The Forrest City times., 1890-12-20
WAVERLAND.
\ Tai, 0r onr rcmlat Landlords.
BY SARAH MABIE BRIGHAM. copvfgtisd. iSs6.
CHATTER xv. CONTINUED.


 nie Wrenf"
 She turned her face towrrd me in the bright moonlight. it was full of reviving hope as she answered:
 'Ycs, Sir Loyd, 1 believed it and that was why left Waverland"
 70, my darling,n I said taking her
 hand. "how could you believe that anyone
 was dearer to me than your own sweet self"
 II believed 1t because your mother said 1t was settled long ago, that you were 10 marry AAnie" There was just a quiver of pain in the voice that made this comics sion
 Was that tho reason that you left Wa
 verland?"
 'It was.n
 "Then you loved me just little, even l though you left me'p "Yes Lloyd, loved you" came in a
 whisper too faint for aught but lover's ear. But it was enough. I held her to my heart and kissed the sweet lips and pure white brow My hear, uttering all the
 time in glad refrain the words of the old song, My heart now sadly dumb shall
 speak to you alone" | How changed the world seemcd I had secured the love of the ono individual in ali the world that could inspire my heart with l noble aspirations We did not ueed words 1 to tell the old, old story, for the sweetness | and the honor of the new-feund conpan | ionship had language all it's own, "No more wehry hours, my loyel, I said
 as led her to a seat. Did you think you could hide your love from me by assuming indifference2"
 'I was afraid could not that WIS why | I left Waverland F 1 Do you know the anguish felt when l
 knew that you had gonef Where did yoa 1 gos How did you fare! Tell me all, my | darling.
 'I found Lady Irving, as you see. We
 have been travelling together a long time," she answered evasively, | But did you find her at ences" q cannot tell you now It would take l too long l have found friends continual. l ly."
 If had known you were safe 1 should | have been happy
 "I do moi believe that,s she said arehly | "You would have tried to find me if you
 had known where was 1 You arc right I never would have
 been contented until had learned my fate
 from your own dear lips. If mother had
 not come to the library door just when she did. should have known if then" 1 "I felt the impulse. And I knew that
 my life would be very dark without you. 1 My hungry heart was ready to respond to
 the call of joy and hope l My hopes were rudely shattered when
 came home and found that you had gone What dreary life led for days and days | But one evening il seemed to me you came
 and said If I were you l would not let
 my inheritance go to waste Then other
 words that you had uttered words of com. 1 fort, and words of cheer, came to my mind 1 They inspired ne with courage and filed
 my heart with hope. 1 was almost sure
 that sometime we would meet, and that
 should yet win your love.
 "lIow long was that after leftf' ..~ About a month. Whyp' 1 'I remember one evening about that
 time l had been feeling that in all this great world there was not one individual
 that needed me. or that l could benefit by l living. There seemed to be no place for l me, no loving heart to claim mine in TO. turn. While 1 sat musing in that melan.
 choly frame of mind l seemed to hear your
 voice saving. I need you. am coming for l your From that time I never believed
 that you would marry Annie or that you loved her remember thinking how 1 pleasant il would be If mind could answer
 mind It seemed almost as real as life, But this is real said. mind can an.
 swer mind, and heart can speak to heart.
 But how came you here, never dreamed of finding you this side of the Atlantic Or hoNa ksftrtt tsy.4f,,tr
 magnetic powers 10 find you here So far | from hometn
 | 'We have been coming toward each other" she said laughing. T have often l thought of Waverland, dear old place. l
 have often sketehed it for Lady Irving But il would not be the same now that your mother is not there she was very dear to me. My heart went out in sympa- 1 thy for her in her loneliness, and I sought
 to make her happy" And you accomplished more than you 1 can ever know, my dear My mother re- | remembered you, and asked us to forgive | her for the pain she had caused us both. She gave her dying blessing on our love l and prayed that We might meet She said 1 that she had missed ou more than wnypls can tell. believe tat grief for you short. ! ened her life, She had learned to love and | trust you, and when you left her ali was gone. But where have you been all these
 monthsf" l asked again Travelling with Lady Irving" she an. | swered again. Il am so glad she has at
 last met the man she has loved from child, | hood. Her father promised her hand in
 Garriagc when she was bat q child She obeyed his wish and became the wife of her 1 fathers friend. But all the while the Duke l of Melyorne. or James as she calls him, l was her hearts Idol We have often talked | of old friends, and how often she had hoped for chance of meeting the duke 1 since she had been a widow. for Lord lrv- ing lived only a short time after their mar riage; and, what was very strange, her father died about tho same time leaving ! her alone in the world, with no nearer rel. l atives than Sir Wren and his daughter Her mother died when she was a little | child. And now in this far away land she
 has found the happiness for which she longedn
 Not only Lady Irving and the Duke of Melrorne have found the 'longed-for friends of other days, but ourselves as well, said, leading her buck to the par. Tor
 When We entered the parlor we found Lady Irving and the duke engaged in qniet conversation. As we estered he came for wand with the lady by his side, saying Lord Waverland. allow me Co introduce to you the future Duchess of Melvorne!" Allow me to introduce to you the fui- nre Lady Wayerlana, now Miss Stella Ey- erett' 1 rejoined What part of the world have you been travelling throught' asked Melvorne of Lady Irving
 We have been through parts of Italy, France, Germany and the Fast Indies. Then through the Sandwich Islands into California since last fall You are only birds Of passage, I should say from the short time you spent in each place. said.
 We were there long enough to sec the places of greatest interest but not long enough to become attached to any partieu- lar spot sad Stella st .rz r .asa n