, 1877-08-11

you, child, what kind OF man yon
waste youl regrets upon"
"I,arry ClIeatcr comes Of n doomed stock"
60, In ri upright feminine hand, wrote ono Of
hiirs Thoodor1s unknown currcspontaenss, =
Chester herself by nlaErlnge. sinartlng, poasl-
hly, umiGr wtone. that i,'tI!sei gall tt'fo her
tnk: "Iits father % WA worthless, his Grand.
Chester ,!l,st ls, to . hopeless Inheritance OF
Chester" tho, lest"r eutlc.l.. ~ tell
sr sr hons'ty tst eo"s,staate sr hm, on
h,,sai,d fnr thr Inst time. Frorn father 10 son
il,t Ehcstcrs have brought shame aud dcsolatio,i
y tho nears ot every woman who has loved
them. X Will be 70 to the onl."
Facts, with TcngcnfIcc, these. Facts, each
nf whoev written syllAI,tcs seems to Daphne's
Eoul to t.'ok up Mt her with cruel hnman eyes.
and wl!osc Influence sant, like the stain Of some
dark poIson.lowcE. through all the Sct unopened
Thorn. 10 n ltopelrss Inheritance Of cvtl":
even as tho h,a'c, inet beEtnnnG 10 sni1e N, In
her face, must 10 She felt herself, and, what
gEnsp Of !nexorab!c law, marheti.out yicttms III
Ct ssho"l q sslsnti'!s caynsm; lad listened to
sn st be na SENSE y. es y .irs9yp rsps. % IT,
rumstanrc could eearre hare been profoundcr.
Au1 the othcr-worllIy itlcrances OF p!ous
friends, ,-poWrrlces. lke 81 scen'ly ,hrascs sic-
cris's,-thc Jo,.lske consultations ot Tho elder
Miss Vat,ttitartf, everything, save the influence
ot Amt iiosIe. hea!tI,y, upward: o'kins spirit,
tended to. stuS. her ts!ore hc!plcsaly In
the slough :n,a Of orsts4 istsn .,,as ,ss mot
urer formulated, that ever served to render
Vts rnsea Opened, fell from, their stalks; then
rans harrcst-soncs ~ heart whuis, then sh1ne
llarycst-tn,t,ns as silver, as af oil. aud then
the woods flscti frun, sc,l to dun, tho chill No
yrtnl,cr ra!na argau to sweep nr from tho A.
lAntis; aud naphne. wandering alone under the
htr wtHtcr ltal set tn. In tho blossom
oi her youth, she stood In all empty
wora: ,, ,!'s p,ry.Ans ..r.on. q wh!"n Ili"S
iiad Chester lived, ller alll'as spincsa, however
acute, must, with this progress Of tins, have
1eco;ne tt,eekers.!. barr! Ch.stef, l5y1nE. must
nnty hayc wahte r hrIp
aud Daphmc, thiFsting to forgive IN any terms,
wouId yuu may bu sure, have rrlcutel over the
rery lrst letter ihat implied reconciliation and
But 10 surh opportunity eanc to her.
Within. q. war VI thctf separation, Mt'
Chester died. nliserablY as he had lived, In Lon
lon.-thc little project nf starving N America
proving tlctton with which lie l1a,t stared on
iho distastctui ncevsstty Vt working for bread In
| England. 4 few personal tribes ri no value
were sent to the ladies vi Flef'dt-la-Reine nv
the keeper Ut TIC lodging -hoas: IN WHICH hs
0le1, aIh0 uRtofa a!ld othcF u'ldA ata VI "uit,
| the poor gentleman assured her. hls relations
| would naku 1t point OF hoHoF tn pay. Not
| one lncssasc of contrttjon OF of love: unt re-
! membrane VI the WOMAN whose happiness hc
hal wrecked, or ot hls child
Quo likes. at least In fable, 10 think Of the
most purposelcss OF hunsn lives ~ rounded oil
Into soInc shtn. OF harmony by tis spproaels Ut
death. Tho Inheritance Of evi! rcstea On harry
Chester to the end. Without q thought bcvUnd
.he EEoveling satisfaction Of the hour 10 hs.l
| lived out HIS term Of human animation, and,
| dying, breathed not word to release the one
heart that loved him frutu it, legarJ Of desoia.
| tiou.
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This was Why her face, amidst It's pure lines
| aud co1ortnZ. wore the unc1pcctant look af aye.
| This IL how her account with the world c&mu 70
| bc Giused At tHo-and-twenty.