The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-12-27
BAR HARBOR.
A Wild, Weird Tale Of Love
and Adventure.
ny AMOS LEE
published By SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH
THE AUTHOR
(co,vriqstei, 1887. BY O. W. Dillingham; = a"
Rights Reserped]
pY AMOS LEE.

| ty, stepped out, and with decided English
accent, smilingly said:
| Miss Rochefort, believer at the same
| time holding out her hand
| Natalie could scarcely restrain smile al
being called by that strange name but she
took the proffered hand and said, quickly:
Eyes, ind this is Mr. Eox's auntl"
| Miss Bessie Strong" finished the other,
as she ga7ed admiringy and cncouragingly
upon the handsome Girl before her.
| Natalie was as much attracted TO Miss
Strong as tho latter to her, the manners OF
the charming lady being so easy and gra
| cious the grace of the old school that al
ways was so fascinating % the Princess.
Tho girl then, hGlf timidly, half reproach'
fully, venturcd the remark:
II rather looked for you and Nj. FOX yes
erlay. Way ia ne not with YOU"
"Yesl" replied Miss Strong, with slight
accent of interrogation: II had intended
coming yesterday, but my nephew was sud
lenly called away on matter Of business
and left nc to arrange certain affairs at
home. Otherwise, we would certainly have
Gomez
They conversed pleasantly for some time,
each liking the othor better as the visit
grew longer.
AS she arose to 50, Miss Strong said
lightly and half jocularly;
II must sonl my errant nephew to apollo
gize for allowing you 50 long to remain ex.
pectelt lido not know when he will re-
turn. It may not be for several weeks.
Poor fellow he was greatly worried about
somethh or other. | tried to make him
tell me IS atit was; but he would not"
Natalie's countenancc became grave in
moment (Ah, Mr.. Fairfax, your plan was
eifectual, none could have been moro effect
ual. lie who secures Uollans sympathy
and pity without causing her to suspect that
he is endeavoring so TO do, or even that he
is aware of the existence Of this sympathy
and pity is on the highway to win her love.
Your shaft was well aimed, and went home
to the mark.)
After Miss Strong had left, Dolores APP
preached Natalie with the question:
Little mamma, where is Mr.. Arthur
Fox!'
'IIe has gone away, my dear, and perhaps
will not come bacl. for long tine.n
Without her being aware of it, Natalie's
voice was tinged with sadness, and whether
il was that the child was affected by the
lugubrious TONE, or by the news, she began
to weep.
''Won't my Mr.. Fox come back for long
timer Why did he go away! Max, he's
gone away, and he didn't come to say good
bye to us, either Isn't he naughty"
Natalie thought so, too.
She found "Stella Moa' "a copy of which
she had furtively made for herself, and
sang it,
She began to question who this Mr.. Fox
was. He had said Fox was not his real
name, an6 that he was DESTROYS of privacy
This little musical composition Of his pos
sessed certain amount Of merit; yet she
felt sure that he was not a professional
musician. There was something, too, about
the man that continually reminded her Of
some former acquaintance, or some one
whom she had seen at some previous time.
Who it was she was sorely puzzled TO dis
cover.
For day or two longer, life at Ed Field
went on in very much the same quiet, I'M
disturbed way,
Natalie returned the call of Miss Strong.
The latter informed her that she WINS really
quite worried about the absent nephew.
He had notavritten her even once since his
departure. She had not the slightest no
ton as to his whereabouts.
All that evening Natalie was singularly
abstracted. She could not rid her mind
tnor did she care toD Of thoughts about
this man.
Do not imagine, good friends, that she
was IN love with Fairfax, or even supposed
she was, Had cannon been suddenly
fred of beside her, 1t could not have
startled her more than the statement that
she was in love.
She was a supplemented, unaffected and
sincere girl. She liked Mr. Fox; thought
their respective tastes were sympathetic,
and believed that each could understand
the other. Her interest went out toward
him in q purely friendly manner. But. il
luStrious reader it must be admitted that
this interest was Of such nature that
some trivial occurrence, some accidental
news, some carelessly uttered word or I'M
guarded tone of voice, might suddenly cause
her to walre up to, and be almost stunned by
its hitherto hidden and unsupported depth.
The factor love was, at present, an unseen
quantity in the calculations Of the Princess
Natalie Radziwill, worthy daughter of the
race of the Hohenzollcrns.
One morning, day or two after her
visit to Miss Strong, Natalie was reading to
herself in the music-roola and Dolores play
irg with the clumsy, patient Max.
light, quick step was heard upon the
walk, outside Max, in au Instant, pricked
lup his ears and listened anxiously. A
Tenor voice was heard hUrming the air of a
lively song. Max leaped up. overset
Dolores in his eager haste; rushed through
ahe hall; sprang over the door, the upper
ldaif of which was open and, in his wild joy,
almost knocked over the bow conner who
was heard speaking Gfscdtionately TO the
inilnal and calling him by name. Dolores,
TOO, had recognized the voice and, quickly
picking herself up ran out and grasped
Fairfax hand, crying gladly:
my Mr.. Arnold Fox has come back |
lCome, little mamma; here he is.'
Natalie, with sparkling eyes and bright
lcolor in her checks came quickly and eager
Iy forward and took the outstrctched hand
Iof her visitor, vino held Dolores upon his
shoulder with the other
Fairfax had never seen her looking more
lovely. She was radiantly beautiful. 1t
Required all the will that he could summon
Ito carry out the part he had decided to play.
land not to assume the natural roe Of the
Hover.
''0h, Mr.. Fox, your Amt ard all of usn--
who 'all of u.s. were she didn't explain
shave been so disturbed by your absence
"Ahln returned he, with slight rising
infection. Il am very sorry to have made
such disturbance. When returned re-
ccived orders to proceed directly over to
Eld-Field, and make ample apologies for my
sins and delinquencies. l hope have Miss
Rochefort's forgiveness''-thi last with q