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„ eel., R......., , t knew Eleanor was happy about it, but i
C They all sat in silence for a few So little Alice, in rubber boots and.
} ilei cs i the happiness seemed to be caused j moments and then Mrs llri 1 said : i a heavy rubber cloak, net out to carry
t" - ll 1►gore by the anticipation of having a 1 \1'Uen are you going to answer bitni if vicarious comfort to the bedside of the
--m... Y beicutifui home fine horses and car- Net to -day, responded Eleanor, rte- i snfleriner man. She bad her doubts
Qx :i.l)A\:. NOVEMBER 11, 1S02 ridges, elegant clothes, and 5 great ing slowly, and dejectedly. I don't l about :the propriety of the whole affair
_.._ .. position in society, than by the know- think I'm quite equal to the task now,: but then it was no time to stand upon
A Wonderer's Reply. . ledge that John Stirling loved her. And she left the room so wearily; delicttoy. The man her sister loved
Te ask me toy home— As Nr Stirling had no family to that .Alice's tender little heart• was fil-. was ruined and physically hurt. if
My home is on the deep, whom Eleanor wust be introduced, led with pity, though she could not' Eleanor could not go to bitu, there
M home is midst the billows foam there was verylittle change in the life uuderstttntl wily Eleanor didn't write, I was tSo one else Ode it but her, and
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'Tis. whome is where the wild wtnct weep.here the mighty waters long of the family down by the sea. .Clea- nay, telegraph to hint to Cottle t0 her 1 it would be inhuman to leave hire
Have sung "wild Oceans voice of nor received two or three letters a at once, Red be assured that her love i alone, When Alice entered the room
song' week from her betroathed,—kindly, was constant. It was a little wears- where the sick tnan lay, Dr Gregory.
Ye ask rte my home—
Whereon the mountain's heights windy, affectionate letters. Alice -come afternoon to little Alice, She the old village physician,. who was in
Where few of Earth's sons ever roam ; could see that _,they pleased her stepe could not help thinking of the bitters I attendance, locked' up surprised.
Where eagles snake thei r nobler
flights sister very much. Eleanor was not nese of the blow that bad fallen upon Why, Miss Alice, ho said, this is au
To smile upon the tempests power selfish with her letters either. She this man. Arid she felt sorry for El. unexpected treat. •
As angry thunders 'neath them roar,
read extracts froth then; at the dinner a+►►tor, too, Poor Eleanor 1 she must Don't he complimentary 1ww,replied
My home is on the isle
Ye ask me my home- faille, and she end 11rs Bright often be very unhappy to see her lever's for- Altos, Eleanor could not come, How
To which the fairy spirits como laughed merrily over John Stirling's tune lost. in lie?
That know not of this dory earth's aor{is. They did not seem to Alice Little Alice heaved a short, tremul- Well, lie's as easy as a man could
guile t, g; be under the circums=tances. But he
That sing from every branch and tree t&'e exatitly the right way, but she ons sib and went to look out of the
Their lively notes so merrily. relleeted that Mrs Bright was a seo- window at the driving rain, driven will not be able to leave this room for
' Ye ask mo my home— man of great worldly experience, and along by a chill, east wind, that made at least eight weeks.
Whose waters flow gently on, °Tis: by the moonlit stream. she nug:xt to know'what was proper. the brokers thunder loudly on the Alion sighed. Then she summoned
With the azure light of heaven gleamStil! she, was determined to have some beach. It made Alice's heart' heavy all her resolution, and looked at the
As soft as seraph's melody. expression of views on the subject, so Woose voice ascends into the sky to look out; aud her holtwas not in- suEfereit He was lying; quite stili,.
Ye ask me my home— one afternoon, when they I;ad been un- clined to he light that day. Night with his eyes closed.
Vly home is not here, • usually merry over a letter, she said, fell and the stone,. increased. The What apity 1 What a pity ! mar-
• But where the fields of heaven bloom, just a trifle indignantly : wind blew a gale, aud the old house inured Alice, softly.
My home, niy wished for home is there
Where the archangels shout to Him, I know I'm not an authority on rocked. Mrs Bright and the two girls He caught the gentle souixd, and,
High heaven's brightest diadem. these matters, hut it seems to me that ate their evening meal in silence. Eh without opening his, eyes, said :
AN EW • CINDERELLA. if f had a lover,l should want to keep eanor's face was pale, acid her eyes Is that you, Eleanori
his beautiful words to rnyself. here rod with weeping. Mrs Bright Tars sprang to Alice's eyes, and
lel ev 3. IHENDERSON. Yes, dear, said Eleanor, and when looked utterly discousol"te. Alice her breast heaved.
you do have a lover—which is not would have been overcome with seen. No, she said, very gently it 1s not
likely to be very soon—you can do as pathy for th-m, if her heart had not
you like withhis letters.; been so full of sorrow for John Stir-
lt w as on this afternopon, in the early ling. .
spring, that Alice had #gone out to sit Suddenly a loud knocking at the
in the summer -house of td watch the door startled them, hies Bright cal.
Til a rustic summer -house, on the
bluff which overhung the beach, a girl
was sitting elope, on a dark, sultry
day. A work -basket was lying beside
her on the seat. Her attitude was
one of wearinees, and her eyes were
moist with tears. gathering of an April /storm.
This was little Alice Bright, only April passed away and John Still,
daughter of Samuel Bright, deceased. ing's visits became infrequent. Alice
Her mother had died when Alm was missed hint sadly. She bad come to
achild ; and Mr Bright, :t few days look for hint almost as eagerly as
later, had harried Mrc George kedge- Eleanor, she thought, for he made the
old hoose bright. She wondered why
way, a widow with one drtz>;,*titer, °
Eleanor, three year.; olde�.then Alice he did not come, but she felt that she
who was now nineteen re Bright had no right to ask. Her feminine
formerly Mrs Ridgeway, was not ,•, tact would have prevented her asking
cruel step -mother ; tor was Eleanor in any event, for it might wound Elea-
Rtdgeway a haughty, over -bearing step- nor to let her see that she noticed his
lack of attention.
sister. •
Alice was useful. She had good One day, early in May. as they
taste, gtticic intelligence and deft fin- all sat at dinner, a servant handed
gers. And such a head es she had for Eleanor a letter. She opened it and
figures! Mrs Bright gave her charge of read, and her faee turned deadly pale.
all the finances of the household ; and With a faint sky of paid, she fell back
senceless in her cheer
so it gains about, in the ionise of
cheerThey bore her
time, that Alice was a busy and hard_ to a sofa and labored to revive' her.
working little maid. There was no When site hari
recovered she looked
unkindness about it, but, somebow or into her mother's auxions face, and
other, all the things in, their little said, and in a sornewh:tit bitter tone :
wor:d went to Eleanor, .. She got all It is all over.
the handsome clothes, all the invite- Alice turned pale this time. Could
tions to balls and dinners and all the 'loll" Stirling be faithless ,
attention, What is it, Eleanor ? Asked Mrs
Fright, with forced ^newness,
And so among tlie;other goad things Ruin.
that came into Eleanor's ltfe, l,ut. not' Eleanor pronounced that word with
into Alice's was lore. . The Brights
had little money, but as their estate
was near a popular watering -place,
they did not find it necessary to go
• away to spend she summer.
One season John Stirling glume
there. He was a broker and was very M
rich. He was presented to r Bright
and Eleanor at a ball at the residence
of r, neighbor,.an.d was at once capti-
vated by the girl's beauty and bright -
Bess, ;She had been carefully schooied
by her mother in the ways of society,
and at twenty-two when John Stirling
first suet her, was a brilliant, fascinat-
ing, ambitious woman of the world.
And when they told her that John
Stirling had a great fortune, that he
' owned houses and lends, and hones
and carriages and a yacht, and that he
had not a single neer relative iu the
world, Eleanor quite agreed with her
• Mother that she could not do better
than to ask this men, it he asked her.And in the course of time he did esk
her. He came to see her at the old
house frequently, and little Alice
would watch him front afar off', as sh
went silently about doing her work,
sead Wonder if it was not very glorious
to be a great, strong, and handsome
titan lilte that, able to pp wbepever he
Wished and woo any girl who pleased
Witty. And she wondered if her
t.sistei' Elsartor was not very hap.
be lowed by stiok s reititl. Sibs
Eleanor.
He opened his syes slowly, end
looked at her in 'surprise. •
Why, Miss Alice, lip said, you are
very good to come. Eleanor' is_
led a servant. He paused, as if,not knowing what
Henry, site said, see wee it te. to add.
Hemel welt out, and in a moment Eleanor is --says she Is not well,
returned and said,: and cannot come to -night, said Alice,
it's a than from the hotel, =hone. hue to-utorrow—
There has been an accident, and hN Oh, yes, be assented, somewhat
says your not to be frightened, but— wearily, to morrow. But why did you
' An accident ?' To whom I -asked carne in this storm? '
Mrs Bright. Tell him, to come in.. Hush 2 she said, tremulously, You
, Harry. ushered in the dripping mes- must not talk flaw.
seuger.. An hour later. having done all that
What is it ? inquired Mrs Bright„ she could do for hien,. and having left
Alice was deadly pale. A , sudden, hie. in charge of the the kind-hearted
terrible suspicion had cone upon her. I'mi:.i-lady and Wer soli, Alice started
; Nell, ;ou see, ma'am, said the nies- Keine through the storm, .escorted by
senger, shifting awk wardly front one the 1nesseuger . who had sntnmoned
toot to another, the express train from iter,. ,She found her step -mother and
city ran off the track down on the ern• sister waitiatog for her.
*Augment and one of e,he cars went Eltiannr, she said, I have done all I
over. The gentleman says you musn't ,ma but he wants you,.. To morrow
he scared, you know, bet he. wrote you must—
sonaething—thas's how it was—wed
Well,. interrupted Eleanor, wait till
he couldn't wait for an answer—lie• eo_,norrow:
was in a burry—and he catne down But when tri -morrow came Eleanor
himself, and--and--well; he 'was in ,had a severe headache,. and coulliehoe
the car and his leg; was broken. Igo out. So little Alice had to go again,
What gentleman Tasked Mrs Bright ;John Stirling looked suarprised and .a
She knew well enough, but she wane !little displeased. '
ted the natne spoken, Whereis Eleanor:2' he asked.
Why, Mr Stirling ma'am, said the- She isnot well. •
a sad smile upon her face. messenger, eimost whispering, and Is she' too ill to come or send some
Ruin for Wait asked Mrs Bright. looking timorously at Eleanor, word 2' .,
Yes, utter rain. - That young lady sat bolt upright hi she has a—very severe headache. I
f�li:e caught Iter breath with a great her chair as white as a 'ghost. But am sure you will have a message from
effort, and tried to st+ll the wild throb. little Alice, with bine lips and diluted her to -day.
bung of her heart by laying her little eyes, was chrouchitag down like one It wrote her a letter,he said,nioodily,
baud upon her breast. Such a grave expecting a blow. When the name and Leonid not wait for an answer. I
pity as swept through her almost over- was uttered a low moan. Not one came, and here, is the result. Surely
w holrued her, Oh, if you could only noticed it. Mrs li;right and Eleanor she cannot feel so indifferent as not to
go to him and comfort him in sone,e' looked at one another. speak freely and bol estly--
way. Ruin 1 That meant loss of all : You wait outside, said Mrs Bright Ob, stop 1 stop 1 hued Alice. 1 stn
out, had in the world save love and to the messenger. Then turning to
honor. Of course Eleanor would go, Eleanor she added : Will you go ?
She must go at"once. It was her deity No, said Eleanor, with something
her right, nay, her glory and sweet like a shudder, I don't thinly X can do
privilege. that. This—this complicates the
Then it all ends here, was, what matter. I think we ought to tend—
Mrs Bright was saying, in a dtscotasol- Acid then she paused 'and half look,.
ate and half angry tone, ed at Alice.
Yes, it all ends, said Eleanor. Yes, said. Mrs Bright, we'll send a
What ends a thought Alice, message, and not to be. unkind, we'll
That conies of engaging; yourself to send Alice.
broker. said Mrs Bright angrily, to The little tn+iid started. .Send her 1
Eleanor. You never know what's Why should she usurp Eleanor's pre. She adjusted the window curtains to
going to happen there ---rich today, vilege ?But she sprang upquickly, that he could sr•e the sun1iglit-wi,thout
poor to -morrow. Oh 1 it. was;wild t • 'Yes, I will go fol you, Eleanor, she
You forget, said Eleanor, that you said. I stn used, to the storms. This
suggested it, one will not hurt me.
What does he say t said Mrs Bright You're a good eliild, Alice, said El.
not heeding this answer. eanor, in a'half. hysterical way, kissing
Olt, he's done the proper thing, said her, Tell hint that,' am not ,very well
Eleanor, slowly; pickiing up the letter. to -night, and cannot come through
from where it had
fallen. Hare it ii. this storm, g;raee, liens itlrt athetio thought firer her
Ile offers fire a release froth , my en. But tomorrow, ggested Alice, y p K
engagement. now that his ctitreuarrtan. Yep, to-morrort; rmid' :r 14004 tont, comfort, her dignity and hrr simple
+era ate ohxnged, . lug away 1lhstast
women, and a rare one. She spent
good pert of the any at the hotel, and
whin she went away John Stirling
thought his room less cheerful, and.
began to wonder when she would .come
again. Ho thought Elea ii would
come the next day, He it ped she
would bring her tittle sten.sister with.
her,
But the next day Alice came alone
again, When she entered his room
the doctor looked at her quizaeicttlly,
and shook his head, John Stirling
looked at. her . ingniringly, hut be said
nothing, and his brow did not olould.
as it has done before,
Alice's heart wits ttonlsled. She
thought how bitter it must be xor this
man to he lying there helpless, while
the woman of his choice did not hasten
to comfort him in his suffering, She
looked at him with a great pity in her
oyes, and then went and sat down be-
side bion. • The sun had conte out
warm, and the atmosphere of the. Fick
room was oppressive. She laid a cool
wet bandage across his broay, and then
said : • .
I hope you will not be angry with
Deaner. She—she has been a good
deal spoiled, you know. Site hes al-
ways bad everything done for her
pleasure, and this sudden trouble has
been too much for her. She is really
not at ail well, but I am sure she loves
you and will come to you ,-ery scion.
John Stirling looked into her eyes
with a searching gaze for a moment.
took her hand in his and said :
You have a great heart,
And then he kissed the hand ho
held.
Alice,blushin; and trembhng,sprang
up hastily. ,,k
Yon must not do that, sbe said. It
isn't, right. Eleanor would—would
be pained
Wocild she ? he asked.
Poor little Alice I She ltiul somehow
begun to lose faith.in herself since she
began to tell him about Eleanor. She
did not andetstand it quite. Eleanor
had staid she loved him. That to
Ahce was too serious .a s; aterent to
be doubted. But Eleanor's course
was so strange, Alice ciid not know
what to stake' of it. The next day
Mee Bright called open the sick man.
Site did riot enter his room, bat
sent a message np by Alice, whom she
b•rongbt with her,. to express her
'sympathy with the suftirer gad ask
• him if she coiilcl dm anythieg for hien.
• He sent wordhack to her that she
could not. Then be asked Alice to•
read to hltn. lie did trot suffer much:;.
pain now, and was not so fev,atich,
So she sat down bee his bedsido (while
the landlady went on with her sewing
sure she loves you. ,.
How doyou know R he asked, anx-
iously and yet as it attest wards occurred
t✓, Alice, not eagerly.
He answered nothing but appeared
to be wrapped in thought. Alice
busied herself about the roots. She
had brongt some flowers with her from
the conservatory, and =.she arranged
them where he could see there, and
where (heir perfume would reach hint.
for the storm was over. --without it
shining itt his eyes. Everything ,te
touched she improved and made
brighter. tie began to watch heretoid
as he watched her, be wondered. Hel
had always looked upon her as a mere
child, and had paid no #ttention to
her. But when he pereelved her quiet
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