Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-16

But to beg admlttanc6 to the aCCurScd oOorS that never had but frowns for me is more chan child of the Percivals will ever do shall never grovel in the dust for love rather the hatred"
 A wavc of proud, cold defiance swept her pale face for q moment and the fine eyes kindled with an angry, insultcd expression. The child, frightened at the loud tones and angry lmprecations and gestures of his irate grandfather, soughthis mothers eyes with troubled look on it's dimpled face, only to seya sternness there that chilled his trusting heart with childish terror. Hiding his perturbed, frightened eyes in ready to cry.
 ''You swate little darlint," moaned Peg gy, kneeling down beside him. "An' yes don't know at all how .uane the wurruld kin be whin it tries, me pet; an its yer haythunish gran 'fayther that moight be 50 proud of ye if the divil hadn't such theri- ble hold of his hard old heart"
 The child turned quickly, seeming to up- derstand by intuition that great wave of sympathetic love was setting ill toward him, and Tn n trice he had thrown his dinpled arms around the neck of the demonstrative Peggy. Putting his fair, baby cheek up lovingly against that of the housekeeper, he began cooing and caressing her old face in the appreciative love of his tender little heart.
 Peggy's warm soul could stand no more, and, clasping the fatherless innocent to her great heart, she burst into tears.
 "Never mind, Peggy" Miriam said in Q tender, soothing tone, putting her hand lovingly or the gray hairs of the bowed head. tWe all know just how 1t is, except baby" she continued in low, confidential tone, in order that Sir Rupert, who still stood looking at them, might not hear. "Yes, yes, we all know, and trust there is no one hurt very much by this show of hos tllity on Sir Rupert's part Peggy 1, you are grieved, but should not shed a tear if were in your place. It is not worth the while, as by SO doing you can not remedy the matter. See! I am calm enough, Peg gy; take pattern from my fearless face" Clarkson raised her fearful face and searched the eyes of her long lost mistress bent kindly on her.
 What did she see in those clear, dark depthsa Beyond the haunting sorrow of her great bereavement there smoldered the 1 old. proud, willful, unrelenting spirit. Yes, | it always had been, always would be, in | spite of death, sorrow and the grave, shaft for shaft with father and daughter. Sword 1 to sword when Percival aroused the evil | in one of their own blood had been a say ing, and Peggy remembered 1t plainly now. 1 The vengeful fire i'll tho eyes of Miriam | confirmed the truth of the adage, and prom | lsed balefully that tho breach existing | could never be healed. Truly the woman | was not much changed from the proud. re- bellious child in it's nurses arms. Miriam read the innermost thoughts ot poor, simple hearted Peggy in that momon- | tary upward gaze.
 by my heartless coolness after my long ab- sence; but think moment, Peggy; what have lost here, beside my sainted mother! I have not misuse ed any paternal confidence 1 nor crushed any fathcrly affection, having never been the recipient of that much-to- be-desircd blessing. Surely l have lost nothing und am none the less miserable for | my independence to-day.
 'I have forfeited my right to Heatherleigh 1t is trre, but with mo that is q minor mat ter.
 ''If father will not receive us, buby and because of the name we bear, why, all recon ciliation is at an end at once, as I shall not beg foreiveness for imaginary sins and te please Sir Rupert's love of authority Neverl"
 The shapely hand covered with it's black glove clenched itself in defiance, and the l hot blood of vexation and inherent dislike surged up to the smooth white brow anC burned in roses on either cheek A silence as of the grave fell over them as she ceased speaking, for the housekeeper could tint no words for reply in the face of such al impassioned outburst, because of its truth
 The irate father still stood silently re garding his children while leaning on the column for aid. Not muscle of his fac, moved, but he was thinking, nevertheless A sweet, pleading face of one long sine, dead seemed to come before him and pc tition in its old, tender way for reconcilia tion and atoning love. And strange mis obscured hlS vision somehow the womanl, daughter out there, by her presence, drev his soul toward her in spite of all he coul. do. Oh! God, that this chasm of bitternes existed between them. If she, his daugh ter Miriam, would only call across the year to him again, and reach out her arms i, that yearning way, why, he could not TO pulse her again; the spirit would b crushed, and peace would brood white winged over Heatherleigh.
 But Miriam did not call.
 "I must be going now," she said. '.I hal promised myselfa somewhat different greet ing from Heatherleigh's shadowy doors why, hardly know, but never mind, that all over now. l fear, however, this day doings will sit much harder on fathe than 1t will on me. Good bye, Peggy; good bye, Ancil, James, and all; an affectionat goodbye"
 | ohC 1AASuOo III q oOAC0uOu, SuOuUcu VOQ as she gave her hand to each in parting. "She Is a Percival to the very center c her proud soul," murmured John to hi fellows, almost gladly. Somehow he fel happy to find that Sir Rupert could b withstood and ignored in his commands c submission, and that, too, by one of his ow
 house.
 Miriam took her little son in her arm:
 and called across the intervening space
 a clear, unhesitating tone: "Good-by,
 father-a long good-bye!''
 Little Arthur, following his mothers e,
 ample, stretched out his little arms towar
 the frail, tottering form in the doorwa,
 and piped in clear, bird-like tones: "Doo,
 bye to 'oo, dood-bye; lon' dood-byeW
 When his children's volces f1oated mel
 diously to him in these sweet yet sad, sa
 words, Sir Rupert made no reply. B,
 what his thoughts were, who could say?
 Silent and wordless he stood, gazin
 after the retreating forms of his naples
 children; his beautiful, bereaved daughtl
 and the innocent little grandchild, with il l 1onO hrioht C,,rl Gx{OC In ho ,,;,