The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-02-23

- w i'N''a ptlSflii lll'it llliil
another it was pretty Dora Stevens. But
he said nothing to her. and meant moth
ing: poor guverne>S could never he wife
for him, he wanted one endowed with the
mines of Golconda
lie and his cousin Bella understood one
another That is. she understood him.
She saw that he wanted her for hi, wife
on account ot her money: she knew how
ahiect with this aim in view a slave he
was to her. how he bent before all her
whim> and caprice>, and that She could
turn him around her little finger Ou his
part. he suspected her fancy for Dean
Hastings. fancy he thought il. nothing
more: hut he was nutragemr>ly Jealous of
that and there were moments when he
wished he could see that gentleman hang
ing on the nearest tree
And thus Richard Lawrence wa> prime
for any little bit of by-play against Hast
iug~ that might b.. proposed tn him
-Nhy what l. the matter AnnahcIla,
Ii wd> the face at hi, cousin that called
forth the exclamation Bella passed her
soft camhrir Handkerchief acr,,>> her brow.
|, that wretched Hastings lie ha,
been here in~ulti"g me.
What cried Richard. angrily ri>in.
Nnd Mis-, Bella Lawrence entered upon
a graphic tale Some little truth therc
was in IL, hat the greater portion Wa the
cr,u,attiou u her own fertile brain Hast
ING had dared to talk of lnyr t. her. she
hiuted while he had uncoa,,ioi-ly be,rly-
ed ,ha, he Wa playing fast and lo.~e with
Dora Ste,su>-yillian that he Wa Aud
thcrr va, nothin. Tor II but his bciu. sent
Instant, "ut rf Eichborugh and She
added -lyly / do c.lr,, for him o ht,l,--and
perhaps you know iu Let him remain
herr. and wen answer for what may
happen. >,,uc hu,. morning y"u and papa
may end he has run away with me Tie
Is ludacivu> enough f,T that "r anything
el~r. anil vnmcn Ike aujarity In men you
know
Richard Lawrence kifts,l hi, brow,
LIT me think Il "ut sid Richard
hardly ~-c how it /, tu bc done
VII, ,ln G yuu -,nd h'm uuJ g" oar
y,s,ou plantations M thr Bariadoe~ Rich
ari
Because -hc,au~,,-I don know why.
Ii has never b,,u ih"urh' of Bella be-
hs, le-ru t.-i useful where BE- T.
Ha> anyone -,.u,. upt ,.. take the place
W Be-. chief elsrs their uha iI,,lf
Their ewes rict would It h.. Glad
,o h. ri e ,hr fellow said Richard
an.usrinz th, safr Rnt th,-r apyaiu,
mrui~ b. pa, d. with m, Your father
ba. alway- u,a,l, chem Hush here he
giute-
W. iawTvnor came in slowly u walk
ing asT,gs, the r,uw 60 ,u rt>y chair E~lh
saw that be- hmpc,i
Nrr ,ou nsa arN papa
Nu,gb.u- bui that sm afraid. m1
dear ana IN i.r ~ 81 th,. -put again.
unl,-> greatly mistake VI, is-s has
gwen nle twin-,~ al day anil n"v ! r.la
h,arli, hcar u Ermemhsr "or ihin=
Kirkland if D, -st hid np. SON must n,s
i-shrr utr a, ,,.u iii lat Jimc bringing
all ,srt- a' gHd,~ O.. utt--seal must arc tee
,.sar~slf Y,u ar- q. garzil- a- ans
4 FAINT ..eaui of ,,ul,at5..n. -uppuS,s-i
instantly broke fr.an Bella ht- This
Threatened Hines. rhi- cttru-suu # power
tu i;t,hlri -..cu,vl %. D. hspf~ujo1 ru
pmp~.
>urrl, the devil dii appear Zee hs a
j l,-.-,s.- arth ths-r -,--i Iessplg' Fer with
lhs u.aruiuz Mr Lawrence vas plunged
deep lniu an a..ouirua d, IT 'br -saJ y,uld
o., leave hi, by,l anil hi~ servants were
ruun5p- aI ,,cr EieAl.Euuzh i,r the u.-t
shlc physicians
1. tba; yau Nr Ha>tin4 C"me herr
The speaker ga, E,,hard laarurv
Ilr ~, Ia toe E.-, sf h,.oor in the s,.aatIHg
hnu-.s snI Dean ~ ht ,utrrr,i iu ni-esi
ru,r e. the mandate saw !, with -au,c
>u1r-, fag tha, plagr heh'n-ci "ul, To
thr head 4nd chief
4 van, ,ou Q" -,t uti t,. the station and
iAk, she t,a " sl.--k train ioE ldyerp-l
M. y"u ,"km- Ilvreus,
w. q bi, 81 u Thery- -smclhing
urun- about she ,ar--r rt s,.ttaU Ju-' iu.
lnI ,,.u mu-' =, down q" -s-, tluuf iI
-hnulI have -,uc us>s}t bat i"r the G,y
rnirr ,llu,~- lie l. iu t.r q 1T "f the
-out again attd mas, ,,ay hrrr to take
hi- rlaog
p,au fae,. pu7, a blank h-,A wish
hal known a. thi, hetorc
Nu d"ub; knew nuthin. ah'nf ,t
rill the letters gut in this muTuI0g The
-.u, ,riirr ur,lcrc,l me u"t o. hathrr him Wjth
trh., buJ though, he ought 5a know
& -irnrthing ah,ut thl- \, v"n ran y"
+ ,our,,lf. said he. ,you must send Hast
ing down let him hc of By the art
train - ,nu have no tinir 20 h'-e y"u
~.
Ye, hi- >ataui, Majesty wa> certainly
At Sork Tor it Wa Positive fact that this
news ahunt the ,Ir-su a. ,,5ttan wJ- me- fable
aud tha, ~nmchody had to =" e." lIycrposl
Apart lr.m an, -chemin. that somebody
v"uld probably have been Dean Hastings.
When ,h,. ~uu -er> be- at the >tilt hy the
rr,~, rad
Il va, this remembered sentence which
Was troubling hi, mind n"r would - 10
iht tfN~'thG lhd'' tistN 'N'''t'i-- "''" ~ ''
vain
Well | suppose must be "t then
What are my instructions
am writing them down ior yuu.
Perhaps the word -writin. inspired
bean with an idea or. perhaps ii wa the
little delay. Selling paper and pen. he
began & note to bora Then he he>ltated.
wondering how he should get II conveyed
To- her Bat mo-. Then another idea
struck him, and he wrote rapid, and
fastened up the n"Ie.
Here. said Richard handing HIM :
folded paper. with some money toad
lurk To- yuu. Hastings and don l">e more
time
Richard seemed - gracious At that mo
ment. that Dean was wondering whether
he might not trust him with the note de
( LIVERY the idea which had been hoatin@
with uncertainty through hi mind lie
looked at him. then glanced at the note.
Lawrence. think | can trust yon:
though am truly sorry 10 give y"u the
trouble You knox the Caloways we'll
and Dorothy Stevens the goremess; II
YOU d not mind calling there and putting
this into her hand privately should be