The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-05-10

|
thousand dollars will be yours in any case
Butyou have not told me that am to have
my sister,"
A quivering smile, a sob, and then stellG
threw herself into the kind arms opened tr
her, and wept out her gratitude. It was
impossible TO remember any inherited re-
sentiment, in the face of such winning, graci.
Gus kindness.
Before night she had packed up her few
possessions, mostly triAes dear from associa-
tion with her dead parents, had bidden fare
well to her few friends, and turned her face
from the old life, humbly grateful for the
new one.
1t seemed to her, as the carriage drove up
the wide avenue to Wentworth Place two
days later, that she was entering fairy land.
June was yet young, and the extensive
grounds, were mass of bloom, every new
fancy of gardening smiling from the care
fully cultivated estate. In the midst the
white marble house rose, stately, and yet
graceful the wide porches vine-wreathed and
rose-crowned. From door to door was a
made a summer parlor, and where birds and
flower baskets made a bower at each end.
Waiting there was gentleman, who was,
from this first meeting,a very hero in Stella's
eyes. Her father was the only true gentle
man in courtesy and education the young
girl had ever known. Poverty, such as had
followed his death, finds little companion
ship with the gentle class.
And this stranger was like her father, in
having pair of large dark eyes, black
moustache and waving masses ofdark brown
hair, Like him, too, in delicacy Of feature
and courtesy of mannrr. But while her
father had been i'll in health peevish and
suffering, with bowed form and face, the
stranger was erect and strong, with the sun
ny light of perfect health and good temper
on his whole countenance,
Welcome homel most welcome |" he
cried, coming out to meet the carriage, and
assisting the ladies to alght care you tr-
ed out, Mrs. Cresson ?"
"Not at all; we only came from New
York to-day. If anybody is tired it is the
young people. They did miles and miles of
shopping yesterday, after riding all the night
before"
"And you are tired, Gertrude % for the
sweet blonde face was very pale.
" So tired" she said, softly, " that must
leave my cousin to your care, Frank.
Stella, this is my dear friend, Mr.. Frank
Wraymorep' and Stella, looking up, met
the deep dark eyes looking most kindly in
to her face. " You will pardon me if rest
little" Gertrude said; and then, with a
few words to her aunt, she passed up the
broad staircase to her own room.
But it was a strange, pitiful rest she took
there. In the wide, luxurious room, mis-
tress of all the wealth whose evidences We're
upon every side, she stood, white and sad
eyed, trembling in every limb. Without
removing her travelling dress or hat, she
paced up and down, often lifting her arms
in an agony of supplication, while mur-
muring prayer escaped the white, quiv-
erng lips.
Help me to bear it, Heavenly Father
Oh, be pitiful to Thy child! l love him so
well Teach me to put Thy love first in my
heart, that I might say, Thy will be
done" Help me, 0 plying Saviour"
So praying, never weeping, but with face
far more pitful than tears, Gertrude Went
worth passed two long hours, falling ex-
hausted upon a lounge, where Mrs, Cresson
found her, white and weak.
ain pain again?" she said tondorly re-
moving the dress and hat.
"In sore pain, Aunt Lois. All, me! in
sore pain"
But she rallied soon, and, bathing her face,
put on a soft white dress, and was her own
sweet dgnifed self when she ro-entered the
drawing Stella had gone to dress fol
dinner, and there was no mistaking the joy
of Frank Wrayman's face as he sprang for
ward to meet his betrothed.
"My love-" he said, tenderly, are you
rested :" Then, seeing the quick pallor and
contraction of pain in her face, he brought
a low, soIt chair to the open window, and
made her comfortable with all lovers
care. -#ttf
You undertook too much" he said, in
gentle reproach. You are not strong enough
for such long journeys"
"You are right. l will take no more,
was the answer, and the tone was very sad
But in a moment she asked, cheerlully, :" /.
not Stella lovely? did not dream, when
first saw her, that rest and happiness could
develop so much beauty in her face"
"She is very beautiful. and there is q
childlike freshness about her that is very
fascinating"
al love her already" Gertrude said. "Be-
fore dared to see her, asked about her
and poor, frendless as she appeared, every
body who knew her had kind word for
her believe she is as lovely in character
as in face, and she has improved every chance
for education. She is really far better in
formed than many graduates Of fashionable
/ seminaues."
"You mean to love her" was the smil-
ing assertion.
Yes, and you must help me to make her
feel at home. 1t will be new and strange
for long time. Promise me you will be
her good brother from today
Most assuredly. But, Gerty, it grieves
Inc to see you SO pale. You are not well ?''
"No," half reluctantly, mot very well,
and the Journey tired me-"
With the shopping"
"That was a necessity. Stella knew moth
ing Of New York stores. But we did not
walk any"
Then they glided into lovers tall, till
Stella came down, very lovely in a thin
black dress, with rufIles of soft white lace
caressing the slender throat and wrists. Al
ready, as Gertrude had said, there was a
change in the lovely face, tinge Of colorin
] . Il. IL. a..