St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-13

with the excess of his bitterness and
anger. He could not speak or move
he could only stand there, his brain
reeling with amazed Indignation.
AS he remained motiOnlesS, glaring at
the young couple within, he was at
tracted, despite himself, by the express
sion on Elias face. Some divine feel.
ing had pointed there an ecstacy of
rapture, and she made so entrancing
picture that he was enchained by it.
Oh! !pity that she was not well-born
heiresS, fit to wed the future owner of
Stuart Grove! AS it was he would
thrust her out, together with that son
himself, on whom so many hopes had
rested.
On the other side of the easement the
fair bride was saying to her bridegroom,
with shy sweetness:
Stuart, do you think that anything
in this world could ever make your
father forgive us?" And as he could
not frame his lips to say No, darlingr,
to the owner of those heavenly orbs, he
stopped to leave a rapturOuS kiss upon
lips.
But Ella eagerly repeated her loving
question.
Suppose anything impossibly likely
to happen had happened, Stuart; sup
pOSC l. WdS d Icdl llclltSS Ill ulSS ulSc,
could | win favor then for my otherwise
poor self?''
''You are the richest treasure the
world holds, my darlingr' interrupted
he with unSpeakable tenderness.
''But you do not answer me, Stuart"
she whispered. ''lf l was real
heireSS'-
''If you were one, my treasure, my
father would certainly pardon us both,
for he is terribly bothered about that
mortgage. But l want you as you are.
L would not have you otherwise if l
could"
''Oh, Stuart" she cried, joyfully, 81
am richl | am a great heiress! See
from London lawyer since you left me
this morning. My uncle, who went to
Australia six years ago, and who
scarcely wrote to me once all that time,
has died and left me all the wealth he
had through his old Cousins bequest.
They say [ shall have e7O,OOO. VIII it
make your father happier? Then let
him take it all-all, dear Stuart!'
Sir Thomas had by this time got
within the open doorway Of the house:
the sound of Elias voice made him
pause to catch her words, and thus he
learned the news of her wealth and of
trouble of his life concerning a mort
gage he he could not liquidate.
An hour later Emily Craye and her
mother, impatiently wondering why Sir
Thomas did not return, glanced anX-
iously from the drawing room window.
and in the stream of light thrown by
the hall lamp through the open entrance
door, discerned three fgures-those Of
the barOnet, of Stuart, and of Ella! The
latter leaned on Sir ThomaS's arm, who
regarded her tenderly!
Emily uttered a joyful cry, and ran
down to meet her brother. Lady Craye
haStened after her daughter, and there
in the old hall a confused, bewildering,
happy explanation took place, and in a
few moments Ella was presented to the
household as the bride who would here
after be mistress of the beautiful place
called Stuart Grove.
ITO think, my darling" breathed her
bridegroom fondly, as they sat apart a
few hours later, trying to realize their
joy, ito think that | have you here and
that you are my acknowledged wife !
Can anything be SO sweet to know as
this?''
Yes, there is something far dearer to
me to know" murmured Ella, nesting
her beautiful head against her husbands
shoulder; ''yeS, the rembembran ce that
you welded me when l was entirely
(. without wealth or position. That
thought will brighten my whole life,
dearest Stuart!"
''And it will brighten all my days to
have won you, my dear One!" exclaimed
he, his SOUPS deep love shining down on
her from his adoring eyes!