Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-28

She returned my embrace with almost
palhIul clasp, but for awhile her lips
spoke no void. 1t was a grave silence
that followed. Many wild thoughts dart
cd INTO my mind about my future. jessie
put theIh 70 hight at last by saying the
nrst sad words had ever heard her ut
ter:
"Ihe fear that some day you may need
even my outward signs of affection comes
over owe, me, dear little Daisy, but do know
that your heart is right. Judgment we
all need sometimes, but time alone can
prove whether you have been unwise in
your choice. For the present Jessie
DOugias is her own mistress, and she will
pleaQ IOr you with all her heart: but
tnere ever comes a time when
cannot act out my real self it will prove a
narder task for me than for you to bear
the trial."
My wistful gaze was still upon her
lace. what else could she mean but that
between Harry's wife and me there would
be an impossible gulf?
She sprang up and whirled me about
play until we stood by the open win
COW, Where my thoughts turned quickly
70 tAe exquisite view as we looked out to-
gether. After awhile l said while she
cIoOu ollSuL SLlll.
1nls is my earliest feast of the day
TINS view when the coming sunbeams
touch 1t here and there with cOlors OF
gOld.'-
An! what dreamer you are, child.
was looking at this house and my admit
ration went no farther. 1t is a perfect
wonder OF construction. Look up there
ana see what an odd nook there is near
the cupOla,0
MY eyes followed the direction of hers,
ana after some scrutiny it was plain to
my observation that there was a part of
Jne mouse among the hooks and balconies
OIL the upmost story that could not be ac-
counted for by the number Of apartments
and corridors through which l had
passed.
What kind of a room can that be. if
there is one" said she, ''with no windows (?
l pity the one who ever is obliged to in
haDlt II: Have you explored those re-
giOns, Ninnie?r
1t was something Of an effort for me to
cOllect my ideas so as to speak at ease,
and perhaps Jessie imagined my apparent
confusion to have different cause.
NO, not In prying way" 1 replied.
when children Hal and l fused to play all
over the attic. l can recall circumstance
which would have been forgotten but for
your question. 1t was soon after the
place was completed that 1 was here with
Harry roaming from room to room, when
he whispered something mysterious in my
ear about part of the house that Aunt
Miriam kept shut and would NJ allow
us to see. Row strangely = ,ons
PACK to our memory aIVer be- totaIIg
I uurIedp
Jessie stood quietly absor in the
study Of what first attracted atten-
ton. Her perceptions were keen.
ana soon saw it was with n e curi-
oslty that she gaZed so stead All at
once a remembrance seemed startIe
her very genuinely OUT of a rev
"Ah! what am l doing child on nv
honor i did not dream of pryim D the
secrets Of the upper chamber fool
ish rumOr has made quite fam0 Can
you DeleVe me, Daisy, and fOrg me-
VIII, n l VOW that came most inne Atly
to SCI you, darling innOcencep;
Il IN readily believe you and fol-
most hA artily, JESSIE" said ], retuf
her cares, "when it is certainly true
/, who am most interested, did not q
suspect you of prying or thinking evil
L spoke trutl'fully, but the words we
scarcely spoken when began to be il
fected by her seri, us mood, and remeny
bered the upper chamber" known o.
even in my childhood with vague kind
of dread. Jessie still stood at the wins
dow in her unaccustOmeo mood.
"Did your father sell Stassmere, Min
nie?''
mo. / think there were some very
binding conditions in Aunt Miliam's will
with reference to this place, and she was
so fond of secresy she bound him to keep
her conditions to himself. He has told me 80
once or twice and babe me ask no Ques-
tons. am sure, however, he does not
dream of selling it. Mrs. Williams, who
holds the means of this family, has lease
upon it for given time"
1T is marvel how he ever could trust
such an Eden into other hands, and why
he did not live here"
'It was one of Aunt Miriam's wishes
that he should occupy it after her death,
but you know how hard ii is for some men
who are settled in life to change their
homes voluntarily. Father has his IA
miliar places for walking, eating drink
ing and thinking, and imagine the vine
yards of Strassmere that charmed him
so much at first were a source of trouble
to hiEa, so that he was induced to let this
place to Mr.. W illiams chiefly on account
OF his success in raising grapes. Father
could not be induced to leave home"
THAT may be true, Minnie, but he has
said to me lately that you were to be mis-
tress of Strassmere provided you had not
married as you have"
For an instant there was a culver atmy
heart-strings, for now l knew that in time
| was TO leave Strassmere and also for
what unknown part OF the world? 1t
seemed a dreary waste outside, where all
was so lovely within. Just then we'll
known step approached along the marble
hall below, and ITS sound acted with cleo
trical power upon my dropping nerves.
responded:
built OF rare treasures in the heart of my
husband, and desire no other"
A moment more and there came Eugene's
gentle rap at the door. Jessie was not
startled out of her seriousness by his
coming, but the mood became her very
much. and made her more attractive to
Eugene during the visit.
Just before we parted she whispered;
promise me, Minnie, no matter what
comes you will not misunderstand my
visit of to-day; Of course, 1 cannot tell
what a morrow may develop, but trust
me. and, as for Harry, don't Danish him,
dear, from your heart"
A blight crimson suffused her face, and
there was the lOVe-light in her eye that
made me cling to her in a parting en-
brace with an almost prophetic tender
ness. She yelled her tear-stained face and
was gone. watched her receding figure
while my heart was crying.
OH Harry, whose hands has broken
the bond that once held us so dear!
s,GIitters the dew and shines the river,
Tp comes the lily and shines her bell;
Rut am walking from two forever,
And wave my hand Tor mute farewell"
CHAPTER TX.
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