Connecticut western news., 1883-10-03
ALLAN'S TEMPTATION.
BY ESTHER sERLE KENNETH.

BY ESTHER SERLE KENNETH.
 ssWhat splendid view! How kind you were to bring me up here, Allan '" A grim, rocky region in the early spring; yet below, graceful, steel-blue river, bound by verdant pines, and a stately gray house among its terraces upon the banks. The house was pecu- liar in it's architecture, as well as it's sol itude; and Innocence Adair's blue eyes, after wandering over the landscape, cane back to it.
 ''That is handsome place l"
 Her companion, a handsome, stalwart fellow, in miners suit, 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:
 ;o one at present, believe"
 After moment, he added:
 ssIt is the Earle Place."
 The girl looked up at her companion quickly.
 s'Our landlady told me its history yesterday, she said. stHow the owner, General Earle, died there, lSst fall; that bis only child had married against his will; that he received her child when 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 dying 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 study in it's play of emotions as he looked at the girl.
 "Did she tell you what the quarrel was about? ?"
 9tShe did not know"
 Allan Fairlie spoke slowly:
 ''The father was good, but unfortu- nate man. He gave up the boy with reluctance, at the prayer of his dying wife, He deprived himself of his child's love; through all his humble but upright life he lived solitary. But when the son was of age, he made himself known to him. The two men came to love each other. The grandfather had never shown affection for the boy, whose heart starved in his breast through all his youth for a little love-"
 Allan Fairlie paused; then went on again:
 ''His father had been a miner in his youth. He returned to & superior branch of it in his old age, and sta tioned himself near his boy. There was no hope that the grandfather would re- lent, but this made the two dearer to each other. Then came the old mans long, last sickness. He called his grand son, and bidding him repudiate his fathers name, and take his, informed him that he had made him his sole heir. The young man replied, In every other way have tried to please you, grand father, but this cannot do.' The old man may have had some suspicious. He did not name them, but his anger was terrible. He turned the grandson he had never before had cause to reIri mand out of the house."
 stDo you know what he did then ?"
 .'Joined his father, went into the mines, and worked with him.
 ''He was very brave. The grand father was unreasonable, cruel.'
 The young man hurried away iron the rock against which he had beer leaning.
 Perhaps he came to something O. that belief, for codicil was added tC the will, bequeathing Riverside to hin in case of his cousins death. But come Innocence-it is going to rain; you can not sketch here to-day"
 The girl glanced up at the sky: ther took up the satchel, containing artists materials.
 'I can come up here another time, she said.
 The two went down the rocky slope tc the road. The young man turned ano looked into his companions face.
 "And now you have my history, Inno cence."
 'I knew," she said, quietly.
 "Did yon ?" he asked.
 She nodded.
 Mamma and heard part of the stor the first evening We came.
 Past turh after turn of the piney winding road they proceeded togethe to the old hotel at the riverside, tn Lowland House, where the two wer fellow-boarders.
 It was an old-fashioned place, but flu of comfort-honest and respectable nothing more.