The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-20
CHE &ntland Daily Globs
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1877.
LADY TREvoR's SECRET.
In the Black Forest.

| many' lcS hluuen inc picturesque village
| Of Z0rlitz.
The principal building in the village il
the little wooden Lutheran church, the only
house of worship.
The pastor of this church, year or two
ago, was Herr Brockep, or Father Brock
en-, as he was affectionately called by his
people. He was kindly, simple-hearteC
man.
Here he had dwelt twenty years, the
father, the pastor and guide OF his simple
people; here his wife had recently died
and here he hoped to be buried. He wa,
childless, his family consisting of an old
housekeeper and young girl known as his
niece.
This niece of the pastor was the idol oi
the good people of Zorlitz. She tended the
peasants in their illnesses; she visited the
| quaint old houses like a sunbeam, bring.
ing with her always warmth and sunshine.
One afternoon in June, at the time we
have indicated, our heroine, after making
q call upon a sick old woman, began the az
cent of the steep hill in the direction of the
parsonage. When halfway up the slope,
she turned aside into the woods, pursuing a
shaded path at an easy pace, swinging her
bfoad-brimmed hat by its ribbons from her
arm, and carolling German song in O
sweet voice that reused the birds to emula-
ton.
She was about seventeen years of age,
tall, slim, and graceful, with Lcauty un-
mistakably Eoglish, and yet more unmis-
| takably patricisn.
This girl, with her wonderful beauty,
which would have made sensation in the
| queens drawing-room, with her exquisite
refinement OF looks and manner that de-
| nlaYnd her uputln hirth nd hroad;no ,,oo,
essed grandly generous nature, warm
heart, and impulsive temperament, and,
withal, personal magnetism that attracted
every one to her.
She had been thoroughly well educated,
the good pastor and his wife having gloried
iu her keen intellect, and in her thirst for
knowledge. They had taught her various
| languages, music, for which she had pos
tive genius, drawing aud painting, and va
| Tious feminine arts but her accomplish
ments were among the least of her charms.
The path along which she was walking
came out upon spring, whose clear pool
was shadowed by bending trees. This was
fevorite resort of the young girl, and she
sat down upon the green bank, the song dy-
ing on her lips, and strange gravity over
spreading her face.
"Oh, DEAR she said, signing; 81 am so
tired Of this dear, stupid old Zorltz. l
wish that could see something of the
world outside. / have read of the great
towns, of different people, of life beside
which ours is stagnation. l am growing
| discontented Must live here all my life,
and die, and be buried here, knowing moth
ing of any better existence? If it were not
for leaving uncle I'd beg to be allowed to 90
somewhere as governess. But can't leave
n
ae mil RfysE oay esSe gS Ashe And Ahd
see something of the world"
Did some mischieyous spirit hear her COM
plant and resolve to grant her wish? For a
| change in her life WAS close at haud-a
change greater than even her vivid imagIn-
alton would have dared conceive. That
very hour was the last she would ever know
| OF commonplace existence. Perhaps it was
as we'll that she could not read the strange
| future before her. else she might have
shruuk from 1t in terror aud misgiving, pre-
| ferring the safe shelter of the Zorlirz par
eonage in the depths Of the Black Forest
to the whirling vortex, the perils and trou-
bles lying in wait for her the great "world
outside"
She was still musng discontentedly when
a sudden rifle-shot rang out sharply upon
the air-a deer went flying past-and q
stingirg pain in the girls left arm sent q
thrill of faintness quivering through her.
| A low cry escaped her as she realized tha,
she had been shot. That cry was echoed
from the Mortified lips of two huntsmen,
who bounded into the glade, and halted
abruptly at sight Of her.
by Jcve!" cried one, speaking in the
English language. "a perfect Diana, Glen.
ham And you've shot her!"
The other raised his hand in an imperiouf
gesture, commanding silence, and advanced
towards the fainting girl, his countenance
still wearing an expression of horror, in
which were now mingled q deep pity and
keen remorsefulness.
The girl had tainted quite away by the
time he had reached her. Flinglng dowr
his unlucky rifle, the young man devoted
himself to her recovery with peculiar gen
tleness and reverence, and with an assidu
ity that speedily recalled her to conscious
ness. She opened her eyes upon the stTau
gers, blushed vividly, and arose unsteadily
t. her feet, retreating few PAGES.
"A perfect little queen !" cried the gen
tleman who had before spoken. "WhC
would have dreamed of finding such mag
nifcent little beauty in this wilderness
say, Glenham-"
The girls pale face flushed scarlet.
"Pardou," size said, speaking in English
with an accent as pure as that Of the gen
tleman, "but l understand English"
The two young men were, for the mo
ment, covered with confusion. Then tn,
one who had been called Glenham address
ed himself to the young lady, avowed him
self the author of her injury, lamented hi
own awkwardness, and begged to be per
mitted to examine her arm to ascertain tn
. Ia 70 90 nj
leviate her suffering,
His evident sorrow, his chiyalric cour
tesy, impressed the girl, who quietly CAV
assent, and permitted him to examine he
arm.
My friend, in his chagrin at his awkward
ness, has forgotten to Introduce himself,
said the gentleman who had first spoken
"Permit me to remedy this deficiency. III
is Gordon, Earl of Glenham, of Yorkshire
England. And have the honor to be hi
very good friend, Maldred Grafton. W
came on an exploring and hunting expedi
tion to these wilds. little expecting 10 fin
here fellow w-cOuntry-woman."
The young lady acknowledged the intro
ductions with bow and responded:
II fear that l cannot lay claim to the ma
tionality with yourself. am Cecil Rose
the neice Of Herr Brocken, the ,Luthera
pastor of Zorlitz."
To the girl, reared in that secluded r6
gion, seeing, besides her aged relative, onl
the rude peasants of Zorlitz, young Lor
Glenham appeared very demi-god.
He was strkinglv handsome, with dil
tlnguished presence. He was about twer
ty-eight years Of age. yet he retained
youthful freshness of feeling, was chiva
rous and noble In the highest cegree, au
was not only unmarried, but he had nevt
loved.
His companion, Maldred Grafton, ws
his intimate friend and distant relative, VIII
possessed small fortune, was about thirt
, years Of age, and also unmarried. The IL
timacy between the two men was inexplici
BILE, for never were two persons more VI
like than Lord Glenham and Maldred era
ton. His lordship was too noble and VI
suspicious to discern the real nature of b
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