Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-22

and down came the coil OF wavy ringlets.
She blushed as her hair fell round her
shoulders, but said in q comical tone:
May the God of the medicine man send
health, wealth and long life to our little
party"
Amen" we shouted, laughing at her
comic attitude. How fairy like she looked
in her dress of woodland gray, surrounded
by those silken locks made golden by the
sunlight.
Before we had time for thought, Mel
vorne had grasped her hand and was say
ing:
"Stella Everett, was your fathers name
Charles Edward?"
Eyes SIR" said Stella, amazed at his
words and manner.
Then you are my cousin" he exclaimed.
"Now can explain the charm your manner
has always had for me. Friends, congra-
tulate me on the happy discovery"
Then came warm congratulations Lady
Irving was the first, and, woman-like, she
found comfort in few glistening tears.
Then Mrs. Lollard greeted Stella in most
sisterly fashion. Mrs. Lollard took her
hand, saying:
II am glad to know that such good fort.
ullS Htio NOulI W any AiIIAS No lOi
myself | hardly knew what to say. But
the glad look that met my glance mado
my heart beat double quick as 1 clasped
her hand in mine.
But" said Stella, rs soon as the con-
CALCULATIONS were over, "how did you
make this happy discovery, for such it is
to me. Cousin Melvorney"
my mother died when I was but q
child" said Melvorno with emotion. But
remember one morning as went TO her
room she was standing as you are now.
with her hair falling about her shoulders,
while the sunlight was streaming on it,
turning it to finest gold. 1 cried out in
childish joy, %, mamma, your hair is all
Gglow!' Just now your face, your form,
and, above all, these golden locks have
brought nay mother to my mind.
"But that does not explain ii all. Ny
mothers maiden name was Everett. She
had one brother who married against his
fathers wishes The old gentleman, who
was imperiously proud and self-willed, dis
inherited his son on that account. At his
death he left all his wealth TO my mother, +"
said Melvorne, stin watching Stella, who
by the aid OF few hair pins, was making
the unruly tresscs into q closely twisted
coil
cousin Stella" said Melvorne, with. a
lingering tone rs if to catch the melody OF
the new words, "have you never heard
that your father was an English noble
mani"
Yes my old nurse told me that he was,
one day when was helping her with the
housework,'' Stella replied.
tIlut did ,-nur fot1or payar toll Won M
it?" no asked
81 think not. BRIT remember once, no;
many years ago, my father came to me
and putting one hand on either side Of my
face said, You look SO much like her!
and, with Z deep sigh left the room. When
asked the nurse if he meant my mother
she said no, it WIS Of his sister he was
thinking"
II think you must look very much like
my mother. That made the charm your
society had for me. 1 have often tried to
analyzc it," said MeIvorne thoughtfully.
While the duke and Stella had been
talking had taken from my note book a
little white envelope; the time had now
come to understand It's meaning.
"Melvorne, was your mothers home at
Ravens Park Englandr / asked
Yes; whyY
81 have something here" said opening
the note that held my translation of the
cryTogram, and handing It to Melvorne.
As handed It TO him Stella caught sight
Of the card and exclaimed;
20, my lost treasurer reaching her
hand out for Il. where did you find it,
Loyds looked everywhere for IL when
left Wavcrland. but could not End IL"
/ explained how / happened to find IL
and how 1 came to learn its meaning.
Stella stood like one in trance. Then
with tears of Joy she thanked me for re-
vealing its contents.
IL have spent hours in trying to read
that little hidden message. That end the
ffg pounds told you of found In an en-
velope addressed to me and on little note
inside were these words: "A fathers will
to HIS darling child,'" said Stella.
'This Is indeed a revelation" said Mel
vornc. I'VE need no farther testimony
than this translated message from the de-
parted. i am Charles Edward Everett,
Son of Edward Everett, Earl OF York,
from Ravens Park, England read the
duke with emotion.
How strange that this message should
have remained hidden until now" said
Lady Irving.
'It was like my father 10 provide in
some unexpected way for my learning Of