St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-20
CONQUERED BY LOVE.

Lady Eleanor Darcy stood leaning against
the garden gate, gazing thoughtfully down
through the bright array of flowers of every
shade and hue whose rich perfume was
waited to her by every passing breeze.
But she did not see or heed them; her
! eyes were fixed upon the gardener, tall,
sturdy man, with broad chest and stalwart
limbs, who stood leaning with easy grace
upon the spade that indicated his calling
He looks more like a prince than a
gardener was her inward comment; chow
strange that ne should occupy such posi-
tion!''
AS Lady Eleanor swung open the gate.
| moving slowly forward to the ace where
he stood, Returned round, the deferential
bow with which he greeted her seeming less
like an homage to her rank than to her sex
and beauty.
Plucking few flowers. he twined them
together and handed them to her, his usual
morning offering.
Lady Eleanor smiled her thanks. A
| curious sort of intimacy had sprung up be-
tween these two, so widely separated by
! their relative positions.
do you always mean to be gardener,
Egbert?
Eyes; why not9 Tilling the earth is an
do well DIS Ill uOllGSG
Il know. But you-are you satisfied
with it?''
perhaps not. But who is satisfied? Are
you?"
Lady Eleanor would hardly have brooI<ed
so abrupt an inquiry from an equal; as it
was, she bit her lip and frowned.
Il think l have never been so dissatisfied
with my lot since | knew you, lady"
Lady Eleanor regarded the speaker with
au air of naughty surprise.
''Since you knew me?"
Yes; [ have had different aspirations
since then. Is it true that you are to marry
Lord Derby?"
sit Is true; we have been betrothed from
the cradle. Though I really don't kno wv
why iT should be matter of interest to
you'll"
cit does interest met touches me more
nearly than anything else; for l love you,
Lady Eleanor Darcyr'
'How-how dare you tell me SOP"
mo matter how. l do dare it. And you
how dare you wed one for whom you have
neither respect nor Affection"
''lt is false! / scOrn-I detest you! Be-
gone out of my sight"
The young man turned deadly pale as he
looked into those flashing eyes.
Il go, but some day you will wish that
you had not sent me! Some day you will
wish that you had not spoken such cruel
and bitter wordSr'
Egbert rushed down the path toward the
river
Two hours later, after bathing her eyes
and smoothing her disordered hair, Lady
Eleanor descended from her chamber.
AS she did so, she noticed that quite
crowd had gathered on the lawn.
''What has happenedp" she inquired of
one of the servants in the hall.
sit is Egbert, the gardener, my lady
He tried to cross the river near the floss,
and is drowned"
For moment Lady Eleanor stood Like
one stunned.
Then darting through the crowd in front
of it, she entered the porter's lodge, whittier
they had carried him.
She cast one glance at that still, cold
face.
''Oh, Egbert! Egbertw she cried, 'you
were right l did love you-better than
life! more than my soul And sent you
to your death Oh, that L could die with
you!''
And finging her arms around him, she
lost all consciousness.
AS though the touch of those arms called
him back to life, Egbert opened his eyes,
singularly beautiful smile irradiating his
face.
That same evening Lord Darcy was
closeted with his daughter.
81 cannot marry Lord Derby, papa; feel
ing as do it would be sin for me to do
so. But l will never marry without your
consent-indeed, do not believe that I
shall marry at ALL"
VERY well, my love; l will not urge the
n,,Ir, T .i,I- ie 10
Derby that he hear it from your own lips"
''Then let it be now, papa, so that it may
be over with and my mind at rest"
Lady Eleanor did not raise her eyes as
Lord Derby entered.
MY lord" she faltered, 81 feel that |
owe you an apology for this abrupt dis
mssal; but l did not know my heart until
to-day and now feel that it would be wrong
for us to marry"
''Then you do not love me, Eleanor?"
Lady Eleanor raised her startled eyes to
the face that was bending over her.
This is unkind and cruel, Egbert.
Leave me, beseech you."
''Onty say that you love me, Eleanor,
ond if you still wish it l will go.''
Il do love you, Egbert, but we can never
marry. 1t would break my poor fathers
heart"
The enraptured man caught her eagerly
in his arms.
He gave you to me years ago, darling.
but l would take the gift only from your
self. Don't look so bewildered, dear love;
am Lord Derby. My cousin personated
me. Forgive the deception; 1 would be
loved for myself alone. All! am l not a
fortunate man to be so doubly blest! For
love has conquered pridep'
Steamship arrivals.