The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1883-02-03

OUT AT SEA.
CHAPTER II.

Mr. Durward is getting worr
INTO shadow and as for you"
Mrs. Osborne and Cecil DurwarC
were sitting alone in the former
lnorninR-room, about II month atlel
her dance.
Events had been taking rather al
eccentric course since that night.
Cecil Durward had been thrc WI
constantly into her husbands 80
ciety.
They had met ut balls and dinner
parties at Nottingham and at Lord i
and the result of this forced com.
panionship seemed only 20 place a
wider gulf between them; for IN
proportion as Borlram Durward de-
sired to obtain possession OF his for.
merl y despiscd wife, so Cecil Dur.
ward waxed colder and more mac.
cessible.
Cecil Durward rose from her seat
little impatiently; but her face
justified Mrs. Osberne's insinuaton.
1t was falrer and more delicate
looking than ever, and tho dark
RIMS under her eyes showed that
the past few weeks had not been
spent entirely IN pleasure and
amusement.
But her face was AS determined
as ever and Mrs. Osborne looked
at her rather doubtfully, as If in
wonder how she would make her
next speech
:" Don't think me inquisitive,
DEAR she said, laying down the
elaborate piece of lace work she had
been idling over, "but, az your
friend, | think ought to know a
little Of the rights of the case. Be
sides" A shade of embarrass
meht crossed her pretty face.
al KNOW" said Cecil, turning
qnlckly to ha". and - ,e-.-~1tIv,
growing a shade paIcr, while hor
eyes flashed ominously.
Do you think | have not eyes
to see, nor ears to hear ?"
Then the expressive face changed
again, the pride faded out of 1t; IL
scarlet flush of shame showed how
keenly her woman's dehcaey had
suffered.
My dear, don't trouble your.
self, returned Mrs. Osborne, rising
and laying n caresslng hand on her
shoulder.
Nobody who is worth anything
believes Il word.
If / could only find out who has
spread the reports, he should never
darken my doors again"
Mrs. Osborne's face flushed Grim
son with annoyance and indlgna-
ton, for under her frivolous pleas,
uie-loving exterior was hidden
very warm little heart, and Cecil
Durward was her friend.
1t was wrong of me not having
told you all about it long ago. said
Cecil quickly; but / was ashamed.
Now | mean to tell you every
thing. You will understand better
why"
She checked herself, and then,
with n gesture halfperemptory,
Embarrassing, she pushed Mrs. Os-
borne down in her chair, and, stand
ing in front OF her began her story
She spoke quietly and softly; on.
ly now and then the light in her
eyes, aud the flush that mounted
to her cheeks, beIied the APP aren't
culmness.
"Twelye years ago, when | be.
came an orphan, | went to live with
an old friend Of my mothers.
al lived with him for three years
and was very happy.
The old man was very KIND to
me, and let me do very much as
liked, with the single exception of
making any friends
"Tho consequence was, that
grew up dreamy and impractical.
But be had purpose, 1 dscov.
cred and tho purpose turned out
disastrousIy, as you will soc"
Ceci's face flushed little, but
she went on in tho same quiet tone.
4" lie had another ward, Il young
man whom ho had adopted when
he was only FIVE years old.
" | never saw anything of him all
the time ! was there, hut ! used to
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