The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-05-22

Lancey as she entered the room ana
went up to the girl, whose back was
half turned toward her. As the girl
looked up with bright smile of greet
ing the elder woman caught her breath
sharply and turned suddenly pale.
Where did you come from?n she
asked quickly. What was your faith
er's name? What was your mothers?
Where did your father come from9n
All these questions poured out in rapid,
| breathless succession.
Il have my fathers name" she re-
piled, land he came from the north to
the south before was born. He mar
| ried my mother in Brunswick. That is
all l know
1T is not all 1 know" replied the
woman softly. Il loved your father.
/ was engaged to him when l married
my husband. l deceived him basely
and ruined both our lives. He went
| away, never knew where. And so
| am to take you as an atonement for
the past. God has been merciful in
giving me such an easy and welcome
/ atonement. Yes, Lysle, l will take
/ this girl as my own-take her, with
all lIit HcdIl. IleI ufollcI COutu uot
have been tenderer to her than could
be-"
She leaned and kissed the girl softly.
reverently, upon the brow, and took the
tiny gloved hand in her own, and from
that moment the two women were in
perfect loving sympathy.
The winter was gay one, and Errol
saw little of his adopted daughter
| She was great social success, and he
| stood and watched her from afar with
| infinite pride. He always compelled
himself to keep away from her. He
| was determined not to let his adoption
end as his father predicted.
1T would be disgustingly common
place" he said to himself. and then he
| would turn to matchmaking for her
and ask himself what man he'd like
best to have her marry. The question
was unanswered in his mind-perhaps
because he grew irritated over it, per-
haps because he thought no one worthy
of her. Anyway, his life seemed aw-
fully unsatisfactory, and lonely. He
had grown out of caring for women i'll
general, and this young girl had been
his object of tenderness and solcitude
many years. He was getting out of
sorts. He thought he'd go abroad in
the spiing. He needed rest and a
change-that was all.
As for the girl herself, she seemed
perfectly contenled and light of heart.
She had world of homage at her feet
with this what girl of Is is not hap
py? To Mrs. De Lancey she seemed
strangely unimpressionab'e, however.
One night as they sat in her boudoir
discussing, as women will, the various
men they knew and their faults and
virtues, Mrs. De Lancey suddenly
asked: "What do you think of Lysle
Enrol? l never heard you define an
opinion of him."
81 don't count him with the men in
society,"" she replied, evasively.
But counting him by himself"
1T is hard to say what one thinks
| when one thinks SO much" Then, as
f determined not to shirk full answer,
she turned her great eyes on the ques-
toner, her face flushing hotly as the
words came quickly from her lips: Il
think he is the greatest, noblcst man l
ever knew. All men seem insignificant
beside him. He is handsomer, stronger,
| nobler than any other man ever was or
| ever could be. | can't say all l think,
but that is little
Il was right" said Louise De Lam
cey to herself, as she dropped in her
downy bed. They are in love with
each other"
The next day when Enrol called Mrs.
Delaney came in first.
''Do you know" she said, incidental
ly, to him, Il believe Marion is going
to end her season by marrying young
Varley."
''Why do YOU think SOP"
''Oh, well, from things in general.
She seems to like him very much bet
ter than anybody else, and the rich and
good-looking are generally attractive" "
Hes confounded ASST
''Why, heard you praise him.
ooh, as society fellow ne will do
better than most of them, but he is a
dude, and don't know how to earn a
| dollar"
But he doesn't need to. He has
| plenty of them all earned for himself"
''That's all woman asks" he re-
| piled bitterly. ''Oh well. if Marion
wants him she can have him. / have
never objected to her having anything
she wanted yet, and husband is ne
cesslty to young woman's social life
sooner or later"
Just then Marion entered the room,
| and Mrs. De Lancey excused herself on
| account of an engagement.
Enrol took her hand caressingly in
| his own, as he had not done since he
began to realize that she was grown
woman. He drew her down in the
| chair by his side.
I'm going to say something to you
that did not intend to say when
came" he said, with his eyes bent ten
| derly upon her. Il don't know why l
haven't said it long ago. l know it has
been in my heart to say for long
time. l love you. l have loved you
SO long can't remember when it COM
menced or how. / don't want you to
| feel obliged to love me because YOU
| think | have been kind to you. You
have done everything for me; but for
| you | should never have been anything.
| Ny father turned me away penniless
| because | determined to adopt you. and
| then | had to work for you, and | made
a man of myself instead of an idiot
| like lots of rich fellows one meets in
society," Here he thought bitterly of
Verley. My father is married again
now, and don't expect to be heir to
any of his property" lie went on. "but
l have made a great deal myself, and
-"
Her face grew pale and trembled.
why do you speak of money" she
said. when you tell me you love me?
Do you think I'm thinking of money!
Il thought all women did now"
Then turning to tender pleading again:
No. l didn't really think it of you,
only Mrs. De Lancey said yoa might
marry Varley, and it nearly killed me
that was ALL | never knew how ter
rible it would be for you to marry some
one else until the idea was suggested
to me-