Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10

- fear 50. sir: I have sent for ste
sen. for stephen, Am about - de.
| His voice. though feeble. vas sra~' ara
even
knees as he spoke and took ,nn. rs
second father in his arms
Is II close
Yes
phen give her my love and hlese.rr'
say that with my last breath nrsyed
God 10 keep her and make her harr".
You viii tell her this
u will Nill'" He coul1 hardly
speak for the emotion which was ca0E'nS
him Then the voice vent On. hut slovtr
and weaker
And Harold my dear hoy. you VIII
look after her. viii You not, Guard her
and cherish her. a. if vcu were indeed
. nv son and she your sister
7 will So help me God There was
( pause ~ few seconds. which seemed
an intermina BILE time Harold felt the
blood rushing down the hack ~ his neck
and his knees we're trembling Then ~
| 4 feehler voice squire Norman spoke
again
And 'lrold-hend down. must r-his-
/ per If i should he that in time vcu ard
Stephen should md that there Is another
! affection between YOU. remember that !
sanction it-with my diving breath Eut
give her time ] trust that 70 vcu' She
is Young and the world IS all before her.
Let her choose ..s and be loyal ~ her
| # II is another, II NAV be a hard task.
hu, I trust YOU. Harold God bless yoa.
nv other SON -" He moved HIS head
listening intentlv Harold heart learsd-
! The swift hoof- strokes Of q zallorirg
horse were heard $50 The father spo-
/ icvouslv
| There she rs. That my brave girl,
| God grant that she NAV be ~ time ]
know what it will mean to her here
! after
The horse stopped suddenlv stephen
voice was heard quick and low
| is he alive stnl' Where Is he? Let
me come 20 him 1t once
4 quick rstter Of feet along the passage.
! and then stephen half dressed with a
peieroir thrown over her. swept into The
room With the soft agility 81 q Leopard
! she threw herself on her knees beside her
father and put her arms round HIM The
diving man motioned 10 Harold ~ ra,sa
him When this had heen done he lal1
his hand tenderly On his daush ters head.
saving
Let now q Lord thy servant d.rs~t
in peace, God bless and keep vcg nv
dear child You have heen all your life
10Y and delight - me- ] shall ten YOUR
have been IN ne Harold ne good 80 hsr.
Good -hve-Sterhen' -. Margaret 80
His head fell over and Harold. Iavire
him gently down. tnelt beside Sterhsr-
/ He put his arm round her ana she turn
F, ing to him. laid her hand on his breast
and sohhed as though her heart would
break
The bodies If th- two squ,res we're
brought to Normanstand Eo~ly had
! long ago said that If he died unmarried
he would like 70 lie beside his halfsis.sr.
and that il vas fitting that as Stsrheu
/ would be the new squire IF Norwood.
her dust should in time lie bv his When
! the terrible news OF hey nephew and OF
Normans death came 10 Norwood Miss
! Laetitia hurried off 10 Normarstana az
! fast as the horses could bring her We'll
/ she knew what 4 passion Of grief her dear
| Stephen would he in ara she felt that her
( Mace was beside her. With the rover
which comes with age she put aside her
own feelings and devoted herself 70 the
girl she loved deeply She would hava
/ time for her own sorrow afterwar1
| Her coming an ineErressihie COM
| fort to Stephen. and from that hour Miss
Rovlv STAYED AT N"rmanstand Stephen
/ wanted her and she wanted - he With
stephen After = time. when grief began
ta fade into sweet memory. and when
! now ard again in far apart moments %
! forgetfIlness a wintry smile might bs
s=en. the old lady began 70 realize a new
life II was one thing 70 occasion
al,- the girl hon, she So loved and an
other to be ALWAYS with her With the
, tolerant adsrta hlitv of old age she set
tled herself TO the girls wsys. ani IDEAS
and ambitions She was content to wait.
the Influence ~ the sweet conlpa nionship:
she Welded herself to her suat IN way
which was r@w to herself as ii was
to every one else
After the funeral Harold. With an in
stinctlve delicacy of feeling. had gone
to live in his own house. but he came 70
Normsnstsnd every day. and so things
went on outwardly at Ncrmanstand very
much as thev had done hefora the coming
/ of the TRAGEDY Her aunt saw and ap-
proved The ola lady began n secretly
hore and almost to believe tast hAr
niece bad laid aside those theories y hose
carving into action she - dreaded
But theories do not die 80 easily They
Mace il 50 far behind action thai action.
which is ~ necassitv in the inlnne'1iaf-
foreground NAV obscure or hlde tCein
II Is from theory thai practice taxes 's
r-3l strength well IS rs dir%rf ~
And did the older woman. whose life n2d
been bound und=r more orderly restraint,
hrit know stephen Wss following cIf n2r
theories rernorsHle ssl- ard - The sud
ITO be continued next Sundav.l