Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-05


there vuu belle me | worked honestly
enough TIL got sick of an impossible pro
frssiun No matter was attracted by
the young Lady appearance, was able To-
pay her some small attention. and saw that
She WAS pleased with me | Cuntriycd To-
question her iUcuna. ! heard that she WIS
Miss Darncl. nf Darncl Park an hrIres>
The imhrrGho became interesting, and
determined To try my chances with Miss
Darucl whom really admired more than
any girl had seen for an age.
What an honor for Grace.
Il cumtrived tu get upon confidential
terms with her, and soon found the key tu
her heart. Sh" l. a generous, high spirited
girl. full Uf romance. just the girl tu think
the world we'll lost for love We were dc>
pcratcly in love with each other. \ sharp
attack of "f AN old complaint of mime
brought me Ia deaths door
Was II Your fathers malady. the dire
disva>r that comes from intemperaucc.
Niicntiurr" asked his mother. looking at
him intenIly. seeing only too plainly in his
h .ggard face the same indications which
Slr had seen - often in the face of her
lead husband.
No matter what it was wrote to Mis-,
Darncl from my sick bed. She answered
H. "A true hearted girl might he expected
u answer. She promised to he my wife. |
have that promise under her own hand
She will he ul age in year. And As soon
H. She is 0f agr and her own mistress shall
claim the fulfllmSnt of that promise"
Does she Know who you are?"
We'll. not exactly. When you are in
Rome. do a. the Romans do, says the pro
verb When | WIS in Paris | was "A French
man. One alias i aS g"A as another. Ia
Paris WAS not Valentine Stuart, but
Victor de Camillac.'
And yuu come TO this hOuSe-an ad-
venturer, an impn>tur, "A swndler-to claim
the promise made 10y crrdulous girl your
dupc and victim. lou. my son, would do
this thing Thi, is the deepest disgrace
Won have threatened me with yet"
1T i for you to work out the problem 50
as to avoid disgrace Give me E:sH or t4U
and will start for Cadiz to morrow, to re-
turn a year hence a. a respectable mer-
chant and 10 claim my hetruthed. She
will pardon my change of name and ma
tinnality II can stand before her a. "A gen
t!rman and your son. She is 81 fond nf
YOU that the relationship will be an addi
tiuual claim I" her regard.
DO not think that will ever sanction
any engagement between YOU and Grace
Not if You could struggle out of the abyss
into which Your degrading habits have
sunk you-nut even if You could come here
in outward seeming a gentleman. Never
would sanction the union of that good and
truc-heartcd girl with Your father son.
The cup of despair which drained To the
dregs shall never b" offered To her while
have the power to prevent that infamy.
Sir Allan knows what you Were Il boy.
If the worst come 10 the worst, he shall
know what You are aS "A man"
"Wuuldn't il lie wiser for YOUR own sake
if yuu were To trmpOriZc let me gu to
spain, work out my own redenptiou and
return worthy Of Grace and uf YOU |
will do il mother il you will trust me"
He laid his hand upon his mother.
shoulder. he luokei at her pleadinGly a
she stood with claSpcd hands. an image OF
despair. !: was the first time that he haC
touched her since they entered he, the SOL
whom she had not seen for seven years.
Il can not trust YOU. she answered. not
in unkinduesS. but in despair. Il have
been often deceived ! know your nature
too well. | will do what | can for you. hut
il must be i'll my own way. Oh, Nalrn-
tine, why dc you follow in the fatal road
that your father trod Ia his doom, The
habits Of the drunkarl and the gambler .
ruined him, and they'll ruin you if you do (
not reform. Think of his dreadful end a
murderer. a lunatic. Be warned i'll time. I.
No. my poor son, il is not yet too late. | .
viii help You. ! will visit you. hefrend /.
You in every way, if you will only show .
IA real purpose of amendment. And now,
for PHYS SAKE, leave this house, before Sir .
Allan overhcars anything. Are you lodg- /
ing i'll the village
Il have been lodging under the hedges .
and haystacks since yesterday evening. |
When | landed in Newhaven Yesterday /
morning | had just enough To pay for .
third-Class ticket to SCadleigh | have .
been roaming about ever since with empty .
pockets and an empty stomach, watching
for chance of an interview with you or .
or Grace
Thank God. you did not see Grace in
this dreadful plight. Poor creature-poor .
unhappy boy, said Lady Darnel. glancing
at the clock. Ten minutes To y; they
will hardly have gone to bed at the Coach .
and Horses, for they seldom close until
after II. You had better 20 there and
get room for the night There is "A shell
tered lane at the back of the inn garden
a narrow lane with tall hedges. will
meet you there at tomorrow morning,
and we can talk quietly. we can make
,nme plan for your future. And now, 20.
ILere is not a moment to be lost, if you
Uant to get shelter tonight"
Il don't want to sleep under a hedge"
he said, sullenly. moving slowly toward
the window, reluctant. undecided
At this moment the door leading into
.
sweet girlish voice said, Mother, are you
still up"
Lady Darnel rushed 10 the door. and met
Grace before she could enter the room.
Yes. dear child" she said. going out
into the corridor, and shutting the door
behind her. oh, Grace. why are you not
in bed: 1t is close upon midnight. and You
were up at I.
Il couldn't sleep a wink if went To bed.
Nayn't ! come into your room for few
minutes chat"
Not tonight. 1t is too late"
How pale you are, mother. Are you
ILL"
No, no. not i'll, only little tired. |
have sat up too long. Now, Grace, | shall
lake you back to your room, and you must
90 to bed Instantly"
The girl was in her dressing gown, her
splendid brown hair hanging loose upon l
her shoulders Lady Darnel put her arm [
round her and led her along the corridor. I
traces and the visitors rooms Were at the
md Of the house, just beyond those i'll I
hahited by Sir Allan and Lady Darnel.
These three had exclusive occupation Of I
his southern wing The central portion
# the first floor was taken up by a picture I
yallyry and "A billiard room Miss Darupl's
rooms were in the northern wing.
What has made You 50 wakeful,
iracie:" asked Glare, when she had taken I