The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-29

usual lazy attitude upon tho doorstep and
smoking hs cigar hep nicnr here !, th ,h
rehearsal I'd rather stay home"
But yop can't DO it.; You must goI Jose Jose
your part. though for o-night it doesn't mater.
You can 20 through the marriage ceremony
well enough. can't YOU p r,
take thee. Joscy. to be my lawful wife, and by
Jovo. | wouldn't caro- If il was genuine. SUP.
p9so W. got q priest and make genuine thing
There was very pretty, blush on Josio's
check as she TP n vet sossey ? s s
her manner was still moro excited as sho hur;
ricd him OH TO the hail. whore tho rehearsal
iIorc IN unforeseen difficulty presented itself
Or. Maithewson wa, not forthcoming IN his
and had not Jct returned; 50 another took his
place in tho marriage scene, whore EVrrard was
gs erdssg22 @q rG SoMp pk ar "r? where
two young people. without intending 1t ut all.
find thcm=clycs, tod for life. II would be very
effective with the fun glamour OF lights. and
dress, and people on the ensuing night; and
Of it all declared herself satisfied with the re-
hrarsal and snnguinn Of success, especially aS
DR.. MatthcwsOn appeared ut the last moment
apQogi2ing for his hardness. and assuring her
He was IA tall powcriully-bult man of thirty
or thcrnabouts and many would call him hand
some. though to II close observer of the human
fac" and its index TO character there was. a
cruel crafty look in his eyes and in the smile
which hnbtunlly played about his mouth. Still
he was very gcntlemanly and courteous In his
manner and fa-ci mating in his conversation.
for he had travelled much and seen everything.
and spSs SH @r%op w End F Mss s aa h
seemed 10 be- on the most intimate terms.
though this intimacy only dated from the time
c.ssluly to take the place Of the priest in The
Mock MerriaFc. whcrc John Murdosk was to
saving galan,ly that he preferred to be the
bridegroom. aud asked who that favored indi-
MIR. Forrcst-Mr Evcrard Forrest. from
Rothsay. southern Ohio" Josephine replied.
with conscious blush which told much to the
experienced man Of the world.
Forrest! Evcrard Forrest the doctor re-
pcated thoughtiully. and the smile about his
mouth Wa , mere nrr'tp,Se. wSSeems To- me- ae,i
say he lived and where Is he now,
Joscphine replied again that Mr., Forests
home was in Rltnsay, Ohio, at grand old place"
called Forrest House; that hc was student at
Amhcrst. and wa sFnn9dine h. summer vaca-
Holburi6n 10 SEQ the Lady Fleming" thc do tor
rcJ9inod, adding after moImsn,s pause; II
be the priest. hut suppose | hat the power 10
marry you in earnest. what then =
on. you wouldn't. You must not. Eyerard
! Is MT yet through college. and I would be- 50
7 very dreadful. and romantic. too the girl said.
as she looked senrchingly into the dark eyes
confronting hers 50 steadily. rs If 10 read her
introduced 10 Dir. Ma,thcwson after the rc-
heursal there was singular expression in the
Hy.1 w'ion ami IN, younS man sncn.l@us
n.yer Ind Fyrrard b""n treated with morS Il T.
cr'nee AMI respect than by this ,hnnlspme
~ ,' ,''',, n 'r, IT, q, ,h' ~
I an hour established himself on such terms Of
nor Of hi- family history thnn J"sophin@ her.
/ self knew an IN Acquaintance oi NOR" than
=, Mn Ii ,, h. 'l M. i.',' a ~ ,,,,
raiiy an, na-iiy' 10 iii OF his home in HntIsay.
M h. w. th niniy cbld" liz dJ ia M mo tn"w hnr
NJ Lynn, wS W",. ne sn,u, a. ms inr
Nh III ,i,, h,,,,n !, II ~, - I'm
,,,,d ~ H., G,,,.r,'r lyns ri"se anI insist.i
/ ,in,n kn.yvin, how every n.nnv was snrnt'
F Cnns ,ntanilv T,arard vht vns unJrntnhly
s. r. H. ~ i IT,, We Nv
ur,'-s"I it.nlwnv- har,l No. ana If his motl'ar
WI i,n s,i ,, ,,i T., KY Ia ,,,Ior
4 wouid ha in dn.r,ratn straits Tor a f,il1y, in
/ rollrgo with u,r r.,uutation OF b.inp rich mus,
/ hny,- tunn"y
Urrr Ey.rnrl IT. ought Of Rosamonl and the
sums she had sent him. but he could not speak
stsativ ,,Don him and Leading him on stsn Iy
st,.n until M last E"ssin's name di Iron IRON,
hi. lirs ani i' ,sns NV "n,ieht mn 1v Dr.
NnttL,. w.s"n "' ' ~ -
Rosie - he rcneated In hls low nurrinr
tone. Tor | can lik'n the doctor's voice To nH.
R"-si"i WHO Is she2 Hay, Won n SISTER, Nv
ION, no. told You was an only chill Ros.
sin is R",amoni Ha-tlngs. liltle giri who's.
They were s,hool girls together in boston
F whore Innthrr vn- horn and f7lad4,1d tham.,l,,
h. stand bv en- N other should either eycr com,
t. grief "A. Mr. Hastings dld "
'FNiarri.d unhlppilv' p.rhaps 2" the doctor
suggested. ana Eyrrnri replied:
'Yos. married man much ellor than her.
srlf who nLiissd hnr So shnm.fuily TINT sh,
III him nj inst and sSu.,ht r"f1nn Min m,
mother. Foltunat,lv This Uastin.s died sooi
aft..r. So .ho was freed from linn: but she hn,
annth m terror in the shane of his son. tho ch II,
of "A former marriag. who ANNOYED her dread
nlllv"
" How could n. ?" the do tor askol anl Ey.
orard rrrlird.
Il harlly know how. only that he did hc
liavr though. it was about onr house or pirc,
for Kn.-i. md This Jnhu thniI,,ht no nupht I,
sngr,. In nj lrisi. and seemed H. think il n Tor
tuun when in filt il proved H. h, worth only fy,
thousand dollars, which is all Rosamond has o
her own"
" PERKINS, he did not know how liiila thor.
was mud thnuuht If unjust f'r This hnlf.-is,"r I,
hnya ali nix fnthnr Ion nnd he nnthing " IN,
doctor said and il never once occurred h. Ever
ari L. won Ter how he knew that Mr Hasiing.
I'M all To- Iii. daughter and nothing To- his son.
lie was wholly un.uspicious, aud went on:
Possibly. at all events he worried his step
mother into mysteries hy coming there on, di,
and demanding first The decd or viii. ant
second his sister whom he said his father gay,
To his charge But settled himl"
"Ie, tho doctor said iuterrogatiyely. an,
Eyerard continued:
- Father was rnnn and This wr.tch who m q