New-York tribune., 1884-11-02

ufapery ~ II seekng sometnlhg "Not ,"o'o' '"'
Tie sweet yoce rai,s out. startling Janet ~ her
work. ANY bafB y ss cried, running 70 Maty,ss
rom where sle found the doctor quietly talking W
her. When Janet appeared Mary held out iei afiis
afe'vp eonie back, ye, eonie back y the woman
sobhei rfpsshs ~ lief heart tlIs deaf child ~ pef
| lave The deeof annoteh ~ the iainilatlf ~ q
setsanl Nalhad rwst iioa the bed, And MY Eal
ii%,,s % ne, ,ps 10 Jansts eat whispered """efs"
safe az veal, harm, hat dnpa 70 tell the doe.
l0Fi When hns aaRgei " wilma he sac h,Nelii NV
| nee, w mama breathe his hsme" ,.
iho aeeief nndas ,hs le"es isdy t.a he. sessaa.
lne fss a. aSn as s Y had 1" "Ss AWAY '
| tho young lady on her plll0ws" he SAID % Janet,
and then 10 Mary III he genllest manner "My dear
young lazy, you have been very " and must ne most
careful. Noetcement If You please; Mrs; Wilson
teous bow tO Mary he left the room.
In tho carriage. riding home through the peaceful
| country, Mary's lCyoness filled his thonghts
"Why not he said to himself. as the carriage
| stopped before his door aud he looked up at the
stately mansion that called him. master, He saw
not only its imposing front. but the long line OF an
cestors dating back to one who carried III ms VEINS
| noble blood He saw the wealth that waited at his
| command, and then the fOwer-w reathed cottage
with its hidden beauty came before him. fair as
was that rose, yet it after all only a simple
flower. without surroundings OF wealth ana prom-
| nence. Why was not position and gold httin9
match for youth and love! mess All day he Thought
of the pros and of that course which with the
magic of Mary's voice had taken definite shape In
| his office while patients came and went while
|
| thoughts were following the same subject lie
thought of it Mt dinner which was served in solitary
state with gl,tterng glass anu MASSIVE silver ne
| hearth whose flames aided the shaded Lamps 10
bring out the rare adOrnments OF the great library;
The he thought of it, the more proper II seemed
to him. " A fair exchange" he SAID to himself feel
| ing generous and beDchcent As he acknowledged
this. And then he pictured how that white maiden
would tighten tho gloom Oh he grand old house. lie
| dreamed of the fashion in which that sweet voice
would waken echoes in the silent rooms ana IN ms MS
| unused and the smoke from his cigar was waited
upward, through the clouds he saw the face that
| had smiled up ut him from the white pillow
| While Dr. Cotton smoked and dreamed, on the
road through the woods wildly galloped father to
his childs be,lsde-a father whose despair changed
| to joy as he saw love and consciousness in Marys
eyes and felt the gentle clasp of her arms
| In the moments rapture he forgot all ese-forgot
| the teegrams of the morning with Information
the frultess search Tor the escaped convict forgot
his and his oath that the man shonld yet be
found, and thrown to the dogs forgot that that
| very day helpless convict had fallen beneath his
upon his destroycrs. Was Justice dead that wealth
brutal man. their too aud servant. should be
wrapped in the brace of purity aud loyei
"You will soon be well my darling, Hilton said
ever to your fathers heart In the new year we
will leave this place | will give up business and
we will be always together ,..
She looked into his face with loving smile, but
with none of her eager pleasure ut tins often
pan . of thew t% .a " r hc sli
had come between themi Some one had stolen part
of her Thoughts; there was something IN her innd
unreyened to himl lie felt II. he knew IT, even
now as size rested her head on his breast Her iare
was not raised in rapture to his own, hnd those
Their future life
" What do yoq see, my darIingw he asked II she
but answered that she WAS dreaming oi lr hhppi.
ness Of being always with him, then Ne drmon
RAGING IN Ms breast would take hight A truth ns
phe was, shp ronh not lie liiratlesslv he waited
the words which should nkUtriae this torture thhi
tUat ApH his unupp, lie snW liti uilitntN h'H
tntiun certain sltnhaa rhme oNei hei ihrr hil
shn hu Aly tha ilanhpAt ~ oiehlntna' lln hht Ma
teeth lnat ho miphl nhN wold IL ainiile h"l, hnl
gently laid hni pn h"l plllowA 'lpt h,a htmh WnlI
no contract ANA crush hnr ~ death. lie would not
| lnlniu nor Nhn was iruu ~ hli nNau now, smiling
~ h'n lo had been lool 10 doubt Io' u" instant
nnd hu Huillul down un her ~ Inspnlah,
Father" Nho htoppod and lhnn went on
"'Ihpn IN something yun do mol hnow IN ltH
mate, lylng on hor breast, he pl9cnI thn hnnd he
to his ch,li. "Wait until ! grow u little strongcr
aud viii toll YOU !, Is son,cihinH that has made
mn happy and yon VIII br happy with me"
lilo WAS afraid to trust himAuf ~ spoak, iio was
afraid lost the our.oS IN his ihonghts would spring
out II he hut opened his mont AGAINST any
of her than himself who could ~ interest her IN To
| make her happy lio walked To the window, glhrhg
out INTO the darkness ~ the impossible suseestions
of his thoughls. And then hc smiled at his utter
or i, fresh hover Janet had found aud she was
fostering it us she had done tho roSe-bnsh she had
reared from a slip he had gwen her One aay IN
triumph she had shown 1t to hun covered with
blossoms. And then they had planted 1t IN the
garden and had called it Mary's bush. lie could re-
member her delight ut his surprise. Yes. yes. she
was chid. an innocent child. Besides, VINO was
there for her to sos2 Janet the patriarch of doc
tor and himself. That old fogy could not have
gwen any pleasure. And there was no one else
Even he thus reassnrsd himself there came to his
mind the stranger walking along the road the morn
ing afer Mary's accident But watched HIM out
OF slgnt." he SAID TO himself. and even If lie came
back Mary had not seen him." Quleted by the crr-
tantv of these facts aud yet determined question
Jauet before leaving the cottage, he went back TO
Marys bedsIue She was drowsy with the soft sleep
of returning health. Looking up dreainy 10 her
father as be bent over her. she seemed 10 see near
hun that other man who on that bright morning had
walked out OF tine unknown world and entered the
| paradise OF her heart.
u love you" she said. and putting up her arms
to enfold both. fell INTO dreamland
For a few moments Hilton watched his sleeping
child and then went into the ball. ssek'Sg Janet;
She WAS near at hand. standing a: side door, and
advanced she him aDOut 10 enter ner room.
TO ls suspicious nature she seemed awitlng 1or
something. Why of late did sne always keep near
or around the hall. Was this all due TO Marys Ill
ness Could there be any other motive than attei-
| ton TO her mistress? These new thoughts acted AS
a cloak on the questions he had determined To put
TO her Without speaking he looked at her sharply
But there was no embarrassment In her face. and
the small shrrwd eyes frankly returned ms glance
Stiff and prn as the stiif white cap that nearly
covered her hair her face told little of her
thoughts. If thoughts she had. MaitIng moment
for hun to speak she asked: Dld ys want me, zap
spect from which she mad never varied during dur
| III. her eighteen years Oi service.
w no has been IN TINS house Y he asked abruptly,
still keeping his eyes fixed on her
"Whasf Ye ken. Captain. better than j. Savin,
yersel an the doctor Pm ignorant o the Others, an
dldna notice the faces o q the men the night
Mary"
II don't care about them.' he interrupted her
rudely, irowning as he did so. But Janet appeared
not to SEQ the darkenng ot hs face she alluded to
the accident wnich had so nearly killed Mary. She
was LOOKING the floor after manner OF hers That
hitherto had rather pleased her master, AS beng
suited to her station. But now he found fault with
IT, Was there something she knew
Again waited for him to speak, and hnding he
did not she looked up and met his eyes: Hao ye
cause % suspcl0np Her voice ana expression