Telegram-herald., 1890-01-25


aOh. Gsoffrv. nv poor pocr nrother'
Fortune indeed Is cruel - yc-- A1t-lag
n1s sorrow e. those i loge.
An hglr afterwards Col au1 Aiss Mas
,ingtiri were on their aav O. town,
..s,lalroonsl ~ important business Tie
solv uer,ou y - dl1 ugr regret u wss
Cara Cav. Nth an the Held g. herself.
sslrelv shs mgnr 90 something. Sls
srould rrv. anyeaT Juhus was dread
fully Disappointed. be kuew that his hosE
sas very mlla ia love with Carmen.
But al was fair IN love and war. ard
until sLo really was appropriated, he had
a. much right as any one 10 Try his luck.
To Sir GeoffrT tie strain OF keeping up
before his guests ~ as frightfuL However,
two more days would see the house clear
and Marcia, with unselfish care for him,
took most of the entertainment Of their
friends on herself
But IL vas impossible 70 avoid motto
ing the havoc made on the face
OF the poor fellow The bright
cheeriness that had shone out
OF the honest, kind blue eyes was replaced
by a worn and sleepless look Hard
bit, the men pronounced. Hard hit, in
deedi But be bore his sufFerings like the
brave true knight he was. his courtesies
b. Mss Gay were the same, his guests
equally considered. Only his sister knew
the terrible strain, and il pressed with
peculiar force on her afTecuonate heart.
They had al gone. Brother and sister
were alone. On. the desolation Of tail!
AT last Sir GeoTry could bear 1t no
longer.
Marcia, Could you make up your
mind 10 go with me 20 Rome, and spend
the winter therel know, dear, it is like
dragging up tree by its roots, but if you
would, / should feel grateful. cannot
STAY here, Marcia. IL Is torture 10 me. l
cannot settle down. Let Us g. 10 Rome,
dear"
Il Will go 70 the end Of the world with
you, Geoffry.'
NO, dear. he answered with faint
smile; Il viii not put your love 10 such
a test as that. Rome viii do
When DO you wish 10 start, Geofry:"
Next week VIII that hurry you too
muchs"
"Not in the least" answered she cheer
fully But, as her brother had said. it
was like dragging up tree by its roots;
Marcia's placid happiness was enshrined
and centered in Estcourt. The house,
the gardens. her pets, her poor, ''the
trivial round, the common task" fur
nished the quiet, useful life that suited
her.
But for Geoffry, why, she would sac
rifice everything if needs be.
VI.
Col. Massingbird, his daughter and
cousin Adela were at Plymouth. An
Indian friend, TO whom very charming
cottage belonged. was under orders to
reioin his regiment in India. Col. Mas
singbird offered 20 take the cottage off
his hands The arrangement so agreeable
70 both parties was carried out, and thus
it came about that the little family mi
grated from Mayfair 70 the old world
seaport of Devonshire
The weather was still warm, though
the air was fresh. and it seemed 10 Car
men that tr. only pleasure left her in
life was % - out aud watch from q
pretty myrtle bower at the end Of the
garden, overlooking tho sea, the lovely
panorama spread out before her eyes.
The sparkling sea, the rocky hills that
slOped down in tender tints TO the water,
the long brcakwater. with the swelling
waves that dashed against it. toss
ing their spray liko jewels IN the
sunshine; the busy sailing vessels as
they came and went freighted
with merchandisc; the little rak-
ism yachts that floatcd mther and
thither, Carmen could even hear the gay
laughter Of their occupants borne up
wards by the breeze. The bands Of the
garrison. their music distant but clear,
would watt strains of harmony so famil-
lar, 50 dear. that she and Geoffry had so
often heard together.
Bitter sweet But it soothed her as
nothing 81 q could have done Her
father rarc.r disturbed her. as he found
with almost womanly intuition that for
the present solitude seemed the greatest
balm fox her wounded heart. So she
spent hours, idle hours, no doubt, with
no company 6ut nature, fresh. sunny,
Invigorating. ever changing nature.
Cousin Adell was perfectly happy.
There were no weaTisome dinners. no
hot, stufTy theatres. no faugGing flower
shows, no s.andmg about on damp
lawns. 20 -at homes" with their ever
wearying streams Of bored humanity.
Instead ~ all those drawbacks to happi-
ness, as she understood the word. there
was the cool. delightful market. where
she could bargain and price 20 her heart S
content. and arrange delicious little din
ners 20 tempt syaarire And she de-
v0utly hoped that this freak OF her spoilt,
dearly loved Young relative would last.
The colonel on the whole liked the
place lie found several congeuial
friends and the delcatc health Of his
only daughter was al an sufficient rea-
son for theq1.=t lfe lived bv the inmates
Of The Mrrtles
Carmen. can Won give mo your atten-
ton f1r q short time.
"Whv. certainly. papa. I an a YER
table lotus eater"
'Ihavs heard from ~ee'v and Hain-
bridge this morui1-
yes she answered with evident
anxiety.
"Nv POOR rhiIf. -our marriage cannot
10 dissof~ed is i7eai. binding. irre-o-
cable }cgr unfortunate husband c1n
he prosecuted fer perlurr. and is pen
s'+7 is. two cr more years penal servi-
ude