The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-19

'ip ~ M, ,,i, ocrnmyany poss, Miss Rose.
so,d the Earl. q No, do not refuse. You
are not able TO go alone. & Lean upen NE
else I shall think thnt YOU have not forgiven
me II ~ Ia ,s,av hv the
,orost. mai 4 an the direction OF her nome.
sr,y n,tnntes, walk brough fae1n OUT upon
che s,een village etreet and VERY near the
,,araonasa. Al they entered the Ntfie gar
fen.patr. tic old hotiseketper Greschen'
on me- ont to meet them wah ioud eAPIes
sions OF alarm at the evident Weakness =,
her younc mistress, She fairy Woisuippg,u
the naseo,ss aiece, and Cecil forced smile
and disengaged her ara from 'ts s'ippes' Us
she said {: i 81 ,ir
e.Hush, Gretchen, Tou viii a'nraa my
uncle. am not seriously hprt.
She frasxened TO explain the recent acci-
dent. and then invited her companions to
enter the house. ii. -. .tss.
"Not now, answered Lord 6aenham:
"B,lt we wifi avail ourselves OF your KIND
invitation So-meIa'e&."
4 He raised his hat courteously, ana waited
until Oecil had entered the dwetsng VIII
her old servant, and then he LED the way
AZ q 4irsjo distance from the parsonage
Lord s2enham halted and looked back,
new light IN has eyes, new gasw Oh DIS
face, 49,
his soul conynlsed with bafled fsry. I" But
he has mot won her., and he never shall.
For love her, too--this patIacsan beauty
OF the Black Forest love her, and l
swear by all that is holy that she shall De
INV wife. My wife, and not has He VIII
WOO her openly; that cannot DO, lest ne
know me for has rival. Yet tt shaii so nara
II / do not sIsdermine him, cause her to re-
fuse him, and then win her 1er mysen.
The first slang TO be done is to discover
how this English-looking ana Ens'Ehn,
sneakins Young lady happens to be the
niece OF Ge1man pastor. All, my iord,
cherish your little fancies, dream your little
dreams, while step in and win the prize
before your very eyes
The next day the young EnstishDen
called. Their interview with the oh pastor
was q pleasant one. Cecil was transcend
emily lovely. Both Of the young men were
desperately ia love with her, and each re-
solved. IL posstble, to win her for hes Wife:
THEY settled themselves comfortably at
Zorlitz, hunted in the forest, and visited tue
parsonage daily. Absorbed in his books.
the Herr Pastor paid little heed to the visit
ors. whom Cecil entertained. June faded
into July, and August came and went ana
still the Engiishmen fingered at Zorlltz. NO
one but sharp-eyed old Gretchen suspected
that they were the lowers OF little Cecl."
or saw the change in her young mistress.
"Sbe loves the English lord" the old Wo-
man said to herself, well eoatented. And
he loves her. The Herr Pastor is falling
no one can see it but but when ne enes
the little fraulein will haze q grand home
and a protector, and will not be driven to
earn her own living, as l have often
feared!" .- iLE..
II was plain to Grafton that the young
earl was the favored lover OF Cecil, but this
conviction By no means dampened the ardor
81 his own love or caused him to desist
from his suit.
"I shall win her!" he said to himself
grimIy. 81 can work and wait. In spite
OF any obstacle in my path, in spite Of Glen
hams beauty, rank, and wealth, in spite OF
the fact even that the girl loves him and dis
likes me, I will win her! devote myself,
mind and boGy, heart and soul, to the task;
but if I should fail-as shall mott would
utterly destroy the girl before any other
should possess her :" .
The hard, evil look in his eyes attested to
the truthiulness Of this declaration.
AS the month OF August drew to close
Lord GIenham began to make preparations
to Quit Zorlitz, as lac had to return home to
keep his engagement with party OF guests
whom he 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,
ayowed his love for Cecil, and asked for her
hand in marriage. The old pastor was
deeply moved. and after considerable hesl-
tation revealed the young nobleman Sc
cret which affected him profoundly. On
recovering from the shock he asked:
"Does Cecil know her history r.
~No; have not dared yet to tell her."
Then keep it secret still from heF,
She must never know 1t. Ana give ehes
to me, Mein Herr, IL she will marry me,
and let me guard and protect her." -.
"You are generous, my lord, but THIS
cannot yet be. You shall not marry ncr on
q generous impulse. Besides, she Is 700
young. Go back to your own count; lor
one year, leave her to me, 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-she is only seven
teen." .,-......
Lord Glenham was forced to acquiesce in
the old pastors decision.
Cecil was called in, and the earl took leave
Of her in her guardians presence. His lord
ships tongue was silenced upon the sup!ect
of love, but his eyes told the tale his lips
had been forbidden to utter, and the g1rPs
soul thrilled under his worshipping gaze.
az am going away, Cecil" said his lord
shin, with tenderness he could not repress.
81 am going home to England. but snail
return next summer. Goodbye, Cecil
tynod-hye NV darling ~
The sorrow in her sweet eye ribbed him
of his self-control. He caught her to MS
breast and showered kisses on her pure
young face in an irrepressible agitation.
Then, gently putting her from him, ne
wrung the pastors hand and dashed from
the house.
An hour later Lord Glenham and NAL
dred Grafton left Zorlitz on their way to
England, the latter promising to himself
speedy and secret return.
That evening, as the good old pastor sat
alone in his study, meditating upon the
great event of the day, the door opened and
old Gretchen came in, bearing In one hand
"a lighted candle, in the other small packet,
upon which. was impressed the London
postmark.
The pastor tore open the packet as soon
as Gretchen had retired. Two English
pauk-uoCeS leii upon Ills Knee, anu loiueu
sheet OF paper, upon which he saw hand
writing, followed them.
The old scholar started, recoillng, his gen.
tie face growing troubled and perplexed.
GA letter?' he muttered. "The first
letter I ever received from Cecil's former
guardian. I have received fifty pounds
from him every year, but never scrap of
writing before. What has he to say to me?
Does he intend to take the child from me {?
Ii the long mystery Of fourteen years to be
eleared oyrev nj last ? - ...sa M