Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31
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THE CREOLE OF GlENSlDE.
BY MRS. JAMES HINE.
CHAPTER VI

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CHAPTER VI
The following morning proved 20 be
BRIGHT and beautiful one. and the party
EL % pleasant antiCipJtiOus. prepared
themselves for the days excursion.
Julia sanford said % Carrie. And SO
r.-. ars going I'm the zig with DR.. Norris.
Sou must mind and not let those ponies
-uu away with YOU"
.Yal bad better speak % him, If YOU
tEiuk amy caution is necessary replied
Carries 81 have no idea OF driving"
Nr shelton said; "Miss Julia only In
tends tl pat YOU on your guard, lest you
make Yourself So attractive as 10
diver. Lis mind from the ponies be is U
manage. The Doctor has seemed very
abs Hr-u.uicd for the last few days, he
added S. u.IcJutly.
THE lids fell over Carries soft blue eyes
ami rGe i..a color mounted 10 her cheek,
Is Size could not bat understand what
s-.s were seeking 70 imply. she only
hoped .lal Dr. Morris, who was chatting
sir. Bliss Bessie, did not hear the con-
F.r--tl.l- I'm few minutes more he
came and Bed her TO the gig, which was
awaiting her.
Clare said 70 him, as he went out;
"lauma has given Guido special orders
s.roa Immediately behind YOU. so that
b lla ponies become FESTIVE or unmau-
THla. YOU have only TO call on him. He
.rI-. them and understands them thor
I-alE- and they know his voice and viii
obey lm when they heed no one else.
Mamma SAYS she would not trust them
lu gFaTYunc's hands, but she knows You
81 De a good driver. They are apt to be
more Troublesome in a crowd. l rode after
them once % church, when the carriage
was broken, and l was obliged to 20 in the
gig, and Guido drove me, TOO; but they
reared and pitched and behaved so badly
when we We're about leaving the church
door that / was half terrified out Of my
life. ll could have gotten out / should
have claimed E1sa's horse and saddle and
made her take my seat, bat Guido would
not let me get out. He said. You be sure
for break your neck, Miss, eff yer try L
sat still iu terror, until ut length he got
them soJtued down."
Frank had decided that he preferred
going on horseback t0riding in q carriage
with Two ur-tlEee ladies. whom be would
be bound t4 entertain, particularly in his
present moody humor.
They We're all soon en- route. and on ar
Twin. at q eau Noir found a large party
already assembled there.
Frank soon made AN opportunity TO
draw Clare away from the gay crowd
w-IeL surrounded her 10 a spot where he
could -E-r0-s her whole attention some
Iu.. distance from the rest, where he had
q scat rra pared for her. composed Of car
rla-l cushions arranged under the wide
Spreading branches OF splendid old live
10 scarcely knew how To approach her
.u ,-e subject nearest his heart, but he
--t resolved that he would do 50 on that
Ferg day. w hen he planned this visit to
Glendale DC was with the fun design of
Offering himself 20 her. and so confident
was DE nc success that not a doubt rested
upon gi- mind, but that he would return
her accepted lover; but he had felt un-
easy ul'u the subject almost ever since
rs .Hla, and the feeling grew upon him
day HE -aE. She treated him always so
cordially and aIect1nately; he would
..-e preferred her being more reserved;
#.. then when they were alone together,
Itch Is. a always seemed tO avoid If pos
s..Ia. she was So very shy and Distant;
.... o. crown an this the fear that Mr..
y. erri1T was bis rival had taken pos
session of him.
They sat some time in silence, when
--5us. who had thrown himself on the
ground l-tOre=ler, said, abruptly:
"..arg ? want YOU 90 tell me the truth
about Arthur lie Nerrier."
-Wlat avn I to tell, Frank I am sure
j SNOW very little about him. was her
b y
l.-.. llU self 10 you, and II he has been
8cc.r.ad:"
I'll only knew him three days, Frank; it
would De very strange in him 10 offer him.
self ID me Gu SO short an acquaintance,
or iu me 90 accept him If he did. What
could have put such an idea in your
lejIs"
she took or so about his visit In tie
country on his return TO New Orleans that
IL r-.sH IL.
there must bee g lady in the case. and they
say when he was accused Of il he did not
deny It. Knowing as / did how attentive
be had been to Miss jamie Thompson
while she was in the city, took il for
granted that she was the one of whom he
was 50 enamOred, but Miss Thompson
Tells me she was away visiting friend in
- parish while he was here, and did
not see him at all, aud l Just expect he
has stolen your hesrt from me.''
81 did not know It ever belonged to- you,
Frank"
Then YOU admit that he has got It?''
81 admit no such thing"
"Clare, dear Clare he said. in an i'm
FASHIONED manner, show can you talk to
me So COOlly? My love for you perVades
every fibre Of my being; your name is
written on every pulsatiOn of my thrOb-
lnS heart; from my childhood to this
1our the future had never presented to me /
auSnt OF hope or JOY of which your image
qua not form part. 1t has stood in the
tgIeS- ound Of every picture; it has been
tAS l9Nelest, most attractive and beauti-
iul OBJECT ln my fOreshad0wing OF future
happiness, and in fancy its radiance has
ul9peued sac clouds from every scene of /
sOII0" OF eI grief, which my Judgment
leaehss me L snail have to bear in common
Win my hlhd. 1 want your love, dear
Clare. L want your promise that Won will |
&c my Driue-my rife, that yOyI will place
your happiness in my keeping. and give |
me the right TO watch over you in sick
ness and In health-until death us do |
pdrt-and meyer shall you repent the |
Irust, l swear by everything sacred and |
leaT that my life shall have no higher aim. |
aside from its obligations TO its Maker.
man TO watch over your happiness and |
your well-being."
Clare sat, awe-struek and silent. before
ne o'ermasteTing passion which was
y, az ing Franks nature, which could be
AAened only to the storm bending the
mighty oak with its resistless power. The
tears were cOursing each other down her
cheeks and falling unheeded uDon her
dress. She dreaded 70 speak, for she had
10 words Of comfort to give; vet he
paused ioT reply, and tremblingly she
attempted answering him.
on forget. Frank, that we are already
C0nnec ted by the ties of blood" tenderly
sle answered him, "and the marriage tie /
between you and / would be, to say the
least, most undesirable relation
Bring not that up against me-" he
salus pleadingly; hundreds have disre-
garded It before us, and why should not
Entered according to act Of Congress in the /