The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-12-13

all. II you desire again to communicate
with your family, tell Blanche, delivering
ell your letters into her hands. In the New
York Hsvaids, from time to time, you will
6ad genuine messages from your family.
Here arc eight copies Of that journal, each
containing cipher dispatches from your fam
dispatches that arc to be translated ~
follows"
Then ensusd careful description Of the
key to the cipher.
sAgsin, lot II b said, Fear nct Loving
hands caro- for yea; watshful eyes observe
your every went and plan for your comfort
end pleasure. rYusA and oil win be well. ~
This remarkable note was conveyed V the
Princess in company with ths H~sldS 6As
persscd then Al, and although greatly Dss-s
picked. wa sNll nero ce0fortsd By their
contents-
The message frea Aonas, whils -,
knswiedging Ne anxiety Of The fAnily.
hads her b Of good ohess. and Ill would 10
wsii
30 muoh dA FsirfAx trust in tAis pure
minded, honorable, independent, yot conAd-
Ing sreeture, that he determined 10 allow.
her partial, aud, eventually, full liberty.
Natalie really began 70 feel unusually
happy in living this singular life Of ffes-rs-
words may b allowed
There was actually no reason why the
girl should be unhappy. Her father she 70
spected, but certainly did not, and never
could, love- She had no friend excepting
Lydia; and now both Lydia and her own
family had sent her messages Of comfort;
told her to worry no more; that they felt
sure Of her being In safe hands; that they
had received her own messages to them,
that they doubted not m good time, she
would return, and that from time to time
they would communicate with her.
Why should she then ropinei She was
perfectly comfortable; had every thing she
wanted; really enjoyed the novelty of the
situation; had fallen into pleasant quarters;
was enraptured with the lovely and unique
scenery Of the place, and doubly, trebly, in
finitely more than all this. had now some
thing for which to live; sorlcthing on which
to expend her affection Dolores,
For the space OF week matters thus
went on quietly at Eld-Field. The Princess
took her daily walks, drives or rides about
the island; but she was invariably accom-
panied by groom who never lost sight Of
her. Once-as much for the sake of amuse-
ment as 10 test the watchfulness Of tins
companion, whose oonstancy was growing
q trifle HOMOGENEOUS she dashed down one
of the stcepest hills OF the island at break
neck speed But the groom, mounted ON Z
horse still fecter, soon caught hold Of
Medji's bride, turned him around, and
made rhe Princess return home all this
without uttsring Single word. Quite sat
isned with the result Of her experiment
Natalie perceived escape, without the assist
ence of others, was impossible. Her posi-
ton being 80 unusually pleasant there waf
really no necessity Of submitting to tho
modification Of disclosing its sinsularity Il
any Of her neighbors. She wisely decided
to keep quiet and await the turn OF events,
In fact there was nothing else to do.
The FIRST Sunday after her arrival upon
the island, the Princess attended service al
St. Saviour's, the pretty and quaint little
village church Of stone
Only a small number Of the cottagers and
hotel guests were now remaining. Tbs
others had been taking wing and joining