St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-15
SEE TOLD HER LOVE.

complished. and possessed good and kind
heart. Her being an heiress also added to
her great accomplishments.
She loved poor cousin. Henry Morland
by name. who, at all early age. had
been left an orphan. and whom Ell
lens father Sir John Vernon, had
brought up and educated. From their
earliest years, at intervals such as his
holidays and college vacations, the young
people had been i'll a manner brought to-
gether, and as their ages were almost alike
and Henry was well made, handsome fell
low, possessing considerable mental and
personal attractions, their assimilation of
taste as much as any thing else had contrib
uted to waken up feelings between them
that neither had as yet given vent to in
words.
Henry loved his beautiful and wealthy
cousin to distract on. But the sense of his
own dependence kept him from advancing
his claims.
Sir John Vernon had the most perfect
confidence in Henry's honor Not think
ing that there might be the slightest dan
ger in permitting the young people to be
together. he continued to regard them both
with the same tender sOlicitude as ever as
sister
1t was ''leap year" and the vacation
which Henry spent at the hall proved on
this occasion to be to him source of pain
and agony. The beauty of Ellen, her art
lessneSs her affect 0nate manner. and her
frankneSs. raised his affections to such a
height that the very excess of his love mag
nihed his difficulties al made him look
x,,it nf
which once or twice prompted him to speak,
and by consequence become an migrate to
his benefactor. to whom he owed every
thing in the world. He resolved to die
rather than incur the displeasure of his
uncle. the sting of his own reproaches and
the possible rejection of his suit by Ellen.
This thought. beyond all others. was most
pregnant with pain. He therefore stunned
her presence as much as he could, and
spent whole days in the library. broodng
upon his lost prospects.
Ellen noticed this change and, with a
womans tact. comprehended the reason of
it. With a mixture of grief and pleasure
she engaged herself in the execution of a
plan, which was that of awakening his
jealousy and driving him into confession,
to which she was only too willing to llsten
rumo: was accordingly spread that a
sporting baronet of the neighborhood had
not only determined upon wOoing the young
lady. but also of wearing her, having laid
a very heavy wager upon the result.
Henry passion was instantly reused,
and rage, veXation and love by turns tor
mented him. He would have called the
insOlent rival out. having accused his
cousin of playing false. forgetting that she
had never plighIed faith to him; he accused
the world of unkindness, his uncle of
tyranny; in fact, like a lover utterly beside
himself. he would have been guilty of
thousand eXtravaganceS, but the intoIerable
idea came. what was he to her. or she to
him? What right had he to dictate or to
question? And thus he was as far off as
ever.
Ellen found that her plan of awakening
his jealousy had been effectual enough. but
that no other result attended it. She also
found that her poor Cousins sadness and
detection increased. and its melancholy be-
gan to communicate itself to her.
1t was therefore absolutely necessary for
the happiness of both that matters should
be brought to a crisis; for in addition to
the annoyance she felt at Henry's silence,
the marriage which was rumOred in Jest
began to take an aspect of serious earnest
ness, proposal having actually come. from
a rich and estmable man in every way, to
her father, which proposal Sir John Vernon
had just communicated to her.
Holding in her hand the letter which had
been sent to Sir John. she one morning
sought the library. and her heart beat
little strongly as she reflected that she was
about to press her cousin SO that he should
be compelled to declare his passion at once
or give her up forever.
Ellen" said he, let me beseech you to
tell me what is the cause of this agitation:
you alarm newly are you SO moved?"
do you behold this letter." asked Ellen,
tapping it, accompanying the action with
mysterious look.
Henry glanced upon it with increased
misgiving, but merely said. Yes"
And can you guess its contents? No.
you cannot; You who have ceased to be in
tererted in me cannot divine its nature"
Spare me reprOaches that | have not
merted, Ellen" said Henry. in tone so
as to make her regret the words
she had used in a mere jest. IF you knew
all. " he continued, you would be inclined
To be more lenient toward me. | do not
say pity" he added, with b tier emphasis.
because there is something debasng in the
sentiment. But to end this, Improbable as
it is tell me what all this sgniHes-suS-
pense is agony-what is that paper?"
Read it, and judge for YOURSELF" and
as Ellen spoke she gave him the dreaded
letter. Hastily CHANGING over it, his coun
tenance grew VIII te as sheet. and he felt
himself about to faint from the deadly sick
ness that attacked him. He made desper
ate effort to bear against it. butsthe internal
tight he had long held had Frustrated his
strength more than he thought, and he sank
with groan upon the chair.
For Heavens love, Henry, what ails !
you?' cried Helen in turn. Alas. L have
carried this to too cruel an extremity" she |
and Henry began slowly to |
open his eyes.
The letter was. in fact, an excellently |
well written but formal proposition for her |
hand. and as the writer was not ten years
the lady's senior, though of a cold and !
disposition there coulC not be any
serious obstacle in the way. 1t was to |!
Henry MOrand like the receiving of a !
Heath blow; a sense of duty, of propriety. !
Of manlineSS, came to his aid, however,
and with desperate effort he said Il !
I-cOngTatulate you. NJ SIS Vernon"
Il wont be congratulated. broke in |
Ellen, land you are not in earnest when
you say so; and | wont be called Miss Yer
lon-yOu may as well say Lady Beazley,
Of Beazley Hall, at once-its odious-its
and she walked impatientiy
lbout him. There was a pause On his part
for he knew not what to say.
why don't you speak to me, Henry?"
begun Ellen. Have you no feeling?"
You have proposal" said Henry.
''that many lady in the country would
envy. | should wish you welded to man
you love. for whatever you may think of
ne. l cannot forget that we have been
children together, and your happiness has
always been the object of my thoughts"
Thank you, Henry. thank you'll" and
with frank. unconscious and unspeaka
Div tender manner. she laid both hands