The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-03-16

You are nothing but q hardy adventtir-
ess; and let me tell you, miss, never
presume to see my son again Should
he dare to continue to address you Iii
defiance of his lawful guardians, be
| will be disinherited; and as it is the
money and not the man you want,
have no fear as to what course you will
pursue with regard to him |"
So saying she swept from the room.
Grace then wrote a short note, as fol-
lows:
"DEAR Cecil: Your suspicious were
correct I am turned from your
mothers house because I have dared to
love and be loved by you.
"It were better for us to part now,
though 1 can scarcely bring myself to
write such dreadful words. Let me at
least see you once more to say farewell.
| | shall stay until tomorrow at Mrs.
Jones cottage in the village. Yours,
"GRACIE,"
She then left the same address with
Mrs, Courtney's maid, in order that her
| boxes might be sent to her, and wrap
ping dark cloak around her and dom
ming a lace hat, she set out for Mrs.
Jones', who was an old woman to whom
she had given money and kind words
during her short residence in Lindon,
not, however, before she had stolen silent
lY and unobserved to sequestered part
OF the grounds, and carefully laid her
noteto Cecil Courtney in hole beneath
large stone, which hole-to Judge by
hn f,11 I,, rul, ~,
made and arranged had already been
the receptacle Of similar messages. .
It was q glorious evening toward the
close of July when, in handsome room
in fashionable hotel of the Lake dis.
trict, Cecil Courtney sat alone with his
beauteous bride. The evening sunset
was lighting up lakes, mountains and
woods with silent beauty. Grace had
been busy writing, but her letter was
finished, and as she raised her lovely
head she exclaimed:
"Oh, Cecil, how perfectly enchant-
ing this sunset is My darling, your
love is to me what the setting sun is to
nature; it fills me with bright, rosy hap
piness, which changes my whole being,
and makes it as bright as the setting
sun makes yon lovely landscapel"
"Heaven bless you for saying so,
darling wife Nothing on earth could
add to the beauty Of my beloved's face,
that is already perfect !"
She blushed in silent happiness, and
for awhile they watched the glowing
Gene with joy too deep for words.
pracaptIu ba ooiJ rfy
"And whom has my dear wife been
writing to p
"To Lady Powis," she replied,
promptly, "though must ask you in
his one instance to excuse me from
showing you the letter. Lady Powis is
N old friend of my dear dead mother,
nd to her owe more than words can
express. She is immensely rich and
cery influential, and it was entirely m
own fault that / took an engagement as
SOvcrness instead of remaining with her
I have now written to inform her of my
marriage, and it is just possible that
she may be able and willing to find you
some suitable appointment"
"You dear, kind, thoughtful wifel
cannot say, but I hope she may for
your sake; for | fear, love, that unless
something turns up, I shall have to
forego the pleasure of seeing my dar-
ling attiied in such costly raiment as
this, and this" he replied, touching al
most reverentially her rich black silk
dress and the beautiful lace she wore
around wrists and neck. ..t
That would rever grieve me-" said
she, lightly. 81 shall be as happy in
serge as in satin, if dear Cecil only
loves me, However, before we make
up our minds to poverty, let us wait
and tee what Lady Powis has to say"
The return post brought letter from
Lady Powis, congratulasing her dear
Oracle upon the happy marriage she had
formed; and then went on to invite the
young couple to come to her on a visit
as soon as their honeymoon was ended;
wishing, however, that they would
come on the morning of the first of Au-
gust, as on the evening of that day she
was to give grand ball-the last of
the season-in honor of the return of
her niece, Lady Gertrude Gordon, from
a three months visit to cousin in Ger
many.
"There nowl" said Oracle, clapping
her pretty hands
"But you must order a ball dress,
my love-" said Cecil; "my pearl must
be set in as fine gold as any other at
this ball"
"Oh, leave that to me, DEAR" said
she. "0nly you must promise me not
to fall in love with Lady Gertrude"
sis she very pretty, then?'
"You shall tell me if you think her
so when you see her." said Grace,
laughing.
The morning of the 1st arrived. and
found Cecil and his bride with Lady
Powis by noon. Grace was received
with loving welcome by her friend,
who said that Lady Gertrude was rest
ing for the evening, until when she
would hot appear. There was to. be a
plain dinner before the ball, at which
two old friends were to dine en- famille.
And then, after awhile, with an apology,
the lady left the young couple to their
own resources until evening.
The ladies were to dine in their ball
dresses to escape the fatigue and hurry
Of second dressing. When Grace an
peared attired for the evening Cecil
could not but marvel both at her Won
drous beauty and the graceful splen-
dor of her apparel. She wore dress
of white satin, trimmed with real Honi-
ton lace and punches of clematis and
lilies of the-valley; but more than that,
there glittered on her neck and arms
diamonds and pearls of great value.