Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18
CHAPTER IL

IN small nat on Camden Hill that postcard
was anxiously expected by the young lady TO
whom IL was addressed, Miss Garnham. Mo-
St Phillips Gardens" When II arrived "a IN Ala
az me proper tine. the sight OF the closely
pied yellowtsh square was sweet indeed TO her
tAouSn the foreign stamp showed how far OF he
~, not 50 Tar to-day as when he wrote IT,"
protest against her folly she softly kissed the nm
tempting mOrsel Of paper.
SOFT gray eyes, with your shadows and brown
IInses; wise, sweet mouth OF the pink coral hue
Oh health; nrn, oval face, with the straightfor-
waru look OF a trusty soul; how often you had
Deeh pietured IN The long nights OF sickness and
the short hours OF rest between work loathsome
and holy, done In that stricken city OF Naples,
W.T., Uut 81 .ne wrecx OF very orghtpainted light
had been saved 10 Anastasia Garnham
Ihese TWO were her little sister Lottle and cher
Suestin-
He had indeed been this and more TO the oueen
eleeteo OF MS heart two years back, and this he
had quietly, without any hot oaths declared he
would ever continue TO be, though his equity old
father threatened 10 hold the door against the
bride for as long as he lived, and bequeath him a
shilling when be died II he yenturei no cross his
stubborn Will even then.
MT Questin. sr., had put Il plainly to his son,
started With nod and trowel or had he not?
HAD ne built up for himself immense fortune
v. ei ~ !. al 20 hliLi cutting on MS elder and
other parted his hair down the middle or not?
" as u nkeiy that he, having cherished this mas
sponsolity toward IL, should deliberately cast IL
Ihto the hands OF one OF that butterfly SPEND
tlIII irresponsible lot, the Garnhams? Nay, the
uaughter or that very man who mad ignored
shGooed. and otherwise anronted himself person,
aAy! Osmund might marry any other sirl he
Snose; O9t ne would hear no more OF any earn
lam, oe IL the prettiest lass that ever was born
70 mat handsome, worthless family Osmund's
notner mad been lady OF good blood, but home
a.other. Wv A0' o~~A'
Having said that no Garnham could be worth
MI SAT-, no spoken evidence In the world would
rave made him alter his opinion He was moi a
sugar old man, but on the contrary well read and
49, lesPectsd AFRAID OF no man, currying favor
49,. tH none, ana Osiaond had a strong affection for
i MIA his made matters more di1ic1lt because he
100 ~ - ann at the reconciliation OF two impossi-
Having been 70 Cambridge, he decided that there
80, 80 1novgh 70 90 In the world for a willing man
Of me oxa and health Without crowdng into one
Va .ne oeererowded professions. "What Is mine is
my 10y. said his father until the Question
the one bis father most objected 10 tba s4ser
oaugnter OF the late ruined souIre 81 fhs w.
niscs vHaaf,, sn, IN which Quentin Hall his ow q
pace, was situated And now came the deadlocr
because even n Osmund had been able 10 f,na snX,
thing 70 90 which he had not, Tasia would Ia We
refused 70 marry him against the VIII OF MS faher
that Is, without giving the Jealous Old man ,
Of time 70 change his mind VIZ N1An p'ensy
ons es e'sr nsft , tme, not postcard that any
prise post after post went by without br,ny,ns, :,
Lottie for the sake OF whose schooling they lived ed
IN London, had supply OF explanations on hsnd
20 comfort her sister, but one night Tasta hsart
her stlnlng soos and she made the confess,o, ~
tie dark that she believed that wicked OH o-s- -
AEQuestin- had BY some great exercise OF tyrsSny,
got his son 70 swear 70 break with them forever'
with u.s." soooed Lottie, claiming her share I'M
Osmond- e az
Disloyalty on the part OF the lover who had neve,
vexed her soul with the trifiing cruelties common
70 the race OF lovers appeared Impossible TO Anas
tasia, whose own faith was entire; so that ms
dow WHICH presently fell upon her was IKE :
toonoefoott from clear sky. when She was sick