The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-10
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A brave, baritone voice was heard
among the roses, and the tall. hand
some girl, pulling clusters of purple
westeria from its vine, could not but
listen.
- 'Tis wen To be gallant and gay.
| 'Tis Wen TO be tender and true.
| But you'd better be of with the old love
/ Before you are with the new
Maud Darrell curied her red lips with
heightened color. but did not turn
her beautiful head one inch. although
she knew John Maddern was waiting
for glance. yet never once turned her
face towards the spot where the young
man leaned and watched her
Was it mere caprice? John Maddern
knew that his sweetheart was a little
| capricious; but beauties were always
spoiled he argued, with a tender
smile.
To-day there was lurking uneasi-
ness in his heart Maud rich old un-
Gle and his adopted son had arrived the
| day before. Did handsome Adrian Del
afield see how beautiful Maud was?
Her cousin, she called him. Cousin,
forsooth! That graceful, Spanish-look-
/ ing fellow, of seven-and-twenty, was
] ~ Mn ~ AaAS ths-SAf tANNAltAANs HIS
| shapen dwarf, who. rolling in riches.
had taken whim to adopt him as his
! heir.
One would think there would be q
ruffling of feathers at the intruder. since
Maud had always been considered Mar
| tin Delafeld's 5 heiress. but how the in
| truder had disarmed all resentment
with his smooth tongue and charming
manner!
''Who was the good-looking fellow?p
lie had heard him ask Maud
| With an air of quiet indifference.
Maud had replied, without tinge of
| tell-tale color:
Mr.. Maddern is one of our old
neighbors.
Old neighbor indeed,
| He had been wild about her ever since
| the Darrells had come to the Lilies"
| There had only been stately Mrs Oar
rell and the sweet, dying girl Ada, at
/ tirst-these two and their servants.
| He had never known what allied Ada
Darrell, but she was fading, like a flow
er, from day to day. Before the year
ended the young sister was called from
school to the funeral.
He had been commissioned by Mrs.
Darrell, with whom he was a fayorite,
to meet her at the train.
What a flashing. impctuous. dazzling
young creature she was! They had
softened the blow for her. She did not
know that her lovely sister. Ada, need
ed no anxious thought of her young
heart; but her pitiful ignorance made
his heart ache while he wondered at
her beauty.
When he saw her again the bright
impetuosity was gone, the young face
clouded with weeping, but the charm
the girl had cast over him stayed. He
loved her.
Adrian DeiafeId did know that Maud
was beautiful, having good eyes and
taste similar to most mems.
lie surveyed the dark, lustrous eyes
and peachy cheeks quite at his leisure,
and it was he who put it into Martin
Delateld's head that Maud must 20 10
! the Rhine with them in August.
Maud accepted the invitation with
girls love of novelty, and Mrs. Darrell
consented.
The trip was to be made as extensive
as possible, and Adrian Delafield was
the most delightful of companions,
knowing the legend of every ruined
views.
Such days of enjoyment, such hours
Of sweet surprises, Maud had never
known.
She could not be insensible to the
gentle deference, the gallant protection
constantly offered her; and since the
trip gave Adrian Delafeld in the acci-
dents of travel. every advantage, the
chances grew fast in his favor.
The lover present hid the lover alb
perhaps, women are apt to be incon-
stant.
Step by step the man of the world
advanced, until he believed he needed
only her promise to make Maud his
own.
They stopped one day at an old farm
house, with quaint. diamond-paned
windows.
Her uncle and his adopted son had
gone to make sure that their beautiful
carriage horses would receive the best
of care.
Suddenly the wind-blown boughs of
the door-yard cherry-tree parted, and
let shaft of sunshine upon the dia-
mond panes of the window, and Maud
saw writing there. and rose to read it.
Scratched by a diamond We're the
names, adrian Airlie' and ada Oar
rell. !" and date was added
The room reeled around, but the eyi-
dence was before her eyes. Her host
"a garrulous German-strolled into
the room and observed her occupation.
Wonder if the guadige Herr remem-
bers writing those names. Twas nigh
three years ago. / knew him again di-
rectly. You are not like the other
fraulein. She was smaller and fairer,
though not any better-looking.
Two shadows had paused in the door
way, as Maud turned.
You would not have known the girl,
she was so white and stern.
Your name-was it Adrian Air
lie?''
No answer; but there was guilt in
the mans face.
Yes said her uncle, '.his name
was Airlie before he took mine"
For one little moment Maud looked
into the shallow, shrinking black eyes.
Then she turned away, di5dainful as a
princess, and without another word.
left the room.
One evening John Maddern strolled
sadly into the garden OF the Lilies. A
tall girl rose up from rustic chair
joint she cried, gladly.
Soon they were walking arm-in-arm.
Il never told you, john but nv sis
ter Ada died of broken heart Long
ago. when my mother was estranged
from her parents because she married
against their will, we lost father and
mother. and were left unproyided for.
Ada was but sixteen. She went in
to rich family as governess, while |
was tossed from pillar to post by indif-
ferent friends-a troublesome little imp
they said
1T was there that Ada met Adrian
Airlie. She was very pretty. then. when
in health. They were betrothed.
Poor Ada, So lonely. SO loving.
He was only amusing himself. He
left her to break her heart.
Il can understand how bright he
made life for her for little while, and
then left her-nothing. Ada would
have lived to be happy. but for his sell
fishness and cruelty When I think
that | might have loved him. it seems
as if | should die of shame,
Thank God. found out before too
late. John. if | have given you any
pain. viii YOU forgive me-
Aud John Maddern knew that the
! girl that he took into his arms was all
his own
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