The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-05-27

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Fortunately, Amy, Young and elastic,
recovered instantly from her cold-water
plunge.
There was week after week Of exccp-
tional fine weather, and Mrs. Denleigh
meant to make her nieces' stay as enjoy
able and attractive as possible. Rides.
drives and sails followed each other in
merry succession. Other young people
were invited to the Naples, adding to and
enjoying the holiday.
III Mrs. Denleigh had had more leisure
in which to observe the signs of the times
she might have discovered her error in
regasd to Prince: but her duties as hos
tess to SO much company left her little
leisure to make Investigations. Son.
The sisters were seldom far apart, and
seeing Prince generally near Amy, she
did not suspect that she had jumped to q
hasty and wrong conclusion. l 81.
But this is not the mistake of my story.
] must go on to tell you that bonny
Prince Winslow, full OF youth and grace,
but equally full of conflicting hope and
fear, came lightly mp the Maple avenue,
one morning, and found the parlors and
library deserted
He had entered unannounced at the
open hall door, expecting. as usual, to
meet some of the ladies'; bnt no one was
to be seen, and, passing on, he seated
himself in the little mushroom, where
he knew Honor usually came at eleven
o'clock TO practice. tn
He had seated himself and carelessly
taken up book, when he heard carriage
wheels grind the gravel of the drive, and
in moment servant conducted o
young gentleman into the parlor.
His elegant appearance and evident
eager anticipation of meeting some one,
instantly attracted Princes attention. A
sudden fear had come over him when
there was rustic of silk and light
step, and Honor advanced into the
apartment.
"Ronaldw she exclaimed.
The stranger sprang to meet her, re-
ceived both her outstretched hands In
either of his and then raised first the one
and then the other to his lips. Prince
could not see Honor's face; but the Joy
of the gentleman S there was no installing.
"How is my darling? Tell me" he
said.
Prince could play eavesdropper no
longer. He advanced into the room.
II beg your pardon. Is Mrs. Den
leigh IMP" ne said.
Honor turned with start, but instinc-
lively regained her self-possession.
"Auntie has gone to see a sick neigh
Dor, Mr.. Winslow Let me introduce
You to an old friend, Mr. Raleigh"
Ii poor Prince was almost speechless,
Mr.. Ronald Raleigh was ease ana vivacity
itself. He seemed OVERLOOKING with a
happiness which, to Prince, at least,
was not contagious.
In n few minutes he had turned his
back upon the Naples, not to return. II
had been a brief, bright time; but all a
delusion. Honor could not care for him.
She was engaged to another, and all his
love had been in vain.
The dregs of his bright glass were bit
ter enough; but Mrs. Denleigh, discern
ing half the truth-on observing Raleigh
during few days Prince was invisible
at her house-remembered her duty, to
call upon her neighbor, Mrs. Winslow.
If she had had opportunity to tell
Prince what she believed, she would have
builded better than she knew; but Prince,
fast growing misanthropic, had put his
gun over his shoulder and started for the
woods, to avoid her.
sThere he passed the long day, while
Mrs. Denleigh, after waiting long in vain
for his return, re-entersd her pony
pheton, much vexed.
"This making matches is the most
trying work Why couldn't he have
fallen in love with HONOR" she said.
Meanwhile Honor, who knew the
truth, and all the truth, was remember
ing distressfully that she was a woman
and that all tho advances must come
from man. The time for their depart
ure from Redfeld was drawing near.
Mr. Raleigh, at her suggestion, was an
invited guest at the Naples And day
after day passed and Prince did not come
near.
In fact, that young gentleman was
talking of long-projected plan of his for
going to Europe. At length Honor
heard of this.
"Mr. Winslow will not go abroad
without coming to see you, auntie, l
hope" she observed one day.
81 shall be very much offended if
he does" remarked Mrs. Denleigh
promptly.
Plying Prince, whom she sincerely
liked, and partly blaming herself for the
sorrow that had come upon him, she sent
him a note, bidding him come to the
Naples. She wrote:
"Don't be foolish boy. If you knew
what a noble girl Honor is, you would
blush at your foolishness in loving such
n little goose as Amy. But come to the
Naples at once; 1 shall never forgive
you if you allow my nieces to go home
without your most courteous FAREWELL"
Princes brow ached with thought and
grief, and he did not make much of this
letter. He recognized Mrs. Denleighs
old error, however, that he loved Amy.
81 will not be rude, and offend all my
friends, he said. screwed up his cour-
age TO the sticking point, and went to
the Naples.
It chnnced that he again crossed the
familiar portal unannounced, and found
the reception rooms unoccupied. But
in the same moment there was light
footstep, the rustic of silks, and Honor,
bright and beautiful, looked up into his
face.
CT tbo,1obt-T was afraid Won were not