The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-23

HhOul0 ehiDWreCk ner own nhpplntses .Nbi. ~
last month or two she had been tossed about %
the waters and Was nearly drowned. NOW ther
was beautiful land again close to her, y sn her
But though she had, suffered terribly anon
the waves, she still Thought u wrong =
that hand, so sweet, so Joyous, that " sursil
must be wrong, That vas her dGctrinei sn5
the matter, partly unGeretood that = was 50
And yet, " once she were landed on that greet
scorn 81 : woman wSHsG @ %eliSs IiHpP % a tree like ivy
and yet were she once married. no WONT,
Ty CmIS,r cling ,og,t 70 her ,n.r husband Rsasy d,r w1.h H sw spoS'
no further word to her as he walked home, bu,
IN handing her down to the ferrybost he pressed
her hand. For q second 1t seemed as though
she had returned this pressure. II So. the action
was Involuntary, and her hand instantly re-
II was, late that night when Major GaTrow
w we,,in to ms ~, 6SeG m va by !, l mis- w sbs was Sb SSiti h "a,
he said 70 your lie has been with you above
an hour" -,
In this case Il was necessary TO understand him
very accurately. At length think | do under
stand him."
was said on that night between Major and Mrs
Garrow, as to the offer which had now for O
that evening, after the. ladies bad gone, and
when the two boys, had taken themselves on;
had honestly explainedto him what he believed
to he the state u his daughters feelings. Now
you sir ,d know y all" ss!d a. h.; ~ d9 6 be eve n mot
still listen to you" Major Garrow did not feel
sure that, he knew 1t ALL" But when he
had fully discussed the matter that night With
his wife, then he thought that perhaps he had
arrived at that knowledge.
On the following morning Bessy learned from
the, maid, at an early hour, that Godfrey Holmes
had left Thwaite Hall and gone back TO Liver
pool. To the girl she said nothing on the sub
lect, but she felt obliged to say a word or two to
Bella. 1T Is his coming that regret" she
s s9id; "sest t6 6s s ss1pld h'ys si ha@ o ,RS 5ron9 1h, sn d
was my fault, and am very sorry"
somewhat %srayely.. As to his misfortunes, {
presume that his Journeys between here and
Liycrpool are not the worst Of them"
After breakfast on that day BesSy was sum
moned into her fathers. book room, and found
him there and her mother also. "Bcssy, said
frey has left us this morning. -
Bcssy walked. round the room. so that in sit
ting she might be close To her mother and take
her mother hand III her own. " suppose | do.
He was with me late last night, Bessy: and
agreed with hint that he had better GO,
1T was better that he should 20. papa"
:. put he has leii a message for you
Yes. Bessy, And your mother agrees with
that i you Will send hin, word to come again,
he will he here by Twelfth night. He came be-
fore on my Invitation, but II lac returns It must
oh, papa, I cannot
~ / do not shy that you can. hut think of 4
give me your answer on New Years morning.
Mamma knows that IL would be impossible
Not impossible. dearest.
In such q matter yon should do what you be-
III / were to ask him here again it would be
telling him that | would 49,"
Won "E I"S'G il Betsy n. x,I !! would a be telling him ,1q.
so, and so would your mother ana l.. 1t must he
SO understood altogether"
But. papa, when we were at LIVERPOOL .-"
~ have told him everything. dearest" said
Mrs. GarrOw.
ssI ,l,,I IL a .,
Major; and in such a matter rs this |
will not give you counsel on either side.
p but vo y%u mimi mgs' vg 5Sm m"ss ,t thnt IL making
well as Of yourself. II you do not loye him-if
you feel that as his wife you, should not love
not explain to my daughter that under such cir
cumstances she would be wrong to encourage
the visits. Of q sutton. But your mother says you
"Oh, mamma :"
81 will not ask you; But If you do: IL you
have so told him, and allowed him 10 build IN
an Idea Of his life happiness on such telling. you
Will think, sin greatly, against him By al
ness. When once n girl has confessed to "A man
that she loves him the confession, and the love
nifty throw aside" Then he kissed her. and bid
at@s year. HsG si left men hsr si EShPiRS e on m shs morning of the
She had four days for consideration. and they
have been alone with her mother the struggle
would not have been so painful: but there was
Holmes, and the necessity ai.o that she is sIhS"SuiIdS
not neglect the Coverdales. Nothing could have
been kinder than Bella, She did not speak on
the subject till the morning of the last day. and
then only in "A very few words. "Bcssy," she
said AS you are great. be merciful."
But | am not great, and 1t would not be
As to that" said Bella, he has surely a
right to his own opinion"
On that evening she was sitting alone In her
room when her mother came TO her, and her
were before her, IA though she were resolved TO
write: but hitherto no word had been written.
close beside her; is the Iced doneS
What deed, mammal Who says that | am
The deed is not the writing, but the resolu.
ton to write. Five words will he ruficicnt"i
only those fye words may be written"
,if.l IL Is LOT ones whole Ire mamma. For his
True, Bessy; that is quite true. But equally
remain away, That task. OF making up once
mind for life, must at last be done in some spe-
Mamma. mamma; tell me what | should do"
But this Mrs. Garrow would not do. Il will
be written | cannot bid my darling go away
and leave me for another home / can only say
hat IN my heart l do believe that home would
II was morning before the note was written, but
brought 1t To her mother. You must take IL TO
papa she said. Then she went and hid herself
aSair SiI EYES the ' iat tss T nSon bad Fsp5 passed sss "pea;
will return on Wednesday II i write 10 ,sk You,
Do come back TO us, II you wish il. Yours al
ways, BEsSY"
1T is as good as though she had diIed the
sheet" said the Major. But in sending it TO
Godfrey Holmes, he did not omit a few accom-
panyinR remarks OF his own.
An answer came from Godfrey by return of
post; and On the afternoon of the 9th OF Jan
uary, Frank Gsrrow drove over TO the station az
penrith TO meet him. On their way back 10
Thwaite Hall there grew up a very close conf
dence between the two future brothers-in-law.
and Frank explained with great perspicuity
a little plan which he had arranged himself
IA soon as 1t Is dark, so that she won't see il,
Harry will hang II up in the dining room" he
anywhere else"
II am very glad you have come back, God
frey, said the Major, meeting him In the hall.
God bless you, dear Godfrey. said Mrs. Gar-
you will md Bessy in the dining ruOm,'
she whispered; but in so whispering she was
quite unconscious OF the mistletoe bough.
And so also was Bessy, nor do | think that she
was much more conscious when that introduC-
tion was over. Godfrey had made all manner
OF promises 70 Frank, but when the moment
arrived he had found the moment too iInpnr-
tant for any special reference 10 the little
Dough above his head. Not so, however. Patty
Its a shame" she said. bnrsIiny