The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1886-01-20

ancG, The poet Woulu nave peoh
dull dog indeed if the emphasis with
which she spoke and the fear he read
in her face had not guided him to the
truth.
"Forgive me any pain / may have
eiyen you," he said, earnestly, barring
Ris head before her. "Forgive me any
pain may cause you now. MIR. Ire
garthen is alivep"
"Yes," she said, family, 81 pray so.
/ believe so"
Marsh offered her his arm with a re-
spect SO obvious and profound that she
availed herself of its support with no
hesitation, and they walked on together
for little until she had recovered from
the tremor into which her fear had
thrown her.
"Believe me-" he said, when he saw
this, ''that if / had known l could
never have spoken as l did. Rely upon
nv most profound and respectful SYM
pathy. There is nothing in this world
to which you may not command me.
Forgive me the pain have caused you'
and forget" =,
"Lot us say good-morning now, Mr.
Marsh," she said, withdrawing her
hand from his arm, and then extending
it toward him. He took it in his own,
bowed over it and left her.
| CHAPTER x.
Tregarthen's housekeeper brought
the child second time, in accordance
with her masters orders. She had
done what she could to make him smart
4 and neat, but his velvet clothes were
much damaged, and he was too big fol
them.
"Bring him here" said Tregarthen,
who was stronger than he had been on
the previous day, though his eyes were
still hollow, and his unshaven face
looked somewhat ghastly. "What ii
your name?" :,
"Phil," said the boy, looking shyly
up at him, and dropping his eyes again
"What elseP" asked Tregarthen. Ht
leaned forward from his heaped-up pill
lows and fondled the child's head will
his thin hand. The boy murmure,
something unintelligible. "W hat is th,
other name, PhilP / can't hear you.
~ don't think he knows the othe
name, sir" said the housekeeper
"I've asked him lots of times since h
got better, but he doesn't seem to know
: t."
, "He has been ill?" said Tregarthen
leaning back again. mo wonderV'
"His poor little arm was broke, sir,
|, said the kindly housekeeper, stoopin
to arrange the child's collar, ''and h
was so bruised and drowned it was
! wonder he lived at ALL"
"Poor fellowm said Tregarther
"Come and sit on the bedside, Phi
:, and let us have talk together. Hel
J, him up, nurse. Where did you CON
a from in the shipP" .
: Bombay" said the child, qui
. readily.
! "And where were you going TOP"
- "London."
y u "And who was with you on Il
- - ship?"
= . "Ayah," said Phil, with small fl
Z at either eye. Then, as by an afte
" thought: "And mamma"
at is curious thing, sir" said q
Is housekeeper, whispering. "The child
~ been crying many time for Ayah
& who ever she may be--but he nev
NJ once asked for his mother"
G, 'Is the ships name known" II
IN garthen asked, his wasted hand ST
nc towing kindly with the child's hair.
IL "She was the Isle of Elba, sir"
>, sponded the housekeeper, iron Bo
, bay to Liverpool. A hundred sol
10 aboard. SIR" she added, lowering }
ou voice again. Tregarthen looked at
child meaningly, and then from h
n, with a glance Of inquiry to the hou
mt keeper. mot another creature" /
as said in answer.
zee fro BE CONTINUED