Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-11-21

"H'm! hah! TO see you after all these
years. Make acquaintance VITA you and
my cousin Am on my way here.
Norah," saws the squire, laying down the
letter and regarding his daughter with a
tragic air, that means that h. will be here
in about two hoursp'
'"rwo hours? Oh, dod, no!' said the
Duchess, lifting her lovely face ard gazing
at her father with undisg used dismay. All
the admirable spirit that had distinguished
her moment since is gone, and alb ject fear
has taken its place.
"Well, my dear, that's just how feel, "
says Mr.. Delaney with open sympathy. al
keep on saying it, hut kere Pm convinced
he's coming all the same, " with a rather
depressed glance around the large, poorly
furnished, comfortless room. HE says
he s on his way, and I've no Goubt he'll
finish his journey. Ard why shouldn't he,
tooy'' with quite a startling change Of
front and reprcachful glance at his
daughter Who should be welcome here,
I'd like to know, if it wasn't our own kith
and kin? Tut! I'm astonished at you now,
Duchess, to be SO osptable-and your
own first cousin, too, my dear"
as he very rich, dad?" asks the Duchess
in O rather forlorn tone, though she has
alton of his sentiments. Perhaps she is used
TO It.
"As Crnsus!" with oil the noble air Of
one determined to face the worst
whatever the consequences. ''My poor
brother, The Delaney IA proud title, Norah,
as good ms any juke's) WELL never mind;
but my poor brother, (as fine a man, my
dear, as ever stepped in shos leather,
though dare say it isn't modest Of me ia
say so, considering, ahem! we were cons:d-
,ered much alikc)-however, as was say
ing"
II wonder you never told mo oil this be-
,tore.''
"Wcll, ny dear, he died great many
years ago, more than you can remember,
ind it's hard to talk to the young of thos,
who arc past and gone but before he died
he married ali English girl with pot of
money AMI jew ell, without number" (Jools
I'm afraid the dear old squire called those
precious gems.j Poor Terrence. your UNI
Gle had a very handsome property of his
own. and ne hadn't been married to madam
three years when she fell in for two large
fortu.es, lett her by some kinsfolk in her
own coun' ny over the water. And al this
has come alIeady, or at least will con:e I,
Den S. ~
st will be'dreadfulr' says TIE girl, look.
ing round the room in LEI turn; her voic,
is low and melancholy. us he young:"
shs asks presently.
"ADout twenty seven, / should say.
though Pm not much at guess. He was
very young indeed when my poor brother
died; cutie little chap in breechos.
Though indeed for tie matter Of that"
says tho squire, tboaghtfully, bent as X
ware on wrestling with the truth and fore
ing 1t to.the froi& at all hazards, ''he was
out of them when that unhappy event hap
perod, as Terrence died at midnight, so the
child must have been in bed. T"
"What is his mother likey' asks The
Ducless, still melancholy.
every handsome sic was then and very
charming. Bong tong, you know, and all
that, and n good soul, too, says the
squire, rclapsing into los, fashionable
manner. 'For she nearly broke her heart
when Terrence died. Sic took the boy
away then. Carried him of to England
and had him educated there, and in fact has
kept him there ever since, except on such
occasions rs he has gone abroad.
'Has ho gone muchs" asks Norah, tim
idly-already sine il desperately afraid OF
this half English cousin.
II believes so. hear he has seen great
deal OF the world in his time, Tie last we
heard of him he wns in Pekin. You re-
memi or that now, don't you, Nornh?''
~ don't. I don't Leleve l ever gave
hln a thought" said Norah, petulantly.
'But expect III have to give him several
nov, with -little .pout. Dad" anS'