Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-03-17

painters name was Fleming, that he was
young, good looking aud clever, lived in
Edinburgh, was quite gentleman, and
not at all the kind OF man that Aunt
Cecilia seemed to imagine.
Two days afterward Aunt Cecilia was
rather unexpectedly summoned home,
but before gong she again spoke to her
sister about the danger of allowing
Dollie to sit for hours sketching in the
glen. Being informed that Dollie had
been forbidden to 90 there, Mrs. Main
waring advised her sister to assure her.
self that Dollie had understood and was
obeying this order. This Mrs. Carnegie
did, and then once more gave her whole
mind to Sir Philip and EVE. Why did
he not proposel The day of his departure
was drawing very near.
1t came two days earlier than had been
anticipated. A rich old bachelor, uncle
of Sir Philip, who was then in Sundsr-
landshire, despatched this telegram to
him: "Aln ill, and must have rest.
Have a large party here, and can get
none. Come at once and help me, or
shall die outright. Why are you so long
in arriving2"
Ten minutes after the telegram came
Sir Philip followed Mr.. Carnegie to the
study-a study in which no book was
ever opened but that which he mad gone
to fetch Bradshaw. Mrs. Carnegie
thought she knew what Sir Philip had
gone to do, and tried to be patient while
she awaited the result.
In quarter of au hour her husband
came and said: "My dear, have had
a great surprise-a very great surprise
it almost amounted to a shock.
"Wnat nonsense, Charles! You must
have known what was coming"
"Why should II You didn't."
"Indeed, did. have known for
ten days that Sir Philip wanted to
marry EVE.
"But he doesnt--it is Dollie."
Even if Sir Philip did happen to be in
love with the young daughter he was
still Sir Philip; so, after Mrs. Carnegie
was sufficiently recovered to fit a new
heroine into the romance in which she
was so much interested, she sent out
emissaries In search of Dolie. No one
could find her, until at last an under
gardener, being much pressed by Mrs.
Carnegie herself, said, with evident re-
lnctancc, that Miss Dollie might, per.
haps, he thought, be painting in Lady.
we'll Wood.
To reach this wood cornfield had to
be traversed, and just as Mrs. Carnegie
was half across it she saw Dolie in the
distance, bidding farewell to gentle.
man with a sketching bag on his back.
The unhappy lady stopped short in hor.
ror. "This must" she thought, "be
that odious artist Cecilia Mainwariug
was so afraid Of. How eau Dollie dare
to see him, when have forbidden herr"
"Dollie," she exclaimed, "this is
shameful have been trusting you all
this time, and you, it seems, have been
breaking your wordr
"Oh, no, have notl have not been
near the glen, and have never seen Mr..
Fleming until this morning! Don't look
like that, mother, an speaking the
truth, was on my way to tell you all
about it..
"Tell me nothing of that kindl
want to know nothing"
''But you must know, mother-you
will be forced to know. Mr.. Fleming
has asked me to marry him, aud | have
said will"
"You havei Well, girls do stupid
things, sometimes; but the sooner you
undo this the better!"
"Ah, you are angry because you still
think that he and | have heen deceiving
you" said Dollie, tenderly shut, mother,
we have not. We really have not seen
each other since you spoke to me, until
to-day, and how he found out where
was sketching l don't yet know
"And you never will. You will not
see him again"
ooh, but let me tell you how it oil
happened and you will see how different
everything is from what you imagine.
He c,me to Ladywell Wood could
not refuse to say a word to him once he
was there, could IL Besides, 1 think he
came on purpose to ask me to marry
him.
"Say no more about that, Dolie, it
only vexes me. You must have known
that you would never be allowed to do
it,"
"Mother," Dollie began, but her voice
failed her.
snake no appeal to me, Dollic. am
sorry for you, of course, il you care, but
you won't care long. Be good girl,
aud do your best to dismiss this from
your mind at once and forever, aud go
to your room now and write and tell that
man that you intend to do so."
uWha-a 10 noIiinn aaLna At. ra-
negie when he and Sir Philip came.
She was here few minutes ago, but
she has been sketching in the sun, and it
has been too much for her. She had to
go to bed with frightfully bad head
ache"
"Then shall not see her unless stay
till Tomorrow" said Sir Philip, after
expressing much sympathy.
"Oh, you must not do that--you must
not offend your uncle, besides, Dolle
-msg~aot be we'll enough to see you to-
Sir Philip signsTT ssSs.-rr.,
"she is not seriously Ill. II you VIII
take my advice you will 90 to .day, as
your uncle wishes; you will stay at Glen.
indie as long as he stays--I think you
said he would be there a month-and
when you have done that you will do us
tho great pleasure of seeing you back
here. Don't distress yourself about see.
ing Dollie. 1t Is much better that you
have not seen her. You would not have