The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-06-04
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will serve your interests will doit. |
withdraw my opposition.
Sir Jasper bent down anu kissed the
white jewelcd hands.
You have always studied my m
terpst." he said. and ! am always
grateful.
1T will he Just is though had 4
sister" said Katherine and the words
struck Sir Jasper like Il blow. Il won
der what she is like. papa? Dark. j
suppose. Us she is Italian? We shall con-
Ir;lSt Well. need not be jealous ii she
is !, brunette. | will be very kind TO
her. Is it her father or her mother who
has just died. papa:
Again he Shuddcred as the careless
words fell on his ear. He made pre-
tense OF not having heard what she
said: and Katherine, with her quick in
stinct. seeing that the question was
not agreeable to him, did not press it.
Both ladies settled the matter in their
own minds and according TO their
lights. Lady Brandon concluded that
the dead friend had probably been one
who shared her husbands political
secrets, aud katherine thought to her
self that it was probably some one
whom her father had known in his
youth. They were both content, and
talked quite amiab!y about it. Sir
Jasper bore it as long rs he could, then
he Quilted the room and went to his
study.
You see. Katherine" said Lady
Brandon. "the girl is really noble and
wealthy ii will be an acquisition rather
than otherwise" -,
Il am pleased about it, mamma, "
cried the girl. y have always felt the
want of a sister: now | shall have one. .
Il would nOtSay anything about tlat
my dear, until you have seen what she
is like" said prudent Lady Brandon;
it is always better not to commit
ones self in any way.
They discussed the matter in a i Its
bearing: there was complete confidence
between this mother and child. kath-
crime laughed at ermother,s very can
did worldlineSS: she teased her about
her worship Of Mammon. But she was
very fond OF her; while Lady Brandon
worshiped her beautiful chi-d-she
thought.there was no one like her in the
wide WOrld-all the love Of which she
was capable, the love OF heart and soul,
was centered on and in her darling.
Meanwhile Sir Jasper was in a fever
of diSmay. What should he 10? 1t
was as though the dead ghost OF his
youth had suddenly risen up before
him. he was utterly unnerved. Then
it became clear to him that he must
send some one to fetch her. Whom could
he send? He could not so himself-he
was not strong enough to travel: nor
did he care to see again the place
where he had suffered so much. He
decided that the best person to send
would be his agent, John Segrave, a
sensible, experienced man Of the world.
He wrote at once to summon Mr.. Sc
grave; and. when he had reached
| Queens Chace, he told him exactly the
same story that he had told his wife.
Il want you to so to Italy," he said,
ito bring back with you young lady,
nv ward, who is for the future to make
her home with lady Brandon"
The agent set out, amply provided
with funds, and then Sir Jasper spent
day and night in a state OF terrible
suspense. What would she be like,
this daughter of his lost Giulia?
would she torture him with her
mothers face--with her mothers eyes:
If so. he could not bear 1.-THE should
90 mad. BY night and by day he asked
himself that Question-what would
she be like?
December came with its frost and
cold. its biting wind and SnoW-bound
earth. before that question was answer
ed. It was on the second OF December
that he received letter from Mr.. Sc
grave, saying that he hoped to reach
the Chace with his charge on the fol-
lowing day. Sir Jasper was greatly
agitated, although he beat down his
emotion with an iron hand.
She was coming-Giulia'S little child,
who had nestled for one brief moment
in her mothers dying arms-Giulia' 5
little daughter-the babe from whom
he had turned with something like
bitter hate in his heart. What
would she be liked? He asked about
her rooms, and Katherine took him
to see them-a pretty suite OF rooms
in the western wing: they looked
very bright in the winter sunlight.
with their cheerful fires and choice
flowers.
"She will like these rooms, papa, "
said Katherine. See what l have
put here-all the Italian views and
photographs that l can find. See
here is the Arno, here is the Rialto IN
Venice
She stopped suddenly. Why did he
pause and turn from her with sharp
sudden cry? There was the very spot
on which he had stood when Giulia'S S
fair face first shone down upon him.
1T is nothing, child" he said, in
answer to her anxious inQuirieS-"Iess
than nothing-a sharp sudden pain
that hurts but will never kill me-
'How do you know that it will
never kill you, papa?" she asked. =.
"BecaEse. my darling. if it could
have shortened my life, it would have
done so long ago.; he replied. Now
show me all the arrangements you
have made for my ward.''
Papa" cried generous, beautiful
Katherine, she will be very dull, she
will be very lonely. DO you suppose
that she is alone in the world-that
she has no other friends but us? If she
had but one, it would be something"
Il cannot tell you, Katherine" he
replied. You must ask her when she
comes"
He was pleased to see the arrange
ments his wife and daughter had made
for her, yet, as the time for her arrival
drew near, he trembled and Shuddered
like one seized with a sudden cold. He
had to meet the child he had literally
given away-Giulia's daughter.
ITO BE Continued
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