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Ana 18, 1880. THE BRUSSELS POST
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garden WhOSO bloorein
bred her so innocently to her f
011, how changed was the
she gazed upon it now I
The roses all wore dead, ti
wqro blown front the trees, au
sodden drifts across the path.
o auburn flowers, Warrant
asters, and others of thou Ith
breaking into lavish bloom in
gloated bean, but the 1:0112 3921(18
beaten them prostrate to tho
with broken stalks, and Moos 1,
on the earth. All was cheeriness and
. desolation, and the grey stouo towers of
Delaney House seemed to frown more
ciarldy than ever now that
what influence potent for evil 1
its gloomy interior.
She gazed istfully at it thro
fine impalpable mint of rain t
soured all things. Sho saw
emerge from the gloomy portals
deeper gloom of the rainy cla
1V118 Mr. Delaney. Ho walked
with downcast head, and his hands be-
hind liim, smoking a eigar, as was his
Usual morning habit. Its fiery spark
gloated fitfully in the 91011 light, and the
ADO 1,100 smoke curled upward and lost
itself in the mist.
Drawiug the curtain closer, Aline
watched him, herself unseen, She found
. a singular fascination in doing sq, and
when she saw his glance turn musingly
once or twice up to her window her heart
beat strangely—with anger she thought.
"Ho has spoiled my life, but does he
realize that ho has done so?" she asked
herself, musingly. "Could he bo so de-
liberately cruel 9"
It almost seemed to her that ho would
nob have done so could ho have known.
"Could any ono bo so hard, sO oruel,as to
wilfully blight a young girl's life 2" she
asked herself, with a sort of wonder, as
her oyes followed Oran Delaney in is
dreary saunter along tho wet, graveled
paths. "Ho saved my life once. Why
should he make 112 1:010311008 to me 2"
As she gazed at the dark, gravo face
under the brim 01 12130 wide slouch hat,
it seemed to her that it was not hard
nor cruel, only profoundly grave and
natl. A longing came over that he should
know all that had transpired that night
since she came borne.
"If ho know, he might perhaps relent
,md release 1210 from iny VOW of silence,"
she thought eagerly.
Sho remained at the window watch-
ing hila thoughtfully until he disappear-
ed from view in a turn of the path, then
sho turned askle to her writing -desk
and drew tint pens and ink and paper.
She wrote, hastily, and almost ince.
herently
011239 0.0(1
ate, coolly dropped by all. No ono left carder
eeloot wales in Chester they were
scope as no one sent invitations,
i Every ono turned the cola shoulder,
he leaves There was only ote friend who xe-
d iitY in =hied faithful to the Rodnoys in their
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STRAYED tit° NI THE PREM.
370 nf the nnelorsign eel , lot 6, NM, 2,01:5)',
(en or about Trey let, et rod and to beifor,
yeaus tine 4 yore 311Int emit-sc. 2 of then! Ara
Ono roan mill tho other a blind( , and
the 4E0 Avers ere rod , and red Atilt 1011to ro.
spindly sly. Airy information leading be Choir
reenYery (21)1 1(11 thankfully :Nevi Yeti.
W11. 11411A111(11•11.4.,
hemunis• : This was Eflio's noble and handsome Jaimatoan P. Cl.
•
ad, woro lover, Dr. Anthony.
their no- ; While the town gossiped and Sneered,
1-)11011311,1t LIME WORKS
arm had Ids neat buggy was seen before the
gromni, todnoys' door more frequently than
4 10, Or MM. .1.10aney
=strata • STild, 411E4 D.
wore often so= driving with him
through the wide, pretty streets, and
penple wore fain to acknowledge that
ho know "that girl," as they contemptuously
invaded called Inn?, was prettier than ever in
spite of the cloud of mysterious (lie.
ugh the grace that clung about bor. Sho and
at eta Dr. Anthony, had become great Weeds.
lignru Ho cotdd not help admiring his be.
nAn t>ho trothod's young sister oven while bo
wn, it deprecated the silence the maintained
slowly
"14111. DELA.NEY,--Thos are all very
angry and surprised because I W0111(1
not tell them where I have been. Papa
says that people will think strangely of
mo if I do not tell. Ho says they will
think I am guilty of something—I de,
not keow what—ancl that they will not
associate with wo, and that I shall
never have any more peace or pleasure
in my life. You did not know these
things when you bound me to silence
and secrecy. Did you, Mr. Delaney ?
I feel quite sure you did not. lou
could not have boon so heartless as to
ruin all my life like that That now that
I have told you, will you not have pity
on me Release me from my promise
and let me speak, I pray 3rou.
" ALINE RODNEY."
She put the poor little appeal into
an envelope, 110f1 when night =me she
tied a little weight to it and threw it
far into the garden, hoping that Mr,
Delaney would find it there the next
morning.
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CHAPTER xxvr.
Aline's return to her Lome created
quite a little stir of pleasant excitement
an the town of Chester.
The friends of the Rodneys vied with
ono another in the spodiness of their
calls upon the young lady.
Thoy found her pale, calm, and more
beautiful than ever, for she •had gained
, a certain quietness and repose of man-
;rner that became her to a charm. There
was a softer tone in her voice, a gentler
light in her eyes. Sho seemed eager to
please and. divert all who came.
Tho good townspeople eame all agog
with euriosity. Thoy expected to hear
all manner of romantic stories from the
returned girl. Thoy plied her with all
sorts of curious, not to say impertinent,
questions.
Thoy were astonished and indignant
when they hoard that they were not to
learn anything. To each and all Aline
returned the seine reply:
. "I prefer not to dismiss the subject
with any one."
This refusal, spoken so gently yet
firmly, and not without a certain w1512.
,fulness, silenced further curiosity with
her. Indeed, it would have been the
dieight of rudeness to have persisted.
But, bellied with Aline, they turned
to Aline's family. Every one felt that
her strange story belonged most natur.
ally to the phblio. Tney were astound-
ed when they found the Rodneys nu.
communicative.= the subject. No one
could understand such strange reserve.
Every question, every hint waa met by
a quiet evasion that effectually silenced
curiosity. The sobial world of Chester
woke up gradually to the fact that the
Rodneys meant to keep the cause of
Aline's absence a dead secret.
Popular indignation was roused to
fury. Mr. Rodney's prophet,/ did not
prove itself a titled letter by any means,
for the loud tongue of scandal was not
limiting to add its quota to the tumult.
The worst things possible were hinted
and thou spoken odtright in the circles
of Mme. Rumor.
The whole fatally were socially ostra,,
dried in loss than a month. Each mom;
her came 112 for 105113100 of the obloquy
that had fallen on Alino'a head, Thtt
silonco =eh was convened te maintain
was hold in the light of crime, From'
being prominent mernbers of the melt
Tito au Lae ribers take tine (rope rime' ty of re-
turning thanks to thes inienbitanta Ilruatals
and ylothely inr pn( patronage,. and 11,,4 to
mato that haitlog beads sneered 14*(1nm:touts
In their kiln end entedo of Ine reel lig, thuy are now
in A 3,0)107 position thew y 7''ri0-(0)'0 to suplely
tho Public with First -Diesel Lime.
'Ph1a being rho twoifte season of our bust.
noes tioalirns in Drussein, and haying given lie
t.
9.11111111 011 satisfaction so far, tItt, 12111,11C 011111)5-
ty 01. nannying tank troatineu t and. A II Yht,olniat
0)11010 from th, l'iret•Clusis 121105 at 15 ut..21b3
at 3110 kith.
Wte n1301(5111 a No.1 lhoo f ter ',Instating al
the same price.
at (10 bitter a cost to herself and her Nemo nibar tint spot—Brussels Lime Works.
And while the weary days waned and 42
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ing heart for some sign
friends.
faded, Aline was waiting with a break.
az token frdm
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Oran Delaney. ALLAN LINE.
112 11:115 many days now since the little
white -winged prayer for mercy bad ,!ItOYALAI
,,, ML STEAAISHIPS.
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GLASGOW,. LONDON, E'fr.
Floorage. 2,20110, 1,1vortionl, Leneloinierry,
and nitres' 5 Ail low AS by un) ihit-01111,5 1.,,o.
87J3tifEll Anataxes.l
Quaitnatown, Illaligiow, 01 Bolt eat to Quobeo
anawr, 1886,
Lit•erpool and Quebec Serrice.
From Li yurpot.l. From qUoboo
Driday, Apr. 28. 011072333721,Neld(y 2.1)17 14,
Thnretel'y, '(l. '25, Poiyussian Thearsel'y May 20.
Thursday, May O. Parisian Then -relay 1dety 07.
'Priebe y, Day 14. Earli.itt Inn Friday Juno 4,
muted sr, Stay 20. 33721:1303,331rhurtery jun.10.
1r ri day,Itti; '28. CliviStittil Friday 2000 18.
1111rIcry, Jun. 3, leolynoseen Phan* Jun. 24.
Thursd'y Jun. 10. Parisian ThtersePy July 1,
Erlday, .12210 18. 011)Pint Ian V; filAy J u'ly 0
l'huraday, Jun. 24, Sarni 1.1a le Tel ler bd.). 2'!) 19,
rho lost train connOathig '02tie ill u ',Warner
At Q11411,610 lettVeli Toronto Wadi. t sattyli At 8.80
!tan. Possengers 18.11 10,,,,,WtollitIselitys at 8:80
pan . also, 111111 00 1111001 With th 0 Rh:AMOY At
Portinted ovary Thursday fl,,t.11 opening of
navigation at (auction on 14th of Ality, at same
1,3152.atm,
reles pp or pito aro earried 011 0310
Man Stettinprtl tot 1!,,,Allan Lino.
Nor 'Mack and ,7(1,1 mud 0101:)'11110710a-
f110ttered from her hands down into the
garden of Dolan y House --
She had wato ed ancl waited, she had
hoped and prayed, but no answer had
Como to her frantic appeal. Yet she
know that he had found it and read it.
Sho had been watching thrqugh a tiny
rent in her curtain which sho had made
expressly for that purpose. She saw
him tear it open and read it, then
slowly walk away without EPi•011 glEDO-
ing up at her window.
Days went and came. There was no
day in which Aline did not watch that
tall form pacing up and down, though
sensitively shrinking from observation
herself. She spent many hours alone
in her room, and it became insensibly a
fascinating occupation to watch for his
appearance as he carne out for his daily
Walk, which ho did whether it was
gloomy or bright.
There was ono thing which inspired
hor with a feeling of pique. It was
that ho never turned his eyes up to her
-window, never by any chance gave sign
or token that ho was conscious of the
wistful blue eyes watching him behind
the white laee.bordered curtain.
• Of what was he thinking? Why did
ho so persistently ignore her prayer
Had he really forgotten hor? Sho
asked herself these questions over and
over, but no answer ear= from the
silent lips of Oran Delaney as he walked
up and down his lonely garden.
Aline grew half frantic sometimes
watching him thus. A bitter rebellion
grew up within hor heart. Why did ho
not spoak—why (lid he treat her with
such silent contempt, for she inter-
preted his silence to mean nothing less 1
Ono day hor father came home to
dinner with a rather excited look upon
his face.
He glanced across at tho beloved
daughter whose wilfulness had brought
such sorrow upon them all. She sat
in her place as usual, but she scarcely
tasted her food, only toyed with it
while her thoughts seemed far away,
and her long lashes drooped against her
pale cheeks.
"Aline!" he said, abruptly.
Sho started like one in a dream, and
dropped her fork. The blue eyes looked
quickly at him with a startled expres-
sion.
",Yes, papa," she answered, in the
low, sad voice that had grown habitual
with her since her return.
"Mr. Linton called upon me to -day,"
Ile said.
"Mr. Linton!" she repeated, blankly.
Mr. Linton was a banker, and quite
an important personage in the social
element of Chester.
"lie brought me something for•you "
continued Mr Rodney, and he reacted
•aoross the table and laid a small folded
package by Aline's plate.
She looked at it in wonder, without
touching it.
i'What is it, rny dear 2" inquired Mrs.
Rodney, with womanly curiosity.
"Open it, Aline 1" said her father.
"Is it a letter, papa 2" she asked, and
the note of keen eagerness in her V01061
did not escape his alert hearing.
"Were you expecting a letter from any
one, nay dear 2" he asked pointedly.
"Yes—no," she answered, dejectedly,
and a scarlet flame leaped up into her
cheeks, then faded out into deathly
white.
"Why don't you open your package.
Aline 9" said hor sister.
"Yes, why don't you 2" echoed Max,
in a V0100 of lively curiosity.
She did not touch it still—only looked
at her father.
"Do you say it is not a letter, papa 2"
she asked.
"It is not a loiter," 110 replied.
CHAPTER XXVII.
Aline could not keep the expression
of bitter disappointment out of her face.
Her Ilps quivered sensitively, and a
mist of tears dimmed her eyes.
A. wild hope had sprung into her mind
that Mr. Delaney had tent hor au 0.71 -
Ewer at last, although she could not Un-
derstand why he had' dorso so through
the medium of Mr. Linton,
But hor father's negative x•oply at
once dispelled the spriUging hope. She
was bitterly disappointe'
d and she
could not keep he; ernotionfrom show-
ingin her /woo. Every ono could 800±31,
plainly.
"She did expect a letter, and is dis-
BPPointea at not t000iving it," said hor
hoon.wittod father to himself. "It is
something hotter than a letter, Alino,"
ao.a. "Shall I tell you what
skisonnas ,you shot DO disposition to
look a(alt
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3.10. rant, A01:117,
11A tho Post Ofrice, 11107105133
W.LTCHTIAER
Tho undersigned takes pleasore iu
forming the people of 3±9501and aurrounl
Mg country that ho has opened a shop
whore he is prepared to attend to the re-
pairing of
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, E.te.,
In a manner that will give the best ofo±1-
13108011,
All work gnaranteed to be done in a.
Isatirfactory intuinez or no charge
made. .A call aolieited
1.'Shop opposite Robertsons
WM, DOI.
WHY
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18 THE BEST.
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I-V*. In buying and earrying 72 Oolembus
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Would intimate to the public generally that he has
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outside the cities, and is prepared to Furnish Funerals
ou the Shortest Notice.
Coffins, Caskets, Robes, &c.,
Kept Constantly on Hand.
Residence *Upstairs over Shop, whore Orders may be
left either Day or Night.
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RTISTIC ti_JRNITIME
In Ancient and Modern
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ALWAYS ON HAND.
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HA RE. HARD ARE!
G -RANT &
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Lawn Mowers,
Wire Cloth fOr. Screens.
A full lineof Beacly Mixed Paints,
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Bar Iron, Steel, and Carriage Goods,.
1 Arriving in a Few Days.,
1 Car Load of Double and Single Window Glass. (We make a Spec-
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xamine. Oi Earvegt Tool;
Pinezt in the Market
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FULL NIE.14 LINE' OF RE
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