The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-06-24

uy, sy, vnS ~ Iii ,non him In the course of u fe"
weeks as che expected shortly 10 aoconPahuy
her nncle to London. MFs. bsr5oh of Peovi
| denee and then, after q little more conseisas
| tion, once again arranged her cnaTgeI g,en. anu
after little tossing about from eh, haS an.
| Maude fell into the soundeet sleep Sne ~
joyed for some weeks. ,ao.r5 Mrs.
During the next few days, Manae ih anu avsp
Barton had much to arrange apo "a SS'n ,1oman
and MANY were the instructions the olo So.n:n -:
gave her concerning the quarter 10 Houuo" A,
which she was to seek the Jesnts honse. n
length Msude was judged snhnc'eus o wSsra
Fanny received her with o delight little snort
| of rapture That first evening oo"hs.a.S
was truly delightful one, ,,s s N cani.al
sniTits and Miss Barbara had received snch |
yolnminous epistle that morning 10 ansWer W
hers, that she was occupied sne "no'e e'o"A"h
in her own room snsweriugib. ,r
Refsre many days Maude was quite herseH
| again and then o vast amount OF PrepaTAlou
and packing commenced at the Gieoe nouse,
for another letter arrived urging Manoe anu
| her uncle to proceed to London at their earn-
| est oonvenienoe, as several documenta were
| already awaiting their signatures. Desia |
| would Fanny have loved to have accompanied
| them but she had already accepted an invita-,
| tion for that very month as che had PROMISED
| to visit the coast of Antrim with an Ola aaa
valued friend of her mothers residing at Dol
fast. and the little maiden was far too unselhsh
to disappoint her, even for the far greater de-
light of visiting London. Bot she was disap-
w 49,
| Giants Causeway, thought it very small
thing indeed now that it was to be weighed In
the scales with Regentstree and ITS shops'
even though London should be out OF season
But though they were deprived Of Fanny's
society," the clergyman and his niece were not
destined to want O travelling companion ior
aunt Barbara suddenly signlhed ner lou
of accompany ing them, as urgent business sue
said required her Immediate presence IN Lou
dom OF couIse Mr.. Neville acqulesced with
the best grace he could command ont 80 nSt" Meln
I | IA b, .l,,h fha ado charge
Barbara and her luggage, that he almost c"n-
templated postponing his Journey. bub Ell
ward Neville was too innately chivaltin 10 Gu
tertain snch an idea long; Tor II aunt Darosra d
r was 8 dragon she was a woman, and as such
had claims in common with All her sex upon 1 u
D his protection. "B ssides," as Fanny wickediy
whispered, 4" it was only q somewhat uncom-
t Portable means to the very desirable. END oi
getting rid of her forever"
In the course of q day or two Fanny 9 olo
n friend arrived, and bore her Oft in triumph on
Il her OF hern tour never imagining that half the
a sweet little hypocrtes smiles were connterteits
Vt aud never knowing how large portion OF ~ ne
y heart went into an opposite direction. Ih'
r. very next day our three London-b bound travel
Q lers started on their way. The weather wa
ID beautiful, and Msude and her uncle 30 happ.
J. in each others society, that they quite enJoye
d. their Journey in spite of the rigid form tina
to con fronted them. Indeed 1t would have re
ne quired something muoh stronger than ever
d aunt Barbara's ill-temper to clond Maudes 8 haI
to piness now that she was actually on her Wa
~ to Mrs. Carew for immediately that lad
In had received tidings of the projected 1ourne.
'r- she had sent pressing invitation to both M
I'm Neyille and Maude. As both his sisters ha
ut left town for their country residences, M
m Neville had been able TO accept it without gi'
ed ing offence; and to Maude's great delight ht
Ter cid friends house was to be their home durin
nS their stay in London.
de at last Euston station was reached, and aur
Is, Barbara bade her nephew aud niece adie
or Only Mr. Neville himself knew the inten.
ch satisfaction with which he shook those thl
bird like gers for the last tinre, and saw I'll
in incubus that had weighed him down for mo
lys than year drive off III Dab crammed insif
hr. and outside with boxes and hampers OF lrii
400 cheer
CHAPTER NHvI.
md Notwithstanding tho instance with viii
ced Mr. Neville aud his niece had been summon
aed to Lsndon, 80 many doeumenss st'tt Lematn
the to be prepared that their first week there W
ida almost n leisure one And a very pleasa
ing week it was for Mr.. Neville spent il In TAXI
aO the two ladies to the various sig1ts anu anu
ments lust then interesting the London wor
\ In and whether they rsmbled over palaces e4
ster billions, and gardens or listened to WONDER
ute tenors and divine gu upranos, or discussed pai
nall ipps and statuRry. no one could possibly ma
Vio- said which looked the happiest of the thr
ain. For almost everything was new to the rect
her who had been very little In town during
red, last few years. and to Mrs. Carew, who Ii
BOX, body, many another quiet old-fashioned Lono
TO knew more of what was going on arou
ired herthan if she had lived among the south Se
'om, while to Maude even the scenes and. oole
Give she had seen twenty times before seemed
sed. wear a fresh aspect altogether now that
) ILL visited them in the society of those
'oon- loved.
the Had it not been for one dark misgiving, t
n on week would have been to Maude one ut M
set loved happiness and oontentment. Bat,
ling, as she would to bauish it, the question wo
1t ut arise aud that often in scenes least in acc
st % dance With it's gravity, "What would tl
with both say when they should learn the step
poor contemplated Still the brave little be
After never swerved from it's purpose OF if q nom
her tary thrill of temptation a. times ran thro'
sh ed it, when Mrs Carew's voice, to her 30 long
Inelt voice OF a mother, called her her own d
light child, Mauds thought of another Voice bl
ing those " who snail persevere to the q
ong, with still deeper parental love; and then
ht 30 grew as strong as u little lion III her res
nva. tion.
Inuel At length, like oil other bright things,
them pleasuring came to an end, and little as
body reIished it. poor uncle Edward had to att
,aim- | 10 tho business that had brought them to
fit of don Maude was often doll GIFTED TO acc
d the pany him and SO jealously did Mrs Ca
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