The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-19

tehBely avarlclou5, ana utterly unscrup-
uIous. Yet Cratton's exterior was
plausible Notwithstanding; he was sing-
tfarly gentle In his manners; and his
black eyes and swarthy features had
been too we'll trained to reveal the secrets
Of his soul.
Cecil Rosse was not sufficiently skilled
in physiognomy, 10 read the characters
of these two men. She only knew that
she liked Lord Glenham, and with her
liking came an instructive faith in him.
AS tor Grafton, she felt for him singu-
lar distrust and an aversion that was
destined to grow and strengthen into a
stronger emotion.
An Increased pallor and sudden COM.
preston of her perfect Hps brought
Lord Glenham hastily to her assistance.
Her wound was but slight, and when
Lord Glenham had Completed his small
attempt at surgery, and the wounded
arm had been well bandaged, Cecil
Rose thanked him courteOusly and
ayowed her intention of Fastening
home.
"We will accompany you, Miss Rosse,"
said the earl. "NO, do not refuse. You
are not able to go alone. Lean upon me
elise shall think that you have not
forgiven mep ,st ..rr
Cecil took his arm and led the way by
the iorest-path in the direction of her
home. A lew minutes walk brought
them out upon the steep village street
ana very near the parsonage. AS they
entered the little garden-gate, the old
housekeeper, Gretchen, came out TO
meet them with loud expressions OF
alarm at the evident weakness of her
young IN stress. Sne fairly w0rsniped
The pastors niece, and Cecil forced y
hor to
support as she said:
"Hush, Gretchen, you will alarm my
uncle. l am not seriously hurl."
She FASTENED to explain the recent
ACCIDENT, and then invited her compan-
lous to enter the house.
"Not now," answered Lord Glenham.
"But we Will avail ourselves OF your
kind invitation Tomorrow"
He raised his hat courteously and
waited until Cecil had entered the
dwelling with her old servant, aud then
he led the way down to the village.
At a little distance from the parson-
age Lord Gienham Matted anu looked
back, new light in his eyes, new
glow ON his lace.
$50 lie loves her, tooW thought Graf
ton, his soul cOnvulsed with baffl ed fury.
"BuG he has not won her, and ne never
clan beauty of The Black Forest-I love
her, and / swear by all that is holy that
sne shall be my wife. My vile, and not
his. He will woo her openly; tnat l
can not do lest he know me Tor his rival.
Yet it shall 80 hard ii / 10 not under
mine him, cause her to refuse him. and
then WIN ner 1Ur myself. The first thing
10 be done IS to discover how this Eng
lish- ukiDg and English speaking young
lady happens 10 be the niece oil Ger
man pastor. An, my lord, cherisn your
little lancIes, dream your little dreams,
while step IN and WIN the prize before
your very eyesI'
The next day the young Englishmen
called. Their interview with the OLD
pastor was pleasant one. Cecil was
lranscendenLly lovely. Both the young
men were desperately in love with her,
and eac ch resolved, il possible, to WIN her
lor his wife.
Tney settled themselves comfortably
at I3rlitz, hunted In the forest, and
YisIled the parsonage daily. Absorbed
in his books, the Herr Pastor paid
little heed 10 his visitors, whom Cecil
entertained. June iaded into July, and
Augu-t came and Went, and SUI The
Englishmen fingered al ZOrlitz. No one
UuG Snarp-eye eu Oid GreLcnen suspected
cH," or saw tue change in her young
mistress. .''s
"Sne loves the English lord," the old
woman said to herself, well cOntented.
"And ne.loYes her. The Herr Pastor is
fLIling-no one can see 1t but but
when he dies the fraulein Will have a
grand home and a protector, and viii
| NOT De driven TO earn her own living, as
have often iearedW
1t was plain to Grafton that the young
earl was Lne favored lover OF Cecil, uuL
| this convection by no means dampened
the ardor Of mis- own love, or caused nim
| TO desIst from his suit.
| 81 snail win ner!" lie said to himself,
grimly. 81 can work and wait. In spite
OF any obstacle in my path, in spite of
Glennam's beauty, rank and wealth, i'll
spite oil The Iact even that the girl loves
him and dislIkes me, l Will win herl l
| devote myself, mind and body, heart
and soul, TO The task-but if l should
| iall-as L shall nOt-l would utterly de-
sLroy The girl before any other should
| possess nerV .aH
The hard, evil look in his eyes attest
ed to the Iruthfulness of thIs declara-
Lon.
AS the month OF August drew to a
close, Lord Glenham began to make pre-
| parations to quit Zorlitz, as he had to
return home 10 keep his engagements
with party OF guests whom ne had iu-
ylted to spend the month of september
with him at his shoOLing-box in the Scot
| tish Higulands. On the eve of his de-
parture he called upon Herr Brocken,
avowed his love for Cecil, and asked for
her hand in marriage. The old pastor
was deeply moved, and after considera-
Dle hesitation, revealed to the young no.
Dleman a secret which affected him pro-
toundly. On recovering from the shock
| ne asked:
"Does Cecil know her historyF'
mo; L have not dared yet to tell her."
''Inen keep 1t secret still from her.
| She must never know it. And give her
| TO me, Mein Herr, ii she will marry me,
and let me guard and protect her"
You are generous, my lord, but this
can not yet be. You shall not marry
her on generous impulse. Besides.
she is too young. Go back to your own
country for one year, leave her to me,
and if, 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 seventeen"
Lord Glenham was forcedto acquiesce
in the old pastors decision,