The Lake Charles echo., 1879-04-19

est friend here tomorrow. He is TO be
nv heir, and ] caution you against de-
signing or irving to secure his favorSp
"Oh. aunt the het blood rushing
to my cheeks.
"Be still. Do notrknow Whist tine
Aubreys are? But Hugh is an admirer
of beauty in woman, and do not think
YOU will fascinate him. See that you
attend to my affairs and leave Hugh
alone"
But Hugh would not leave me alone
/ scarcely looked at him for week.
Then, rs he sat recounting adventures to
nv aunt, ] saw that he was handsome
man of thirty, with crisp, black hair and
thoughtful gray eyes-magnetic eyes
whose chances troubled me for days, and
haunted my dreams.
One November day, while my aunt
was sleeping, sat in the decayed sum
mer house, at my knitting, singing an
old Scotch song nanny had sang IN
happier days. 4 shadow fell on my
work. Hugh Kennedy stood before me.
"What q sly little thing you are |
And 80 you are Gerald Gushton's daugh-
ter! What are you doing at the Pines ?"
"Do you not not know? let me pass,
please"
Why do you always fly from me I?
You nave wonderful voice which
ought to be cultivated. You should
sing more"
@ Miss Rushton does not like singing
and am paid 10 keep silent"
You have Scotch wit. Please
promise not to hide yourself away, Or
run away from me again"
F" cannot"
Well, 60. ] shall find you out,
wherever you are"
] almost had it in my heart to hate
Hugh Kennedy for his cruel pursuit of
me; yet, oh, i learned to love him so.
He came into my life when it was barren
and cherries, and my heart grew around
him, until felt that it would kill me
to 40 away. Yet 60 / must, my aunt
would never forgive me. She had higher
aims for Hugh, Here was q prince for
Cinderella, but no godsmother. j hug
ged my mad passion to my bosom and
fed faster and faster from Hugh. One
night my aunt's bed curtains caught
fire, and in rescuing her j burned my
hands and face terribly. She was
wheeled out on the terrace, while Dark
extingnished the flames.
When i came to, Hugh was holding
me in his arms, pitying my poor SCARED
hands, and kissing them passionately.
j rushed from him and hid myself in
my own room, with my great joy end
great sorrow, thinking only that Hugh
had kissed me, and that i must leave
him forever.
Oh, if / could have flung my arms
around my poor nanny, aud cried my
self still.
Hugh was in the corridor the next
morning as / came down toward my
annt's door.
4" Agnes, my darling, you shall hear
me! Agnes, j love you, as God is my
judgel L mean tight by you, my girl
Will you listen to mel"
"tOh, Hugh, j can mott Lot me 60
let me 60, if you pity mel"
3" "Agnes, first answer me. 1 am an
honorable man. claim the right to be /
heard. do you love mef"
He was crushing my hand in bis. His
breath came in quick gssps. Should /
throw away my only chance of heaven
But my promise ....
"You shall not gul Do you love me,
Agnes9 Why torture me9"
"Yes, yes,-I love you, Hugh! Let
me 60 now"
One passionate embrace, and I fed to
my aunt's room.
3" You have come, Agnes, to hear me
thank you for saving my life. But YOU
did me no service"
'"Oh, no, mol i came to tell you,
aunt, that j must go awav--to ask q re-
lease from you"
flsit Hugh? 1T he has proven dis
honorable i shall tdisinherit him."
"Itisnotthat--only i inlust 80 away"