The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-12-05
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the kind offer lay in the fact that hel
faithful old family servant, Mehitable
Crancn, had been called away to attend
upon the lingering illness OF a sister,
and would probably be detained for
weeks at her bedside.
Lucy had lived at the homestead since
her parents death, and had cared for
and petted quite an army of domestics
who had been left upon her hands.
They had gradually grown decrepit
and superannuated, but her heart was
too tender to have them made away
with, and now she could not harbor
the thought of shutting up the house
and leaving them to forage for them
selves.
In this emergency she concluded to
leave her washerwoman in charge.
She had only lived in the village a few
months, but was a respectable looking
woman and a church member. She
was glad of the offer, only STIMULATING
that she should be allowed to have her
tey-daughter come and stay with
her.
Lucy consented cheerfully.
AZ did not know that you had any
family, Mrs. O'Connor. Where is the
little girl?" she asked.
"She is at school with the Sisters,
ma'am. Poor O'Connor left q little
money, and I made up my mind that
Norah should have the good of it in
getting an education.
Norah O'Connor was not the little
girl Lucy had pictured to herself in re-
curing to Mrs, O'Conner's words. She
was fully sixteen, and had blossomed
within the year into a rich, enhancing
beauty.
Lucy had already gone when Norah
came so all through the summer she
retained the impression that Mrs.
0'Connor's ste~p-daughter was a frolic-
some child, drinking in her I'LL of coun-
try sights and sounds before autumn
should take her back to the Sisters.
Lucy had few relatives; but her
cousin Howe-an orphan like herself
had always been TO her like a
brother. He saw Lucy and her party
safely of, and promised at the parting
moment to look in at the homestead ev-
cry day TO see that all went satisfactor-
:ir there there.
so Lucy cast eare to the winds, and
gave herself up to the enjoyments of
the novel scenes which soon surround
ed her, and amid which the first romance
of her life began.
Such delicious moonlight rambles,
when, amid the group of pedestrians,
Lucy was the one invariably singled out
by Vincent FARMLAND. But the season
passed, and Lucy returned nome with q
new pain haunting her heart.
III Vincent Frankland loved her-as
his actions had plainly showed-why
had he remained silent?
Lucyis thoughts never once turned
upon the real reason Of Vincent's 81
lence. She herself cared so little for
monev that a suggestion that her pos
sessions we're a barrier to Vincent hav-
ing declared himself Ter lover would
have brought an incredulous smile to
her lips.
he was the last representative of a
proua hHt impoverished family aud bad
worked his way through college by TAX
ing private pupils. He had yielded to
the perilons sweetness Of the attraction
which drew him toward Lucy, and all
unwithngly had planted 4 thorn in her
previously tranquil lr
But he was eqnalls Eerer. Never
before had be coveted ,,vslth. Had he
possessed the treasures of the Indies,
~5aid COST them ut her feet; but the
one rich treasure which he could have
Difered-his heart was withheld.
So the two parted-each to 20 q diff
ferent way-cach to carry q heart filed
with pain along life's hitherto eloudless
PATHWAY.
Howe met Lucy at the station. He
was SO ~preocupied in his manner that
Lucy noticed il and said at last:
HWhat are You thinking of, Cousin
Howe2 You have barely said half a
1ozcn words since we met. Has any
thing happened2n
Howe colored at Iucy's question.
After . moments silence, he answer
cd in q low tone:
YES, Lucy something has happened.
and II you have no objection, I viii
drive around the lake and explain il to
you before I take you home"
Fl hope IL is nothing bad. Howe, "
said Lucy in q startled tone.
"Tlat depends upon the way one
loosA ii it. 4 am an interested party,
and, Of course, a not expect others
To- see through my eyes. The truth is,
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