Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-07-27
hroSen by BIZ. Bernard, who suddenly

from your homer"
"No, sir answered.; ''it is not"
Indeed" he exclaimed. al was not
aware that you had friends elsewhere Z"
1T is from one / knew but a few
days" replied, but one whom count
a true friend"
"Ah! A lady, supposc?"
"Yes, sir; il is from n lady"
MAY / ask her name?'
"She is Mrs. Cornell" / answered;
''the lady with whom 1 remained n
week before / came here"
"Ah, certainly. l remember some
thing of her now. 1t was her son, be-
lieve, who brought you to my house?"
"Yes, sir, il was" l replied, little
shortly, perhaps, for was beginning to
feel somewhat annoyed.
He made no further remark imme-
diately, but sat staring into my half
averted face as though he would read
my soul in my features. Finally he
observed:
THAT doesn't have the resemblance
of lady's writing" pointing to the
letter. 1T is too heavy and bold for n
lady's hand"
He waited for reply, but ventured
none, and after the lapse of moment
he spoke again, more explicitly:
did the lady with whom you stopped
write that?" he asked.
mo, sir; her soa wrote il for her." |
answered, considerably nettlcd by the
| persistency with which he continued to
| pry into my personal affairs.
''Indeedi' he exclaimed. coolly. az
was sure it was written by man. l
]
| quaintcd with the son?"
YES, sir; met him every day dur
ing the week l was there"
"How did he impress you?"
/ looked up in surprise, wondering
what the man could mean by this ques-
tioning.' 1t appeared to me that he was
not prompted solely by any idle curiosi-
", but that, on the contrary, he had
| purpose in view. He saw my surprise
but did not remark it, simply repeating
his question as though had not under
/ stood him.
HE impressed me very favorably,"
replied, las he must everyone who
knows him. He is so great and noble,
and SO generous"
Mr.. Bernard frowned and looked dis
| pleased. and for little while drummed
the table with his fingers, watching me
| from under his eyebrows.
80 you formed great liking for
that young farmer, eh?" he asked, with
something like n snecr.
Yes, did, answered, unhesitating-
! ly. Il formed great liking for all
three members of the family. l could
not do otherwise if / was at all CRATE
| full"
The young countryman, presume,
was very attentive to you?"
He was very considerable of me-"
Exactly. Quite gallant, too, sus-
pect."
lie was gentlemanly."
just So" and again my visitor
frowned and looked displeased. II
dare say you thought him very gentle
manly. Those country gallants are so
apt TO impress one that way"
Mr.. Bernard laughed when he said
that, and knew from his manner that
he had intended to be sarcastic. / was
stung by his meaning, and for an in
slant glow of resentment flushed nv
face. felt acutely that he was invad-
ing sacred grounds, and that his re-
marks and questions were leading to
information that he had no right to
possess. / understood perfectly well,
too, that he was prepossessed against
Charles Cornell, though why he was /
could not guess. He had never seen
the Cornells, and he knew nothing
] about them save what he had learned
from me; and it seemed that the more
highly spoke of them the less he was
inclined to like them. This was es-
pecially true regarding Charles.
Il wonder now" Mr.. Bernard said,
after pause, seeing that / was not
going to reply to his last remark, II
wonder now il this Cornell didn't feel
impressed rather deeply with your
charms"
l blushed scarlet and my cheeks
burned, but said nothing. He gazed
at me inquiringly for n moment, then
asked:
Don't you think ne wasp"
II am not in Mr. Cornell's conf
dence," / replied with spirit, 'and
therefore am not able to speak for
him."
Then he has not been making soft
speeches 70 your he questioned.
NO. sir; ne has not"
We'll, now, you need not get angry.
impertinent. / am interested in YOU. rs
have said time and again, and think
1t my duty TO advise with you. | do
not say that you feel an attachment for
this farmer, but ] say if you do YOU
must drop it. I would not have you
become entangled with man of that
kind. You are capable Of making a
grand conquest, and when YOU marry
you can have for your husband man
who stands far above him. You must
not for moment entertain thought
OF throwing yourself away on a com.
mon farmer. Your looks and your good
sense will advance you far above that
and in time wealth and position, with
all the comforts and pleasures that They
give. will be laid at your feet. You car
become the wife Of a rich man and en-
joy the iuNuries Of wealth, and / want
you 90 do It,"
] was amazed beyond description by
those words, and yet more by the man
ncr ~ their delivery. There was a kind
Of frenzied carnestncss in his tones that
] thought DENOTED more than any ordi
J. nc. Haa. =.