Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-01-12

FhNiA At Htis tL lHc SdiIle Instant hts
Marion detected our heroine. aud. opel
ing her large lazy eyes. stared again, thi
time even more supcrcIliousy than the da
before. Grace hurried on as fast as III
could. her checks hot with mortiticatio
and anger. But her haste was not sufi
cient To carry her out Of sight and heaI
ing. before she saw manly form-whic
She knew only too well-and heard = voic
which made every pulse Of her body thrill
II was Stuyve>ant Mortimer. who ha,
suddenly appeared from grove on III
; tother side of the stream, and to whom
Miss Marion called To come and row he
home. turning her boat, a. She spoke
toward him
How Grace got back 10 the house tina
afternoon, She never knew. She mus
have almost flown. for she was ont 81
breath when she arrived. She was glat
when night enabled her to cscapc from the
children again. She spent long hour-
lighting down her misery Yes. thcr,
vas M doubt, she said 10 herself "pmly
the closest intimacy. only an approachin.
marriage, could explain her tone and man.
"r: u ~a> that of ownership. and his WAS
nat Of only too willing ser, ice And
again She said Ia herself "Oh. how de-
NIi>c him And then How / dc>pisc
myself. for being affected by it ut all -
ever Mrs. Leigh, who was a kind-h
ed woman in her way. noticed traces cx-
han>trd air, and, atirlbuting it Ia the heat
aud The confined school room. suggested
/ that the children should take holiday
They look peaked. poor things them
2 selves, she said. Il have been promising
them picnic all summer down on Bricrv
beach. suppose You all bundle of to-
-eih'r IN Tie d"ukry-cart. and spend the
+ Jay there | will have a nice lunch pnt up
+ FIR you The road for most Of the way
lies through shady lanes inu viii b., TIE
I better for u. my dear. Yourself
They had gone about q mile and were
eimhiu. sandy hill. Grace driving. and
the tive littlr sirI~ and their brother chat
trrn- away In the highest spirits when
suddenly pedestrian came out from the
woods on The right, ami springing nimblv
i""u The hank wa going in The opposite
direction. when little NAV called aloud
Don't rnn know me Mr. - Mr.
Stranger, lin the httlc who lost her penny
Yesterday 10 the village aud yon ncrr thc
Sind gentleman 90 lnd il far nlc
'''a,. would have ghcn she world g
taH child bad not ~puk,n for she had rec
'-nih'"i again. eniy tom wrll that lali
HtHv form ana that free ), iugine >t,4
Size said 80 herself lie saw u,.-Ac wg.
- ~" -'''i '.'N li'lN NfNaii '"N
rAid ha> called him back IL. Viii t}iuA
Whispered 'p her TO Do It, and h, alI AI> .
bril-. WiI j"cr at Inr all the inur,.
>iHlt'~ant Mortimer turned At Na,~
eail, aud coming up to the cart with quirk
5HH"i>l'cnr>~. "rio,l holding ont hl~ hani
'' we mia
- :" t = absolutely rar .i'ile
..-'5 "ii. n"N "I~r"u~"iatr ua I'uGyr
We ar, going au quit" an "Ni,dititu. iou
a.'ut We \ picnic. or something Ike it.'
t'far'~ Whole h"it was a qut,,r of 2
nerves Nh' ~ai with isrr eye dsNnya~t
anH brr ia'r half aSeri~,i. apparently ah-
-t'F5''d .u >tNI' n@ h"r right hand. which
held the r-in~
uh VS., answered NAV -sn a pirr.r.
att. 49, IT. Z .n2 io have such jailv lilnr
''h Won "l>h yea were coming ton:
.Df course do with hearty >,tn....
.aH'ic lauuh Jolly time. are not 80 fr,-
4urut wiih mc. assure Won. that ! dab
4ttFi t. miss chance Of nur. f;tiI u.t
Mis- Ml>>-l beg pardon for MT know
- '' 2 uauc-ailuw me ttuul ted ID 3,
i''' herself -
4 s-.&itl9 It-.t..,., nAH hceu - 'l'-
lea TIM, IL ,''''' i''A' Tie l"d OILS
-. - - \ : 20 - .'.----
Il, Hht nov 81, Nalr ~nur-,i i~ag'-i
..,,... tGSilY+, ,,t,s,rr liz. bch,-ld th., Sweet
4fta - nFutlts ttl titf tfbLh Ni'A4A'hit
mi ever tnuchrd b. heart aud " u" wa Il
IT, l..,lf,,., I'm ri.,. uInrc lovely b.c4u-r ,
f.rj,,lf-Iu.,,ruiil. tlrr-s and the traces
=, - ,,.l suffering ou her flre
-. ,,., fr,k,u ,iarulatiun with " hl,h
,t.,t..t thr request hr hal been about !
if.,.-r,5,,.ly "a rroff,r
~. l., ,,n an. Of, in 4 moment lic ,
...t..l 49,, .,.,..r -, a,touI shed. =" .Ia'I. 81"
...t,.,..,. IN IN succession that Grace.
.'.I..I ,pr,,.l rn him coidly 81 hr~t wao
.,.r.,If a.1oui~li,,i. aud-~hail We >a} NJ
.,i,,-,l ais, H. her inmo~t hr.t. {
.t,s. ,nuld IL mcant Na- IL posi-
~ -. .,,,,,. terrible. mistake:
.'.-'.I, ,I,at lont the passionate emotion
f,t. ,,,i,. ,y.rr not counterfeit: Her
,.i -,,.,,, and She. thought She would
.a5,,
Miss Courtney" said Mortimer. ""0''
.i,... h. .,git,ripn and mastering his own
,n,,t.,u with great effort. Il have been
-..Lip., VIA for mouth~.-vyer since mt
,,,,u IRON, Eurppc, Indeed May =
a.a ,b. ultadiue tones uf hi- voice w"T"
.l.,,,u,n.,. it>,lf-.do in earnest what
,,-,,i,..,d inst NOW ia Jest: May loIn
,,.,r li,fl, partyz | see that Sou tulhN
i.,.,u,',f n,. Perhaps | deserve IL But
49,. d, ,l rr,. al lrast to explain
., ,iI..f criminal j. allowed that
,f.,r,,a,,I jf YOU say 50. | will 20 away
,r,-4~
H. did not wait for Il reply in woid>
A.. La3 alvay> been mastcrfnl. and Grh'r .
III, IT,. I'm spell on her She made y"
,J,i.rtior therefore. when he went 10 the
,i..,.l,,'- h,ad. and. mntterug something
..f.,,,. ..b,lniug il up the hill" took II pl !
IL. bri.jI,. nud led il "a the top Of the a.
,u, mr. heart was in such IA fiutter
sr,. c,,,Id NOT have spoken if She had
t ~ course he found his oppur-
,.,i,, apf mat before long The beach
,.-a. nrIy ! short quarter Of a mile on on
,L,. d,...ij,ify Of the hill below. and when
th. children. shoele>- and stochinglr>s'
ara vi;b many merry shout. were dab
I.rr., in th, " atrr he drew Grace's arm
,,-ittin i,is own. and told his story, a. he
,,s,ed Ia and fro on the sand with her hy
ij. side
a. tir.t .he had been cold. even naughty
f,r after her surprise was over. she toid
t.~.elf there could have been no mistake
III, ~, was false. TO the core-that he wa
,,nlr oven now, seeking to amu>e himself
mi when he drew her arm within his
,,t, ,xhrn ne looked into her eyes with
( III. f,arit.s, look Of innocence, and When
+ III ,nll his story in his frank. manly yti
| iu,p,s.ioued wav, she broke utterly down.
and would have fallen into his arms II IL
I.l NOT been for the children playing 50
,,ar Il If was, the tears rolled along
i.r checks and her ewes emphasized the low
,,bi.n,.r i'm which she begged forgiveness
f,r having wronsed him. even when
=, ,,,t -, nrnpouncpd against him