, 1879-05-03

go at once TO your father and announce vour
engagement that would be useless. seeing that
trust an old bachelor for once!"
stMarion, my little wife" said Frank ear
nestly, "will you never let any morbid fears, in
duced by loneliness, cause you to doubt met"
forgot Gnc1e George, aud actually threw my
arms around Franks neck as I answered,
"Never!"
Time had swift wings that AFTERNOON, and
about i IN the evening 1 was ut Greysmead.
Mrs, Fe.net accompanied me, and l said good
by to Frank lin the carriage for whole ycas.
Who could foretell whether or no we should
ever see each other again? He kissed me again
and again, and am sure felt bis tears on my
check.
/ found the same good-natured cook still at
Greysmead, at which rejoiced The handsome
ly-dressed, stately lady arcuml laaying me quite
awel her, a1n! she expressed much delight at
seeing the pale, timiI girl transformed into snch
pretty young lady.
wonderful change had taken place. The walls
were brightly papered aud cozlly furnished Tue
old draw Wtng-rOOm piano standing in corner,
bedroom opened out on one side, and at the
other was the same old doorway through Wnlch
I had gone SO often into the garden years oeIore:
The bolts were rusty, but said smilingly that
1 should apply oil on the morrow.
found cook and Mrs. Fcrnet talking In low
tone quite confidentlally. I laughed to myself
rs 1 imagioed what orders against cold pork
"I.u ea"aE3s -. 80 t,t@ - ,,aaa,,v the.,
aona xay ~ nnd r,;sh ~ co1d o;r ,sme IN the
steps aud into the rooms. / called to Mrs. Fer
net to come aud see. BY this time cook, verv
ansnn+h;n| n1N ;nso ;or noc,-at few minutes
later the carriage was driven AWAY. could not
help laying my head upon the table and crying
a;sa1 s1;se ,;,,a 100 '.'. SUM st,no cd ,h;clan
ePseSI Pt w. VIZ W. o ,Tnno ,aee whop ro,. have
~. .,inaa .r.I ,oni.,d ~ tst arr canine M
M - @ s,,1 w hsd. ), md che Ieft Tie rron
u &c. suu 4s" SIIs r. t,s.a o+ th,1f lon'.cd m
Eaten tns LooEeo a. a. .;n! aa.; = tooHe1 fonu ny;
u "ido -" 1oi ,ea,ea, .,a fre chair aGm,,st like
,ns'ue Sotn .ue En., .. ,n;n;tnra nnnte1 m
:ll. tnreau' ~ "as 'un' A4'o'~'oA~ 0'"~
Iissea the deor .ace: then. upfastentns the
@ WIS ar s5 ~ futer and his family came
1A. ,xae 'lsant1 arnnsod at thc broad stares
'?tt uouie. nn1 -. E!sas .-,.oaa,s 49, s1 'S ~
VII Humnh Tn =, so;d i,u,inda. II st1ppose oue
~ III n,s oae sh;1-'a noxv?,,
oale n nos %. ~ s,,,5,,, ~. t;orra IN their
,..s'a,;.,.sn ~" ~ ~ enr,.,,,ora1 Nrs Grsv
p,sr ., .fto,tio zos f;vcd ~, nnor little Mr.
1Ma 1 - - +h;n shrnnton ch;lG;sh fip,,re with an
sIc va v.o' aa,. Hi;s erne inotcd nIrndinoiv
ou woln 'ook ni5 so;r norr;ad hin, N
anno n'iuv h,~a -. sr.,,,1 co,,rh hod hir, M
= nan poie 10 49, ." sT.a- ha had h,d Lraad anl
iSs a0 ~, 11 to h;n, stor;ae IN ln,r tome
,,,,t' nntii ,c s san1, to sleen.
An]1e 111rrr INN
nu 49, w Ma.}1 i;i.od =, hoor sometimes read
aFs knat NGs'e ttneu ~ s' ,n ,..t 80 the
OF lou s1ol,e m ,e It,Is '.arraos ond onre oiiv
olenltu, ~ u 10 b {,,h .;n+ o. orv onr In;
r;nad ,yos rho n,,rsorv-royerness: Int
nsiea ~. @ ~ +fn,aa +h0 cl,1d cnffered
held my peace; a. LINES ene 9"iu ;ooasaanttv
TEea! pail' Nlu EllIo ~ a,,ia harJ1r reet1o;n nv
Ioor nette Nu. aS tic le,ua e1nn,ant eyes to me-
- 49, .a1iof. ~ hn oocrniao evarv moment of nv
lot leAet, nG oeeupieh I e5 ha57 dr,orv +ino ~
leisure anu o,.,.. s,ouu iatters rhtch 1onnd rer
IL out lor NY MesH1s ,! o'.as Snt'rdov cnol-
a ~. inol WV inowno cvcrv weak when she
usea 20 loos se1t ho',nn, nn;sy3,ae nf course
faw os s s,,rc rbaf sic lad nut them under y plI-
was sI.c et1 aSa na ~ orca r eha had and
2",-muaGeo' o'Ne" A~N ~N~S -
sue repneo: 4 ,,,. o o,,a.+ions nf;ss w;rl
| hem n. ,,at "sAs no q"e'''0D'' 1i''S'
near uo ips. ,ao, with nv de,r s7ffer;nc little
charge re- about nine months, be became rapidly
worse; for I ta,e1 ~ ~ u'd &. S,;aJ n n nv arms
to oEu nJ ioath ~ h,.;n1 nothinG to Ietafn me-
Aiter up la ~, ;otnej Tho for,jiy cir
Gp'stals oese1u d ~ auu aro.Ic s rnnch snrnrise
cle; out ~ see.. .at r. reso1ve n On 81 M more
ana aunos @ t;',, ,"os snent ot the mann, in
90 most u s t.a.to ma Fran,s Ierters f1o,,r
+S;s Una vras troubled by the sudden cessation
tns t.'ae W. -. =" wos conine home: missed
~; i;1,o 1rnrda o1t t|ever descriptive epistles
nts .ostnS on+ ~ nosc ~ rhe year. and Lu-
1 no.aa ,,orch;no IN into nv room one day.
Glnua ea'ns ~ .'a+ .ho+ sha had some news Of an
.s's+ hns" ~ E,,,d ,rb;ch ehe wished to communi-
ea.n sha had hcen ont with two Of her sis
tars -. ~, {. at homer and had been introduced
.efs ~ ~ "s s+a,,1.ton who also had his nephew
.;.,1 W ~. ~. Tsnt1aman-well. the handsomest
| Mtn MI t.i n.'t, 49, u s.an
ss aa sevs ays he is Mr.. stapletons heir And do
| ~, trow ), She said deliehtedly, "he actually
Ion I,aa5 hn h;,nsatr tn me- fGr the entire evening
9esos w. eta.1 a. 1onv nnestions rs he copsistentiy
a. ,a =, how w. ali cmnloyed ourselves at
anu ,,bt nov h ,ai ;e seras1y smtten and she
sa,s, ~ ber uvuns te"d ond chncSied.
.i;',a LuGdI ,,raor.iaw. che was iarre and fair.
n'usSs ssT,;rnr III stanleton is coming to supper;
- ,onmrns snys. nlease not to 20 to your piano,
SO nnnuu where tie sonnls come from.
Ia, trned as,tIr tn hide nv smiles, the fire
,;rh3 ~ ehnnn IN nv ring. she caught my hand
ngnt w suon" a,';,'ed tho T1nt, cnreful1v.
a1,u Wh!t m n1d rIInvI How old-fashloned
49,. nna "ut. 1rn,,1I Think those rubies real. they
aal a.ul uue y,hsrc did Won pet itx',
hasu w. ~. n Paris y
Mnefe: % ,,c - ros;t; VIII vo lend it to me a'
~ noM than ~ - voice in the hall sent n thrill
Just uisn @ y to was 1Incle C2cnr9e sneatinr.
1hlousn ctor,aton !, so;,i Lucinda. and awar she
.,,~.;ni o'"D
nu.teu. a. a;eonnoorea coo,z entercd. md. to nv
As guy ospad ,,,. roou, to the door leading
snrpr.sE Sbn unboltcu The door. and ther