, 1877-01-13

~ 4IhELL1 3hEhSDhE<
One day Frank cam. home with look Of
triumph.
~ haze perfect treasure for yon," he sail,
ain tho way of q nurse. Gerald Temple fs 20.
ing to take his family 10 Europe, and, when lie
heard wha: you waited, offered to let us hare
their nurse, whom they will not want"
heard low sigh. Virginia, Franks only
sister, had been histing In corner Of the draw
tnV-roorn. She rose now and slipped out
"1fow rot1d sou, Frank !" said, following
her with sal eyes. ~ hare never heard your
sister speak Of tho Temples since she has lived
with us; tho very mention Of their name brings
hack the memory of GerAll's brother, and all
tnat hati tragedy"
~ am sorry," raid Frank, "hnt ! did not
know slo waA In ttIe rJptlI, Poor EfrKfntaf"
yesl Poor Elrginia!t said to mysclf.
But once the 1nyclie~t little creature l ever
over tue tale," aud = vii tel /. in I'll ths u s.oit t.
Virginia and Frank were orphans, nn,l oil
Mrs. Chichester, their grandmother. hal a'lopt-
81 Virginia almost frmn infancy. The oI 1a,!r
had very ambitious hopes Of making hplctdl!
ginia thought different; and WHEN shc wa. T..
at the time OF my wedding, shc anl 1.aagicy
Temple were tnslnc enough tn fall Desperately
In love wtf cIrh other. Langley vas Franks
lIIHSt lFlEHut unA kHC lHEl CHilEW-
ally ut our house, until Gra.islna Chichester
fouti it out. After while Langley wa. ordered
to his ship the was In the nayy): hut Frank
waecl war with Grandma until he obtained
ytrerIsh ct,nscnt that the invcrs might core
kto'nI: f;suirlma took pains not 10 LIT frask
know how Virginia was t,rnlehfcd and tyraia-
nfxc1 over until tl.c l.ur child c"l.ttn.wl to ~
out Into sos!ety again: and there size met and
na made hsd hs2fsa :s e IL III yeiy e. %s s4
Kent Ftrginta refused hin; bu. Grandma
said, seornfully, "That u,utle no difference.
Sho would c,fnt to lTr sc1lsth toon:'' ami. to
troH.*ea" vent ou, mud by-asll-by VIC were bid
ttla to tho wed.ling-a quite elegant affair,
where Virginia walked and ialkc.l as II she was
ftnzcu. Frank and confessed tn cacll other.
that night, that the business passed our rofn}rc-
hcusion, tur VIC llad no iIca then OF foul rlasr.
Kent unl Virginia were 10 saf fer Europe
within fortnight of their marriage, anti went
to Washington n.ni Baltimore to pas that time.
severe headache, Virginia remembered to have
seen sumo arotnat' vinegar IN her husband $
tiresaingtate. krnt was peculiar In l,fs curefnl
way VI locking up Ills belongings, and ste took
rathcr to her surprise, ehc found the key left III
the box. Eume i!stlrsa. vague itnEssc, which
ahc never afterwards could Arconnt for, rrolnJr
ted her to lit tlc upper tsay. slsh"uyh she hail
! surprise, slsc funnd paper, aud was about re-
turning tho tray to IT'S rlacc without further ex-
animation, When her eyes were eaugh: !,y shc
| words: "My own EErglula,H In u dear, tou
| Wcl-kn1Ntl hAt1tsw ritIng.
| When Kcut ca,,.1 bl.k that night, he foln.l
llts beautiful young wife sensr!c.. upon her led,
| with two letters rrumpletl betwren her e.,ni
ilngcFe,- te last letter Langley hal attslnl-
III winch he askc,l 10 tc released frosn hts r,i-
gagcn,ent, Kent waa mt At all bad. He loyeS!
er snatliy, at,tl yum may be sure that his sure
punishment brgan wt'eil, after the physician
frat words that came to EirCiuIa'e lipE. III HAT
strange, passionlcss to1,e which y far worae tat
anger, were, "Retucmber: vii! never forgive
| yoil-ncveri"
day; Lut Virginia saw no one but her cratrl.
mother. The old latly niD'i hcr tlratl,Jel tasc
nf that Interview. uu,l v.ny inplurr.l ls.r t,,r.
givencss for ,rEn'g Kent OIL 10 Ills t.sa,llery.
the ncwiy-wc;t'lcd pair sai!.tl In ihr Ill
tatcd slip which, took fi!c uiE the cuast oi
Soya fcotia, Anl whose name sttli rarrlcs
terror 10 snal,y Il heart. Virgin WIS oit oi
tllat handful al snryiv"ra; her unhappy husband
fought for her place in the hnat, and remaining
t"snd himself, rcrlslc' with the sl!tp. Thu
nsuny Of terror. tlse lonE night which ete spent
| ut thu mercy OF the Waycs, proved t", llucil
strain upon her n!rtady ovcrbur''cncd .ranlt,
anu frInK AMI were summoned by Telegraph
to her ut Halifax. wrve she lay for days
srtous wlth trnin-lercE. Atll thriI, tn uH!l ID
her nllsrry, wheu rcet,yeEtA. sho was thruwi
into Ii nearly ta.al r.!apse by terag accidentally
that tue Iccuiscls had gene down IN tie attuvl
Nh Mulltlc llartn,r, will every suui TN buasal.
The 'Ieeume. Il WAS 1.alu.lcy't rhp
tfrgtnla raN,e ta live with tls a.mut tw0 years
hcfn7e the commencement Ut ,ny stTy. >ilt
seemed to feel 4 sorruw1u' relnorsc npusis hcl
htsla,rl which ~ns not grirf, nnl yet it cast 4
shadow uvcr her life. " liz w4s trta'lrrous
and false" khG said tu lnc onc ,lay, "nnI ht
broke my heart: hut what right have To judge
hin! llArric, | tnll Inn would nrtr f,r.ly,
lin, AMI he 'if.,l thinking hnsc!t nntorg,scn.
| ff I.nnIrJrr she nuErf efIussr.
We'll, tie "Eeyf,ct Treasure" made Ter a.,
pcarunec. sllc was Il Ent t'r younr "o'll.i,
with u pleasant, low yolec. AMI very gu"a man!
nrrs fur one Vi tier Station. / was warmed
Certainly this girl seemed determined tn .'ra:e
Epe; She tla her work In u faultl.ss, lcat way
el1c asnlssc'l una played with tl.s iwtrs; un
baby had inore quiet si:si!ls tllnl iA h'l"wt
him 10 f,aso for weeks. NJ. after d month':
,slal, began to sing .Aliecs pvaisrs a,n! alowet
her full control IN her department, will guts
nany privileges. Virginia. alone, did not seen
to like her. Eircinin la'! Il rariuus why Of l,"'k
Ing at new facrs,-a scArrhn,:, ,pne.rItin..
glance, That always thought nal IL sur, q
,ncs1nerlsn in It, all tnr Stranger because hi
eyes WIRE 81 gentle md sslt. AIirc ncvrr ucI
lhe look fairly, Us remembered uflcr~nrd.
1t was in tic spsIngut Il. Ti!r closing bccle.
ii the War wcrc ert.s lng thick and fast u!'t,.
| Carll utteg. Virginia kept her roo good deal
tbs warm April weather seemed to rncTra't
!lcr, an4 AlIc shratIk away frht the tnF ntl II.
.h,lslasn we MI exhibited Punr ellll! II WI:
tlarl fur her tt hcuf uf i!r soldiers uIl sailor,
wlIu wuulI bp CuE1IiIss hnne HOW, and tn iecl
that for her surs heart peace would bring II.
balm.
Onn night Frank had taken Il box at I'll,
italian oIrr4 IN Scw York. We liYe,l in Brnnk
lyt,, u1ltl. as kvlloag w:s 10 ang, begged Nr
EtnlA tu ~ with us. But hlt, steadily declined
shc wnlll,l STAY 1T i'stic aiul krep house, kl,'
suit. Nnw, two Of my servants were Ut flrt.
ronk Ut !,ot1e; 80 must kay felt ratlcr ,l,ur,
easy about the children WHEN found that Sir