New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-19

No: have not dared yet 10 tell hcr'
"Then keep secret still from her she must never
know it, And give her 10 me, Mem Herr II she VIII
marry me- and let me gnard ana PT1e mn cannot vet he
You shall not marry her on generous lmpuiso: use,
for year leave her 10 me- aud H. another summer;
you still love Cecil come aud claim nor but nov you
must not speak t0 Der Of love. she is bd' eihiu
| she Is Orly seventeen ~. -,
Lord Glenham forced to acquiesce in the old pas
Ccc was called in md the earl took leave OF her In
her grardiau's prcsence iiis ordsihps tonsu S
lr ms lps had forbidden 10 uter and the girls
| soul thrilled under his wor,hipins gaze. .
| - am going away. Cecil SAID MS lordshp, with
Tenderness nc could not fe a. &C., oadby Ce
The sorrow in her sweet eyes robbed him Of BE sell,
| control. He caught her to his breast and slo"trh
kisses her pure young face III IN lricprssic ARIA
| lion Theu. gently putng her fr1n him lac wrung the
| pastors hand and daa ued from the house
An hour later Lord Glenham and Madred Cr'iion cit
Zorliiz on In r way 10 England the later promising 10
| htus.If a eIeTdY and secret Tctu-n
That evening. the good old pastor SAT alone III rs
hand lighted candle IN the Other small packer upon
| which impressed tlc London Fosunark. ,..,,,
The pa open the packet a. soon as GIcici'n
had retired. Two English banhnors ll upon us hi1
and folded sheet OF paper upon Which he sa" h"hu
The Old scholar started Tecong hi, gentle face grow
letter - he inucIed 1.-THE FIRST letter ever ne,
ccved from C,,iIs former guardian. ! have received
my pounds him every var. bnt never scrap OF
writing before. What has he to sly to mel Does nc III
tend "a take the cli from met l. the long mystery
| OF fourteen wears 10 &c cleared away az last
He., Efocs,n uafoGel the mysterious letter. strange
aai,ation quycrig through all bis nerves lie believed
GIoScf 10 stand upon threshold OF the solution q.
| he strange ny sery of Cccs origin. blur 0sscuied
with trembling hand. Then M spread car the sheet Of
paper his eager old eyes fairly dcvouIns Il" contents
Ibc letter as he noticed after reading IL. wds written
upon plain white paper. without wntc MARI or inpln,
oi any sort whatever TIC handwriting WIS COARSE ava
slantrG backward with evident ai'tnp' ~ Hrs'!s''
There was 20 the letter, winch vas a fCH0Ws
HERR BUoCNEN II is now 1ourt year. since eft
with yOu the little JamCiess chi!d whom you a&It,H 10
ing up, ana ~ al that me have never written NE
e. You. lave heard trcm you direcily' ba, am
tnat ih" enid a. un!0rjdha!,I rli.l any m"'C
RENTED regularly you for hcg support tic sun oi
usual. IN Bank of England rotes. A. she Is now abont
years od,and quite able e. make De own way
shall no, send any money Tor Eef - lls - thc
first 1t viii also be the last communication you VIII ever
II suppose that She has been Brought up In accordance
with my Instructions, a. German iea-an. -Eii / ~
as never known any other. !! size SA1uiG garry some
woodraryor ycur people, then my best wishes Tor btr
! we lElr, Will have been fulfilled.
IL is scarcely necessary for me To repeat what tod
Won fourteen years ago that the girl Las no fIehd' save
liza, tic hest she do Tor herself ! to i've aud dc 10
hc ohscu.ly o! tac Black F'r,t ~ ca t ara cnnSel
10! her end herewith Neither she nor You "lse'ef near
ThcIr was no signature 10 this epi.,le Herr Broken
read over the second iime ana s!@n'd htaNiB' o., -.
''Tnr unknown guardian WASHES his hands Of Cecil,
he mniicrci b" 81 connection between me Eifl ana her
early past is now conpietey seNcr'd sie WIZ herr;
,olvc iiC mystery, VII never know her origin almost
wish tia; bad Lord GlcnEan away, ana yet
could not do Otherwise Acc0r!hs 10 the ,,i,igs .,nJ
u-acS the World girl like tcci no matter no" E't"
Tle door opencd while his eyes riveed the
/ pynar. ana Cecii came IN slow ~. ha!l-Shyy.
nc pastor made movement TO Put TIE lettor III his
desk hut changed his purpose iii,
to ne tfn usual tonight NJ heart Is heavy anu sore
! VITA lllny burdens snail lay them upon your young
T6c tender young face at once grew stronger. with
gravity and COURAGE That Touched ihr old "c1oar
dId know that yoH were hcaril; tcrtt burdens
| uncle" SAID Cccl. Let me help you. Do yon need
| mGncY 3" ,,,
TIE pastor glanced at the two banknoies Oh his desk
No. dear, II il not any fear OF p"ltIlJ thdl Oht'
me- he said gently II icCl strangely weak. reaIz'
Tonight that am growing cd n'y not live another
! year, and there aic thHGS You on<bt To NOV WIZ
tel tEcin yon Cecil tnis idnd>nir Ehglish lof
asked toay for my consent to address yo' as year
The rl Llushcd and ral,d, and her alowed with
! rWlit and dgZZuDg >piendJr. -
What dd 70" say, uncle Z she Whispered ai'er I"
babe lin wait year. told Linn that You were too
lie loves ne! lie loves me-" Cccl said to herself
boluy her si"ionS yHunt teau'f ladin, AZ S, ,nr
/ happc3t stri iu All the world C-nZht!' .
Sinking hand great struggle going On within
him ~ last look at orcs:un settled uP0u his care"Gn
head ne told her her history far lie knew IT, He
also informed her that hc had i"ld u 10 Lord Gtnlm
aud tH3t II seemed Ia m.Sc hin p'c her az Tie more
lie chem handed her cttrr from her unknown guar
aLd closed his eyes and leaned bscH IA hs c'alr iiir
lace looi,cd slNguaIiy and >orOwiul 80 the dln
si.i, ami there wcarilcss IN ~" d.1Cp!n2 feat
tGrce .at tUi Of extreme phy steal wca,uess w one
MAJ Rcd rapid rIaigc III expression IN tie yOung lace
10 h, knee passionate anguish IN the sweet eyes, TIE
tense Gcs abJut The lovely mouth the bitterness. hor
E ic,r sei a: las, iroin 'eciis hand ana bright
mead dr0n"d tie pastors kLec, wnc Cecil gave Wy
! To d burst Of passionate weeping
MY child said the o.d scnor,r, arou-ins himself with
his former b. Sd' red expression, EHsh dear OH di
me would have k"pt tA.s from yOu u aad dared Lord
G.CnIIam nay come 6acA Goodcs, beauty, and genius
OF value haH ancestry Fnt inc ct'er III y"uf
! pocket. II NAV prove - cirH some day"
lIc TOOK IRON tic desk a small packet, which he
~ good wife wrote oqt the lisiory Of your coming
here ne oaid ana nrr we @r ,lsitn made inat
n!.nt aitcI your guar!i"ns departure sketch OF hls
face. Here - II can PeiH!" DO yon 10 G"od' nut Us
the man might have been your iatEcr, we preserved II
teci seized the paper eagerly and stared at the picture
| with great. dcNOuIiug eyes.
il represented young man with fair. English face
hayu2 Il peculiar dr5Op; and WITH large mole on the
ct check Tao face wta 'iar cold ana uhet in'' lIu
10 yon tlnt hat lie nay father w she asked.
Me-, ca BE- very cruel to tIer own fcoh blood when
ny ore supreIe.y selfish Keen TIE picture, dear And
| now, Cecil Wc must ray goodnight ~
Coc kneii down b-si,c him. aud he Laid his hands on
her head aid blessed her. Inen he embraced her ten
! drriy as ~hC aroSj and dismissed her.
Tlir od pastor lcancd back in III. chair Ills long,
Scan locks tell around his venerable face, AMI his eJe
Poor itiic Ceci he said to himself yet without 9
seeming realize ms words sec Ia lave TIE eiit
OF seeondssAt Tonight terrible futlnr yawns before
! hcr. Poor Itile 0Ic! Goa Snic!d Lcr ~.
When morning Gawncd, he stl sat III his casy-ciar'
bat h.s bead thrown back. the gentle smile was
frozen ms features, winch Weie lisid as marble
IEc old pastor Ead gonc Ia 1n his good Wr lie Wds
dea and teci Rose alone ~ the world to meet
the terrible periis in store 10 her -. d.,
The lief Of Cecil When tie next morning she disc9v
cred the old pastor Sitting dc1i III his char was lhd
acIibabc Shr felt that she now indeed alone, ana
the uclRbos ,omorcd her. and by the time the thr'l
mad end4 ana the affairs OF the A5tors Is
been settled, she RAD recovered her usual ela
,go t gd tn LnglanJ acronualied bv gretchen aud
see IL she nd trace OF family. A.
they set cut old Gretchen 00nE back al tue forest
! Vige through her leafs, muttrred: ,
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