The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-10-31
ALA WEEKLY BAZOO TUESDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1882

fixed facts"
He was very Presumptuous, my
dear little girl. for there is nothing
certain in this world of changes,
gravely commented the lady.
But, Les heart has not changed,
nor has mine."
MY poor darling" said Elfrida
Force. smoothing her daughters dark
hair with a gentle hand. my precious
child! 1t grieves me to do so, but I
must prepare you for what seems in.
evitable. You must forget all this
youthful folly. and think of Leonidas
Force only as a cousin. You do not
really love him as a betrothed maiden
should love her affianced husband.
You only fancy that you do. In reality
you know nothing of such a love as
that. LIE was brought up in the house
with you. You have no brother. LIE
has no sister. You therefore love
each other az brother and sister. BY
aud by you both may discover-but
not for each other-the higher deeper,
stronger love which unites the hus-
band and the wife in a true marriage
such love as [ coull wish might
crown my 4 .ling's life With listing
joy-such love as y"u might find in
union with Angus Anglesea. if you
! would but give him the opportunity of
" inning YOUR heart"
Madam !" exclaimed the girl. start
ing to her feet, and gathering her
black brows oyer black eyes that
blazed with indignation, II hate
Colonel Anglesea! I hate him and /
fear him! And I would rather die
this day and never behold the face of
LIE again, than listen to Colonel An
glesea%
"Odalite! Odalite, my child! You
are talking to your mother. Come to
my heart again, and calm your excire-
ment," said the lady, holding out her
arms.
And the young lady fell weeping up
on the bosom of her mother.
The lady allowed some time to pass
in which tine girls parcxvsms of tears
exhausted itself, and then caressing
her gently, she began, in a soothing
tone:
My precious cEild. do you doubt
your mothers love or TRUTH"
Ooh. no. no. no! How could you
ask such question of your own child,
mother?" earnestly protested O,ialite.
"Do You doubt that duty is to be
held above all other considerations?
mol Oh, no."
We'll, then. / have something to
tell you, my darling. which will make
YOU forget all selfish aims. and even
also the Wishes Of your old playmate.
Come with ne to your own bedcham-
Der. where We shall be most secure
from all interruption. l will tell
you of a fatal episode in my own
youth. when was younger than even
YOU are now. On, that should have
to tell such a tale to my daughter!
But. Odaliie. when you have heard it
you will learn just what you have to
do in order to save us all, and especi
all to save your noble, generous, hon.
orable father from ruin and disgrace
And then, Odalite, when you have
learned all. you shall do exactly as
you please. Not one word of coercion.
not another VOID Of persuasion, will l
utter. ] will leave our fate in your
hands. and You shall be absolutely
free to act Come with me now"
She took her daughters arm and
they arose from the sofa
For moment they stood. quite &C.
cidentally, facing q tall mirror be-
tween two windows on the opposite
side of the room, and that mirror
fnr the moment reflected two beauti- |
full forms. Of which it would be diff
cult to decide which should bear of
the palm of beauty.
The elder lady, Elfrida Force
wife of Abel Force, the owner of
Mondreer, one OF the finest old places
on the western shore of Maryland
was tall. stately blonde, with a SUI
perbIy rounded form, a rich COM
plexlon, and an sff]uence of golden
brown hair, ripping all over her fine
head, and gathered into mas at the
nape Of her graceful neck. She wore
an inexpensive, closely fitting dress of
dark blue serge, whose very plainness
set of the perfection of her figure and
enhanced the brilliancv of her COM
plexion. showing to the best advant-
age that splendid beauty, which at the
age of thirty FIVE had reached its ze-
NTH. Just now, however, the vivid
brightness of her bloom had f,ded to
a pale rose tint. and her lovely blue