Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-04-29

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Not 10 bad OS He Thought.
ailere | am-iGlIh0r lloyd Royslan
my education nnlshed and my self ready
W commence life, with fortune 0l
1900 a year and large and varied asr
Oliment Of old valentines, a canary
which cannot sing, 0 pua deg with .
had temper oh aud y heap " hldeous
dresses and an adorable new ulster"
hoeEelalmed young lady 40 she
HloOd IN mOnenlary Hlllnehu np0h the
heanhsrna, ahef u hraathleua burst IN
~ The drawing room 0f oAktfee Hall
Tho master Gf tho mansion, Graham
naglIah, had been reading IN the peapa
| hl eni0Ymant 0f n splendid Ilre aud \
pkniI0na arm chair which, upon the
glrl'h entrance, he had quilted, and
pama fprward \ fpw elapA ta greet her,
eWell,' said Mlaa llOsslan, and alar
q Mnmnnth pause, W tnns NJ wonder
and casing frankly Into the elns ~
her eNmpahian, Nare y0n not going "
ask me how amf
nliaw dp yan daP' nagllsh apdded,
egallyl " thought yen wera too much
engaged IN taking thai lRNent0TY NJ
Yenf property lnf such y eeremanef aa
ahahlha bahdsi"
hlleW 30 YeN llke my ulsleFf Dent
feu hke Nv its oil neekels,h shp said,
lhfasllhg hef hand Int enc Fepeptaee
Thea late ahqthef
hWhat a silly habY p0n afe,h Dag
llsb cried, trflha very bard W ff9wh
aud NOT 70 smie NJ the leVelf, glowing
face new raised W his,
hB0 yen want everybody 10 be the
Methgselah that you afe" Eliner
p8bted
A shadow crossed his esuRtehaRee
at The random verbs Elmer Harslen
Was nineteen, Graham baellsh thiFtp
hihei ana as the dew and sunshine ale
necessary t6 the life 6f the h1weFs, s6
seemed thls wafwafd, winning giFl 10
Graham baalish 10 be necessary 10 es
istehpe. When, twelve years aa6, che
was left an orphan 10 their care, both
Daglish aid bis mother regarded the
trust as A serious and Hhweleeme re.
sp6hslblllty, hut time had changed
both their views. The old lady had
called Elihof bef sunshine, and Ora
hahn had grown 10 love the sweat, var
lous ih06ded girl with oil The strength
OF his resolute nature.
Elih6r's late absence al school was
a source of deep ,egret, and how, upon
her return home for good, high festival
would be held In the hearts and In the
mansion OF 0aktfee.
"Are you tUt glad that | have finish
ed with that detestable sehoolY" she
exclaimed, after short pause.
at depends upon how much you
know. What can you tell me conscien.
tlously you have learned, Nellf''
She took her stand Immediately he
fore him and checked off her accom-.
plishments on the pretty fingers of her
left hand as she spoke.
"Music," she answered.
"Voice and piano gymnastics. !
should say"
"German, the whole OF the French
language, drawing, painting and geog
raphy."
"Could you staEd good examina.
tion on the capital cities of EuropeT
he interrupted.
II should not like It," she frankly
allowed. "But what does II matter ?
Every ybody is not allowed an old book
worm like you. Perhaps when am
your age shall know nothing else"
~ have yet to learn that ignorance
Is 80 interesting" said Daglish some
what Grossly, under the irritation of
her illusions.
$50 ] am ignorant now, and l was
silly before. You need not have told
me so In the tirst hour that / am at
home-at Oaktree, ] mean," she said
In proud correction Of herself.
Occupied with his own bitter rehec.
tions, he did not notice the halt and
change Of expression. But his indif |
ference was differently construed by
the girl, who gathered up her hat and |
gloves and swept from the room in
anger.
"He gave me no welcome, although |
gave him 50 many opportunities"
she said TO herself as, brushing the
tears from her eyes, she shut the door.
However molanchoic the effect was
upon his intellect, Mr.. Graham Dag
llsh had soon TO witness the terrible
process; for the next day the mansion
Of 0aktree was full with Christmas Wis.
itors, and one OF these, Mr.. Arthur
Young, fell straiehtway In love with
tho brilliant beauty aud char ming ways
Of Elinor Royston, and his tender sen.
timents Mr.. Young by no means con.
cealod from an interested world. Miss
Royston seemed, too, TO be receiving his
attentions with favor and compla-
ccnce.
DaglIsh might witness the position
)f events with despair Of spirits. but as
ser guardian he could make no reason
lhle objection to Arthur Young, who
vas an honest, handsome young fellow
md heir 10 good property. Before.
iand, though, he could not have sup
,osed him the kind Of man TO attract
fright, original Elinor Royston. Her
reference. however, was clear enough;