The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-12-13
AN INNOCENT DECEPTION.

..Ah, it is delightful! Absolutely
perfect, Mr.. Tregarvis! never saw a
more splendid view! How kind you
were to bring me here"
A grim, rock-bound region on the
North Cornish coast; inland n graceful,
steel-blue river, bound by verdant
pines, and stately grey house among its
terraces upon the banks. The house
was peculiar in its architecture, as well
as its solitude; and May Probyn's blue
eyes, after, wandering over the land
scape, came back TO it.
3 This is handsome placer
Her companion, handsome, stall
wart fellow, ina miners suit, seemed
averse to replying; but his grave glance
grew gloomy to severity.
''Do you knowswho lives there, Mr..
TregarvisP' she asked
The young man answered the ques-
ton with reluctance.
''No one at present, I believe" 81
After Il moment, he added:
cit is called the Grange"
The girl looked up at her companion
quickly .i ......
''Our landlady told me its history
yesterday" GLOW the owner, Squire
Vorschoyle, died there last year; that
his 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 SEQ the boy,
who grew up rs heir TO the property;
yet his grandfather quarrelled with
him on his dying bed, and left his
beautiful estate to the daughter of a
brother, whom he had not seen since
infancy"
The young mans grave, blonde face
was study in it's play of emotions as
he LOCKED. at tho girl.
t'Did she, tell you what the quarrel
was aboutP'@
''She did not know"
Oswald Tregarvis spoke slowly.
t'Tho father was a good, but unfortun-
ate 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 him
self 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 little love. "
The young man paused for Il mo-
ment, then went on Again. =.
ellis father had been a miner in his
youth. He returned to superior
branch of it in his old age, and stationed
himself near his boy. There was no
hope that the grandfather would relent,
but this made the two dearer to each
other Then came the old mans long,
last sickness. He called his grandson,
and bidding, him repudiate his father 8
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, grandfather,
| but this | cannot do The old man
may have had some suspicions-he did
not name them, but his anger was ter
ribie. He turned the grandson he had
never before had cause to reprimand
out of the house"
''Do you know what he did thenP"
''Joined his father, went into the
mines, and worked with him.
'tHe was very brave. The grand
father was unreasonably cruel
The young man hurried away from
the rock against which he had been
leaning. z
:. Perhaps he came to something of
that belief, for codicil was added to
his will, bequeathing the Grange to
him in case of his cousins death. But
l am afraid" he added, with quick
upward glance at the lowering clouds
above them, sit is going to rain; you
cannot sketch here to-day"
Tho Dr;,.IC ola OF ol-ry.
took up the satehel, containing artists
materials. &z
81 can come up here another time, "
she said. $50
The two went down the rocky slope
to the road. The young man turned
and looked into his companions face.
''And now you have my history, Miss
Probyn."
II knew" she said quickly.
"Did youP" he asked.
She nodded. q ..
Mamma and 1 heard part of the
| story the first evening we came"
Past turn after turn of the piney,
winding road they proceeded together
to the old farm house at the riverside,
where the two were fellow-lodgers.
Ii was an old-fashioned place, but full
of comfort-honest and respectable
nothing more.
+ May Probyn and her pale .mothel
had come there from London in search
| of quiet and retirement, they said, and
so became acquainted with Oswald
Tregarvis, who was a lodger at the
farm where they took up their tempor
ary abode.
I May had never seen him in a min.
er's suit until that day when he haC
come from his work to meet her anC
guide her to a new sketching ground
but she thought him very handsome in
the blue flannel shirt, his throat bare
and fair c,lrls showing their crispnes'
under the simple cap.
May ran fleetly up the old staircase
to her mother room, and Oswald wen
back to his labor.
He walked and worked with a mus
ing eye. 1t had cost him something
stirred him painfully, to refer to hi
experiences. He was not in the habi
of speaking of his misfortune.
His unjust disinheritance was a sor
spot, which he was fond of probing
And new thought haunted him now
which he tried to put aside; and, leav
ing his monotonous task, began to tall
with the men about proposed blastin;
of rocks, for which heavy train woul'
soon have to be- laid.
"You'n be careful, boy-ehP Blast
ing is dangerous work. said q bent