Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-15
love which had already dawned on those
two vounp hearts.

AZ last Carleton, his strength return
ING. concluded that II would be best to
re embark and take the chances of being
rescued by some passing ship. rather
than TO remain in the wilds Of Africa to
die perhaps from want and exposure
The evening before they were to con-
tinue their hazardous voyage the two
young people were seated alone. Inc
moon was ut its full. and tho ocean
looked like n sheet of glass in the tropi-
cal twilight. Suddenly Erie remarked
81 have heard you mention your father,
but no other member OF your family.
Would you mind telling me something
OF your story ?"
Indeed, no." she smiled "only l
warn YOU that you will find 1t an I'M
eyentful one" 81 suppose my mother
died at my birth. My father took me
out 10 Melbourne with him, accompa-
MED only 10y his valet and my nurse.
The latter marrying a fow months after,
he engaged my Gear Ursula MADAM
Leland, who was the widow Of an army
officer Her two little children having
been taken from her by fever short
time before. in her kindness she took
CHARGE OF me, and has been all mother
c0uId be ever since. My fathers busi-
ness in Melbourne being settled, he
placed me, with Ursula as personal at
tcndant, with the good sisters IN the
convent of the Sacred Heart, where we
have remained ever since. | have only
seen him once in all those years (here
the lovely eyes filed, land then only
for an hour or so. Six mouths ago L
graduated, and upon the Mother Supe-
riors informing my father OF the fact he
replied. enclosing check for expenses
and requesting that Ursula and myself
be sent to Liverpool by the Victoria,
which was to sail in u weeks time. lie
was to meet us in Liverpool, but sup
pose he has given us up, or Will when he
hears of the loss of tile Victoria.
Now" breaking off suddenly, evil you
not exchange stories p"
"My own life has been little more
eveniful than yours. My fathers death
when about seven years Of age left inc
doubly orphaned, but havinga kind and
indulgent guardian, ! WAS very happy,
passing through schools and college
creditably, / believe. year ago L
graduated in my chosen profession-the
law. The morning after my guardian
called me. He had a package IN his
hand which he held out to me, remark
ing: Your father. my dear Erie, gave
me this letter and package on his death
bed TO be given to you on the compile
ton of vour law studies. do not know
the contents Of the letter. but your pa
rents had both severe disappointment
in their lives. to which your father may
alude. My accounts are so arranged
that Your little fortune can be paid over
to you at an hours notice, but l wish
YOU to remember always-wherever you
go-you will have a home waiting Tor
you occupied by loving hearts. With
grasp of the hand he left me. Eagerly
| fastened the door and commenced
reading. Over and over again L read
my fathers letter from the grave.
Child, = here he broke of suddenly
'can you imagine a light-hearted, happy
child turning in q few hours INTO
n1iddic-0Gcd, sober MANI Well, that
letter did that for me. But, here
he tried to arouse himself from his
gloom-'even to you ] dare not tell
more. and Mrs Leland coming up at
that moment the subject dropped.
Early the next morning they embark
ed and after two days of suspense were
picked up by the ship City of London.
Many were the prayers of thanksgiving
sent up from those thankful hearts.
Carleton had determined to take the
goods the gods provide " and be as happy
as possible in the society of his beloved
while aboard ship. He could do nothing
here toward hunting down his parent
murderer (as ne considered the man to
be of whom his father had written hlm),
30 the two were constantly IN each others
society. One evening when they were
in their usual secluded place on deck
Erie suddenly exclaimed ado you
know that have never even heard your
whole name Madame Leland calls you
TINA, and Joe 'the mistress, but the
rest / would like to hear.
"Because / dislike it so, / suppose, ;"
she laughed gayly. "Clementlna Is my
name, Uul my AihNb hAC@b~A$SA Az
into Tina-Iina Ashburton.
Father of Heaven" exclaimed Erie
in q voice 80 changed rs to hardly be re-
cognizable, while with deathly-white
face he left swiftly and entered his state
room.
Tina was so astonished that for mo-
ment she was speechless but soon
the delicate mouth began to culver, the
lovely eyes to fill, as she murmured
"What does 1t mean How ddrs he
speak so to me ?" And hiding her face,
she cried heartily. Meanwhile Carleton
was pacing his room like Gagged tiger
what does it mean, he cries lean
it be that / have found that villain, and
through his own child? Oh my dar-
ling. my pure white dove, can 1t be that
you are Of that monsters blood 1t can
not be; and yet l found that he went
into the wool business in Melbourne
with his ill-gotten gains. Both we're
Englishmen with the same name. oh
there can be no mistake Oh my lit
tie love, there is gulf between US
which not even iOUe dare bridge"
The livelong night he paced his room,
only throwing himself upon the berth rs
daylight peeped into the little window.
She had finished breakfast when be went
out to the table, but he soon found her
in their little shady nook on deck. He
silently held ont his hand, which after
one glance at his face she took.
"Will you not pardon my seeming
rudeness Of yesterday say seeming,
as. believe me, child, rudeness from me
to you is an utter impossibility."
"Indeed, have nothing to pardon,
but" changing the subject with Infinite
tact, ais ii not a lovely morning ?"
Thus they conyersed on other subjects,
but the gloom which had fallen upon
them could not be easily shaken of.
Both seemed to feel, as they neared their
journeys end, that the sweetest inter
course of their lives would end too.
The DAYS flew all too swiftly, and one
lovely sunset eve they came IN sight of
Liverpool. For the last time these two,
80 strangely thrown together, paced the
deck apart from the other passengers.
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