The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-11

suddenly open and Mrs. Danvers made
her appearance.
She looked at her daughter, and for the
space of a minute stood transixed with
astonishment and terror
ETHEL" she said, what do you mean
by uttering those fearful words2 Are
you rehearsing some part for private the
atlicals?"
Mo-
"Then what on earth do you mean by
crying. L viii kill your Kill whor
No answer; Ethel stood before her
mother trembling from head to foot.
OF course she had not intended her
voice to be heard, but, as we have before
SAID, her ungovernable fury would not
sffOw her to think Of what sf1t. was doing
ETHEL" said Mrs. Danvers sternlv. Il
hope you will not be the means of causing
me to say that l curse the day you were
born. Your conduct of late has been
more than extraordinary, and by no
means becoming a lady who has been
( brought up and educated in the sehnner
you have. 1 am suIprised-na 5lizs ust-
/ ed at such unmaidenly conduct. Tell me,
/ who has been herel7
Leon Cathcart"
.WeH?"
/ "What7"
''You know what mean. He was here
Tor the usual purpose. l presume7'
Il don't understand'
Nonsense! He came here, l suppose,
to again offer you his hand"
mot this time, mamma. He spoke no
word OF love-" replied Ethel calmly, but
she did not look her mother in the face.
''Then what did he come for?"
This" And she handed her mother
the letter of invitation
''Oh, that is it. Well. we will 90. Of
course. and as far as l am concerned. l
shall be very glad when this marriage is
all over"
"Why?"
because all your romancing will cease;
all that romantic nonsense Won talk re-
spectmg Rowland, and which | hear Won
utter even in your sleep, viii end. And
then you viii take the hand of Leon. and /
you will both be very happy-as you
ought to be-"
AT these words, spoken slowly and
firmly. EthePs breast rose and fell as if
she were struggling for breath. and when
her mother had concluded, she walked
firmly from the room without uttering
another word
''Ah, me" sighed Mrs. Danvers. sink
ing gracefully into chair, and settling
herself to again peruse the note Of invi-
tation. 1T is a shocking thing to have
daughter with violent temper, and that.
am sorry to say, Ethel has But when
this marriage is over she will see how
foolish. she has been. But what did she
mean by kill herr Kill who, wonder2
L never heard that anyone had injured
her. Oh, dear! it's very sad think she
wand"rs occasionally"
CHAPTER ".
Blexley House, the residence of Sir
Rowland Saxby, was a noble building
built in the Gothic style from Sir Row
lands own designs.
Attached to it was a lovely park of
some twenty acres in extent. well wooded,
and with a charming lake through it.
The interior of the house corresponded
IN every respect with the exterior, for it
contained some of the finest furniture to
be found in all England.
Statues and pictures Of exquisite work
adorned almost every room. and
the entrance to the building was guarded
by several mail-clad knights, who. it
must be admitted, never raised a finger
TO hurt anyone, nor turned their heads
either to the right or to the left, by dav
or by night.
On one side of the building was Sir
Rowland's study, and here he was pleased
10 show any one of his numerous inven-
lions, some useful and others-so, so.
Sir Rowland had made a large amount
Of money by his own ingenuity; he was
proud Of it, and delighted to sit and talk
6RC e
md listen to him, of which, considering
Sir Rowland's hospitality, there were not !
, few /
Still, as the years crept upon him, and
'aused his hair to turn "whiter and I
Vhlter STILL he began to get tired of his s
INVENTIONS and his books relating thereto,
mo TO think OF an altogether different
of his sons marriage to a
uitable lady. c
And when he saw Grace Thorne for the
rst time, the old man considered that L
rs son had made a proper selection. and
pon closer acquaintance, he was certain
+ 1t, and congratulated him.
The greater part of the old gentleman,s u
fe had been passed in London and there
re he persuaded his son to marry at
lexley, and thus avoid the necessity Of p
- 'iiiiiS HiuiStiI ny Il Journey.
To this Rowland, as a matter of course.
'nsented, and on the day appointed, iS
race, Mrs Thorne. and Rowland arrived Z
1t was proposed by Sir Rowland that -,
icy should be two weeks with him be- u
re the ceremony, as when the wedding "
id taken place the happy couple would lie
Ike their departure for place little
1ther off than Blexley, and where they g
ouid be-as every young married couple
sc
The day following the arrival of Row
nd and Grace, Mrs Danvers and Ethel "
rived
From the appearance of the latter. any ~
e would have imagined that she was N
premely happy. III
Her face was beaming with smiles, and
had kind word for VI
eryone
Mrs. Danvers and her daughter were W.
commodated with an elegant suite of lie
oms' and everything which was calcu
ed to make them happy was done. We
One day passed, and the party. which
d been increased by Leon, had been bo
ry happy. je,
Ethel had accompanied both Rowland ca
q trace on many excursions, and chat
meiTlly with them. ia,
Little did they dream that under that sh
Try talk was concealed a most deadly MI
solve. an
Little did they imagine that while she un
atted' she was thinking of the best wav az
taking her (as she called it) revenge
5ut so 1t was, the thoughts always m ioi
most IN her mind were Of the dest11Ic-
n of Grace ThoIne ee
For three days she watched their move an