Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-31

the Dueheas Of Goldborough, wht
presented her to the Queer
at the last drawing-room. =
But even without the name Lucy hao
placed that beautiful face. It was the
same she had seen in the portrait sen,
to her by her cousin Howe.
Mrs. Mordaunt went on with her mar.
ration. "
ut seems that her mother made !
mesalliance with her tutor and wa,
discarded by her family. The married
lovers fed to America, and soon after
the birth Of her child the romantic
young mother died. Her husband
married again; soon after, he also paid
the last debt of nature follow
ing his first wife within three
years of her demise. He left some
money, and his second wife proved how
noble nature Lay exist in the breast
even OF an uneducated, low born woman
for she was both of these. She re-.
hgiously devoted her dead husbands
money to the education of the child Left
upon her hands. She had never told
Norah about the strain of noble blood
she had inherited from her mother,
fearing that it would give her aspira-
tions which could never be realized
She had meant her to get sufficiently
good education to be competent to earn
her living by teaching. But her limo
cent beauty won the honorable love OF
wealthy gentleman. who married her,
notwithstanding che opposition Of his
relatives, little thinking that the flaw
less pearl he had rescued from it's low
~ surroundings was to turn out dia-
mond in Disguise Isn't it good enough
to write book about?"
Eyes, replied Lucy quietly. But
she kept the fact of her relationship to
herself. Her pride rose in arms at the
thought of seeming to wish to shine in
the reflected light which emanated from
the surroundings of the once sighted
Norah.
But upon returning from their drive
Lucy found the card of Mrs. Mervyn~
Crandall awaiting her, and beside it lay
tho charming bit OF pasteboard which
bore the name of the high-born COM
panion OF her drive.
"She is nobier natured than I am"
was Lucy's silent comment, as she read
the names on the cards and then pass
ed them to her companions. -, "--"'
"What does it mean, Lucy?" asked
Mrs. Mordaunt. ut is almost like re-
ceiving notice from royalty.
1T means that Mrs. Mervyn~ Gran
dali is married to my cousin, and I was
the relative who tried my best to break
up what thought his unfortunate fan
cy for her." '5.,,s +
''And this is her revenge, suggested
Mrs. Mordaunt.
mo; there is not single trait about
Howe's wife but would do cred
it to q Princess of the blood royal.
She is simply magnanimous enough to
extend welcome to Howe's cousin, but
I shall not accept it,"
"You foolish grill" exclaimed Mrs.
General Clermout. lit is Just refusing
the open sesame to the very creme de
Ia creme of that society which / have an
to move in. For my sake be
as forgiving as is Mrs. Crandall-
though it is CALLING to forgive an injury
when ones self is the transgressor.
But Lucy was not allowed to es.
cape from her cousins, patronage SO
easily. The next morning brought
them to her, and in their company
was one whose presence sent Lncy's
heart blood thrilling through her veins
so rapidly that it was all she. could
succeed in doing to keep from betray-
ing her emotion. So she forgot 10 keep
up the dignitied role she had PINNED.
Vincent, FARMLAND was the young
lawyer who had restored Norah to her
rightful place Us heiress to her mothers
estates, and his success had not alone
enriched him but had given him more
briefs than many older luminaries of the
law can boast; and a wedding took
place at st. Georges Hanover Square,
4 few months after, at which the cyno-
sure of all eyes CATER Lucy, the bride,
If course) was Norah, "The Rose of
Erin. IN. Y. Truth.