Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-11-28

not love me, ana tnat sbe loNeu nuotnoi.
Roth of our lives would have been miseri-
hle for should have realized that she mar,
ried me out of gratitude, ana that she hstu
sacrificed her life to me. Real love Is uIsei UNI =.
fish. and believe l love Hazel too wen 70
wish 10 see her an unwilling bride. II she Is
happy with the man OF her cnolce, shau
be conten1." :, Ne, az
starn old TALLER, on whom Aaron Rndney's
noble defense of Hazel did not make tne
slightest impression. He nao ~ vas 5atars ar,
mined not to forgive her; therefore al 81
the sQuires arguments We're OF 10 atSai, tt,t,,
"You will oblige me II yo9m yl,,i Go9nS finS % inst
money, Master Rodney. hou IL M" 1'S'
five hundred pounds ,... t,ool-
The squire did not touch the pocKeb-pooh;;
He stood looking at Dunstan hiTkeI haei nnG
thinkin0 oflhis un natural behavior he signed
sif You will not count the money l will
for you," said the miller impatlehtly' open
ing the poke book, and taking OUT LoI.
of Bank of England notes. he counted OUT
five hundred pounds, and turning 10 tne
squire, said 81 will trouble you loI = tJ
There is still a balance OF thousand pouhus
which will pay as soon as am aoie. Nils
ter Rodney, you will oblige me by takln,S
this money It's an honest ueDt, which l II
feel all the better for paying OH even P''
II Will take the money, since you insist SO
strongly upon my doing so, say b,,is sa, AMI nj
placed them in his pocket-hook. ne MtotS w ~
a receipt ior the amount, ana hiehueu ,e, ~ W
The miller, saying, y VIII put i,i nlis 30 Nyant
il: and if Aaron Rodney is not allVe UoserNe
her his money Will. - .,.t,o n
Before the surprised miller could llAaAe
re1sIvf fle squire hastily left the mill.
aron Rodney walked down the road uh-
til he came TO the Blackburn Inn, where ny
found Mrs Cooper was ,t as pHsy iSs yg6od ~ wom,
aa was so surprised TO see lllm walk III t,lae %
she stood still and starea at hliA ~ ~ Z
| for s0uire Rodney very seiqoih s,@saLSlA @ lai,'
inn, The thought Hastleo IhIouS M IRA tr,,Ts
| 81 wonder II he comes W so0 a -
Is Mrs. N9 Cooper was destined to be stu more ,T
surprised. The squire sag ~ JOUR aS hest port
vine. and / viii trouble you 70 brihg ~ souA
self into your sitting-parlor. % ,,ort n, ot
..You shall have the best botlleo ol PoiI Ta,15
ha,Je;n the cellar, squire, said the lahu'
lady. as She went for the VINE. sn,oIl
Scnnire Rodney seated himself by siiaIl III
table in the sittng-rooiIllh forhn ~, reproached
| himself severely for having WTitten ~ tingIy !
rravers. He thought he nau un"4.ehlS ~ ! 81 = :
made matters dnn more beoesE. on e as he believed
e, 10 he in his love for Hazel ne Ielu Iii, ~
hal,rit,1ld not wrong her DE Knew Ie,tii ',e .
very litt!e about S3;s = Thde rety was intense.
4 soweeeiM Myt,et, Mrs, Cooper brought in the wln'
4 +hc E,,ire said, 'tplease to take a seae sea- !,
Want yoE 70 give me asII1od I'M the Iandlady
,,i5,IIt, f,atferea. She was III her elelIleil ele.i,
4 Wien N'Sln' She had oas Of the gentry TO GOSSIP
with. a $50. Miss Kfrxe was you
/. r,Iast last night" remarkep aaron ho9ney
Mrs Cooper licked e2niaseS. s sile hsa,, ~ en
that Hazel and squire, ,i,f isPSF aft9r W Ea;Sse sh
Sncssxyared ayes, squire, she came nsES 9Ss
, fasdoV. late jim the afternoon, Will ~, y.
Tcsss,g gent wiiQ 3T2ke ilis 1amiI mil Han
IL pss Sesn staying at I<irEe,s ever sihce'
ne t5YeS Is yesE s.oH mean Lord IraveIs.'
u suSpose So nire, thougA g 10 t3 9ne ,yos wops
. hoTa fhoaelht he vas lord. ne was >
,,I1.o in MS InarGegs5 he never Pnt on Z IN I
pas Piisss,,ot half so Inuch aG that Irlshnlah =
: hilsIC.s has Cor Valet does. Hes real gentlema
| iTa,Ier ti,.sia was one r.
EVEN eXeT Ii1n, 1fa,, 3iaase Inform me iiow 4az
i ,o,"ed %; asked the squire, fmPattehtly. ,
0Ah the POOR dear young ladS Sss
,oL n state when she came heEe s,ls Z
sardI~ sunl a,Ie TO stand Lord TrayeFs pat =,
: inc the rocklng-e chair there, and taea ne ci.,
. ~ ~ ,oe as she was suffering from n HSEsO'
: headache, and then he askeu Sc duestidn in Iii
Kirixe. as she had had some tFouole WI w,
~ her father, and she would DC iiiu0ii '-"
ed" ,bo souira
= s.Yon would have pitied her, slr her tg
- moro red with weeping, ana she LOOK
~ heart-broken. The poor deitL y4ub trcbIe i.'
20 ! ,Ionst have had some dreaaiul tIc1OAo to
= a naclye her leave her fathers nouse. Iy;r,
,S 4tISto had Mrs. Cooper; DunstaA MI
actet liaG2 q brute to ms 9augIlCe,1i cold NJ
d La! y snIcf2gS "ahSf m her hands in horr
SPoPp,. Miss Hazel is one of the Sweetest =.
u in the cogpttrya; aid epS o tdho anytliing or a
~ - rlca in the world. QE5 ass a hara Lla
p ~ ii1s hesr ei.'I TO yet on with We'll. setTe ma
lie Taung lady drink 9, cup o4 tes aifS sM' sS''
~ low q xaouthfui of toast. and then @ @ne.S
her nnGress, and ! say her to bed, the .saS
"a Ss I wns;ta one of my own girls"
" Heaven bless you for ypur klnaneSss s
!. Il p01f eilild, said the squire III d 10
81,
fns hnskv %nta4 ts,e young lady came do'
. aThis mo. Wing f9y Ell the world ilh
to breakfast loC-- -.,
d corpse" %SSel ,ts,a rJa
s \ sis she here now, Mrs. c. - lei.ss nj nj
ssNo, squire, Lord Travers a. IL II
y left about ten O'Clock this lnorL- ~
/" went in the 1890 express"
Il '"Ah! that must be the train that
i aThat is more than I can tell positivel.
s- That man of Lore Travers' may not hay
If told me the truth. There are two trains tn;
Y pass by here within five minutes of eac
y other. One goes down to London and Il
h "What did Barney O'Flynn tell you "
LA is that the mans name, squire? Wei
y sir, he had parting drink with my ma
d before he left, and when hetOld us good-by
he said that his master was going to he ma
|, ried the Border, for Lady Iravers, n
If masters mother, would never consent TO
l. regular open English wedding"
e "By Jove! she shall conseUt to it, or / wi
have Arthur Carringford's lite" said II
:, squire, passionateiy, as a sudden hot fius
e like a rising flame, leaped into his face.
Mrs. Cooper looked up into the squire
i face in anazement, and said, "Do you reail
think that Lord Travers meant any harl
n to Hazel Kirke? He is a fine young felIo
a and he appears mighty fond OF her"
J. "God forbid, Mrs. Cooper, that l shoul
II think him capaDieof wrOnging Hazel; but
shall not feel satisfied until know she
g. his wife by every legal bond"
i. s.YOu are good man, squire" said MI
/, Cooper, impressed by the loyalty Of the ma
i
apDOintment, and think OF the welfare
e the girl whom he loved.
e al am not as good as might be, but a.
e not a scOundrel. Hazel kirlSe has been Vel
II dear to me, and, If she love another, ca
only bear nay disappointment like a ma
IS / shall try 10 be her true friend Mrs. Coo
d err beg of you not to mention our conVe
+. sation, for / do not care to have Hazel mac
a a subject of village gossip"
s'You can trust me, squire; shall not b
the landlady, proudly.
)r s'Thank you, Mrs Cooper"
O The squire paid for the bottle of win
which he left almost uutasted, and hasti
Y, left the inn. He determined 10 start T
it Scotland Immediately, and see If Hazel al
Lord Travers were legally married.
However, "man proposes and God disp
TO SEES" When Aaron Rodney returned
D. Rodney Hall he found letter awaiting hin
le 1t was from his only brother, who had eI
If barked in business in New York, and WI
had proSpered there. He vas childle
widower, having lost his wife ana chlldr'
> o few years before. lie was dying SLOWLY
consumption, and longed to behold his on
W living relative before his death; he implor
er his brother to come to him without delay
i'd Aaron Rodney was deeply affected by !
e, brothers. letter, and he hastily put his ANA
ed in order, and the next morning departed I
London. Here he stopped for rev hou
to in order to call ON Lady Travers, and see
he could obtain from her some news OF Lo
ne 1ravers' marriage.
or her ladyship was too i'll to see him. lie N
to no time to spare, as the steamer he intend
n to go in sailed the next day. He started tn
if afternoO for Liverpool, and sailed Oh I
/ .1Scotia" the following morning, breaIhi
at a silent prayer for Hazels welfare.
+ CHAPTER XI.
FAIRY GROVE.
n. ~ Arthur Carringford's trial was over,
10 had returned to London 10 ask ms motl
I Ia receive Hazel as her daughter; but lie Il
thai under the Circumstances, he dare u
IN | mention his marriage. lie saw tnat
~ ! mother was determined ne should mar
st | Lady Maud. When he refused she II
er passed her sentence upon him, ana ne we
| from her presence a banished man.
"All for love, and the world well lost,
a thought with q smile. He felt decided
| uncomfortable, however, when he tnoue
l. of his last interview with Lady Maud.
e. though her manner had Deeli pecullaIi
Z never dreamed for a moment that she car
for him any more than she MnpId nave VaI
OF foT hgGther Ee tllo4ght ~ poast4ie q VI ~
1v and was sorry that he had spoken 10 hef
rrd all regarding the promise She haa inaoe
he his dying father. .,-,
~ he had felt Ii his duty TO do 80, thinki
Ill IL was TO llisil for her TO feel herself hou
Inv a promise which never could ne fuinn,
He did not wish 10 see Lady MAUD sacrli
nv her future happiness; besides, ne wa
aat' thv Of Lady Maud's affection, and ArtE
he Carringford was panied to hear that he