Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-11-07
Continued.

uiDfllluH~-tle UEkit Dius shy, VIII ~
sailing white clouds, she balmY ives
wind. and fresh green trees oyelshad
ing dhe churchyard wall, the billowI
grass which waved above the ill-kep
graves, and the good old monks rest
ing place in It's almost forgotten cor
ner which Herman had wished he.
to see. "God bless the monks Of Old
friarsr' The line on the tombstone
haunted her for long afterward SHE
could not forget IL. II was as though
II were stamped In uffading cfarac-
tiers upon her heart AN evergreen
memorial on that April day.
Lately however, she had seen littfe
of Mr.. Meigyweather, and the time
for Alicia Penrith hung heavily upon
her hands. He was getting very busy
her grandmother told her; 1t was a
busy time OF year with him just now
When he called at Oldfrlars he could
never stay long, aud frequently he
was seen about the place, and did not
enter the house att all. He had said 10
himself that the less he beheld Of Sir
Ruy's young daughter The better 1t
would be for his peace Of mind-if
that were not clean gone already.
The mistake as Herman called It, had
begun with a chivalrous pity. The
chivalrOrs pity unfortunately. had
changed to a noble love.
Every Sunday morning, Alicia, in
the roomy, fusty old carriage with
Jabez jennings IN solitary state upon
the box, drove along to the village
church and took her place, in the tall,
family pew, with every eye upon her
She was conscious at such times that
she was the center Of general ohserya-
tion-,that rich and poor, high and
low, were, even AS they gabbled their
thoughtless prayers. thinking Of her
self and Alicia Leigh
Could she have found the courage,
che would have drawn tile shabby red
curtains about her pew and screened
thus her pale, young face from the
gaze of those curious folk around
her For twenty years had that tall
oak pew In the chanccl been unoccu-
pied by any one member Of the fam
lily at Oldfriars. No wonder the con
gregation gaZed their fill at Alicia
Penrth and thought of Alicia Leigh,
From the body of the little church
Herman Merryweather, with the rest
OF the people saw the girl, too; and
how intensely he felt for and suffered
with her on these trying OCCASIONS
none but himself knew then. Alicia
always prayed very earnestly for hcr
grandmother, Knowing IL was the ut.
most she could do for her.
'''rhe longer she lives" said the poor
child. drearily. the greater, II seems
20 me- becomes my sin. And yet
when she dies ! shall be utterly alone
IN this world. Heaven help me, | am
wretched lndeedn'
Although 1t was known quite wcll
throughout the county thai Sir Ruy
Penrlth's daughter had come to dwell
with her grandmother, nobody
dreamed of calling III Oldfriars to
visit her; nor for the matter Of that
did Alicia herself expect that sueh a
thing would come to pass. She had
guessed accurately enough what her
fate would be before she came to
Garth Notwithstanding her appear
anCe IA the neighhorho0d had Crelted
Il very great sensation, aud her
beauty. her loneliness. aud more espe-
eiallY her splendid fortune, We're the
theme af every dinaerparty far miles
around her home There was many 4
Marmheartcd young fellow about Old
friaiw that would have given much 70
procure All Introduction % the heautl-
ful klicia Penrlth. If only the terrible
cfone1s'ao1es NV which She was
hedSed in could somehow have been
ordained otherwise than they were,
As Il was, worse luck the barrier
bciwiXt them and her was simply In
sutmountablc Merelrul powers, what
had her father hcen dreaming ~,
pray That he should have lefl her II
unardlarship M doubtful as that W.
thc dowago Lady Penrtha
And - The time wont Oh. grand
moilcr and graudctld soi 70 be more
aud more to each other almost in
senSlhlv SO. they felt Real friend
shin" says Lord Chesterfield. us a
slow grower ana surely lle same
may be said OF real aua .eue aCfec,
ton raey stood So completely alone
III Que world, the attachment naS but
nAtmal rhc parl noN Nas Hesoe ~
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