The daily gazette., 1882-10-23
4, Mothers Secret.
CHAPTER /.
MISTRESS OF MoNDREER.

- $50 Wouhu ~, tears: and many whiie.
~, stoo agep W ppyound her soems 20 smile,
Sbsp oil tial I,t ;, az heart knell doth sounn.
ssAIp her heart VI ISAAC WILLIAMS.
nh mother it will break my
riotheI "a a q lalite, sinking at the lady's
|sat Nam "a.onnine her head into her hands,
i%ornward % to The carpeI. ,,,a ,ook hor
y apsp' ,sav gently raised her child, took ner
" rms ,s% and tenderly earesseu ner' muir
'1dng sO,H, "S ;,wnl hearts never break, or
40 u trow. must have broken long
bear, ,iasS ~ she added, In firIner tone
r psir,p, e. m,,st be saved, though hearts be
sHiaceo. mother, dearl | do not under
''hOdyl 7 do not see what honor has 70 90
W. Nv NJ II il has, should think that
shh ,o,d he better saved by my keeping
aei MILL ,% = than by breaking with him !
% WY, s.herI ~ mother It viii kill me ~
bsIel .,,lJ Nh nv dear girl, hear me listen
ny s" ieonidas Force has no claim 10
Eassg E.aSsssmbered by you. You have never
aansaged to him. You we've but Iittle
% g yus1S * when he went to sea on his first
~ 81 ,bree years ago, and you have not
|gEgIn since. What possible claim can
.a SI nnon YOU. since no betrothal exists
nS .n vp vpu - gently questioned the lady,
nrr W. runniug her fair fingers through
.,t trcsses Of the young head that
( u upon her bosom.
y y IpRother.n replied the girl, with n
i,h ~ know that there was no for
.,a,hol between lie and myself-but
We ali knew, you-and father aud lie
IN an kuew--and always knew, that we
4 st,lonvcd TO each other and would Arrays
~ % to zach other all our lives. lie and
W, thought of any other fate"
.LTs childish fancies, my poor little girl
.,Jral to cause you these tears. Wipe
Y ,ray. and look clearly at the higher
JIM more worthy of your birth and
N; . murmured the lady, pressing her
% nj ps upon the pale brow of her
I'M mother, I Go not rant higher dcs-
r' do not want any destiny apart from
/, And these are not childish fancies, and
ttiyal to me Oh, think, mother, lie
playmates as far back IN my life
IN s,n remember. We loved each other
H,yr iban We loved any one else In the
I'M world. You and father used to laugh
n and pretend to be jealous but we sdw
4 you were pleased all the time; for you
I,tIntendcd us for each other, and VIC
Irr Il, too for father used to say when he
|, how inseparablc We two were $50
In the better; / hope their hearts will
n be e.trangcd when they grow upp And
hcarts have neyer become estranged from
2 d other"
.Oh, YES, dearest, | know that there was
'@spcculativc talk when you were chill
Ia Of uniting you and Leonidas, SO that
name of Force might not die out
4 "a Nondrcer. But | never really ap-
wcl Of marrying cousins, 0dalite, merely
hap the family name on the family
sh, mother, darling. Le and / never
gtt of the family name and estate we
JhOuglt of one another. And, besides,
,H such very, very distant cousins-only
.th or illh, | thlnk-that that objection
uli never be raised. o, mother ! dear
ltAe, do not compel me TO break with
h lem not can not Oh, indeed, |
FHnOl " she cried, burylng her face in the
|lys bosom.
EIldla Force caresscd her daughter In
'uCe
Presently 0laltc lifted her head and
.alel:
1le is coming home so soon now, and so
d Of hope He expects TO be here by
Christmas; and he expccts--oh, yes. /
bow by his last letter that he expects to
Ito" The girls eyes fell under the
yet scru,iuizing gaze of her
|olher and her voice altcrcd into silence.
10 marry you early in the new year,
fppoSe you mean, dear"
YES mother"
"lle did notsay So"
NO, mother dear, he did not say so. In
1lay words, but from the whole tone of
Mfr he evidently meant so. Father
~ ie dldi and even tried to tcaze me
'sie New Years wcdding-asking me
tai9y hundreds should need to buy
Wedding clothes"
way was 1t he said In his letter that
'h!oa 10 suppose he has any such cx-
fAions' ! confess that saw nothing of
~ Il. an an Intention when read the letter"
ya! IlS, mother, but 1t was very signi-
Me lie wrote that now he had inherited
"uaplsucs and all his Aunt Laura Is
'iyg, nc was rich enough to resign from
.sl'y, and he need not 90 to sea any
y, .sn 9of ever part with me again; but that
pul stay home, repair and refurnish
4. loarl .S improve the land, and farm II on
.1. as arW principles, and make the place a
'iT lSr us to live In. lie wrote, mother,
si Al S OIL certain fixed facts.
~ S4s very presumptuous, my dear
,st.s sai ,'f there is nothing certain In this
i'V' 'nahgrs," graycly commented the
NY ny les heart has not changed, nor has
.';,I 5poor darling said Elfrida Force,
MI g@l"s a" hrf daughters dark hair with q
sS6"au' 6' my precious child 1t grieves
M SStsu@, ao but | must prepare you for
M S'ilS inevitable. You must FORGET
a@i', @ youthful folly, and think of
+. a,4Iin Il rprce only as a cousin. You do
sEii sii! ionu ,o'e MIN as a betrothed maiden
N snon ,e her afiianced husband. You
|pg ' no,, that you do. In reality YOU
yb,ons b"'gIs OF such a love as that. lie
4ipno Ip up III The house with you. You
nm, ~ brother. lie has no sister. You
~ n, lo'e each other as brother and
.Hm e, m ali by you both may discover
'Ntn, NI1 Io,' eaeh othcr-the higher, deeper,
M i' 'o'e which unites the husband aud
hVli v,L a uue marriagc--such u love as
|u bs,nn.n might crown my darling's life
NaIIo IIo',,ig m@, loy-such love as you might
la1 In, a',,1n ,s with Angus Anglesca, II You
syour hsar, S"g nm ~ the opportunity of win
hf hSs,' ss, exclaimed the girl, starting
thHbarL, anu anu gathering her black brows
q, u IL,,:. .TS y mat blazcd with indigna-
&NIG fl" %"e Colonel Anglcsea 7! | hate him
.aiM" ana nlm ! And / would rather dic
gdn ilon @"' ,i. never behold the face of Lie
"OilIbc' ''I9n e, to Colonel Anglcsca p'
EERpp p,gt ~ 49,. odalite, my child |! You arc
|an and sonr sa1 mother. Come to my heart
NJ 1ojinanl I Ealln your excitement" said the
'sG cf m bss s""ng girl fell weeping upon tho
MA t1a 11ay ,,i.I, allowed some time to pass in
Nj, and ~, tta ParoXysm of tears exhausted