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THE EARL'S DAUGHTER
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"L there any letpe extant 7, Ire fulled In my last chapter, and she
answered, gtoumDy. was witting with Maggie Hen-
ke/401e, thrusting her hand down ' dcrson l0 the library at Crenshaw'.
the bow of tier dress. drew. thence Colonel Bainbridge wad as he had
w little eLraelflx, whish Hirter Mar auticipnttd, on the sea. and lean -
Caret ha+ given her, and held It up deeds of miler away from his native
before him. land ; and the unexpected stews of
"There le always title," she said, kir departure. although accompani-
wtth a bright. upward lark el by every expresslun of !ilial love
"For yuu, perhaps, Maggie: Ad teal gratitude toward herself, had
for vee" - . deaeonded on his mother's heart,
"Fur all of os." she re) ,load, quickly still quivering beneath the effects of
"Olt, cousin, what would he have said her recent affliction. as a secoud
to hear you streak like that ?' ani almost severer blow.
"Or to see me aa 1 am! 1 don't She had filled the house with la-
ke/see. Maggie 1 have felt thankful meutatlonm over her lose, wondering
sometimes during the lust few days. why her poor husband need have
to think that he can never see Of toile] half hie life to lay up wealth.
hear me speak again." If It were to bestow no greater
"But are you sure of that 7' with benefit than tide on his survivors
an carnet. searching b• k and why Thomas could not have fol-
" Why ! do you imagine that - he lowed his father '• wishes, by selling
osier' out of the army, to he was desired
" i Imagine nothing,', she replied: to do. or should ever have married, 1f
"but 1 cannot believe that glorified le' Intended to dertert him young wife
he has less powers than he pweer.ed three months after the wedding -
on earth , ur that, 1f ie, the service day.
of hlr God be ministers to the heirs The affectionate letter which she
of ealvatloa, the interests of those had rocelvod from Colonel Bain -
who are dear to bum would not be bridge, and in which, while pro -
nearest to hi. heart. And U you be- plierylug (for her rake) a speedy re -
herald. Cousin Thomas, that he was tarn to England. he nseured her
watching with tbe deepest anxiety that everything that was necessary
every working oI your spirit and 10 be done with reepect to her
action of your life, would it not money he had place! In the hand*
rake you more destinies of walking of one far more competent to con-
woi�iy oT a love which death had duct it than himself, and begged her
no power to overrating'?" ,ba lase Cranshaws as though it still
" Perhaps it ptigtft." belonged to her during term of hie
"And Is not our Lord, then. watch- nbeence, had no effect in stemming
Ing you with a'. much intensity o.f th' flow of her regret. nor her indlg-
purpose, and a far more enduring af- nation at his leaving Iady Ethel. In
tectbat Oh,. cousin, •yuu have for- short so much disposed was she to
gotten that 1' curt all the blame upon the rimed
He walked ort alleatly, pulling his d vs of her son, that Made, taking
moustache. - advantage of hit pernuisbion, par-
•"If-lf--" oontinu the girl. Intl, enlightened her aunt no to the
"your happiness has van tet whu'hi rearm] of his departure; acrd the NE-
I rann,t quite believe, ere stlll ,huIntina which had taken lace that
remain. your .lit which-wQ-eureow I P
!� tuoxhttlg. althllwigh It had no power
authoriser um to shirk. It irhl b' Ur comfort Mrs. Bninbri.l(;e, had. at
harder than 1t used to be, but, not Loud. turned the torrent of her die -
the less Ltnperatbe., ph•asure In another direction.
'•Maggie, you talk like a chlld,an', And It was le commenting upon
rather like a very innocent woman
Your theory may be greet, but this subject (atter having received
you would find it. rather difficult t., at few extra particulars concerning
i frrnn the mouth of Maggie Hensler -
know
to practice. What ineld you that Wes Llyal gave vent to
ft,, and thee a gate( Ilk" mine? Tryn prate ghat nrcepting mthe xclaatioe with which this
aab,t , and
duty In the stead ul love." ells P Opens, expreseed her -
"1 did not soy that," esu, answered, her-
self •• notch disappointed in Cd-
mudestle lose
one' Bad rk e.
7 ; "hut only that th 1 ig
of .love, doee not relewrt us from the "It Is not so much his fault as
obligations of our duty. And -and-1 hers," gold Maggie, warmly; for she
am out quite so ignorant of the mut• t.11 hurt that every one ehotdd be in
ter es you teem •to think, cousin. 1 habgue against her cnunit. "I was
have heel my little troubles' as well sero she did not love Ilei when they
as you, and 1 do nut recommend w were down here together. Ob, what
1 have not tried myself." a foolish thlog It is for people to
"Have you 7 -poor dear child," old marry In each a hurry I"
(Jokmel Bainbridge, affectionately, se "He west blinded," replied her aunt.
It 'feud him for the first time that "If he had not been he would have
Magglies face was not ar round nor thatght twice of hiodear father's pro -
her eyes no full of mirth .as they •per t., ltim. Aa. Maggie! he would
deed to be. "How 1 lily you; tat liitve had a different kind of trite In
1t is the same with every oo.--sir you!"
rues 1y the common lot." Maggie blushed, but only to hear
"You nal nA pity me," she ens herself preload.
wend, entity; "for i have left off "perhaps so . yet it does not fol -
Pilling myself, (burin Thorne's.' low he would have had a better ons"
"You have got over It, 1 suppose,
Maggie. Weil. It will be a long timeMy dear ! but you would always
before i get over mine." Pave loved him."
"No, 1 have not," eke saki, stopping "I hope to tell,AunLefty : but uId
soddenly And laying her lutnd upon to think
to tell. You see, 1 used
hie arm; "I have not got over 1t to thd]k ru very muesli of ae; and
Cousin Thomas; i did nothingmyself; It ins that me more titan once,
7 lately, that on a scarce view he
It la all His work.'
" WhHos 7' demanded Colonel Bain- might not have come up to my ex-
p• ctattota"
bridge. Rat as he pot the lttemtlon:Witat used you to think of him.
ho read tbe answer to h Maggie 7"
(RS"' ' 'Oh, at one time -about a year
' Hs did It all," said Mangle, whiles
tear. of love wiliest up into her pyre. ago,ly you tktheow, Aunt teeny 0 reale
"He mole me ser that sorrow borne world thought to compare r wad run one intoe
with HIm 1. bettr'r than happiness n.a eed with Cowen norTho-
without HIm ; ata! that, If we would able He seemed ; eo leave, so honor-
without
numbered nm'in• ills servants we able, eo wise; 1 believe 1 would
have "rotted my very wuu in his
must iw'iu the merle niton our fore- hands in those slays."
hood* of His blood-stained create-theAad you world not trust It nowt"
Realm of woe. We must all pass TaeIrl shoot ser head.
through It. Cousin, perhaps rlutps Ile is "Good he le -that 1 am sure of. it
Juet smiling you to enure: bo-trur'.- would be strange if, coming of such
don't shrink from It ; and, however a father and witch a mother, he
esents turn out, they must e..me could he otherwise than goal ; and
right in the enol. I know it from horror Is Involved In goodness. Bet
exprrlencr."
in he brave or wire, Aunt [eetty" telt
Site hooked In.plred, es her eyes bravery to run away directly he 1a
.ogerly tetugtlt Ida for an answer to attacketl by disappointment 7 or !de-
bar worsts; but none carte. dont to leave hie young, beautiful
" Your advice in very goof Advice, wife alone, without even the safe-
'' chid," 'aid Coulton Bainbridge . -guard of tier love for him ? to may
-In a tone -a toles which made lar nothing of his poor mother, who
relax her Paso upon him WIUL.&. -Dredd 111. help err much just now. 1
"hut T1 costes n lotto ton late. could hardly have believed It of him."
Illy hit le fuel, Maggie: in another 'Thein you have quite altered your
fortnight 1 hope to be miles away apinmon with nvpect to hint, Ma.gglei"
from England." No, 1 Joust think that so much
And then they fell to dleenueln» a that my opinion Is altered with
le.* Important matters, and Woggle respect to myself. I esus not com-
bed no further opportunity of 'speak- eeteut to
ung to her cousin oil the subject of
I mum hmelgmnnt on my coo-
ing
his Atte __. Mn. He remains the same as he was
then : but 1 cnn brie more clearly.
CHAPTER XXXYII!. Ile is a dear, gond fellow; he will al-
" Well, 1 mast 011y y nm ddsap- waya be dear to me; but he la an
pointed In your cousin Thoysaa- ordinary man. neither better nor
very much aionpixontoo1. gold Mina worm• than the generality of his fi-
Lloyd, shaking her tomtit 1114 mbtfiti- t19R"
dice' manner. It wan about a fort- "But don't yon think that must be
night after the conversation de- tne end of most inordinate affec-
Unable to Stand for Months because of
Sprained Ankles.
CURET) BY ST. JACOBS OIL.
AMONG the thowinds of voluntary endor..meente of the great
value of 141. Jacobs 011 for epreins, stlffne•.e. nni soreness, 1s that
of Mrs. 11. Tttomna, 4. Alexandra hood, (1.111, Yebrod, rear Pontypridd,
Month WAIra wits shy.
"1t in with great plea/etre that 1 n,k1 my willing testimony to the
Invnhinhle excellence of your celebrated St. .lnee4ry (1N RP experienced
tm nay awn rnme. i sp'nlne.I both my ankles in walking ,hewn Nome
steps *n aevere•ly tbnl I was unable to stand bow several menthe.
The Irvin 1 'suffrnrl wflb mewl severe, amt within; that 1 nweli.hplped
Mr until I applied Sit. Jambi (111, w•ix'n they Immediately heroine bet-
ter weer, not In a .lost time 1 war nblo to go about, Anil axon after L
one quBe ran- I 1 em twine .H'termlrn•d to n.ITk•e all penmen suffering
from pnina lo 1100 thda wonlerftil remedy, which did .o much for me."
Mrs Thotnna .inr'm,wit /twilight en ltd RR M what (trea'''t ehe plreued
during the m•,o(hs ahs whit unable to etemi, and during wluirh tiros" she
wen puttering no nevelt, but w0 vesture 10 integral thnt hal .he roIlM
In nay w'e'll kre.wn molten' man he we.ald et ot*e hare prescribed St.
,forth. Ulu, for It hon rongn.e.,.1 ;edit temente of fifty ycora, ant line-
le;rr know throe I* melting' en good. The proorle4or, of Itt. ,IRenh. 011
hove been *wanks! twelve gold me ink by different Internl(Ional P1-
hahltlnnt nrs the painter pain killing remedy of the word. The rommlt-
tew'e who meet the awards were In creh inertanre pompoms,' largely of
the moat eminent medk'rtl men 0bt dneble. 11r,. Thomas evidently did
not know the high opinion In which St. Jacobs OU b held by almost
every progreeeive malbol mea.
Guns, Maggie? that, the wales fall -
lug from our eyes, we perceive the
gutter which we tout for gold W
only the reflection of our owe love
-partly of our owe wlatter-aud that
our Moho are but slay ?"
"1 dare say it Is, Auut Laity; but
It worst he a dreadful thing to wake
up mud find Lou's* self bound to that
watch it uut what we junk it for.
1 have suffered. as you tuow ; but
'tut nearly over uow; awl I here boom
w thankful, lately, to feel that 1
. have taken uu wy.elf no other ties
' than these which uature gave we."
"WIay, coy dartug?" dewgnded
Mier Lloyd.
'Cleat 1 may devote the remainder
of my ale to tuner fur wbum Ile
laid duwu its. tali. Aunt betty I'
(with clam/sal bands sud un appeal -
1••4 facie, "you don't know !row
touch 1 have, tbougbt and dreamt of
It Leidy. You stl.l, you remember,
fru the day that we first saw Slater
Murguret, that, 11 the time ever
euWJ wires 1 wlpght oonecieatiuusly
outer zea that vuvellum you would
nut bold me beet from It, and has
not this time ."owe uuw ?'
"Liu you tbluk It hdo. dear Mag
cies' said Misr Lloyd, gravely.
"Why should 1 not, Aunt Letty ?
Uuclu le gone , I can be of no further
neo to him -, Cranshawe le to be
sated, and Aunt Liule goer to r
own friends/at Birmingham and y u
my own sweet aunt. you Tuve Him
far lies much yourself to grudge Ulm
the services of lite meanest creature."
At that moment their convereatlon
was Interrupted by the entrance of
Mn. Bainbridge.
"1 could not think where yuu had
got to, Maggie,' ahs said, in a com-
plaining Voice. "They may that oil
'Jetty Is worrying to see me. and
that Mr. Dobsub has come over from
Borthwick with an authority from
your oousin to look over the "tables;
and really I have mot the heart to
w eak to them I wish you
would go and see what it be all
about. i am sure." sinking Into a
chair aa shit, smote, "If people only
knew what an exertion It le to me
to give my attention to burinese,
they would be a little more merci-
ful it all falls upon me : there la
no one to do It but myself."
"There is always Maggie," said her
.toter, pointedly.
"Ah. true, and mice is the greatest
ragafort a woman ever htul. Well go,
my dear, and get It over quickly";
and, as her niece left the rotor, elle !
ejaculated audibly, " Ood bless her ! !
I don't know what we should tic with-
out her t"
ID a few mir,utete Maggie reappear-
ed, having executed her commission
eattslactorlly , sail Hien Mee. Bain-
bridge asked her if she would take
a turn In the grounds with her.
" It arenas quite an age since I have
been route, ow flower -garden, and I
think 1t would do mu good. Thunk
you, coy dear," as Maggie readily
ar qulereed In the prupueal , "you are
Just Ilko a daughter to me , you are
all ihave left in u, the world. I
will be ready to accompany you in
five minutes."
A. Mrs. Bainbridge quitted the-Iib-
nry to put oo her walking attire,
Mee Lloyd looked.Maggle Henderson
in the face. .
" Well, say dear, do you think the
tlmn has time yet 1"'
"No, aunt," replied the girl. meekly;
but there war a shade of wdners on
her countenance as she spoke.
"You are uleappointed, darling," said
Mire Lloyd, affectionately ; "but were
yuu to follow your inclination" in
opposition to your duty, you would
be more so. Remember what you
preached to your coorin, and don't
fait short in your practice. The
path of duty Ie 'gtaerally straight
before us; but we are too fond, even
when must in earnest, of looking fur
1t in tbe far distance, or In some
almost Impracticable byway. It Is
e, hand to convince beginners that
grace Is not always where must sen
wibly felt.
Maggie did not answer. Sim was
standing by tbe window. with some-
thing very like a tear to her eye -
It was au "difficult to believe that
anyone ouuld go wrong in a hearty
and stecere effort to please his Mas-
ter.
"Yon think that Aunt Lizgie won't
wast you at Birmingham. Maggie?'
continue! Miss Lloyd; "that in a
,strange house and place she will not
mist tar hu.band'r voice and her
eon's klnl attentions so much as if
she stayed of Crenshaw*, but I think
you are mistaken. 1 think, were you
also to propene to leave her now.
Gest rhe would feel as though she
were bereft of all for whom elle
oarecl aj once. But you -are your
own nitervess, my love, and tenet
therefore take my onunerl for Just
Its much as It In worth."
" I nm not my own mawtreee, aunt,"
replied the girl. "and I never wish
to be. I see that yoe are right ; the
time has not yet come."
" And suppose It never comes, Mag -
▪ e7„
"Then I must be &intent."
"Content to .kr the will of flim
that formed you! Were It to live
eripplerl in a garnet for the rest 0f
your life, child, It would "dine to the
.corm thing in the end. Onr love to
Him la not 'shown forth In what we
.to, e, much as In what we suffer."
"Buffer with Him to reign with
Fibs," region/led Maggie, 'smiting
"Buffer with Him for love of Him,
without calculating on the reigning.
The first 1s too much honor for such
mews weak wretches n. ourselves.
Buffer with ilim In Birmingham, my
child! His heart knows your., and
beats to the same measure; and He
will du your work In Iein.dou for
wherever In the future It may Ile/
until you are freed by His will to
take' It from His hands."
"Oh, punt, you are each a blessing
to met" cried the girl. enthuninetL
rally ; "you *rem to put everything
In the I
r t I
u 1 ht."
ICI R
"Not more it bleadne then yon ore
to me, my starling. i have often
prayed, Maggie, that 1 might be
ennhtel to crrtneei you aright In thin
partlenlar , for it Is very selflah
pionding, my bear I I can't think_
what home world Inok like to me
without you!"
"Y011 shall never see It .o, dear
aunt, withoet your free consent. 1
don't think 1 ern,Ll go myself, unless
you protniwrl to go with me."
MIw Lloyd laughed at the Idea, and
Minting off a few bright tears that
heel gathered on her eyelnehes, ra-
leimint Maggie from an affectionate
calmer, jest an the door opened to
retina Mrs Bainbridge.
CHAPTER XXXiX.
roily Ethel Ralnbrl.Ige (lid ant feel
very comfortable after her !methane'
had left her. o1 the morning of their
quarrel. There win et cold, ',etre-
Ing. palpitating omensatlo, abort the
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