The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-08-06
THE LAST OF
T ii Z NJ G EN- is
BY rHE AUTHOR OF 'swEsrHEARrs.s r
CHAPTER VII, AND LAST.


CHAPTER VII, AND LAST.
The terrible ordeal of the funeral was
Overj from all the cOuntrv-Side the peO-
ple hsd hoeked TO see it; but tlfrou gb6ut
the whole service a silence reigucd Of so
death-like n character that the solemn
words for the burial Of the dead were lis
tinctly audible to those who could press in H
no further than the gate. aHf IN #aE
They We're all there, the Squire and the
Mistress FIRST then Dolly and CuIvelton, s
with hls banCaged arm; several relatives,
and two young officers Of Ja-uel's regi-
meut, who had como over from York that
morning and falleIriH with the procession r.
SIS it left the hoiseE
It.was ON oSeA The binds Il the
House We're drawn UY, and 0ITce more the
sunlight stTeamed through the rooms .##
F Dolly was IN her room, alone, the tears
were streaming down her checks and
thinking of the past terrible days She
could not, she thought. make M, her mind,
after these horrible events to marry ClIl-
verton. ana her thoughts went out 10 the
dark, dreary future. How shouId she
feel that day six mnnthsf Would Che
thought Of Culvcrtun I'll her wifi the
passionate regret. the SOTIowtuI longing,
the wild desire 70 cherish and comfort
him that it filed her with uowE If it did,
would 1t not be "a Thousand times better
that she should be dead and in her gravel
She had determined never 10 think IF
him again but would She be able to hold
her determination. Would the thought of
hlm haunt her night and day 40 It did
now7
These thoughts pursued her. and yet
the end was always the same. She could
not marry Culvertou. The honor Of his
house must not BE furnished. no matter
wLat-her future wouId be- .. Pa
CulvertUu. after the funeral had gone to
the Towers by Dally's express wish. She
had told him that her determination not
10 marry hiIa was unaltcrable and he had
LETT. thinking that few days reflection
after her grief had somewhat subsidized,
would fud her more amenable to persua-
sion, and with the result that, the next
day she lonred TO see him. She was
thinking Of him with sorrowful lip and
lhow-of their long love for each other.
and Cf their parting which she had felt
should DE their last. She had sent him
away. and he would stay uwuy-hc was
proud and he now thought her crucl-cold
and crueI-and Yet size had sent him
away because she loved him-becausc 1t
would have been more bitter than death
TO have dragged him down.
She felt now that she would give the
whole world to see him again. She felt as
sure Of his unchaugiug love Tor her as Of
her love for hin-she felt, with a great
thrgb OF her heart, that between theIn
there yawucl an impassibIc gulf, but she
felt that she should love him all the days
of ller life.
Her mother 5iviuing from Douy's sor-
rowtJl Comtenauce the next day, that she
regretted her har4huess toward Culver
ton sent for him and shortly afer luncheon
he arrived while Dolly was stiu up stairs
in her room.
Mr.. Nugent welcomed him as son,
and informed him that she felt sure that
Dolly would soon learn to regard him with
her Old feelings For the present It would
Ie comfort To- her aud the Squire if he
could remain with them.
Jasper dog had stretched himself at
fun length IN a patch Of sunlight which
fell through the narrow hall windows on
the Turkey carpet. while Dolly's Persian
cat. suvious perhaps Of the same spot. had
CooIly made a bed Of the dogs curly coat.
AMI was slumbeTiuE peacefully. The Mis-
tres- had just gone mp stairs, and the
squire was in his study alone. CulveIton
was lying on the wide old-ftshioued couch,
which stood under the great portrait Of
Queen Anne IN its massive frame and with
IL Toval crown above II.
AL looked much as usual, only there
was "A difference dismal difference
CuiveTtou had never seen Dolly before
dressed in somlne mourning robes, almost
covered with great faljs Of csape; and
she. came down tl.e wide stairs ~wide
euCuCl 10 have driven coach ami six up
tLem-eteD by step Ike a person who had
: sud lenly Eio~n DID, Sbe. never noticed
the lari ON his Cotjch. bit was passing
, tll'o,l4i stle bail. on leI-i way towards tine
study, when he called her. -f.a#
oh. yuu are there r. she said, With d
start
g.. Yes; come here. child Will you-thfsk
NO ulde if lie still am SO awfiiIly
tired y 81. a.
"Dh. MOI" ....-- .
~The1o Is plenty Of room for you ho
said. moving aside Little that she might
sit al-o on the broad couch. $3.50
u did not mean. CfGrcltou.' she began
ncI-vously, but she sat down all the same.
This was To- haEe been our wedding
L,hlv." he said drcaniIy. holISug hr1. Hand
f.st In his. Il thought We should have
all been In there uoldIng TOWARDS the
rdiril @ rooui- - making sTeeches by this
Fir1a"
,,Y4s, g wlfsperd u Hy.with' te.trs stream
iu.r 4 la,vr her face.
is ."LNyi@It tie Mistress could weep Hlle
that% he,weut on;r'it would relieve her
SO much. Poor mother Iuu and I must
: be very good 60 them both. Dolly"
. Il must, and ] Viil.r an-wecti Dolly.
"And must not { al7nf l intend to do
my best. Z WI i.e a good son ~ them
+ Heaven suuvs! ii" said ~taadtas' y.
l"u VII ne.er .". their son.. cried
Dolly. II "aj.f.t .''" what you wish. ,-.
81 on nust'' he ans" cred hI1nly- y GU
3 must pDt Your 1Wm ieei-.iSS ti,pI'ly 9'!I
ot the question. i'0ity. feSi l kn9" II IS
!. 10 10. Ia the first place, if you refuse to
keep your engagement TO me, I shall be
2 sure durlng my "A"Ie NE lAat J" "a OIah1e
4 me for this miserable. tI-9Er,ly which has
taken place amongst us. Now ynl know.