News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-10-25
ALLAN'S TEMPTATION.
BY ESTHER sERLE KENNETH.

''What a splendid view! How kind
you were to bring me up here, Allan r
A grim, rocky region in the early
spring; yet below, q graceful, steel-blue
river, bound by verdant pines, and
stately gray house among its terraces
upon the banks. The house was pecu-
liar in its architecture, as we'll as its sol
itude; and Innocence Adair's blue eyes,
after wandering over the landscape,
came back to it.
'"That is a handsome place y
Her companion, handsome, stalwart
fellow, in a miners srut, seemed averse
to replying. But his grave glace grew
gloomy to severity.
DO you know who lives there, Allan?
The young man spoke with reluct.
| ance:
'sNo one at present, I believe"
After moment, he added:
1T is the Earle Place"
The girl looked up at her companion
quickly.
"Or landlady told me its history
Yesterday" she said. "How the owner
General Earle, died there, last fall; tha-
his only child had married against his
Will; that he received her child wheI
she died, yet always hated the father
who was never allowed to see the boy,
who grew up quite perfect; yet his
grandfather quarreled with him on his
diving bed. and left his beautiful estate
to the daughter of brother, whom he
had not seen since infancy.
The young mans grave. blonde face
was a study IN its play OF emotions as he
looked at the girl.
| "Did she tell you what the quarre
was about? ?"
s'She did not know"
Allan Fairlie spoke slowly:
s'The father was a good, but unfortr
nate man. He gave up the boy wit
reluctance. at the prayer of his dyin
wife. He deprived himself of his child
love: through all his humble but uprigl
life he lived solitary. But when II
son was of age, he made himself know
TO him. The two men came to love eaC
other. The grandfather hadnever show
affection for the boy, whose heart starvt
in his breast through all his youth for
little love-"
Allan Fairlie paused; then went
again:
His father had been a miner IN b
youth. He returned to super
branch of it in his old age, and st
toned himself near his boy. There W
no hope that the grandfather would
I lent, but this made the two dearer
4 each other. Then came the old mai
long. last sickness. He called his graz
son. and bidding him repudiate
fathers name, and take his, inform
|" him that he had made him his sole he
- The young man replied, In every ott
~ wav have tried to please you, graz
-, father, but this 1 cannot do The
- man may have had some suspicious.
~ did not name them, but his anger
terrible. He turned the grandson
had never before had cause to re-
mand out of the house"
'Do YOU know what he did then !?
Joined his father, went into
re mines and worked with him.
7. "He was very brave. The era
III father was unreasonable, cruel.
= The Young man hurried away Fl
the rock against which he had b
at leaning.
"Perhaps he came to something
~ that belief, for q codicil was adde'
the will, bequeathing Riverside to
Y. in case of his cousins death. But CO
Innocence-it is going to rain; you
not sketch here to-day"
The girl glanced mp at the sky;
la took mp the satchel' containing ~
materials.
81 can come up here another III
she said.
The two went down Ille IoeAS $40
the road. The young man turned
looked into his comPanion's face.
''And now you have my history,
cence."
81 knew, she sald, quietly
''Did yOn?' he asked
She nodded.
Mamma ana L he''ru part oi 'iie
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