The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-23

UIl6 snip WAS swinging dTOuHu lHUO inc
dock. and a pair of eager eyes that
scanned the crowd upon the wharf to
see if Jt I'm Brevoort was not among
the rest. To be sure, Mr.. Hawthorne
had suggested that the vessel was in
before she was due, and Mr.. Brevoort,
not expecting her arrival, might fail to
receive promptly the news telegram
announcing the fact. But Nelly wasn't
used to business complications, and
while grateful for the considerateness
which sought to spare her any disap-
pointment, yet felt entirely convinced
that John would be there.
And as yet she couldn't see him.
Nor when the boat was safely moored,
the gang-plank laid, and the first man
off, did Mr.. Brevoort appear. Nor did
he come while the custom-house exam
ination was going on, and Nelly's three
modest trunks were a subject of official
investigation. Nor yet when every
thing was finally attended to, and Mr..
Hawthorne stood before the girl grave
ly awaiting her further pleasure. 1t
was entirely evident, indeed, that Mr..
John Brevoort was not on hand, and
Mr.. Ralph Hawthorne scored a mental
self-congratulation that he himself was.
And yet he would not suggest anything,
preferring that she should regulate her
own movements. After few moments,
though, her eyes were turned up IA his
with look of helpless appeal al she
said, 81 think had better go totthat
boarding-place, Mr.. Hawthorne.'f
And he answered her: "Lguef at
is tHe best plan, Miss Egert66. ", =
"But, Mr.. Hawthorne plaintively.
"Well, Miss EgertonP'
81 don't want to trouble You any
more" He smiled rather curiously,
Nelly thought.
"Do you imagine it to be trouble,
Miss Egerton.
"rm sure it must be- she said.
But Ralph only smiled again, and
with a word of explanation went off to
call hack, into which the two entered,
with Nelly's trunks piled on behind,
and ratified down the dirty Hoboken
streets, over the Christopher Street
Ferry, through Tenth street to Sixth
avenue, and then up to Thirty eighth
street.
at don't look like boarding house.
Hawthorne commented, mentally, as he
looked up at the polished windows anc
rich lace curtains.
docs Mrs. M'Intyre live here?" he
inquired of a stately colored man-serv
ant.
Don't know any person of tha
name, Sah."
"This is not boarding-house?"
"No, Sab - Indignantly.
"And there is none along this block?'
"All private houses, Sab -
Hawthorne turned to Nelly, and saw
how white the pretty face had grown
} and what tremor there was about the
little mouth.
go, come, Miss Egerton," he said
cheerily, "we're only on the wrong
: track. Come down to the corner, an(
!; we'll find a directory"
! So they drove to the nearest drug
store, and, unaware that the Mrs NJ In
tyre in question had given up business
and moved out of town before the di
rectory was made, went through all thu
| Ms in the book, finding two or three
Mrs. M'Intyres who kept boarding
, houses, to whom they then drove il
succession, but of course without gain
ing any clew to the person sought.
At length, after an hours Journey
ing, the names being at length exhaust
, ed, Nelly leaned her tired head agains
, the cushion of the carriage, and Ralpl
could see creeping down from beneat
, the closed eyelids one or two stray tears
"Now, Miss Egerton," he said, il
, the same cheerful tone, his feelings be
, ing a curious mixture of elation towar
himself and wrath against Brevoort
, "you don't suppose I'm without pla
in reserve? I've only been waiting til
} yours were all used up, to propose it
) YOU"
She looked at him with an expires
, sion of grateful confidence as he wen
on:
There's nice old house down il
Morton street, where friend of mine
l good, motherly soul, boards fey
people. If you haven't any objection
we'll go there, and I'll tell her sh
: must take you in. Then you can Civ
; me note, and I'll send it at once t
Brevoort, and before night all you
) anxieties will be over'
) "That's an outrageous falsehood,
thought Hawthorne, "but / can't leav
the dear little girl without a ray G
hope"
So he accompanied her to the house
, waited for the note, received it wit
her grateful thanks, and then under
took its delivery himself.
: About nine o'clock that evening ther
: came ring at the door of the littl
house in Morton street, and voic
: was heard inquiring for Miss Egerton
l who by this time was worked up into
fever of excitement and apprehension
With every ring that afternoon an
, evening she had started up, expecting
to be called, and had been as ofte
disappointed, until, tired and sick a
7 heart, she was by this time almos
ready to cry herself to sleep. But whel
at last she was summoned to the par
5 Tor, first having bathed her eyes an
smoothed her somewhat intractabl
: curly hair, she went down stairs wit
lighter heart than she had borne al
: day.
= Its only three weeks" she thought
l as she turned the knob of the parlo
5 door, land it seems like three months.
No wonder that Nelly stands still il
the DOORWAY, that the greeting die