The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-21

try TO impress on Miss Paulier an idea
OF the vulgarity Of family quarrels. Her
circumstances are already SO peculiar
that good taste requires an avoidance Of
anything that may attract future atten-
ton.
" The young lady, in accordance with
her Cousins will, has assumed the name
of Stanley" eald Mrs. Coolidge ,haughti-
ly, not deigning to take any further no
tice OF the others insulting speech.
or course such q reception could not
be very agreeable to the lady of the
manor, and the parting had been as Icy
as possible, the visitor Fastening to hide
her face behind her veil.
This unlucky visit of the mother did
not, however, prevent any clvilities
from the family. That very evening,
Mr.. Frederick Clarence Lenox Burk-
hardt opened the gate Of the doctors
garden, and walked easily up to where
small party sat on the piazza, enjoying
the bright moonlight and the cool,
fiower-scented breeze. He had time to
scan the company fully, us he approach
ed them, for the clear light revealed their
positions to him. Doctor Thayer and
Mr. Markham sat together at the end of
veranda; and Mrs. Coolidge, with her
little girl leaning on her lap, sat at the
other, the child asking her mother some
of those puzzing questions which no.
body can answer, the mother calling up
all her wisdom TO satisfy the child, and
prevent her guessing, prematurely, that
there are some things which even O
beautiful and beloved mother does not
know. Pacing the veranda between
these two, was young man who bent
his head to catch the low-spoken words
Of a slender girl who looked up ever
and anon to meet his look.
"Confound him he's on the trail I"
muttered the approaching visitor, as he
recognized Charles Wilson.
Doctor, I hear that I've got cousin
in your house. May have the honor
of being presented to her p'' said the
young man, when the doctor rose to
meet him.
Mr.. Clarence Burkhardt was rather O
gay fellow, and, since there was no pc.
cuniary necessity for his adopting
profession or going into trade, he had
lived merely life of pleasure, and on
his fathers death had sold out of his
business this last an unfortunate step,
which had caused the following COM
ment in the late Mr.. Stanley's will
Since Mr.. Clarence Burkhardt does
not think 1t necessary to engage In
business, or study profession, he must
be in circumstances which will render
any bequest from me unnecessary"
But, after all, there were worse young
men than this indolent pleasure-seeker,
and Rose Stanley's friends were glad to
see him. 1t looked better that some re-
lative should be on friendly terms with
her, and they had nothing against Cla-
renee on her account.
He found himself cordially received
by the family and by Rose, who gave
him her hand, and called him Cousin
Clarence. He watched her closely in
that soft light, and became every mo-
ment more satisfied with this programme
which his mother had marked out for
him.
If lose the money, you may win
it," she had said. "They will take pos
session Of her, and marry her to that
Charles Wilson, If nobody interferes.-
They have some story of her having
taken sick at the Wilson's, and Charles
having carried her in his arms to the
poor-hOuse, and catching the fever from
her, and nearly dying in consequence
They'll make the most Of it but
mere dry-goods trader will have no
chance, unless you let him. Now is
your chance, before she goes into socie-
ty and gets her head turned"
Mrs. Coolidge had persuaded Rose to
wear white, which WAS the only coIcr
for which the girl would exchange her
black robe; and, plain and nun-like as
her nansook robe was, she could bear II
without losing her claim to beauty.
Only one skirt, with hem unadorned
by either lace or ruffies, long sleeves fas-
tened about the wrists, and high bod
ice buttoned closely to her round throat,
certainly made a toilet quite severe
enough. The loose, rich hair Of sunny
brown was untwined from the stiff braid
into which the little nun had made it,
and arranged by Mrs. Coolidge's artis-
fio handa In ahinino coils abo,.k a s....ta