The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-28

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ness, has forgotten to introduce himself"
said the gentleman who had first spoken.
Permit me TO remedy this deficiency. He
is Gordon, earl of Glenham. of Yorkshire.
England. And have the honor to be his
very good friend, Maldred Grafton. We
came on an exploring and hunting expedi-
ton to these wilds, little expecting to ind
here fellow-countrywOma
The yaung lady acknowledged the intro
auctions with bow, and responded.
Il fear that l can not lay claim 10 the
same nationality with yourself. L am Cecil
Rose, the niece of Herr Broken, the Lu-
theran pastor of Zorlitz."
To the girl reared in that secluded re-
gon. seeing, besides her aged relative, only
the rude peasants OF Zorlitz. young Lord
Glenham appeared a very deHi-god.
He was strikingly handsome. with dis
tinguished presence. He was about Is years
Of age yet he retained youthful freshness
of feeling, was chivslrOus and noble in the
highest degree and was not only unmarried,
but he had never loved.
His companion Maldred Grafton, was his
intimate friend and distant relative, who
possessed a small fortune. was about 80 years
of age, and also unmarried. The intimacy
between the two men was lneXpllcable, Tor
never were two persons more unlike than
Lord Glenham and Maldred Grafton. His
lordShip was too noble and unsuspiclous TO
discern the real nature Of his kinsman,
which was sly and scheming, intensely avar-
iciouS and utterly INSCRIPTIONS Yet Graf
tons exterior was plausible and insinuating,
he was singularly gentle in his manners;
and his black eyes and swarthy features had
been too well trained to reveal the secrets OF
his ssul.
Cecil Rose was not sufficiently skilled in
physiognomy to read the characters of these
two men. She only knew that she liked
Lord Glenham, and with her liking came an
instructive faith in him. As for Grafton, she
felt for him a singular distrust and an aver
sion that was destined to grow and strength
en- into stronger emotion.
An increased pallor and sudden compress
sion of her perfect lips brought Lord Glen
ham hastily to her assistance. Her wound
was but slight, and when Lord Glenham had
completed his small attempt at surgery. and
the wounded arm had been well bandaged,
Cecil ROsse thanked him courteously and
avowed her intention of fastening home.
~ e will accompany you, Miss Rose,
said the earl. "NO, do not refuse. You are
not able to go alone. Lean Upon me-else
[ shall think that you have not forgiven
mei'
Cecil took his arm and led the way by the
forest path in the direction of her home. A
few minutes walk brought them out upon
the steep village street and very near the
parsonage As they entered the little gar
den gate, the old housekeeper, Gretchen,
came out TO meet them with loud express
siOns OF alarm at the evident weakness OF
her young mistress. She fairly wOrshiped
the pastors neice, and Cecil forced smile
and disengaged her arm from its support rs
she said:
Hush. Gretchen, you viii alarm my
uncle, am not seriously hurt."
She fastened TO explain the recent acct
| dent, and then invited her companions to
enter the house.
mot now answered Lord Glenham
But we will avail ourselves of your kind
invitation tomorrow"
He raised his hat courteously, and waited
! until Cecil had entered the dwelling with her
old servant, and then he led the way down
| to the VILLAGE.
At little distance from the parsonage
Lord Glenham halted and looked back, q
new light in his eyes, a new glow on his face.
so he loves her toO?" thought Grafton.
his soul convulsed with baffled fury. "But
he has not won her, and ne never shall; for
| L love her too-this patrician beauty of the
Black Forest love her, and j swear by all
| that is holy that she shall be my wife. My
| wife, and not his. He will WOO her openly:
| that can not do, lest he know me for his
rival Xet ii shall go hard if l do not un-
| dermine him, cause her TO refuse him, and
then win her for myself. The first thing
| to be done is to discover how this Eng
| lish looking and English speaking
| ing young lady happens to be the niece of a
| German pastor. An, my lord, cherish youI
| little fancies, dream your little dreams
while L step in and win the prize before
your very eyesl"
The next day the young Euglishmen
called. Their interview with the old pastor
| was pleasant one. Cecil was transcendent-
| " lovely. Both of the young men were
| desperately in love with her, and each re-
| solved if possible, to win her for his wife.
| They settled themselves comfortably at
| Zorlitz, hunted in the forest and visited the
| parsonage daily. Absorbed in his books, the
| Herr Pastor paid little heed To the visitors,
whom Cecil entertained. June faded into
| July, and August came and went, and still
| the Knglishmen fingered at Zorlitz. No one
| but sharp-eyed old Gretchen suspected that
| they were the lovers of little Cecil" or saw
| the change in ner young mistress.
'She loves the English lord" the old wo
! man said to herself, well contented. And
be loves her The Herr Pastor is falling
no one can see it but but when he dies
| the little fraulein will haye a grand home
| and a protector, and will not be driven to
| earn her own living as have often feared. !"
1t was plain to Grafton that the young
| earl was the favored lover of Cecil, but this
| cOnvic ion by no means dampened the ardor
| of his o Gn love or caused him 10 desist from
| bis suit.
} II shall win heri' he said to himself grim
| ". can work and wait in spite of any
| obstacle in my path. in spite of Glenhaln's
beauty. rank and wealth, in spite of the fact
| that even the girl loves him and dsiikes me I;
will win herl 1 devote myself mind and
body. heart and soul, to the task; but if
should iail-as | shall not-I would utter y
destroy the girl before any other should
possess herl"
The hard. evil look in his eyes attested to
| the truthfulness of this declaration
| As The month of August drew to a close
| Lord Glenham began to make preparations
To quit Zorlitz, as he had to return home to
keep his engagements with party of guests
| whom he had invited to spend the month of
| September with him at his shooting-box in