New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-23
CHAPTER XXI.

CHAPTER XXI.
Mary amid flowers. in perfect innocence WI"
peace shining in the depths OF her bcantiiu eyes
had grown to womnnhood knowing no sin. nor '"o
shadow Of evil loving only her father and Janet
She had in quiet content reached that age whoh III
the busy world girls are wives and mothers o""
denly ont of tho far away dreamand there III"
come man with frank face and winning sm"e' q
man with manly thoughts ant noble npn'Sos-"'"
straightway Marys heart was won. Quick throo'
hing chancslul blusle, smiles signs and even nm
hidden tears that sweet as bitter. replaced hcr
calm The coming Of Dennis had been the first. tine
great eycnt Of Mary's fe And the others. how
ou ckly had they followed The convict with MS
,oser,es written OH his face Dr. Cotton. his county
bows and varied compliments.
All passed in tho ,ght before Mary. as leaning OH
the gate she looked down the road AMI wa'tch LOT
her ,ather Now and again she cast wistiul gahc'
IT ths dusty wav which had brought her n new
friend. Gle will come; Dennis will return. she
s,;d Tn herself with low voice and blushng cheek
And then sadness camo over bcr as she thought oi
her fathers changed manner Why did no ohener
spb than smilef Why would he not listen to her
secret about Dennis; why did he put her from nm
with not now" each tme she began To SPEAK W
what had made her nappyf She wanted MN 10
GOO Dcnnis with her eyes to feel for him what sh"
felt And the convict. She wanted 10 tel MN :"
,,,o convict. There would BE no danger now the
p,or man had gone Why did Janet still bid her 10
bo silcntY And why was Janet always plying her
no,v aMy mir BARN. God gio ye strength" was
nov Offences on hor nurses lips Somehow the sun
seemed hidden by mist-thcre wero tears In her
r,ihcr is in trouble. fear" she said and softly
sighed. Then turned her face TO the othcr io"u anu
JANET from an open window watched the graceful
figure at the gate aud trembed for Mars 'u,1 f
rwo weeks had passed Snce the burning ot ~
CoIton's house. He announce 1t To Mary WIN
covert alsions to the new mansion he ih'enuco w
rear hoping to WIN pantiini sii u. u I nnpe so
# he desired it, the doct had hah inucn ano ~ N
himself from then and there asking her I" I've ms
3ut that mysterious iather ~ toto mus ,V t
,idcr "a little longer. He was not quite Ieiy lor
anut her shock of the nerves; Janet ilad ~ eh MN
nnn when he II I'll in lis new gracionsLesS spoken U"
nrr of the fire and tho death OF the convict ih'S
vrre unrrruiosI in his thoughts and he had men
toned the mans successful effort to save Miss paw
sons life. 10 his aston shincnt Janet graspen MS
Dinna va tell her Dinna yc tell Mary o the
,onyiCt.' she whispered. Though IN oicn lrh Dig
nity Inc hal tried to shake her or she had liei last
until he WAS absolutely obliged ~ PROMISE
Janet a. she stood watching Mary was thinking
of tho nrgro she had prrlilcd 80 much to- save
lnr Tom puir Tom hae",, ne' , 'h" S SH, nv
LETT This house 10 what purpose has Tod nade sac
noble Il mon an cicd HIM ack skin ihsrc
must hc place where the wrangeh gel tcif iigntS.
And though Miry says We mann forgive I'M NY
am heart hard ~ Il stlnc Ia them wn wiaugod thnt
nniprr Nec wrol. niiun Ito something or III tun
on nv ain nose wi wcepim.' said Jan I ~ she
looked around Marys room trying 10 find sprck ol
dust or the slightest thing out 81 order But wnc
and iair us the girl herself was his snowy cinmbef
with its futtrtinr curtains AMI III" soft couch with
IT'S da,tv nj lows Wherein tor all these years Marys
golden head had rested IN innocent slumbers. III,
img an c>tra dusing and putting INTO fresh order
what was itself perfect order. Janet with another
elnnrr N May went into the garden behind the
hnrsr tn repair the damages of the m tninrs stnr
Although October had nearly gone the ali was
warm rs SUMMER md thunder storms were frequent
auI vnlrnt They filled Janet with suptistltiuhs
ave lhrtes sumtllune wthnE Iuniine slr
would whisper to herself ~ Inc u'ften,ng vu"u u,
vuul lur,trll n stnrin. ne iiist nin,teilhs ~
,Li,udrt the lie, Nash ~ lightning wUnlil aii hpi
L., hnr hnrps IN the middle ~ The rui, while May
rn,,,jnp ~ lei rntitaitI Wuulh s'nni ~ iei si,f
u.Situ 10 nuuilriina admiration ~ the ihene Gle
,nntis I hs,, wa go tai ~ bet heart Only nwe ~
ilnl's uswrf Wliu hnh 81 nhtnir ih TIE HOLLOW ~
lie hand .,. , ,.,ati-
inntn Was sninn eaWsp ainh itasi,i, lni ihhr'
Un, ,nusnpas iiiian's ,hhhtr tnMai hls tliill w.
nno1 unrlri hamelmrs he wnNi' rni,h "a y
son, tunes daYb Wnnld pass Wi'h"n' VISIT ~
MARY las suohH illln feetNlhH 1907 paips9's 9nhn
lines IA mood silence, Vnh a.aiu MN 10y" ,n'
Jaue ho na, eg n0iGeh except to soowi ~ inI e''
brave woman would have been iilshlc'irN W""''
suspcctrd something. aud not being ahin tn tri
what rather courted his notice, hoping that h'
would he angcrcd aud would turn ON i,r 800.
Iie can bat kin me. An he'd lind u nae easy
obn she said 10 herself rs she gathered iogcthe
Inc rulnel plants OF her kitchen garden ana throw
| ing them into basket carried them outside OF li'
| fence Wad he Kill her = She stopped To thIhk
! trembling and tuning pale as she saw nat uhcoh
scuu sly she stood beside tree the lightning n''
shattered and eIled "Wad the iigh'n,Hns XII ,h vi,
| shIdder a VOW to watch well her BARN. sue ueBai
| sciuhbing with all her energy. hoping to drlv
away her fears. 1t was thus life stoo! WIN alars
\ br, hpuI can
| hand, she etincd OF Dennis. sniie was upoi
her lips light II her eyes that made nor mos ,
beautiful She was 80 absorbed III dreams Wa, sl
| did not hear an approaching carriage untIi us DC
cupants. lady and gentiehan had seen ana GUN
| mented on her ur,
lane there she is at the gate" had moved aside I
give tho lady place. Miss Dawson seeing 'ia' Id
| lace had said
An instant later the startled girl had looked
| them. blushing il little with graceful bow 81
| opened the gate. ,., g. ,,,e do
| lighted doct0r, who jumplng To the ground 700
Mary hand aud presented her to D." Ny cOtisli MIS-
| Even at the moment while charmed with Mary
| grace and beauty. Miss Dawson could hardy Ioi
| boar smiling at the thought that her cousin wa
actually III love AMI contemplating MARI aee WIN h
| young girl who 10 him had no other name wi,
| Mary When her cousin had proposed this Visl. 81
| had embarrassed him bv asking. DO YOU inteh
marrying this young peisonT And he' DESPITE p ~ ~
1
| capadc answered, " l-I--think of doing So. W ne
To her natural questions concerning the girls ihll
and connections he had been unable to make satI
factory answers. she had raised her iian's an
brows i'll horror. ~ she said My dear COUSIN
hope you don't intend 10 make mlsalancc' on
had feared that some designing woman was aDpu
60 make fool OF her cousin. and had deteIIninou
her pride TO deliver the old gentleman IRON ail
such meshcs. But the sweet girl sh face OF mar
with it, delicate features and snowy SKIN. the taI
slender figure. and above all her perfect grace III
simplicity. charmed MISS Dawson and conVihcc
her that the girl was. as she whispered her COUSIN
ga lady" ,u;
Nothing plebeian here" she thought foliown
Mary into the GRITTY parlor, Miss Dawson saGllnce
OF Mays room >, arho
"Lovely, lovely" she thought TO herself; =" Ihe
can be nothing here to hide Whateyer the la.n Io
Inc must come of good stock. Poss bly, he has To-