Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1886-10-28

you go on In this wayg He is already
more than half in love with Elfic.n
HE may DO quite. for all me-"
seornfully retorted Frida. Bertrand
IS taller. stronger. handsomer. and
more to my mind in every way.
Janet heard her i'm horror and dis
| may.
Bertrand must disappear" she said
To herself; and that very afternoon She
sent for her husband and had long
talk with him. She found him the
more compliant To her wishes because
he know that if lac had stayed az home
and watched the house. instead Of
! going carouSing with evil companions,
as he had done, matters might not have
/ come TO such desperate pass.
J The next day: accordingly. he in
Nited Bertrand 10 go hunting with him,
and led him long way into a deep
and terrible forest, where the two.
alighting from their horses. ate lunch
/ together But into the wine which
| Bertrand drank the other had con-
trived To put strong sleeping potion.
80 that a. soon almost a he drank il
/ the young man lay back upon the turf
and fell sound asleep. and his COM
panion galloped oil, taking Bertrand ;
horse with him. and turned bim loose u
| long way from his master.
As no one had seen them 20 away to-
| 9ether. no one accused him when Ber-
trand did come back. But Frida. AS
soon as she heard that Bertrand could
not bc found. suspected Clever Janet of
having contrived to send him away
somewhere. as she had Elite, and taxed
her with 1t. When Janet denied il.
/ trida fell into the most dreadful fury
aud threatened to- 90 in search OF him
| herself. She declared she would not
marry Young Eghcrt if he were a thou
sand times the Baron's heir She even
avowcd her intention of telling both
him and the baron that She loved Ber-
irand and would never marry any one
else
Upon this, Janet. seeing no other
way OF restraining the excited Girl
from such rashness. confessed to her
the truth about her not being the Bar
on's child. Frida would not mt first
believe her, but afterward thousand
little confirming. remembrances rose
before her, and convinced her. She
LAT silent for long time, and Janet
watched her anNiously.
You will marry young Egbert now.
Will YOU not She asked.
Tell me. first, what YOU have done
with Bertrand, said Frida.
al have done nothing with him."
Janet answered. boldly. He has
gone away somewhere of his own ac-
cord
Very we'll; ii that j. true / will
marry Egbcrt whenever he likes.
could not bear to be- poor now, to wear
ugly. coarse clothes. and eat coarse
aud common food.
Transported with JOY. rhe wicked
nurse went now and told the Baron
that Frida was very much ashamed of
herself, and that whenever Egbcrt
chose TO ask her to marry him she
would gladly say yes.
THAT he will never do now said
the Baron, gloomily. He declares
that he can never have any one for his
wife but Ellie, and has This moment set
out in search of her.
FurionS with rage and despair. Janet
returned To Frila. and covered her
with rcproaches Tor her own willful-
ness, which had made all tho trouble.
trida had been crying when she went
IN, but rs soon rs she heard what Egg
bert had done she arose with a smile.
Il am glad To hear it, she said. Il
will 80, too. and look for Bertrand,
Tor love him a. dearly rs Egbert
does Ellie. Besides, am convinced
that If he has gone away, il i 10y some
contrivancc Of yours.
At this moment some one Knocked.
and Il letter was brought In 10 Frida.
Ii was from Bertrand. He had not
persisted in the forest as Clever Janet
and her husband had meant he should.
but had found his way out afterwandcr-
ing about long time, and suffering "A
great deal with cold, WEAKNESS and
hunger. He told Frlda all about il i'm
the letter. and in spite of all Janet
could say, she went and told Baron
Sternc the whole truth
The Baron sat stupeiied with amaze
ment for some moments. Then sud
denly recollecting that. according To
this strange revelation, Ellie was his
child, that Egbert had gone to find and
marry her, his JOY was 50 great that he
eagerly forgayc Frida, and promised
not To punish her mother ~ for
Clever Janet. ali her cleverncss had
torsaken her She was i'm such terror
of the injured Baron that she set off mt
once for her own house, and she and
her husband got upon The same horse
49, "'' i'E bNt Vlt tih Htu LOT lnClr
lives.
When Frida found they had rome.
she sent Bertrand Ia bring them back.
For. after all, they were her father and
mother. The Baron had hastened to
write the whole story TO Egbert. and it
was not long before he came back To
the castle with Ellie, whom he had al-
ready married.
The wedding of Bertrand and Frida
soon followed. and the Baron be-
slowed as liberal q dover ON the bride
as she and Bertrand would accept.
Poor Frida. greatly changed. and
very humble now. was louth 10 profit
at all by the wrong her mother had
done in putting her in The Lady Elites
place But she and Bertrand were
very happy As for clever Janet so
chagrined and ashamed was she. and so
thankful TO be forgiven. that She be.
came quite q decent woman ~ =.
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The Age Of Man.