Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-09-15
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HUGH KENRICK'S WILL.
THE STORY OF A POSY RING.
BY MARGARET HUNT.
Aut10r "The Leaden Casket;" "1Ao,ni.
-. cr0frs Model;" dc. &c.
CHAPTER TX.

Lucy was right Mr.. Richmond did not
come next day. About eleven o'clock
shore boat came alongside, and note was
handed in to Mr.. Mostyn, whose name, too,
had ceased to be secret. II am sorry to
fail in my engagement, but as friend
with whom am travelling has summoned
me to rejoin him at once at Quimperle, I
am afraid shall not return to st. Malo.-
thank you again for your kindness and
courtesy, and remain, yours faithfully,
HUGH RICHMOND"
sand not one word about me" cried Let
tice, who really need not have expected to
be specially remembered. Lucy said
nothing. She had known he would not
come. She went and sat on deck, and did
not speak unless spoken to, for some
hours. Of what was she thinking2 She
kept her thoughts to herself. Mrs. Mos
tyn did not. She would proclaim discov-
cries and ask questions. "He was think
ing of Calderwater, 1 suppose, when he
said there was one place he would have
liked to have?"
II know dear. I knew then"
"How could you know then2 Did you
see his name marked on his handker-
chief?" 81
II saw his drawings. No one paints as
he does.'' M%
sand did you see how he hung his head
when Aunt Esther spoke with such vex-
alton about your losing your brooch, and
said SO much about family relics. sup
pose that he was thinking of his family
Jewels"
"Hush Lettice-please do. I cannot
bear it."
"Lucy, don't sit dolefully there. Get to
your painting"
II can't. Idon't want to paint"
''What do you want2"
"Not to have to talk"
After that Lettice left her in peace.
Next day they were to go toDinan ;at the
last moment Lucy said she would not ac-
company them. She had kept her intend
ed deseltion secret, lest Aunt Esther or
Lettice should insist on staying at home
with her. Her greatest wish was to be
left alone. She wanted to think. They
asked her questions and worried her.
She wished for solitude.
"You will be so dull if we leave you,"
said Lettice. "Philip, we ought not to
leave her"
"Perhaps she wants to be left,' replied
he; and Lucy looked up gratefully as he
said it.
81 do" she answered "Take me with
you, and I should be cross and tired;
stay with me and you will distress me;
leave me alone, and you will, when you
come back, find me all right, and much
the better for days rest. ....
81 wish she had not seen that young
Richmond" said Lettice. II was sure she
would be very much out by meeting him.
You see she insists on believing that she
has taken all his property from him.
am sure he is as well dressed as you are,
Philip. She need not pity him!'
"She will be better if we leave her."
said Aunt Esther; "she always did like
her own company best when anything was
amiss."
They went, and Lucy staid on the deck;
and though she ewas in very strange and
perplexed frame of mind, she was con-
scious of the soothing influence of quiet,
and derived certain dimly-felt enjoy
ment from the sight of the sleepy light on
the water. She was also much pleased
with few words from the captain, which
meant rough sympathy Of some kind
de did not know what was amiss with her
he told the mate-"he reckoned the miss's
temper might be little out of order, or it
might be some love trouble as was dis
turbing her. The mate thought she was