The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-19
Lady Trevor's Secret.
CHAPTER I.

Inc principal nullutnR IN tnc Nllhko IN 'ho
little wooden Lutheran Church. the only house
Of worship.
Tho pnstor OF this church. year or two ago
wag Herr Broken, or Father Broken. ma he
was af1octionatoly called by his people. He was
akindly. supplemented man.
Here ho had dwclt for twenty years. tho father
tho pastor and guido OF his simple people hero
his wife had recently died. and hero he hoped
70 be buried. He was childlcss. his family con-
ssting OF an old housekeeper and u young girl
known as his niece.
This niece OF tho pastor was the Idol OF tho
good people OF Zoritz. She tended the pens
sOte In their illnesses; she visited the quaint
Ud houses like sunbeam bringing with her
Alwoys warmth and sunshine.
Ono afternoon In june Mt the time we have
indicated. our heroine after making a call upon
q sick old woman. began the ascent Of the steep
hill in tho direction OF tho parsonage. when
halfway up the slopc she turned as dc into tho
woode pursuing shaded path at an easy pace
swinging her broad brimmcd hat by its rib
bons from her arm and carolling German
Song In % sweet voice that reused the birds 10
emulation.
She was about seventeen years Of age. tall
slim. and graceful with beauty Enthusiastically
English, and yet moro Enthusiastically patrician.
This girl. with her wonderful beauty. which
would have made q sensation In tho queens
drawing room, with her exquisite refinement Of
looks and manner that declared her gentle birth
and breeding. possessed n grandly generous
nature. a warm heart. and impusivo tcmpera-
mont. and wthal personal magnetism that
attracted ovory ono 70 her.
She had been thoroughly well educated tho
good pastor and hia vito having glorcd in her
keen intellect. and in her thirst for knowledge.
They had taught her various languages music.
for which she had positive genius. drawing,
and painting. and various feminine arts Tut
her accomplishments were among the least of
her charms
Tic path upon which -ho was walking came
out upon a spring, whose clear pool was
Swallowed by bending trees. This was n
faVoiitc resort OF the young girl. and she sat
down upon the green bank the song dying on
Der lp-. and strange gravity oycr~p spreading
-" o. dea, a" she said sighng; II am SO tired
OF ms dear, stupid old /oria. wish that
could So" somoihing 81 the world outside. |
havr read ot tho great towing. II different PEG.
pie. oi litc bcsido which ours il slagnation. |
am grown dincontcntcd Must live horr all
my ne. aud die, and he buried hero, knowing
nOtlline "t my bctrt 'Ni-'enccy II il were NOT
for leaving uncle I'd bog. 70 b. allowed oi:o
aud hr viii never lcavc Iorlii1. iul yri III
giYc hNi my remainirg iiio hr cian-c-i ]
nisll nnl; so eomewh'r and go -om'thing Of
,Dii -omo .misol, cyoos Spirit hear her CONF
chang in hor life was close ai hand-n chnnar
create nan even a WIND imi-luuii"n would
last -l.- '.ull c,rr know of '.nhnul lnec c,-
isi"n'. pyrhals twas n- won tl,r ~hc could
.he m'ah' ha,c snruni from It ia tarrr AID
mi-1Nhg. r,ctorune ule -aie al l'r uf the
iorc~ % tnc whiri,ng yorf,x. The ports anil
Mounig- yng IA wai' for her in the great
She wae srill musine diecontontedly whom a
sudd .n iitc shot rang out sharply upon the air
ado went Dying pas'-anl singing pain
auiScri5r 'hrou@h her '''' '"'''' VI '''''" -
A l9w cry ,scar.,.l hcl IT, -hc realized that she
hcrriIrd iIpe ~ two hei;sm, u. who houna,d
into III. glad and halted ohfupil5 at sight Of
h;h Tan @asaa e., h., pcr'f Diana dendaai
r. otlg .si.ch his land in an ,imroriou-
woarln- an cNIt,ssio4 of 'orrur. in viii IA Worr
nov mingled nIc'r .iy AID A".n rcmor-, Jul
Ihc Fl r. had io,aiod q,i'o, away by tho time
her u -ary With p','al g'ntvuoss End row.
er1nc and wi'h an a--duitv that speedily 49,
eyes upon tho s,ranRor-. ilu-hod wildly and
hro7r unstadily 10 her f'"t, r'iicafins It lew
IA porte, Ht'ic q.,n e, cl the eontl man
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coN'i"l VIVA conf lsiuu. II. tht.our who iad
brru '.l' Il Hionhaul al0r'--'d him- n To- ih,
yotng INDY. aVCN'u huusrii the auiiilr Of her
unnrf; lWnrnici AZ gym awkward n0s- and
hey, I'd hc p',mi,t' o. "Nanrue her arin 10
A. /" IA IA ~, n q h'r Wound, AMI - m
III 'sid,nt 'otrov. his .Li,nlr'e courtesy
mi nc g.rL WIN ,ui tly gave a-s AT. and
pTt.ni u him 10 exam .ue hrrarn.
Az ir.nd IN his hns,iu az his awkward
nc h. Xxx, xxx WIu T. nlr.d',o him-'t -yd
mr 90 comedy this d..p,,rc y. Tie is Gordon
Pr ol ,'en6om 81 yo,e.Diro. England. .Ani
Mah!roI Grafton ", camc on az cNrio,ins
anu NM Npodti j" T. liz Wills. lni"c>-
IN" >nnng lady "a kuoNl ~ Il thr iniroduc-
u"ii- Mi 10 "a now. li i.sr ni'd;
- nat rar''i hay claim 20 he sam" ma
tioua'', Yih ,0u,s'l am Coil H.,--'' III
nioa o." Herr B,o.kon, 10 Lutheran l.-; r. OF
T"tl rrl. rcalod ~ that secluded region
sr''ih ''i'!1,s i,1r ~ q d. n' "rly tlc rud"
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II 49, strikingly hal-onc. with dis
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if'-h 10 ir Nug, oat ''i.tllrYus and rohl
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tW"f lh iwo men Nar ln' sui, ah''. t"l Ita,or
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,oo n'l +" ant untisrioions 10 h-a.I, IT, r.al
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sehp. inf n.cus.l aAa,ciol.. 11d ui,rl, i-
errul" auH. Yct Craltpne ryiervr wa. plau-i-
lis nDnars and is ill., e1". .,i, .va,ily
tcainr Md been too we'll tlflin Il To reveal The
hocri 81 hs soul
Crru Ros'o war Nor sufficiently skilled in
I R,1's sSo to 3n gr"l the p, chS s s Of }h"-r
Gl"ln aud Will lct liking rime am m-i'nt't'
Nr To IA him, " for Grafton. ~h" l'' for