The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-26

| keep her here. You will have to give up the
thoussud poundsf whr, that is enormous
riches. 1t sets you free at last to devote yonr
whole time to study end such literary work
| as you really care for"
Thine will settle all that. What we have to
| do at once is to write to Babette and the
Joseph Maynards. 1 should like the child to
receive the news from us fret; IL it comes to
her through Mrs Joseph it will be spiced with
bitter comments"
1.-THE little thing has not had brilliantly
happy home with our good cousins, fear.
She has been very good to complain so little
and now to think of having her again for our
own. She must have grown up very pretty.
Do Sou remember the dimples in her cheeks,
John, and her beautiful big brown eyes 7"
II suppose she was pretty child, bnt don't
think liked her eyes we'll as like some
other eyes iu the family ; yours. for example,
Bride al " ays seem to me to have great deal
more in them"
''Mine I" personal compliment was such
a strange thing to Bride Thornley,, that coming
blush to her face. "My pale grey things
You don't know what you are talking about,
John ; you have no appreciation for beauty"
yes have, but it does not oblige me to
like sparkling glass beads stuck in q face.
know quite well what do admire"
"Do you, really y
"Yes, that do. reallv."
"You are laughing. john"
cat the terror have put you into with that
word. In one instant of time you conjured
up the notion that was preparing to tell you
winding up the surpr ises of the evening. Did
not say truly that your feminine thoughts
were always flying off to match making ~
at is wise of me to keep myself prepared.
1t must come some time, and if never think
of it shall not be ready"
''I don't see what preparation you would
need for such q communication if / were ever
in q condition to make it,"
'Of course you don't, you matter of-factest
man."
Don't you profess also to be a matter-of-
yes but the gulf there is between man and
woman in such matter as this!'
"The golf is created simply by your woman.
" unreasonableness in supposing that the new
feeling, if it ever does come, must necessarily
be 80 absorbing as to blot oct old II
would not with me. Make yourself easy on
thing of myself i'll ever do fall in love, l
shall look out for having the same calm, salts
flying. equal-minded comradeship with my
wife that you and have had together. have
ideal of human attachment. And that is
what mean 10 go in for"
"No, you won't. am not at all pleased to
| hear You say so. think it q very bad sign
that you have formed the plan"
~ have formed no plan it is you who are
planning. think we do very we'll as we are,
than your drilling yourself to expect changes.
1t would be ridiculous for you and me to talk
sentiment to each other but if you are in no
haste to dissolve old partnership / am
pot-it sati hes me-"
"Johp, that is as good as O fortune to me
| am richer now than Babette."
Their manners were habitually 30 reserved
| and 1t was seldom that personal feelings
were discussed between them, that Bride felt
| those few words possession to be laid by in
her memory and often looked at, especially
| when after momen1s grave silence her
| brother stopped down and put his lips to her
| forehead Ii seemed to her to be seal on
the old bond of fellowship, given On this day
| when new conditions were about to enter into
| their lives.
'Now let us have tea, aud write the letters
that are to transform Cinderella into the Prin-
"They will only invest her with her silk
4 robes aud her chariot aud glass slippers" !"
Bride answered. "The Prince Is another ques-
| ton, and for my part hope he will be long
| time IN coming"
1--WE must not however take measures to keep
him away, we shall lay ourselves open to the
| imputation of mauoeuvring TO keep our ewn
four hundred q year"
| "As if anyone in their ssuses would suspect
you of interested motives"
"Heiress hunters will be very apt to do 80 if
/ / interfere with their game, suspect. The
child will be more anxious charge for the
future, than when-"
"You lifted her sobbing from the bed where
our mother lay dead, John. 1t shall be very
tender care we take, shall it not, ,-of herself,
not of her fortune with as little thwarting as
may be of any true feeling that comesi /
should not like hers to be oolorless life"
"a corlorless life is not by any means the
worst fate that can befall woman. We have
witnessed one far more cruel and our earnest
care must be that Lesbias life shall in no de-
gree repeat that. Our poor mother was an ex-
peotant heiress in her youth, You remember
aud heard her ssy that che owed all her un-
happiness to her having had the prospect of
these same Maynard hoasds hanging SO long
over her head. Our father would have been
q different man but for the thought Of them'
+ "Yes, yes, know. But will be the wisest
providences over Lesbia. She shall not have
q chance of making a mistake in ber marriage;
but don't let us attempt to forecast her future
till our letters are written, or l am certain we
shall not make them encouraging enough.
want the news to come to her sweet and
bright"
TIE spirits of the two guardians rose as they
wrote and Bfide was so we'll satisfied with the
| letters she sealed aud directed at the close OF
the evening that for the first time since heI
residence at Castle DAILY she ran down to the
lodge gate with the letter-baR to deposit the
precious budget in the po :tman's hands her
8 self, aud to administer a not unnecessary ad
. monition to him to make point of reaching
b BAllyoweu that morning in time to catch the
(; mail. The man of course pulled up his horse