Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-03
held bent upon her. When she had

had ever beheld bent upon her. When she had
finished her song, he said:
snow, Miss Thyra, there is no reasen why
you should refuse to become q professional
songstress; and, if you will accept the offer |
am about to make you, it will be at no distant
day. You must go to London and be taught
by the greatest masters. / Will see that all
your expenses are paid"
" Lord Dashier, your generous proposal ex-
ceeds anything ever heard of, and L assure
You feel gratified and fiattered by it; but
there is one obstacle in the way. My father
would not part with mo for all the wealth OF
the empire. Only the other night, he sat down
beside me, put his arm around my neck, drew
me toward him, and said: My darling, you
are the only comfort 1 have in this world.
Your dear mother and my two little boys, who
were all so precious to me- are all gone, and
now you will not leave me, Will you, my-llttle
lambP Oh, my Lord, if you could have seen
the tears that came into his eyes as he said it.
"Why2 Did he think there was any danger
of your leaving him?"
Il cannot quite tell, Lord Dashler, am
sure" shyly replied Thyra-
II suppose one of these neighboring rustics
had been casting an eye at you, Dashler SAID,
his eyes flashing fire. sob, that must not be.
Your father was quite right in wishing to keep
YOU from one of that class. You must go TO
London and cultivate the wonderful gift nat
ure has bestowed upon You, and be brought IN
to the society to which you viii one day be an
ornament Cannot your little sister keep your
fathers house, and his heart from breaking?
If you refuse to leave your father, no knowing
but he may some day bring home some tyran-
meal old woman for your step-mother.
ooh, that would be dreadful If I thought
that would be the case l would so to the end of
the earth. if I could
mot at all impossible; it may happen, so
now look cut for your own fortune, while you
may. | want to see You great singer"
'How kind you are, Lord Dashier | thank
you for the interest you take IN me"
Ii is not best to cheat nature, little Thyra,
ont of all she has done fOr you. Of course
take an interest II your welfare or / would not
be here this afternoon. | refused to go to one
of the greatest fox-hunts of the season to meet
you"
Then, seating himself beside her, he opened
the French book and commenced his first in
structions in that language.
81 must be away tomorrow ON business he
said as the lesson was finished, but the day
after be sure to meet me here at this hour; the
time will seem very long, but you Will have
time to think over the proposition I have made
you, and I hope you viii decide wisely"
He then took her hand in his, raised it half
way to his lips, when she rather hastily drew
it away, and quickly disappeared from his
sight.
Il am afraid have offended her. Why was
1 so preSuming? But 1 am sure meant no
harm. Perhaps she will not come again-the
fastidious little creature! If she should not, I
will go some day to the cottage on pretense
of business, for l must see her. Oh! what is
this spell that she has wrought upon meme,
who can have access to the society of the great
est ladies of the land, but I never cared for one
Of them. This little peasant girl, with her
pretty ways and looks, would be a Queen
among them. All me. alb me! whittier am 1
drifting? Where are my thoughts taking me ?
l must away to the Hall again-to my stately
mother and sisters, who would gladly disinhert
me if they knew of this
These were the thoughts of Lord Dashier,
as he for some moments stood transfixed to the
spot where Thyra had left him.