Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-09-22


-Do you think it is because he loves her
a littlef-
Il don't know-it looks very like it,
Philip has had a most distressing scene
with him. He says il was teryible! Mr..
Richmond seized his arm and held him,
and tried TO make him take him back to
the yacht when he came. He says he
must see Lucy once again before he dies.
He has asked 10 see her every day, and
gets so anxious about IT and so excited
that it makes him i'll, they say Philip did
not know what to do. 1t seems dreadful
to refuse such a request. don't know
what poor Philip would have done if the
doctor had not cone-and even the doctor
could not quiet him; nothing will quiet
him but seeing her"
"But they did not make him understand
how i'll she wasr
"Tes; hut he wanted to come TO her
He has heard that she is on deck-he
wanted to be brought along side the yacht.
they might hide him, or do what they
liked to prevent her knowing he was
there, but he must see her once more be-
fore he died"
"And they refused himf I could not
have done that! 1t is very hard when he
is dying"
"What could they do? If he had come
Lucy would have discovered he was
there. Mr.. Richmond's doctor has forbid
den Philip to go again, for the more Mr..
Richmond sees him, the more he is re-
minded of Lucy. His wish to see her
amounts to delilium"
"If he saw her he might recover" said
Aunt Esther.
"0h, no. he cannot recoverable doctor
says that is impossible; he must know.
Philip has thought it well over, and has
made up his mind that it would be very
wrong and very dangerous to yield to him,
and nothing will induce him to risk Lucy's
life.'
"Well, he may be right" said Aunt Es-
ther; "but it is very hard to deny such q
wish as that begin to think poor Lucy
was right when she said she was born to
do him harm"
I'VE are going to dine out tonight" said
Lettice; and she began to pull out some
of the drawers, and to get out her dress
for the evening. II am hardly equal to
it, but perhaps it will prevent my think
ing of this dreadful businessr' Aunt Es-
ther was not listening now; she was sitting
in a corner, crying.
.'Don't do that" cried Lettice, when she
saw her. IF Lucy sees your eyes ale red
she will ask what is the matter" Aunt
Esther dried her eyes-every feeling of
her heart was always sacrificed to Lucy's
good.
.'Aunt Esther" said Lettice, "are you to
be trusted? 1t will be terrible if you let
Lucy discover what we are so anxious to
keep from her! Mind, if you do, Philip
will not let her go-he told me he would
rather use force to prevent it than see her
do such thing; he knows it would kill
her"
~ shall not be the one who tells her.
said Aunt Esther; dare not take such a
responsibility on myself"
''If you do tell her, mind it is on your
own responsibility that you do it, for both
Philip and 1 think it would be danger
/ ous' ''''' '''-'''-''' y = -'~'"' 90 - -
"Be easy, 1 will say nothing; but my
heart aches for that poor young man.
think will go to her."
''Aunt Esther, if you see Lucy's maid
do send her to help me to dress. 1t is
lucky it is only family party tonight
for I am fit for nothing but sitting dowr
to cry"
Before Aunt Esther went on deck, Lucy
had summoned the captain. "Stoop dowr
and listen to me-" said she; "no one must
hear what say to you" Her voice was
changed, her face white as marble; the
captain was afraid to look at her. II an
in great trouble, captain dear, and you
must help me-
AS the captain afterwards said to the
mate, 'When she used those melting
words, captain, DEAR felt I'd have gone
barefooted over the world for her, anG
set out to do it over again as soon as haC
got back; and all said was, You may
rely on me miss"
Sand you will keep all say secret"
II swear l will"
"Send man on shore at once to get 6
carriage; it must wait by Fort Solidor.-
The driver must stay there till he sees
why it is wanted, even if he has to stay
all night"
at shall be done," said the captain, qui
etly.
Sand captain, if Mr.. Mostyn gave one
order and I gave another, which of us
would you obey"
"You, miss, on my word Of honor-yor
are head captain here"
"Then send for the carriage now. Lee
no one hear you give the order. Speak il
whisper Hush, go nowhere some one
is coming"
1t was Lettice, who ran up to say &
word or two before dressing. Lucy's face
was hidden by her handkerchief. She
said she had covered it because her heac
ached, and the light hurt her eyes.
"If were you 1 would go to bed" sale
Lettice, and then she sat silently by Lucy
awhile, glad that she need not talk to her
She, too, was deeply grieved about young
Richmond. Presently she went to dress
She was going to dine at Dinan, with al
uncle Of her husbands. Lucy was still OF
deck when they went off in the gig. L
was to wait there to bring them home.
"Now, captain" said Lucy, 'put me il
boat and come with me. What shall WI
do to prevent them seeing me get inY"
"They can't see u.s." said he-"tha
| French vessel hides us-once in the boa
they will not see you-but Miss Claverine
you are not in earnest about going OF
| shore as i'll as you are2"