Telegram-herald., 1889-08-26

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Assos CArs1n stos re.d he's ke~ft int4a
xsxSly. snd s@4, eG1stly ny br0tnes -
"a 81 hsn5s Jsst al present pss vsil is L.
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ne pe4 rang Al tAs nsosnsnt. ant rses
Zee oas - sae lesss asnin >roo1a. Major
Cara gtsE with NFs fs1nbrs ke upon his
.r1n. shs shs real n t1elE psop~E oroer.
Tie "a lacy's erlshi eyes soEgts her lsss-
last srsnachil1 fAcs eontls usAis s1r0ssh
TIE lze.l sAc she sssned - - nslnE II
Tie pAst ss shs hstsns1 - lei voice. snt
rolioed slIh S-l1k syss sVsTy not4o1 ana
gesture. many of which reminded her -
her osloV 81 daughter. os, Lac. ssr1
Ike Alicia" shs nuruurs1. ss thsy 70
turnec u lie drawing rson
Isabel Snd her husband were In t1.s libra
~ aud Major C2rrlngtoE was saowlng his
BOOKS . subject apon " hio1 be w.s sntie
slsstlc. when d SOMA of . tS9tstep ~ Tie
door caused them = look up IN was
SOW, uncertain sep. and Il paused spon The
threshold
lsAosl WAS standing by window IN the
fuu AEht. snc the eyes u he psrson stand
ing there we're r1ed mildly upon her. II
was ar 0le mAn. though there were few
wrinkles IA he p4le f4oS. but his LAIR wss
saowy white. and his blue eyes 1ed dlnl
fAr-aWay look. which I'D al glance that
there Mere lost faculties vailed be had LhelI
vscaut.y mild glaUces-
Chester said Major CarrinEtoE, lay
ing down the book of Which be lad been
talking, ana gsinE - 0uoe - lis brother >
eide Isabel advanced, her fsce pale and hef
hands nervogsly c.4spec before her. '.Hou
know told you your daughter was coming
to-day hke IL here. ana longs - know snd
love you"
Dear father" said Isabel. coming closs
20 him and hooking up ~ him with be
seeching 8 anoe. Il an 30 glad u have
found you"
MY dau ghteri" he said. slowly, and with
q bewildered look. ''H0w should / have q
daughter without wifei / think there Is .
mistake"
no, 10, there Is 10 mistake" 4" she cried
eagerly. dear father, All your daughter
and Alic.s's; don't you remember Alicia
your wife, and can not you love ne for her
sskel"
.Anciaf" lie put his hand 70 bis bead IN a
dared way. - DO not remember Alicia, and
YET the name has homelike sound; did you
say that you were Allciai"
"No, father. / am Isabel, and Alicis's
daughter and yours, II YOU can not remorn-
Der her, won't you love me for NY own
sakei"
Why, yes, 4" he answered, slowly, taking
the hand which she extended 20 him. and
looking in her eyes with = troubled express
SION. at Is al very strange" he said 81
last; 'you seem like some one have known,
but | can poi tell who. " and he passed hts
hand over his forehead again, as II 10 brush
away the vail OF forgetfulncss which was
hiding the past from him.
Better drop the past and win him IN the
present." suggested the MAJOR Ia low
voice.
"Yes, the past" feebly echoed Chester
/ Carrington; they talk of past but / &c
not knew what it Is, and 60 We Will drop
that and live today alone. You say you ara
my daughter" and he looked again IN her
| eyes with that strange, troubled lock. who.
then, is thiss" and he looked inquiringly ~
Mr. Falconer.
This IS nv husband, father" and Mr..
Falconer advanced and { COX the soft " hite
| hand in his. "Wn you accept son also,
fatheri" be said, with his frank, manly
smile.
I This look had no power 70 move the
clouded mind TO any effort OF remembrance,
and be took the offered hand IN the matter
of-fact way in which lie greeted al
/ strangers
A daughter and a son. both in one hour, ="
4 he said, shaking his head IN perpiexity,
'It's a strange world, a ray strange
world ~
Isabel turned away 70 hide her tears. II
was a bitter disappointment; although she
had told herself so many times how il must
inevitably be, yet she had, IN spite Of az,
cherished q hope tha; II might be better
than she feared
''Then who is thsl" he said, gently. a.
/ Oracle came springing IN 70 her father S
side: her ewes aClow with interest Ia an