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

II 4 ntI your mothers" ,,.,,I,ed |
Il hafes,geady pested with her, Tsplledd IIs a5d
Arthur, as lie pressed Aer hand slighiiy anu
hen bowed himself oa5t of the dit"tnSI 5SsI
.oom. Lady Maud boWee her heao SAN
xept the bitterest.tears she edNf n dream
: oNer Whatever you may mink arthur,
+ never loved you better than 90 ~ iil leHis
'ay parting hoWri loo 0shed Shsd the he hair hair back i
from her ieaples and paced the Iooith y ~
passionate steps.
CHAPTER x.
A LOYAL HEART.
The iav that Hazel left Blackburn Wfen /
Rodney called on Dunst4n kl ,o1I
oa was informed by Dolly button that her
uncle had just left the house ,,,o ,,.;,,
"Ah! in that case al, wil InuE 20 Consin @ Hazel
10 step this way for moment. 1 Wasn ~
Sc see T her before [ speak to her father. ..ao,..
"Why, man aliveI cried D9,iy' S5i "~
you know what mas hapPoh
aTnst after YOU left here yesterday my un-
Gle received a letter from lacy ,,
IUh:cb he compelled Hazel to read II,
".iiVJelI. well, lass ~ exclaimed the squire
..ft was anything but well, squire thTough,
that unfortunate letter my uncle DISCO SItTa
sbat Hazel and Lord TraVerS were III ioNo
with each ofher. o.,
n ARf10
ad Ais daughter and drove her from ms
pG9; tse:Teat Heaven. am to blame for wIit1 WIT;
ing fTayeFdS "a d the oa samiT n9raTe Tee1citedly
~ .tSVhy did you write to Arthurs mother
demanded Dolly, in surprise TEL, ;,ol-
because agas mad, ng glTl, tb laiGn Heart was
f1oi enough to believe was nay oWe. = i tet'
. Oresentfmert tlaat Hazel would love 4-s-' 1a :; :
Yea, lass, thonght II Lora tc-64 6se $40
srniIhie for / doubted that his intentlohs
T,ere honorable regarding your cousin ..
s1How did you discover that ne was AoiO
.sThroneh his valet, Barney 0'Flyn11' 1.. @no
.o,I 80 1nsn Jackson at fhe Hall VINO So''4
guest was" vas, y, safmed Dolly. 81 did MOI no1
know that good-for-l. Tall"
any acquaintanceS at the sends, Sc ap-
"Jac!Sson and he Were old -.
pears. Where has Hazel gomez? V1Fd
'She left here last evening, with
TraverS. They remained at the inn las.
night, and this morning"
'TThey were married. said Squire Rodney,
completing the sentence.
"No, sir. They are not married yet.
''This must be seen into at once" said
the squire, as deep scowl gathered on his
brow.
in. squire; he loves her too we'll 10 do so,"
Y.pIied Dolly, with spirit. II wish Hazel
had been married decently before she left
ileY fathers house, Tor tneu no one cOuiu
taik about her. Aunt Mercy is nigh dis
traetad with grief. and I have not a bit of
heart left. You had better go and see my
surly Old uncle, and see II you can make any
in3pression on his iron heart" said the
good-heaIted girl, as her eyes hlIed win
tears. ,
YOU are right. will see him at once" "
reDIied the squire. He bowed to Dolly, and
turned his footsteps tOwf rd the mill.
The miller was standing outside the mill,
giving Dan directions about some bags of
. n, nv &c n n
nedy'., Dunstan Kirke did not see the
squire until he stood near him.
The squire, the moment he saw the miller,
conversation with you
''Coms into the mill, then," replied Dun
stan Kirke.
Rodney turned to the miller and asked in a
voice That trembled from suppressed emo
fi0n; "What have you done with your
tSi am childIess" :" replied DunStan Kirke.
s.Yea, far more so than if had buried herr.
7 had a daughter, but she broke her word,
disgraced my name ana VIII d1,,, never forgive
her never look upon her face again.
THE squire started back Ill horror when ne
haard these pisilesa words. "Oh, man! y he
exclaimed. "What KIND OF heaTt HaEe H
you to drive your own lleSl' anu oA'0' - -0-i-
your door," -, IIo.oI WAC
your promised WIFE 1oq educated ner llr aliu s'a-
waited for her to como of age to marry her.
What does she do but fail in love with
eood-for-nothing young man"
.4a is not so gOOd-fOr-nOth1ng as you I'M
aoiiIa His estate is valuable.
s.Poou do you think that he Will care Ior
that foolish girl after he's married 10 her
year ?" ,,,,.,s I,ar Ionest1,-
and ifhe behaves as a seoundrel to Hazel 1t
will be your fault"
my fauit?" Adv +o
your only child you sent her away unpro-
iected. How do you think it looks In the
ewes of your neighbors TO let HaZel go OH
,.She has made her bed, let her lie on 1t
! be it hard or soft it is of her own making
| roughly remarked Dunstan kirke. ,,
| UPShaw / am out of petleDce WIFI you
| man You ought to have acted like a tatnei
! and protected your daughter even II you dlu
net approve her choice" said the squire
! in Voice rendered hoarse by SUPPRESSED
p'SitS you ought to be the last man on earth tc
/ take her part. -. an,
! Girl whom | have loved for years; slil
| love Hazel devotedly, and my affectlon lol
| her will end only with life. GOD help me uo
| bear the pain of Knowing that she ioNes an
| other ann her stanch friend, and even J.
/ her own father deserts her, never silatiii
/ snail not feel any peace until / KNOW ina
| $40 is legally married to Lord lraYefS.
"Ifhe deceives her it VIII serve her rlght
! for she deceived both OF US.
.sHeavgn forbid that aught OF evil shoulo
come to Hazel" cried aaron fSoeiney, eAftI ~
settIe with the man who wrongs her, ana
| will not hold you guiitless.n .
i swell drop the subj donb Wlsh u
| I,aar nav unErateful daughters name men
| tioned again. She has disgraced an hones
! name, and have disowned her. Whateve
may be your opinion; squire, peheNc
| have only done my duty. -.
s.fInshi not another word. have to re
member that you're Hazel's father, or
| shnuld a,iarrcI with you. Mark my WOIus
| ni1nstan kirke YOU will live to bitterly re
nert your II arsllness," )" said the squire, walk
, ina toward the door. =,
| FWait a Eit, sauiFeJ haYe an Ggfplll4g y, " =
long Standing to set tie with gQu: RYE year
ago- when the bank broke, ana Iost NJ!
savings, YOU came forward when you neatIi
of nay troubles, and offered 70 ioah itie w ~,
/ money to pay of the mortgage on Ine lllii
SouirG. I've been able to pay you but a slnal
portion OF the debt"
tiW nat do you IneanS" -
,lThat must pay an installment on m.
daht to YOU to-day - replied Dunstan kirke
as he took large, old-fashloned PochSI - -
nook out of his breast, ana placed !! @ Oh ~
table. "sIt down, squire, ana count the coii
tents" ,.boo1 oud folde
his arms. oo,,ira vii
. not lave any man say shat punslan hlFk
| owes him a farthfng that he can pay n,
But the squire still looked at the hlli4SI
and did not touch the money.
. Won the full amount, but times nave pcs
hard and 1 could not save greater SUN. Il
; tghen was q lad. and my Merey's tatht
was the miller of Blackburn, WhsA hs utT tti
, lie left the mill to my wife ana me-.
, tyere not rich, but we prospered unnl /. !
an unIucky hour, decided TO bu!id q ne. ne
, n1ilt and add new addition TO the nous
! Vonder. yea, it was the old story. l eonl
: ygot let well alone. l wanted TO make III
nTovements on the place, and lnought
+ had the money in the bank TO pay IoF m thSi sd
Nj, The hank busted, and Had not Ia
thing, left. The builder held mortgage Q
; tha niace. as security for his work ne wan
! ~ ~ ~ IN nav him before the work was doL
l an and II refnsed, So gaYe bum the mortgag'
!. ha xrould have sold the roof oNef tng ftsaF
nd I should have lost the mill II II iiad n
hasn for your friendly atd."
!, ssKfrke, don't want your money, anu
e don5f want you TO feel that you are una
S1t n . great obligation u me"
aFut Master Rodney, you must take
! Won have suffered wrong enough from u
!, ss,iri yOtl educal ed and made lady OF, VII
~ he rSt,Jinu you OF your money
. dauanter. You and | were To blame, u
= HAL She was only child, with a clilI,
, Zee in - when she promised to become i's,,i =
e xcift. ii is hard to lose her, but II Won