The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-19
Lady TrevOr''s s Secret
CHATTER 1.
IN THE black FORESN

The principal building in the village is
the little wooden Lutheran church, the
only house Of worship.
The pastor OF this church, year or
two ago, was Herr Brocken, or Father
Brocken, as he was atfectionately called
by his people. He was kindly; simple
hearted man. .s..,..rtsr
Here he had dwelt twenty years, the
father, the pastor and guide OF his sim
bic people; here his wife mad recently
died; ana here he hoped to be buried.
lie was childless, his family consisting
of an old housekeeper and u young girl
known as his niece. ....
This niece of the pastor was the idol
OF the good people OF Zorlilz. She
tended the peasants in their illness: she
visited the quaint old houses like q sun
beam, bringing with her always warmth
and sunshine.
One afternoon in June, at the time we
have indicated, our heroine, after max
ing a call upon a sick old woman, began
lhe ascent oil the steep hill in the direc-
ton OF the parsonage. When hallway
up the slope she turned ASIDE into the
woods, pursuing shaded path at all
easy pace, swinging her broad-brimmed
hat by its ribbons from her arm, aud
carollng a German song in sweet voice
She was about seventeen years Of age,
tall, slim and graceful, with a beauty
Enthusiastically English, aud yet more un-
mistakably patrlclan.
This giri, with her wonderful beauty,
which would have made a sensation in
The queens draWlng-r0om, with her eX-
gu SITE refinement Of looks and manner,
LnaG declared her gentle birth and breed
ing, possessed q grandly generous ma
lure, a warm heart and lmpulSiVe tenn
permanent, and withal a personal mag
netism that attracted every one TO her.
She mad been thoroughly we'll educated,
the good pastor ana his wife having
gloried in her Keen Intellect, and IN her
VhirsL for knowledge. Tney had taught
her various languages, music, for winch
she had u apositlve genius, drawing and
painting, and various feminine arts; but
her accomplishments were among the
least oil her charms.
The pain along which she was walking
came out upon a spring, whose clear
pool was shadowed by bending trees.
Ihis was faVoriJe resort OF the young
girl, and she sat down upon the green
bank, the song dying on her lips, and a
strange graVlLy oyerspfeauing her face.
"OA, dear" she SAID, signing; II am
so tired Of this dear, stupid old ZOrlItZ.
1 wish that could see something OF the
world outside. l nave read of the great
towns, OF different peoples, OF lie beside
which ours Is stagnation. l am growing
discOntenteu. Must live here all my
life, ana de, and be buried here, know
ing nolhng ofany better existence? Ii
1T were not for leaving uncle Ia beg to
be allowed to 60 somewhere as govern
ess. But caRt leave MIN, and he wlll
never leave ZJrlitZ. And yet Pa give
half my remaining life tor change--II L
might only go omewnere and See some
thing of the world"
Did some mIschieYous spirit hear her
complaint and resolve to grant ner wish? |?
For change i'll her lie was close az
hand-a cnaDge greater than ever her
vivid imagination would have dared
conceive. That very hour was the last
she would ever know OF commonplace
existence. Perhaps 1T Was as well That
she could not read the strange future
before her, else she might have shrunk
from it in terror and mlsgVlDg, pre-
IerIny the saie shelter nt tHe ZDrli n
parsUnage IN the depths of the BLACK
Forest 10 the Whlllins vortex, the per-
lis and troubles lying in wait Tor her in
the great "a orld outside"
She was sLlll musing discontentedl Y
when a sudden rlfle-shot rang out
sharply upon the ara deer went flying
past-and stlnging pain in the girPs
left arm sent a thrill of laiuJness QuiY-
ering through her.
A low cry escaped her as she realized
that she had been shot. That cry was
ecnoed from the horrited lips of two
huntsmen, who bounded into the glade,
anu halted abruptly at sight of her.
"By JoYeV cIled one, speaking in the
English language. ga perfect Dana,
Glenham! and you've shot herW ''
The other raised his hand in an impe-
rious gesture, commanding silence, AID
advanced towards the fainting girl, his
countenance still wearing an express
Sion OF horror, IN which were now min-
gled deep pity and keen remOrselul-
ness.
The girl had tainted quite away by
the time he had reached her. Fllnging
down his unlucky rife, the young man
devoted himself to her recovery with
perculiar gentleness and reverence. and
with an assiduLy that speedily recalled
her 10 CONSCIOUSNESS. She opened her
eyes upon the strangers, blushed viv-
idly, and arose unsteady to her leet, re-
treating a few PAGES. .. ......
"a perfect little queenv cried the
gentleman who mad before spoken. Who
would have dreamed OF finding such "a
magnificent little beauty IN this wilder
nessl Isay, GIenbamD
The girPs pale face flushed scarlet.
"Pardon," she SAID, sp saking in Eng
lish, with an accent as pure as that Of
the gentleman, 'Dut Understand Eng
lish."
The two young men were, for the
moment, covered with confusion. Then
the one who had been called Glenham
addressed himself to the young lady,
aVoWed himself the author OF her injury
lamentcd his own awkwardness, and
legged to be perm. tied to examine her
arm to ascertain The extent 0I her wound,
and to endeaYor to alleviate her suffer-
ing.
His evident sorrow, his chiyalric
courtesy, impressed the girl, who quietly
gave assent, and permitted him TO ex-
anime her arm.
"My friend, in his chagrin at his
awkWardness, has forgotten to intro
duce himself" said the gentleman who
had first spoken. "Permit me to remedy
this deficiency. He is Gordon, Earl Of
Glenham, Yorkshire, England. And |
have the honor to be his very good friend.
Maldred Grafton. We came on an ex-
ploring and hunting expedition to these
wilds. little expecting to find here a