The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-04-09

they could not converse conHucHeidhy
then, and he only gave her true
hearted smile and pressed her hand
Beautiful Viva was peculiarly radiant
to day; she was innocently elated by
the triumphant recovery of the stranger
whom she secretly claimed as her own
peculiar protege, because as Kenmore
had said, she had given him back his
life. And Kenmore's prophecy stimu-
lated the joyous young creatures inter
est in Edgar; though her womanhood
was as yet unawakened, she wove pretty
fances about the handsome stranger,
and loved to see him happy by the SIDE
of her darling mamma-Engelonde.
Edgar thought he could fathom LORD
Inchcape's morbid feeling about MS
daughter; that he could never permit /
any honorable man to marry the daugh-
ter OF an attainted name: so he had sent /
her to lonely Dunraven to be compan-
ion to his wife.
What cruel future for Viva. il this
were all.
The first moment that Lady Inchcape
and he we're alone she turned to him
eagerly.
sYou have read it?" asked she, tremu-
| lousy, her sensitive face burning.
every word, Lady Dunraven, and
with such reverence, such conviction, as
! only the truth could inspire" he an
swered. He could see how his words
soothed and comforted her, and how her
| wrupg and tortured susceptbilities rest
ed in peace upon the welcome belief that
he still reverenced her, eventhough she
| was repudiated wife, with sgrace-
| full stigma upon her.
aWould it convince my lord?" shc
whispered with Frightening eyes.
Poor Edgar dared not reply, Tor he
| knew the indomitable pride OF lnchcare
@Ah, no; you think it won q not saio
she, mournfully. jealousy is cruel as
the grave. aud estranged love is harder
to convince than indifference
She sank back signing, she was very
grateful for his sympathy, but she had
no hope. =
aMy whole heart is in the matter, !"
said Edgar, humbIy. "When l leave
Won It shall be to do what / can to OBJ
tain Justice for you. Can you trust In
me so far?"
III believe in your loyalty and cour-
age. y said she, giving him her hand with
one of her old-time fascinating smliesi
abut cannot see how mortal nan can
wiring the truth from those two cravens
who lied my happiness away"
aLet me try" he implorel. II may
succeed
: She looked at him with starting tears.
@NobIe hearth she murmured. Il dc
, think YOU might. Very well, l make
YOU my champion, and bid you God
speed"
the contract; he felt tit binding as sacred
obligation
She little dreamed who this champion
! was who had undertaken TO restore bel
: To her husband and home-that 1t wa:
r that very Arden whose solemn recoyni
ton at Inchcape Fosse as the EarPs he'll
t had SO wrung her poor heart, and EN-
. FILTERED her recollections of that stated!
{ home where once she refgned supreme
But Edgar exulted over his unknown
. relationship; he felt strong to work 10
her with such right as that, and nov
4 could Inchcape hold out against nj
r wife, when the very heir, whose interest
d were naturally antagonistic to hers
vowed that he believed In her whohy.s
r And still he hid his identity from her
o fearing to chill her faith In him.
y A few days restored Edgar almos
y completely. HenGielded to his friend
IS earnest desire, and did not leave her tn
Ie aThink what boon it is to me to hav
IS a friend once more, n she pleaded ut
o like cold water to a prisoner perishing
Is thirst. Stay but few days longer an
Of let me grow strong by seeing yot
s. strength and goodness l am SO veal
e. of sorrow, ali, so weary"
We Rut he trembled for dread while
I'D STAYED, for Ulva had stolen all his hear
~ and what il he should betray this to he
% and disturb her peace?
JIlya was proud to lead him abou
~ showing him all her haunts inside al
nd outside of the tower and up and dow
be the island; wherever her dainty capri
ny roi,ted. she was sure of comIan' o
he docile and trusty. whose interest nev
's tagged
e. OF course they did not ramble abo
thns en- tete- tete in the Americ'
mode. England, like France, sets
MANY barriers between the sexes, a.
co the Young lady's rank added to these.
81 Sometimes it was the grave and RI
,so erend Mr.. Sircombe who chaperon
,oI them. sometimes Ulva's own midd
or aped maid. once her nurse, who Carl
,ed her wraps after her, and sedately
behind whenever they stopped to rest
set But no third person could interpt
he between these two young spirits, viii
IAN day by day drew nearer to each 9th
drawn by mutual sympathies.
erv When Viva took him among the III!
oh. land people who lived in the tiny ha
+ a let by tho shore, and supported the
wn selves by fishing, and he saw how II
,ad loved their Colava, and how she 10y
ont them-that was another fascination
draw him to her. And when she 7
;. a ceived how simple, kind, and comp
hat sionate he was to her poor people, h
Md eager to cheer the sorrowful and q
!, IL the feeble, how untiring his interest
as their picturesque daily lives-that wo
irst her toward him, as personal hiatt
at. never could have done.
Then they would find some silent n
gar amid the silver-gray rocks, on di
ieht of red-ball heather hedgcd round
: as the fox-glove standing high, and
mt net OF bracken, gold and emerald,
,air. broSlered with hair stemmed blue-b
the and the led cranes bill, and what
,een read so well shc drank In with 9,
and feeling charmed, and that drew u
and very near each others hearts
All, yes; wherever her fearless ia
vat feet could go she had taken him; an
cent spite OF the boding watchful eyes OF
al lords secretary and his heart-hi'
~ smile, they had been happy, unutter
- !. hannv together, these two.