The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-02-27

Nelly were standing behind the wheel house
watching the phosphorus which lit up the
wake Of the vessel.
They had been silent for few moments
when she began to speak in the low, quiet
voice that had come to be the sweetest o.
music to him.
Mr. Hawthorne she said, softly, Il think
| ought to tell why | am coming over tc
New York. It's only because one feels some
hesitation in talking about some things that
| haven't told you before.
4 told you she went on, that had
friends in America. might properly have
said one friend
Then there was another pause, and though
hor face was turned little one side, Ralph
somewhat perplcxed as to what it means
could see the rising blush in the moon
light.
Her voice was still little lower as she
.aid, Il am going to New York to be mar.
ried, Mr. Hawthorne
Perhaps a cloud passed over the moon
just them or it may be that the ship su ddeu.
ly lurched at all events, Hawthorne felt a
sense of mementary darkness and grasped
the rail to maintain his centre of gravity
1t was only for an instant though and
Nelly, looking out towards the distant hori-
zln, did not detect any emotion in his face,
or even his voice, when he quickly asked
The gentleman is American? {?
| Nelly nodded somewhat abstracte dly. q
met him in Paris about year aud hal
ago. she said, in her soft undertone. 'Ht
is an artist, and used to como to Madame fol
| French lessons. We were to have beer
married in Paris, Mr. Hawthorne, thi
week but when it came to making out tn,
necessary legal papers | couldn't tell tn,
name of the place in India where | wa
born, and they wouldn't let the marriage .,
on. John and here there was Just thr
slightest change in her inhection-'told tn,
name Of the place a. | remembered it, bu
it turned out to be IL province, and not t
town, and they thought John wanted L
evade the law and we're very angry. Thei
John thought it best to 90 over to Amcric,
at once, especially as he was near through
the ecoe, and we would have gone anyhow
afterward and so he took the steamer las
week, arranging that | should follow hin
in this one. | felt as though ought to tel
you all this, she continued, natively 'yot
have been so very kind that didn't want t,
hold back anything
4 am very grateful for your confidence
Miss Egerton,' he said, as quietly as be
fore.
Perhaps you know him, Mr.. Hawthorne,
she went on, in the same tone, altogethe
unsuspicious of his state of mind, and hesi
tating Just breath of time before withdraw
ing the last remnant of her reserve, hi
name is Brew oort-John Brevoort.'
'Brevoort p he repeated questioningly
'Oh, of course-Theodore, you mean?
Her blue eyes opened wonderingly
NO, Mr.. Hawthorne his middle name i
Temple, net Theodore. Theodore is tn,
younger brother, you know
But Hawthorne's lips were angrily com
pressed. Aud while he mechanically said
oh, yes you are quite right-it is Johi
Temple Brevoort, his thoughts were run
ming on unanimously in another vein
John Brevoort,' he hastily suliIoquized
why he's engaged to Agatha Fresser, anD
old Mrs Duychinck has died aud left tn
girl a fortune, and Brevoort is the last MAJ
in the world to give up money. And thi
| little girl has got to 90 on and find it Ou
for herself, and break her heart, perhaps
over the contemplate scalawag.' And for
getting his own trouble, and never thinking
what advantage he might derive from thi
new situation, all the love and sympathy O
his nature went out to Nelly in 4 fruites
longing to do something that might aver
the blow. And yet he could no more thar
say, L hope you will be very happy, Mis-
Egerton,' knowing, as he spoke, it was tn
nearest kind of mockery.
They did not discuss it any more then, ,sh
from shyness and he from aversion and sore
ness of heart, noI did any additional fact
about Breyoort transpire, except that Nell!
expected to meet HIM on the wharf, or, iall
ing which, to 90 at once to Mrs, Mcintyre
boarding house, N Thirty eighth street-ar
address which Brevoort had given her to b
used in such an emergency.
1t was beating little heart that reste'
against the tatlrail the next day as the shi
was swinging around into the dock, and
pair Of eager eyes that scanned the crow
upon the wharf to see II John Brevoort wa
not among the rest, TO be sure, Mr. Haw
thorne had suggested that the vessel was i
before she was due, aud Mr. Brevoort, nc
expecting her arrival might fail to receiy
promptly the news telegram announced tn
fact. But Nelly wasn't used to busine'
complications and while grateful for th
consideralenoss which sought to spare he
any disappointment, yet felt entirely cor
WINGED that John would be there,