The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-07-01

"What does this mean, Seaward?'
Adelinc Villicrs asked Her face was
naughty; her tone cool and composed.
She was fronting Aylstone and looking
at him with gray eyes that seemed To
read his very heart.
A flush mounted To his bronzcd fore
head, and he glanced away, ashamed 10
meet her searching gaze. II was the
chaplain who answered the difficult
question; and his voice, gentle and quiet
rs ever, soothed the perturbed spirits
near him.
"Miss Villiers, you have now learned
a thing that ought TO have been told
you long ago. DO not be hard on Sea-
ward; he wanted you 10 know every
thing. but Claud refused to speak; Mrs.
Villiers insisted on his silence. Lucy
Cromer, once your grandmothcr's COM
panion, was Glands promised wife"
And he threw her over" said Ade-
line, coolly, because he was afraid of
grandmother. lie preferred To- break
his heart (such as il ISL rather than
lose an old woman's money. Mr.. sgd
ncy, | thank you sincerely for bringing
Miss Winfield here to-day"
~ did not know that her coming
would lead to this disclosure" he re-
piled. But am glad that you know
the truth. Only | wish that 1t had not
been revealed in such sudden way"
~ am sorry" said Olive, softly. 1T
was so startling to find her face herei
And never knew Lucy's story; she did
not blame anyone. She forgave all"
THE dying saint might forgive, but
the living sinner cannot" Adclinc spoke
in her old-spiritcd fashion. Don't be
sorry, Miss Winfield; you have done me
avery great kindness. You shall hear
now that have been trickcd into an en-
gagement with my cousin Claud-the
man who has just gone out of the room.
When he was absent, and sad, and Ian
guid-as he often was--I set il down 20
weak health, and not TO guilty con-
science. My grandmother always had
n store of excellent excuses ready; and
even Seward"
"Seaward Graves your mercy, Adj
cline" Alystonc said, humbly.
II was blinded" she went on. II
thought, as people generally do think,
that it would all come right by and by,
for him and for me. AS if anything
could go well with man who had been
utterly and hopclessly falsc!"
Again there was pause; and then
the chaplain turned TO Olive, and said,
quietly, that they would go.
"Good-by, Miss Winfield" Adeline
said, kindly. 1--WE will meet here again
some time. am very glad To have seen
you. Don't be sorry, please, for what
has happened to-day"
Poor Olive, with old memories an
new feelings whirling in her brain,
was glad 10 find herself outside the
house. Mr.. Sidney wisely forebore to
talk to her just then; but he did not
part with her without speaking rcas-
surfing words. She went through the
shop, and up 10 her little room like one
in n dream. Her recent grief seemed to
be put far away in the backgrounds;
Lucy's story was more real to-day than
her own. Yet through all her confus-
ing thoughts she was conscious of
kind of tender compassion for Seaward
Aylstonc, and n distinct remembrance
of his distressed look. II was always
hard, she unused, for true person TO
be mixed M with falscncss and deceit;
and he was surely true.
When the two cousins were left alone
in the studio, Adeline's face underwent
a change. She softened little, and
sat down quietly in low chair by the
fire.
"Seaward," she said, looking up ut
him as he stood leaning dejcctedly
against tho chimney piece, If you
were to win that girl and cast her of
should hate You. hope you will mar
~ her; hope you will prove that base.
ness does not run in our blood"
"She must have carried away de-
lightful impression of Claud and me-"
he muttcred, gloomily. ~ darcsay she
will be afraid ever to look at me
again"
You can remove the impression IL I
you take pains" Adelinc replied. And /.
Of course Mr.. Sidney will help you. l |
like that man; he has made n study of |
and knows exactly how TO /
deal with il. If il had not been for /
him l should not easily have got di-
rect explanation to-day"
Seward shifted his position and /
sighed.
"Claud must remember the morning |
when he brought Lucy Cromer here for |
me to make study of her" he said. 1
Grandmother had sent her ont shop /
ping, and they contrived TO meet. lie .
set the jessamine spray in her hair; it
was his favorite flower, and he liked
her To wear 10, You see, Adeline, he
on granny's real affection for
the girl, he thought they might per-