The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-09-01

note to my lips, for | saw that it bure my
name in the handwriting OF my darling.
With trembling hand | opened it and
read the message which it conveyed to me
a message written hurriedly in pencil
@Oh, my darling" she said, at is hard
hard; but we must part, Just when l have
found you. / knew how it would be If it
was d sccYered | knew we should never be
allowed to meet again il they could help it
You must leave this place to-morrow-for
your own sake even more than for mine.
But do not suppose ! shall forget you
shall be free some day, hope. God grant it
may come soonl Whenever 1t comes you
may depend upon me. Do not go far away,
dearest, if you still care for me. If you go
to Scarborough l shall know where you are,
and that at least will be some comfort
Good-by. darling, for l shall not be allow d
to say it by word Of mouth. But remember
that shall always be true to you. DAISY.
There was a postscript written in char
acters so struggling that it was clear that
they had been panned under the influence Of
some intense agitation. Il have had a terri
BILE sc1ne with my uncle He came to me
when he left you Icould never have thought
How the long remainder of that night
passed Fcannot ten. was almost stupefied
by this crowning misfortune The secrets Of
the haunted chamber no longer troubled me;
nay, cared nothing now for Flinter's hardly
concealed animosity The thought that
overbore all others was that. as Daisy her.
self had put it, had found her but to lose
her. In comparison with this, all night
mare visions, secret visitations OF my bed
room, and even portents like tbs rusty knife,
which had so mysteriously been placed upon
my bed seemed of no consequence. | dressed
and sat in dreary suffering, waiting for the
coming of the morn
Much sooner than might have been ex-
pected in the ordinary course of things
heard servant moving in the outer room
was aware that fire was being lighted,
and by and by the rattle OF cups and
saucers told me that a table was being laid
in the room. l was somewhat surprised, as
had been given to understand ON the pre-
vious night we would all breakfast together
in the hall below l waited impatiently to
learn my fate
was not very long in suspense. Long be-
fore eight o'clock there was a tap at the door,
and l opened it to admit the servant who
came laden with hot water and the neceS-
saries for my bath. He stared in amazement
when ne saw that was up and dressed 1t
may have been that part of his nstonishment
was due to M appearance. was conscious
of the fact that the experiences of that terri
BILE night had given me a face so haggard
and worn that might have been years older
than looked when retired to rest
He mazda foyy inouiriaS fO fhea services
| required, and then, in somewhat hesi-
tating manner as though he were aware
that he had unpleasant news to commune
cate. he said:
%Your breakfast. sir. will be served in
your own sitting room in half an hour, or
sooner. ii you wish it; and my master has
ordered me to tell you that you will find a
letter from him on the breakfast table. 3"
Then be retired respectfully.
. Too well l knew what the letter would say
was utterly jaded and dispirited by that
night of agony And yet, when l thought
that was about TO be expelled from the
house which sheltered the woman l loved.
and that / should be compelled to leave her
in the society Of such a man as Fiinter, !
felt ready to do anything and defy every
body if / might but be with her.
l bathed and redresSed wearily, and then
in the sitting room | read the letter
addressed to me from Mr.. Mauleverer. 1t
was very courteous, but very cold and EN-
phatic The writer said that he had learned
with surprise and pain that | had been
guilty of conduc I. which he would never have
thought of attributing to me had, in ef
feet, made love to his niece-his adopted
daughter-the lady who was. as everybody
knew, his destined heiresS. He could have
forgiven this conduct on my part-strongly
as he must nave objected to any marriage
between me and Miss Stancliffe--if had
acted openly, as he should certainly have
expected me to do But in seeking sur
reptitiously to win the affections Of his
niece had adopted course which he re-
Trained from characterizing, because he had
nc wish to wound my feelings by the use of
strong language, but which, he regretted to
say. made it impossible that he should con-
tinue to receive me as his guest Orders had
been given for the brougham to be ready
for me at nine o'clock precisely, and it
would take me to Lorton station il time for
the express train. He concluded by wishing
me a polite but very formal farewell
In my rage, humiliation and bitterness
sat down aud dashed off one of those i'm
petuous letters which are only penned by
Young men in love. In it repudiated with
scorn the notion that the wealth OF which he
was unhappily possessed-so l put it-had
ANYTHING to do with my love for his niece,
and while expressing my regret that had
not secured his approval of my suit before !
spoke to Daisy, declared emphatically that
loving her as / did with my who'e heart,
should never willingly relinquish the hope of
making her my wife.
Possibly there might lie other phrases In
this letter that were calculated to wound the
natural pride of man like Mauleverer. !
hardly know whether this was 80 or not. for
It was written while my mind was agitated
by a whirlwind of passion and grief. Be
this as it may, however, when by and
BY l was taking my seat in the
brougham prepared to leave Great
Lorton Hall with crestfallen head and
mIleu heart, l received letter from one
Of the servants, on opening which | found
that nv owrhletter hal been returned TO me
without word. In my rage and indigna-
tior at this insult tore the uIlncky epistle
10 pieces, AMI as stamped up, the frag-
ments where they lay upon the terrace, /
literally shook the dust OF Great Lprton Hall
from off my feet.
One long, lingering LOOK back gave when
the brougham mounted the hill could
not see the house, inclosed within its red
brick walls But there were the great elm
trees, among which the rocks were circling
in the Gear morning air | thought that
Daisy perchance heard their hoarss cries.
When should we be so near to each other
sgaini NV heart was filled with a deadly
sense OF pain, and felt my eyes. too, filing
with unbidden tears
Two souvenirs took with me from my
visit to the hall One was the rusty, old
fashioned knife had found upon my bed;
the other the precious note in which Daisy
confessed her love for me.