The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-19

pens 70 be the. niece Of a German pastor. All.
I S wh SP ' in "1 and win hl' th0 p SHag
before your very eyes"
The noxt day tho young Engliehmnn called.
ant one. Cecil was transcendcntly lovely Both
OF tho young men were desperately in love with
her, and each resolved. II possible. 10 win her
They settled themselves comfortably ut Zor-
itz hunted in the forest. and visited the parson-
age daily. Absorbed in his books. the Herr Pas.
tor paid little heed to the visitors. whom Cecil
entertained. june iadcd into July and August
S@ sn, and vent and stu the Engshmen5 LIN In
Gretchen suspected that they were the lovers Of
" little Cccil."or saw tho change in her young
She loves the English lord" the old, woman
said To- herself, well contentcd And he loves
but 6u whsn he 5 dies ths little aaa Sn
VIII have grand home and protector. and
vii not bo driven 70 earn her own living. as l
II was. plain 20 Grafton thnt the young earl
was the favored lover OF Cecil. utthis onyiction
love, or caused hin, to dasist from his suit Wv"
can work and wait" In spite of any
Geauiy rank, and wealth.. IN spite Of tic faci
even that the, girl loves him and dislikcs mo:
boGH h %f and nGr Soul nsy 6e ysSS n shG %nd
fail-as shall mott would utterly destroy the
girl before any other should possess herl'
truthfulncss Of this declaration.
As the month of August drew to n closc. Lord
Glcnhan began TO make preparations TO quit
Iorlz. rs he had TO return home to keep his
engagements with party Of guests whom ho
had Invited to. spend the month OF September
with him at his shooting box In the Scottish
Highlands. ON the eve of his departure he
called upon Herr Broken. avOwcd his love for
Cecil, and asked for, her hand in marriage. Tho
old pastor WIS deeply moved. and after consd-
crablc hesitation. revealed TO tho young noble-
MAJ man a secret which affected him profoundly.
On recovering IRON the sho *, he asked:
Docs Cecil know her history p
mo; have not dared yet ,ell her."
must FIR kow svrsI s s here lrP 10 er s9e
mrrr. II shT viii marry me. and let me guard
yet be. You shall not marry her on generous
impulse. Besides, she IL too young. Go back
rc. and II. another summer, you still love Cecil,
come and claim her. But now you must not
speak To her OF love. She is but child-shc s
Lord Gcnham was forced to ncquicscc in tho
old pastors decision.
Cceil wa- called in and tho earl took leave Of
her In her guardians presence. His lordship's
tongue was silent upon the subject OF love. hut
hi- cyc~ told the tale his ips had been forbidden
to ut and the girls soul thrilled under his
Wur-hippng gn2".
- am going away. Cecil" said his lordshlp.
with a tenderness he could not rcprcs+ " am
going hoilr 10 England. hun | shall return next
summer GOOd-by, Cccil-good-by. my dar-
Tho sorrow in her sweet eyes robbed him Of
his sclf-rontrol. He caught her to his breast
and showcrcd kisses on her pure young face in
an irrcprcs-ihlc agitation. Then, gently put
ting her from him he wrung the pastors hand
and dashed from the house.
An hour later Lord Gcnham and Mallrod
trnlton loit /orliiz on their way 10 England the
lhtlrr promising tu himself speedy and secret
return.
Tina, evening ~ tho good old pastor sat alone
~ h- study, m'ditniiug upon the great event Of
Inc lav. the door opened and old Grci hen came
in. horrng in ono hand a lighted candle. in the
v'hvra small Packet upon which Nas impressed
tic London It~tmdrk.
- tn" rliii.r torc open tho packet as soon ms
icll upon Iii ku'r. and a folded sheet of paper.
ulWn winch ic saw handwriting, followed tliom.
The old 'holar start Il, rcroiiiug, his gentle
NlcuTsrt 'T ma,cr .Di '"FFbi es i mr., letter
ever rivcd from Ccril's former guardian. |
h. 10 say Ia me-; Does h. intend Ia take the
child from meg Is The long my-i. ny OF fourteen
years t. he cleared away a. lastf'
Herr Bro ken nrfoldcd the mysterious letter.
-, an-I agitation lhlycr,ns through all his
threshold Of the solution 81 m" strange iystery
81 Gil or,.In 4 hlnr oh-cnrrd his vision
with trembling hand. Then he spread out the
sheet oi raI"r his eager old eyes fairly dcyour-
ins IT. cont. Mt.
The tier A. he noticed after reading II. was
writ u upon plain whit" paper. without water
mnrS or imprint Il any sort whatever. The
hpudNrting was ,oarse and slant.d backward.
with evident aitcmlt at -gui-c. There was no
dat. go th" l,lt"r. which WAS ~ follows:
nun Hho HLN: II is now fourteen years
whom You agreed 90 bring M. ana in all that
tin" Have nc,DrN r'l .n a line 10 YOU norhnyc
J. hoard from "a dir ctly. tut am aware that
the child H., unfortunately. stillalivc. Ihaverc-
miiird rrs ilarly g. YOU for her support the sum
d my pounds p.r qqnn9m, remit that sum
A IN" il nuV ahuut seventeen years old. and
guiir ai'" q" make hrf own way, shall not send
ani m.r. %. nry for her. A. this l. tho first il
Win also l., th, last communication YOU Viii
ever r,- 'iN, lcun mo.
-upls 800 that -hr has been brought M in
a"'"rt,t"' Nlil my iil-irlrious. rs 2 German
nn~nm E,cli snrr-', a. So. That sh" = con-
tent ~ vfh p! o. IT,. .n",. She has nrv'r known
ANY oth.r " She II 'uld marry sun' wood
carver pf YOUR p.Dplo. then my hoet wi-hcr for
h.r,wgliar" viii haf' boon fulfilled.
what TODD y.u ioure, IA year- ago, that thu girl
Inruz: no relations: and thai mo lost .h" can
do for herself j. 10 live and 81" in the u,sc uritv
OF tmv lilnrN Forest Nv cai" aud concern Tor
her end herewith. Neither she nor you will
Their, WIS no signature To- this cpi-tlc Uorr
brrsrn read ituNer the second time and sighed
heavily
Tho unknown guardian washes his hands II
ia" gin "nd h'r, early lost l. now completely
severed. 81" Viii l,v"r -oiNe She mystery, viii
n'yrr know h,rorigln. almost wish thni | had
not trnt .id Glcnham away. and yet could
not do Nl'rw.-r. According 20 tn traditions
and n-agr~ 81 the wurlI. n pirl like Cccil. no
matter how groa' her heau'y. genius aud good
M, l. II" iiiius wife fer great lord
me dl"f nhf ned NhllH his eyes Wrrn rlNrtHh
on "a" paper, and Cc"il came in slowly, half
rhVly
TN pastor mad movement Ia put tho letter
in us desk. lNt changed his PURPOSE.
Nv dear. h' sad, " you seem som how loss
Of chill o. me than usual Tonight. Nv heart
h heavy and sore with many burdens. Shall |
luN lHNlu uI"n Nur Young -hnuld'r-f
Ili" tender Young face M ON go grew stronger.
MtN I@.N'y and courage that touched the old
-i.n'nr
u did uoi know that YOU wcr bearing ST. ret
,uti'n,. u'Ylo, -aid tecil. 1t me help YOU.
1n.I l,lorrAnccd at the two bank notes on
his D.. -f.
SID 'ar. f. is MT ans .faarof poverty that
iruhl' ii". b. sand. equity. 81 D. strangely
W "k. r.HI 'N-uieilf 'nu au growing old.
iNnN nl' FrHuuil'r Year. land there are things
AOu un-li tu ku1W. IWlll trll ihDm To- you NOW.
,'ll. This handsome Eugli-h lord asked mo To-
day fer my consent - address you as Your
sultur'
The ciIl hlu-hed and palod, and her Dyes
Slnwed with a swift dazzling -plendor
what lid You say, uncle = she whispered.
ait"r n liulo iHu-".
hade him wait year. told him that you
WDr. too y'nng 90 mary
H. loves me, lie loves metz Cocil said to
herself softly. nor p"liuu- Young beauty ra-
di lnt as q star. -Aud b. IT, coming back next
N'ar. m I'M, H. ! am The h"gpicst girl in all
Vitr obi pulf.l ius'l.1 and -trol ed h,r bni,,