Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-09-15

''ADOPTED. "

ASop AhN ptOouiuk
who was reading in an easy-chair under
the shadows of the vines. "But what
sent Mr.. Evering away in such hurry"
"Sent him away 7"
Eyes, by the evening train. He came
home, packed his things and drove away
as il there was not moment TO lose |
am very sorry; we shall miss him very
much"
Blanche went slowly upstairs and sat
down by her window, looked out at the
purple glow Of the evening landscape us
if it we're featurcless blank. So he was
really gone away; and by her own folly
she had lost the priceless treasure Of
Gilbert Evenings love
"And | cannot even write to him, for
do not know his address, she thought,
with clasped hands and fearless eyes.
"Well, it is my own fault, aud must
abide the consequences as best | may"
So Blanche Penroy went home from
the gay, fashionable place sadder and
wiser woman, and the November mists
dropping DER the brick and mortar
wilderness of her city home had never
seemed half so dreary TO her as they did
now
IL suppose shall DO an old maid, !"
thought Blanche, walking up aud down
in the ire-lit darkness of her room, her
dimpled hands clasped behind her waist.
II can never care for any one now as |
cared for--for Gilbert, and / dare say |
shall keep a cat and grow fond OF green
peas. All, well-a-day life cannot last
forever"
A dreary comfort that for girl Of
nineteen summers.
She rang the bell with an impatient
jerk.
"Aro there any letters, Sanderson p
zone, mn'am it came with the even
ing post, about five minutes ago"
Light tho gas, then and give it to
me.
Blanche sat down by the fire and
opened the letter, supprcssing a yawn.
"Back-cdged--and black sealed So
poor Mrs, Marchmont has gone at last f"
1t was from the executors Of Miss
Pcnroy's distant cousin, formally and
briefly announcing her death, which had
taken place in one Of the West India
islands some months since; but Of which
"the melancholy news" AZ tho letter
ran, had only just been received II
was not entirely unexpected, as Mrs.
Marchmont had been for some years
slowly fading out Of the world, victim
to hereditary consumption
Leaving one child, son." slowly
repeated Blanche, leaning her check on
her hand and looking down into the
fiery culver of tho white-hot Goals
"Poor little fellow! he must feel as
desolato as | do! Only ] have ono adj
vantage have at least sufficiency Of
this worlds goods and this orphan child
must be thrown penniless and alone on
his own resources, for, If | remember
Alright, Mrs. Marchmont forfeited all the
wealth Of her first marriage by her
second alliance with the poverty-stricken
lawyer, whose death plunged her into
such bitter mourning. That was a
genuine love-inatcb, yet how much grief
and trouble it brought with it leaving
one child--an only SOM Why should
not adopt the stray wall, and make it the
business Of my life to cherish and com
fort him | have no object in existence. y
Once moro she rang the bell, with a
fresh color glowing in her cheeks and
a new light in her eyes.
Bring in my writing desk immedi.
ately. Sanderson, and get ready to take
a letter TO the post for me as soon ai
possible"
The old servant oboyed wondering al
his mistress unwontcd energy and yeI
well pleased 30 see some Of her old ami.
nation returning.
"Shc do look more like herself TO-
night, do Miss Blanche, than she hai
for Il long time" he said to the house
keeper, as he came down stairs after
oboying the summons. IL only wisl
Miss Blanche would take fancy t.
some nice, propcrly-behaved young man
il don't seem right that she should live
all by herself in this big house, so for
lorn-likc."
The house keeper nodded sagaciously
to old Mr. Sandcrson's proposition. She
fully agreed with him
"Only Miss Blanche was too willfu
ever 10 listen to word Of advice"
It was very simple letter that Blanche
Penroy wrote TO the ''far-away" cousins
executors dictated by the fullness Of hcl
heart.
! IL shall never marry now" she wrote