The Penn's Grove record., 1885-05-16
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having married at an early age hei
daughters were now but II and is.
What brought Carten to the q9le'
village home Of the Nations the Mai,
tons could not divine; the placidlty OF
their life in the New England town OF
Harper, they thought, could present nc
attractions to their foreign cousin,
whom they lad known by report as a
wealthy SON who had lately succeeded
10 his Inheritance.
Mother said Laura, the younger
daughter, i wish they we're not com
Ing; am afraid of Mr. Carten already
I don't think il is right that he should
come here to mai our peace.
Yes, said her sister Annie, VINO hau
just returned from the garden; why
should - mar ike that want to contem-
plate au American girl engaged at Worh
~ I've been? Then that companion
/ suppose he has a wig and quotes Latln
has thin legs and Is afraid OF dogs
Indeed, mother, they will both be NlS
pleased in u.s.
Daughters said Mrs. Nation, MT.
Carten's father. though only a distant
cousin. was kind to me, and had l
chosen to remain with my kin in Eng
land, Id never have had to see myself
and You SO poor as we are now. l mar
ried poor and tined my fortunes WIN
your father here alone
In the train approaching Harper sal
Carteu and Bearsley; the latter was
evidently nervous, as he remarked 10
his companion:
.Carten, 10Y, it is good of you otake
mt here to see Mary Creston, or Mis-.
Nation, as she Is now. II l II !
ought not to remind her of her former
love for me by revealing my identity l
can 20 away again and she neVer KNOW
1t has been nearly fifteen years since
I've seen her; maybe she has forgotten
her friend and Nations rival
Don't mention it, TOm,' replied Gar
ten. For your sake, it's a small ser
vice, We will soon be there; let US
wait and see
ARRIVING at the Nations place at
night, only Mrs. Nation received them.
The Englishmen were pleased, the sim
plicity and natural beauty OF the sur
roundiugs assuring them OF complete
repose, while Bearsley was more Ihai1
happy III finding Mrs. Nation still at
tractive. CaTten was not unhappy with
Laura and Annie, who in turn were
not so abashed after all in the presence
of the Engilshmen, who they had pre-
vI0usly thought would be indifferent 10
them, if not critical.
At breakfast on a morning soon after
their arrival, Carten suggested a fish
ing jaunt, which the young ladies were
inclined to accept upon Mrs. Nations
being prevailed upon to accompany
them. Bearsley was delighted, and
nearly betrayed his feelings by famll-
iarly dropping the MI. in addressing
Jarten, and almost falling into the fur
Their familiarity of a compliment to Mrs
Nation.
On their way to the river Mrs. Nal
ton found herself committed to Bears
ley's charge, whose greater experience,
it was argued, would be of much adgau-
tage to her. Their conversation turned
upon England as they sat watching
their lines, and Bearsley showed an ac-
quaintance with her home scene that
surprise and p eased her.
Carelessly, Bearsley remarked: Did
you know Thomas NeltOn c. that se--
ton, a great friend Of your cousins
fam1ly2'
With a sigh Mrs. Nation said Yes,
and a blush with her inquiry as to what
had become of him betrayed her inter
est if not her deeper feelings.
Bearsley told her then that Thomas
was now Sir Tom; that after allfe spent
in travel he had returned to his home, (.
where he lived alone. They say, too,
he loved once, years ago, a girl who was
Mary Creston; that for her sake he Will
never marryl' Bearsley added.
Mrs. Nation blushed still deeper and
said she had some knowledge of tie
girl, and Bearsley, fearing he might ap-
pear too bold for one in his position,
desIsted.
On returning from their excursion
Mrs. Nation sought out Carten alone
and inquired as 10 Bearsley. Said SIZE.
He seems not only intelligent in is
service as your companion, but a gen
tlemau in your own walk of life. Tell
me what is he-Wl0 is hep
Il can only say, Mrs. Nation, that he
is above his present position, that he s
"a gentleman. Whatever he tells you
may be relied on, and you cal take his
word as you would your fathers
The time went by and the visitors
were within a day of their leave-takinC;
the girls were sorry. Bearsley, as much
as his position allowed, was a watcher
of Mrs. Nation, and she, whilst amazed
at his presumption, could not actually
complain of attentions that We're always
so defeTential and so much in keeping
with his presumed station As attendant
upon their guest.
At shutdown Of this evening Of their
departure Bearsiey sought Mrs. Nation
and suddenly addressed her: MIS-, NAL
ton, said he, two weeks ago to-day /
thrust upon your notice recollection5o of
one who once loved you-and whom
you loyed-Tom WeltOn. / am Wei
toms messenger TO ask If you love him
still. Weltou has loved you all these
years; lie knows your life, its hardshils S,
its pain and its care. Shall | take TO
him a message that will bring him
across the sea to yOu2'
Mr.. Bearsley, | do not understand
you. But That Carten told me / could
believe all you say, ia fear to talk. /
did love Welton. | love him yet, but
he has not seen me for IA long while. /
am older now, and the idol of his youth
full fancy is altered.
Can | tell him he may cOme?'
Yes, sand Mrs. Nation, with emo
ton.
Then replied he, the message is de-
llyered. 1t changes Bearsley into Tom
Weltun, who is before you. DO you
know him? He begs you to forgive his
deceit, and to come to his lonely lie
forever. WIN you, Nary will you?'
Mrs. Nation rs Lady Welton Went
with her husband to live neal her ma
tive home, and from a closer proximity
we are not surprised at the more FIRE
quent visits of Carten to the Misses
Nation, and that there are rumors OF
his engagement to the very one who
had thought she would be despised ftt
the toll that once occupied her in hel
early and poorer daysin her American
home.
Experiments now makeit appear that
not only 10 ron and silver possess the