Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-23

hall be most secure from Ill interruption. |
will tell you Of fatal episode in my own |
youth, when l was younger even than you
arc now. Oh, that should have
to tell such tale to my daughter
But, Odalite, when you have heard 1t
you will learn just what you have to DO IN
order to save US al, and especially to save
your noble, generous, honorable iainer
from ruin and digrace. And then, odai,
ite, when you have learned all, you shall
do exactly az you please. Not ono word
Of coercion. not another word of persua-
sion will utter will leave our fate IN
your hands. and you shall be absolutely
free to act. Come with me row."
She took her daughters arm and they
arose from the sofa.
For a moment they stood, quite sccl-
dcntally, facing tall mirror between two
windows on the opposite side of the room,
and that mirror for the moment reflected
two beautiful forms, Of which it would be
difficult to decide which should bear Oh
the palm for beauty. =.
The older lady, Elfrida Force-Wite 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 superbly rounded form,
rich comp 'exion, and an affiuence of golden
brown hair, ripping all over her fine head
aud gathered into a mass at the nape OF
her graceful recx She wore an inexpen'
sive, closely fitting dress Of dark blue
serge, whose very plainness set of the per-
fection OF her figure and enhanced the
b1illiancy Of Ter complexion, showing 10
the best advantage that splendid beauty.
which at the age Of thirty. five had reached
its zenith. Just now, however, tho vlvid
brightness of her bloom had faded to pae
rose tint, and her lovely blue eyes seemed
| heavy with unshed tears.
Her young daughter, Odalite, equally
beautiful IN her way. was yet OF an en-
| tircly opposite type. She was OF medium
height, and her form, though we'll rounded,
was slender almost to fragility. Her head
was small, and covered with a fine suit OF
ripping jet black hair, which she wore
ca1elessly, partly in a black net. partly 90,
Gaping down the shoulders. Her eyes ana
eyebrows were black as jet her features
were delicate and regular and her COM
plexion was of a clear ivory white. she
wore crimson nerino dress, plainly made,
closely fitting, and relieved only by mar
row white ruffies at throat and wrists. =
Only for a moment they paused. and
then they walked cut Of the room, and
the pretty picture disappeared.
They went to Odalite's chamber, where,
in privacy. the proud lady could tell the
daug ghter HER MOTHER SECRET-a secret
SO terrible that she believed it would compel
the poor girl to give up her young dream
OF happiness with her chosen lover; Leon,.
das Force, whom she idolized, and accept
life of misery as the wife of Colonel
Angus Anglesea, heartless adventurer,
whom she loathed. The above we publish
as specimen chapter but the continual
tion of this story will be found only ID
the N. Y. Ledger. Ask for the number
dated November 4, which Cln now be Lac
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, Bonner, publisher. 1872 William street
!, New York.