The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-16
S0UTHBAY SOCIETY.
4 Romance Of the Prince Of wales
Garden Party.
from London Society.l

from London Society,"
CHAPTER Nv -(CoNTINUED.)
Butte right, Hubert she answered /;
and now I want to have confidential
chat with you. Why does not-why will
not-Susan marryT
Had not you better ask Susan your
Hlf, Thereseg answered Sir Hubert.
No; she has never volunteered her
confidence, and I do not wish to force it;
but should like to know. / wish her te
marry Mr.. Forrest. Who is there stop
ping in the wayT !,
The baronet paused. He, too, desired
that his child should make this match,
bnt he would not urge her to do it. He
had his memories, his story, and they
made him painful with regard tothe love
tale he had seen unfolding page by page.
when we lived at Bersey,' he began,
sfter pause, there resided at a certain
place a gentleman called But no; |
will not mention names. The story is all
you desire to be told
Mrs. Dallwood inclined her head. She
was a shrewd woman, and knew, if she
required to do so hereafter, she could put
two and two together in five minutes
He was not wealthy. If he had have
been, we probable should not have known
him so Intimately. 1t was fine old
place, a lovely place; but the owner was
almost as poor us ourselves. He was a
widower,' proceeded Sir Hubert; "a maid
en- sister kept house for him, and there
were sons and daughters, and nephew.
Inever recollect the time when Susie
and that nephew were not promised to
each other. | think when she could
scarce toddle she was called Toms little
wife
'And what became of Tom@ asked Mrs.
Dallwood.
He went for soldier answered the
oaronet, sadly. All his people had
fought for their country, why not he?
Ay, | remember the day he came across
to show himself to us in his uniform 1
can see his open, handsome face, his frank
laughing smile. | can hear the tone of
his voice. Ny poor lad! my poor, hon
est, honorable boy!
Did he die%
NO; O, no. He went out to Abyssinia,
and there performed deed of valor that
gained him the Victoria Cross and sent
him to Malta invalided. We have not
seen him since. My darling wrote tohim,
and he never answered her letter. ] also
wrote to him to say that our change of
fortune could make no difference in my
feelings towards him.
You dear simpleton, I'll be bound you
did; and what answered the heroY
He thanked me; but he said the en-
gagement must now be considered at an
end. He did not intend to return home.
he had exchanged into regiment Or
dered to India; and-and, in short,
Therese, the lad was too proud to bring
his poverty home to share our riches.
know that, feel that, because
He stopped, and Mrs. Dallwood's lips
moved, though no sound issued from
them.
what did you say, Therese?' he
asked.
4 said nothing was the answer; 'but
Twas asking, like the man in Hawthorne
romance, for my lost life. II want my
happiness" cried poor Clifford. All, HUI
bert, what numbers of lost lives there art
jostling elbows with us if we could only
Just see them!'
If Susie had been present at that mo
ment she might have guessed the name
of that man Mrs. Dallwood had loved ano
never married.
well, at any rate, he is clear out Of
the 6eld,' she remarked, after minutes
silence; 'and there is no reason why Su
san should not marry Mr.. Forrest
4 fear she will never care for any one
As she did for Tom
THAT may be; but l Go not suppose
you want her to 60 through life a nader
all forlorn." Talk to her, Hubert. Tel
her how happy she could make a gooc
man.
And Susan's father said, with a sigh
he would talk to her.