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2 THE BRUELS POST. Flautt'Sav iN) 1885.
ONEMENT i„,mt bow, so lowl rtnd fa.
‘' Ite is that boantifol i' and
was seven ontetho day after my birth.
.1 al Mcleod, :Visa Brooke. da
y, and sho is going to marry an
ahill 9
oarl,
., But her mut is in horriblo ; Ito
'I; 1 • wears a wig, lio has falso tooth, and 110 •
- ' thought naunina moat hoar it.
, , roquires 1 forgot how many hours for
"I coud n
lot by.11 what a
nawer tau
! , • i • i ! -clrosAng in tho inorniiig; his loco 114
BY "E"TRA 31. CLAY' - inado rongod, awl ho trios to malco every ono
bolievo that ho W quite a young nom,
.,a"...sta.
0' a aa,„,„„" 0" ,a, ttaasim, , him that I ww1 not really a child„.but
...:;.. t'zonoien 8...lie," 01c. ; Whoa Oinevro and I talked about our
i that thin Wan lay first soason, foil ; 1 . „
in t is. s 10 a v, 1 yi; sa 1i i3 ea , I la 1 31h rl ' t 1 I
hear of him, although ho is the oldest • lcmging in toy hoart (00 1(0 slioMd son , i oho used to tho 111h. I havo 111011,14
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1(33 v, 1 an tail, Miss liroolie and 1 was aiwa3.0 0nia MIT and „my .1 „,„ (4312 (1 Vo
son and huir of Lord Swanaea, tho great nio tantalum Ip ; then he would notv .;
ex i13111 and fipOl‘et! ca' 1,03, fle eitcn am
politician. 1 shad shays think that, ' van ioo chili again. How ample it all anti. that it am; aneon,„ port n,„1.
from the firma mainnot wialted me to bo 4,ee1111, (1000 1± 1101 1"'. parcel of my loom 1)0 you nut think,
Lally Timis)." 81111110 011011g1I, Ind With the 01111101110 Miss Brooke, that eo noble, so liand-
"lioW fortunitto that your wishes and , of tho direst tragedy.some, so grand a man In evory way, that
Lady PShd " m
enrith'a ould agree," saiEvorything ost noblo and beautiful it is a moat inarvoluits thing that lm
Agatha, is always simple," said Agatha ; and • !mold have fallen in lovo with nto q"
And looking at the bright, beautiful ' the girl lo 111 at hor null pleaned. „ "Na, that 1 11 111 do nob," replied The undorsigned will sell or okeham;e
faco, she did. not wondor that Captain ' "Is nay story (midi; and. beautiful ? a 11 who thou ht tho irl's • e
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Callanti c 1111,0m,ne
troulth 10 ,11(1, 1ah-•
.01gli, Lord Kelso, atal many othors had , le 33011111. . en In, g gia
al
lost their hearts ; it was beautiful to sit "1 think so," said Agatha.ai beauty, her 100101111, 1.33(31 naturo, "Truth More than 1111 11l)1410141011± fur au (sorra
awl listen to tho simple, ('(111001 coon- will utak" it moat 11101101."
dances of the young, loving heart. All "There is no hall that either of its 00rOnet. •
"Ile did fall 112 lovo with mo," she eon-
tho charm of youth and auty was on will bo smiting fit truth!" said Bentrico
tinuod; "ho came continually to Penrith
the - with a glad little laugh, "If ever truth
"Gerald Loigh told me all abont his was written plainly anywhero, it is in 1 1-'1'1', and mannua wa" 1(103a78 (11'.
0801P10330," 1111)continued "but whth
en. • e dark oyes of lily eurl. Then after a liglitod to
over mamma saw 111111 talking to 1(13',
she low minutes 110 tinmmm' Lao up to aa— " 1 f 1111,4. seo After 111310 I 1, A " v1un 1 1 • in.
vMce ulna tool 1(14 my la,art beat, my
took 1110 403 1', 110 was what 0110 43111011 the Dochess of •?..laytouti introduceet
face would either ;hell or grow cold,
' • ' 11 ii1 Ito 1 1 t • • si1 1
.1 doh imental. I thought, it rather n—am oo Git a me , 11
1a
my 11111111,4 begin to tremble, mud :1 ran
cruel of her until I saw Lord Kelso." soinothing, and Lannon introduced him
away. 1 romember ono (11130-011,me I
"Then you did not caro about this to Inc.
eml, mo ! )„,„, 1,1„,, oye„ (3301' lin, what a dreaaftil day it was 1-1 was in
bravo yomet captain •.' asked Agatha.the library of our London 1103381', with
-Net iu that way. I was not in lova da—led by the etaile of a face that
papa ; ho was taking iced lemonade and
with 11(11; lmt, I am half afraid, he was 1403111011 too beautiful ? Halm you ever
, 1141(3.'d mo to hold tho plate of 13111, Jost
with me. If ell soldiers' make love as felt your hoart 03111113111,11,)it wore, away
as 1 1(411 taken it into my hands Lord
he cti.l. why then Ido not wonder at all , front you whether 7010 willed it or nob?
Z110' ,!.irls liking them 00 11111011. 1 think U11(01 my 0.11.1 bout his handsome head KL'is° was aln1""n0"1, and 1 dropper it
aoldiuitdifforet front other 1(2.1 3whispered his first 0301',) to nto, I
—plate, 010, 1111 went rolling away , owl I
11111 e aro 80 avo ansilo- wonder that I did not cry aloud, I wathought in my distress I 011011111 IWO
min-, e1 11111Lerably,wonderfullyhappy. How fallen. .iy fathr, you know, isratho
impatient ; ho 030 8 111±1)1 cry, hut
"A. ..: age, rgatrice, ono Mohacs i'u'''liw it is to remember. Do you
when he saw my faco lac was quite cluiet'
ovcryt l!tt oi," said Agatha; "but I should , know that tho room and tho dancers all
and amid, gently, 'poor child !' 'flint
have ±110111(111 tho young captain, with • laded 11(11,1 me, aud I 138W only his face?
the Victoria Cross, would have been hot- 1 ,itikli the looking at it ;bast the same. I made me more frightened than over,
and I avoided him, lest 110 or any ono
to suited. to you than tho earl." shall novor sea anything mom -while 1
lhould know how much I really
liro brit that one Lao, which holds c'aa - s
mall, uo; the earl, Lord Kelso, is—is cared for him.
maryildlig for me.
Ilia other lath of my own soul l" she "lio canght no one day. I was sit-
ol it, dia. not. ask 01(3 to danco, but he ,
oiled. "Clerala Leigh WW1 very hand- , iing Mono in tho groat drawing -room 1
stood by. illy chair talking to me—trifles
:onto an.1 distin;.;oislied-looking. I mamma Wati out, and I heard his voice
live in. our minds long after other and
Meal 1e1 ali tho '4 otter for the scar • in tho hall. Ho ww. asking for roe.
that distigur.tdhis 'runt; i
but the earl gWithout stopping to think, I hastened
reater 11131010 die. I remember how he
tootoy bouquet from my bands and
—alt. '2.1.i,•;i lirooke, he Wan fair to see. I % through dm room into the conservatory,
can. . ssed all the tlowera with his lips.
have wouderol sometimes," she amain- feeling 1113310 4011.0 that lio did not know
" •Do you love !lowers ?' lie asked,
ucki, "what my lifo would have bee I Wil8 there. To my delightod annoy
had I uever a‘mn him. I should lia.N.,'e 110 followed um.
and whou I answered Yes, ho sighed
and looked sad, as tint -ugh he were think -
boon coutent always; but I should never " eaii a '
ness—the crown 0? life." jealous, for a 'tonna() pain pierced lly I want to speak to yon.'
"I was obliged to go to him, but I
heart and my face grew white ancl colt .
3' What' wouldhe havo said bad ho known ? dared not look up, -and my faco was
Was fate aud life the samo to ever
0330 2 Agatha wondered. It Tim not loug I think he wanted to know, evert thou' bdiuffrenriie1igit. I tried to look careless and in-
aince slie had dreamed over the swam ' • h - d
thoughts—since she had wondered what
her life would have been like had she
never seen Vane Carlyou ; and now the
romance of her life was OVer. She WaS nappy,
have known this oreater, higher h„ppi. ing(18Q. I belieT° I Wag Pourith I Beatrice,' he cried,
maestiona about my first Beason awl iny " 'Good morning, Lord Kelso,' I said.
first ball. Ho bent his handsomo head 'I con sorry that /Jammu,. is not at home.'
over me and said—,Do you know that " am very ho replied; 'it is
• 1 d. f not mamma that 1 want, bat von—you,
07104 sitting hue in the sunlight, listening to child, Miss Pourith Will you toll mo sweet Ileatriec 1 Your oyes tell mo one
the sweet, simple love -story of another how okl you aro 1' And Miss Brooke ,, story and your lips. another. Which is
girl. How W00111 it end ?—in peril,• as she added, with a happy laugh, "I trio'cl the truo one 1 1 our lips spook caro.
hors had done, or in peace? to crush him with my dignity when I lessly, your oyes, tell mo that I have not
"Do you think, Miss Brooke," contin- told him seventeen. He diol not laugh, sought you in vain.'
11011 Beatrice, "that we have e, fore- his oyes clouded over with the exprossion "I cannot toll you more what lm said,
shadowing of the future 1 I do. I of melancholy I could not boar to see, it was (311 11110 a dream to ane—a dream
have road a great many stories and I wondered again—how jealous I am— from which 1 310702 wished to awako. I
novels, and when 11113311 to realize what if ho were thinking about any othor girl loved him and feared him. I Irma
the heroes were like, I found I bad he knew who W88 just seventeen. He frightened at him, and I idolized him in
mado them all like Lord Kelso. Have asked me to go through tho rooms with tho mune moment ; but when 110 left tho
I told you where I first saw him 1" him, for the duchess had a magnificent conservatory bo was indeed my earl, for
"No," replied Agatha, smiling, despite collection of flowors. Mamma Boomed I had promised to be his -MN. You aro
tho heavy pain at her heart. delighted. not laughing, Miss Brooke ?" she added.
"It was at a ball givoo by a friend of "He soemed to know ovary ono—all Ah, no ! it 0311:1 not to hiao laughter
mamma's, the Ducheas of Maytoun'a. I the beautiful -women hall smiles and that Agatha had covored her fair faco
had been dancing more, mamma said, bows for him, all the mon a cordial with hor hands—not laughter, but bittor,
than was good for me, and Gerald Leioh despairing tears. It all camp back to
was looking so miserable because he
SOW there was no chance, Hannnaliad
called me to her 'Yon look tired and
tidsts, atrice,' !die said. Via 1.0
nothing so naltecoming tt, gush.'
11 s ,•,-14t to myself that if (1(1(111(3
knew how Gerald Leigh had loin watch-
ing no, wonld intb wolitle: iny
face linshing. She bade mo sit down
by le -r le. I had nothing tr.. do but
rata 7s.pl34, and saw"—sin; paused
for a few ininutes, ns though the re-
membrance were 702y sweet to Iter—"I
ialv a tall and very handsome 113811
standing and watching the dancers ; lio
11111 1101 join them, nor was 110 watching
any ono in particular. It struck 1018
suddenly how much ho W118 like my
dream of • a (40013±hero—tall, with broad
shoulders, and a princely figure, with s,
dark, handanme face. I think—nay I
am sure—that in all the world tiler() is
no faco 111311 it—dark, proud eyes tluti;
softene11 at timen lilto the oyes of a
W01311111 when slt° looks at the one alto
loves, and a beantifill mouth, I know
you will think I am foolish (but I declaim
to yen that 14 T sat and looked at 111111
y1m'or± asemml to leave mo and go
011 41(1 him. I forgot all about tho ball-
room 1,13,4 my par titers, mannna, Gerald,
ond ovon' clam I only saw hiutt
and I ctAly itnow just the placo whew
he stood. My heart went out to him,
awl It never catno hack, Hiss 11300110,
and 11 )10303 will. Does my. lovo-story
tiro von 1 1 havo not much more to
tell!'
It; was PM sweet to hear as tho song of
the birds in the trees, or the drowsy
murmur of tho 1)008 (11111111' the limes.
enAPTEri LIV.
"303:13 Men TELL 3211 Wei 11301(3, AND
41(110(1 Men AIV/TIIIiit."
"0110 thing," continued licatrico Pen.
rith "struck me very forcibly ; tho tall,
hanhsomo strangor looked wry sad and
molanoholy ; there wan 110 (mile in his
oyos, and nono on his lips. Something
happonod in dm ball -room ; I forgot DOW
what it was—somo absurdly comical 111-
cident—at which overy ono laughed, but
ho did nob cyan smilo. 1 vondorod if
ho had had any great trouble, or if by
nature ho was inclined to bo 11101(30.
choly, as soino pooplo aro. 1 askod
mamma, at last, who howas--ehe knows
everybody—and 11110 told mo that ho
was the Earl of Kelso. I think 110 0111141
havo noticed how I watched him, and
soon aftorward ho joined 8, group of
go/Women who woro standing noar
7:1181nrila, and 110=1111m quite diatineb.
ly and clearly ask
"'Who is that -boautiful child?'
word. Ho pointed out to me amoral
new anli most beautiful flowers, but be
&ain't ask me to danco with hint. I
saw Gerald watching mo with troubled
eyes ; I myself was like ono clued and
in a dream. I romombor wishing that
tho night might never encl ; that I Might
wauder with -him through banks of sweet
blossoms forever. At last—you kuow
how tantalizing that waltz music is, the
rhythm of it scanned to pass into roy
feet—he looked at mo as though ho had
made some strange discovery.
" 'You would like to dance ?' ho said."
" 'Yea—with you,' I answered; and 1
never stoppod to think whether it was
right or wrong.
"He laughed.
" `With um ? I have not claimed fox
yoars,' lio said.
"And why not, Lord Kelso 1 I askod.
"'1 cannot toll. I have not boon
liolltdioarted enough to mom for it.'
-Haw you had a troublo in your lift;
I asked, impulsively ; again never think.
ing whether it was right or wrong.
‘.1 Mapposo utast poop10 woold 10(011 11
a trouble,' he said; and I HaW that he
was speaking 1110311 to hirealf than
to 1310.
'I looked up at him 'without any fear.
"Try tn forget the trouble, and be
light-linarted 11(4010, 143131(1. I can haraly
hoop from flying when I hear that
mosic.
" could hardly koop from flying
when I was sevontoon,' 110 Raid,"
"And then avo waltzed together.
"I had many partners during my ono
season brit none liko Lord Kele(); and I
enjoyo(1 that dance I could not say how
11111011,
"I wish, 1 said to him, that all the
men who go to halls danced liko you.
"'Thou I should havo 110 advantago
over Om,' ho rcplied, laughiugly,
"Why do you want any advantage, I
08110)11 111,1 ho said the question
answered itself,
"I forgot that evening to say good.
night to Gerald Leigh, and wont home
to dream of my earl—the happiest girl
who slept 1131(31 131(4311 uudor the light of
the moon."
CHAPTER LV.
"Atorrirtaro CAN 'XO A MAN
NV/Tn MUCH A anw.noitts"
Format taus hor oyos anil the
pain deopened in Agatha's Imo& Would
this lovo.story end. as hers had dono
Sho prayed Hettyon it Might not.
"Why do you always call Lord Kolso
your oarl 3" she said, suddenly.
Boatrice laughed.
"I know a girl of My own ago in Lon-
don," she said—"Ginevre Doribyll ;
hor. Sho saw the bonnie groan woods,
the wild flowers at hor feet, the earnest
face of her lover; silo could hoar again
the nasaitmato riug of hie voice as he
read-tho solemn words of the marriago
802 1100, and 111 1(8(1 all boon a lie—a base,
mean well.acted lio !
"No ; I am not laughing," she replica.
'God grant to your sweet love story a
happy ending."
"I think Ho will," said tho girl softly.
"My earl is like the Douglas of the old
song, he is tinder and trno—his heart is
as noble as his faco is beautiful. I want
you to soo him, Miss Brooke."
Liko 11.1 othengirls damply in love, 8110
03108 firmly convinced that a sight ok hor
lover must be pleasing to ovory ono else.
"I shall bo gla(1 to sae him," said
Agatha, and sho felt some little curiosity
to sco what ho was like, this noblo
who had so completely won ±110 heart of
Beatoico Penrith.
"My noble earl has fair castles and
broad lands: ho 1)05 (40(311(1 domains that
are fair to sea; ho has all that tho world
values ; but thus) is nothing like, him-
self. I ought to thank Hoaven ; I do,
but thon I have only one voice. I wish
all the littlo birds on the trees could join
me in thanking Goa who has crownod
my Mc with the noble gift of tho love of
a noblo man."
Agatha bowod her fair head vs sho
listeued; hor life had been marred by
tho lovo of a man who al not know
what tho word noblo anoant.
Tlut 1101110± 8113311/30V days passed
blitholy 310± Penrith 0ost1, Agatha
could not holp mooing that both the earl
and connteas were delighted over their
daughter's engagement, whilo Beatrico
horself )01031 so happy that it was 211
pleasure even to look upon her foe°.
Snatches of blilha, swoet sond wore over
on her lips. Sho ilia not w"a111 88 or-
dinary mortals, but it seemed rathor as
though hor flying foot oarviod her at him
will. Tho earl was expeoted in Sop.
tomber, and tho wodding 03118 to talto
place at Christmas. Lady Ponrith 03(114
310t much delighted at that, 'Why not
wai6 until apring ; a wedding in wintor
was neither sopretty nor aoploturesquo,
But then the earl said ho wantod his
wifo, and did not caro to study the
picturosquo sido of a wodding. Tho
eldosb danghter of tho Earl of Ponrith
mold not, of 0011150, be married like a
rnoro ordinary person ; there must bo
groat state and ooromony; nor can an
earl bo oxpooteci to proparo for tho groat
(went of his life without groat fostivi.
bias and royal bounties.
Phillippa, Lady Penribli, was a proud
and happy mothor; hor boautiful young
daughtor, aftor one season in London,
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