns here"
In some parts it was hardly possible
to force the carriage along. PoisonOuj
weeds and rank vines covered the pain
II am sure never should lind my
/ way ouJ," said Rose.
| "Are you sureT'
"Quite sure. What is that dark
rocky Way!"
"It has name forget. Rose, think
q see the maia en-nair fern. aWIlI you
get out and 20 between those trees?
, grows right tuere,. by a stone."
, Rose sprang to the ground. She lef
=. her hat IN the carriage, ana one little
. gray glove. AS she gathered the fern
/ Miss Llmington gave Blancne quick
. cut win the whip, and drove quickly
, away. ''h
, The dainty carriage tore along thu
| dangerous path-Miss Limington diI no
. mind the danger; a voice behind WA,
calling TO her. Her proud wnlte face
looked wild and furious. Sac lashed the
frightened horse again. at lenth they
J dashed into the open road. Then Miss
} Limlngton pulled hard on the bit, but the
hurse would not stop; she had grown
, vicieus-balked, kicked--tinally pre-,
| cipltaLed the carriage against tree,
Miss Limlngton was dashed upon a
| stump.
/ Meanwhile, Rose gave up trying to
! reach the carriage, anu as IL disappeared
| from ner view, stopped and wrung her
hands. just then snake raised its
!! mead near her teet. She screamed and
ran from it. After that she could not
tell even in which way the road ran.
She wandered about VI day. At length
! the light began to fade.
II Fortunately, she knew nothing about
! the lion. She tried to be courageous,
/ say her prayers, poor child. Chilly and
T. l. Il