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Laura Eimer looked down upon the
steel engraving that formed the frontis-
piece of the Album of Beauty.
Yes, it was the saute lovely face, the
same sweet, serious young face, veiled
by the same fall of fair ringlets. The
attitude was pensive, the graceful head
bowed like a fair lily, and resting upon
the taper hand. Tier costume was rush
and gorgeous, as became her rank; but
the expression of her softly -closed lips
and thoughtful eyes seemed to repeat
the words, "I know that this pageantry
is passing away. I am but a poor player -
peeress who must fret her hour upon the
stage until the farce is over, and then
be seen no more ,
No swellthought crossed the mind of
Laura Elmer as she gazed upon the fair
portrait, She only asked herself:
"Shall the world win this sweet crea-
ture? Alas, she must be more than
woman, 'tore than human, if this sud-
den elevation, this dazzling success, this
bewildering adulation, does not utterly
spoil her. She has been in town now
ma- ny weeks and has not.called to see
me , Has she already forgotten her fer-
vent expressions of friendship?"
Miss Elmer was interrupted by e, rap
at the door.
"Come in." she said, ehosing and lay-
ing aside the book.
"Good. morning, Idles Elmer. 1 beg
you will .pardon my intrusion, and send
me off dif it to unseasonable," said Mr.
Cassinove, 'entering.
"I stn quite at leisure. Pray sit down,"
replied Laura, smiling to observe that
he also had in his hand a book that he .
was about to offer to her notice.
He bowed and took the proffered seat,
saying:.
"1 have but lately become acquainted
with the rare merit of a poem about
which the whole literary world has been
talking and writing for the last twomonth's, You ]hive not read. it. I hope
that you will.pernit me to recommend a
work which, to a mind like yours, will
richly repay perused."
And he laid the volume before her.
Laura Elmer blushed deeply as She'
took it up,
"I am much indebed to you for your
kindness, Mr. Cassinove. I have been
reading this morning what I consider to
be the best review that has yet been
written upon this poem. As you like
the poem, perhaps you would also like
the review," she said, tendering the last
number of the Gentleman's Magazine.
It was now •Cassinove's turn to blush
deeply—so deeply that, as he met the
eyes of Laura B1ingr, mutual conscious-
ness flashed from eye to eye, from heart
to heart, from soul to soul, suddenly re-
vealing the truth.
"You are the reviewer," said the
glance of Laura.
"And you the poet," said that of •Cassi-
nove
The heart of the young saran beat
quickly Ilis eolor oalne and went.
T night have known it! I might have
known it! That glorious poem is but
another phase ofthe poet woman," he
thought, and what next he might have
said or done is uncertain, for at than
instant a door opened and a servant an-
nounced:
"Lady Etheridgel"
And the next instant Rose was in the
'Meir veil
eil doso, txheuignghem when
wrevoalsredystViollaitn1potulth, just
laurnlnaegse
,eigas theey tt k bou+'ic y int i; the park,,
the restless w'' lair '' 4. zttly' h5crtnae still
and content+ d: k.,
Laura Ebner look tat wird!"saw rho
cause of the; ddlent':itiige, The person
whose. appearsuance e had evidently
watched and, hoped dor was a4 band—
that is to say, the light haired man was
riding .attendance alien the carriage.
Laura Elmer's face flushed' t zth ' in-
dignation She suddenly pullet the
cheek -string arid ordered the luxian.
to turn and frit e hack to th Q�use;
but the mane not folly eonip}. tending
the unecpeete 'order, only dreti;jip, and
touching his hate waited for Ed ger Ur
ections.
While Mts' Elmer was bed
peatingrders from one
Ielen veustcroft suddenly lot.
other, and, snatching a letter.fi
bosom, thret it out at the feet
rider, who, leaping- from bis ho
ed. it up, said' then springing into
dle rode rapidly away. Helen ;i,
back into liars sent and buret int
rible laugh.d
"In the name of Reaven, wh
yon' done?" cried Laura inner,
arms of Laura.
Cassinove, with a bow, had quietly re-
treated from the Town.
"I did not send up any name fn ad-
ramee, dear Miss Elmer, because 1
wished so much to see you, whether you
would or no. I)o you forgive ane?" in-
quired Rose, bashfully.
"Most welcome intruder, yes," replied
Lantra, installing her visitor in the most
coanfortable chair:
Rose seated herself, glanced at the
queenly form of Laura Elmer, arrayed
in its simple dress of blank serge, and
the royal brow with its plain bands of
black hair; then at the surroundings,
the schoolroom, with the signs of men-
tal drudgery, and, last of all, her own
m•agnifieent array, and sighed deeply:
"It is a long, tedious play, is it not,
Miss Elmer?''
"What play, my dear?"
'This comedy of The 'Changeling, in
which they snake poor Rose take the
part of the baroness," she said.
"My clear, how incredulous you acre of
your good fortune. The history of the
past twenty years was indeed. a ,play,
as far as we were concerned. The history
of the present is a reality. Believe it,
accept it and improve it."
'the urro
Psi, Splldamdy
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re- "Laura. Elmer! Your friend., Laura
viztdow, Elmer! She who was brought up and
MI the educated as the Baroness Etheridge? Ave
oar her yeti sure?" exclaimed the duchess.
[lf .the "Why, of course. I am slue now. 1
e; Pict.- ought to have been sure at first. Look,
s•sad- your grace."
her- AndRose opened the volume, spread-
ing before the duchess the title -page,
have upon which appeared the words;
"Woman; a Poem. By Laura Elmer.".
yttning And then turning a fl leaf, she ex -
around in dismay. t x
"What 1 ii les cannot undo! Yoe nay hibited an autograph of the words—
"To oo late! tell all you !meow. It "To ttosamond, }rareness Etheridge,. with
will be, too; late! too late!" replied Ale's. the love of Laura Elmer, June 1st,
p 1500."
Ravenscroft, with a wild laugh
"Most ittihappy girl, 1 feats
that youlave betrayed purse
much regige,, having concealed
indeed, ''Laura Elmer; Laura Telmer! w roue
e very education and whose antecedents fit icer
dour first entitles her to the very highest consul -
encounter ter that evil am 'oom Sir eration! Katherine, my dear, sit down
Vincent S.eli;er. • And. I wain r;you that
1 feel it eny °`duty to yourselftr;z lid your immediately, and write her an ir vrta-
1tion to our party of the tenth. There
family to inform him Miss Hiatt-WhichillerI
have witnessedf said killer, grave- i, time ly.
• to adorn any circle, and whose gensus
'- t' a enoughyet,if you send it off zn-
ntediately. I will call on her myself
to -day. I hope she will soon resign her
"1 free you to do so, buttit will be in
swat in train! ;" 11 Bade antiot undo situation—it is ridiculous, a woman of
what 1 have dde to-dattaid Helen, her genius; However, I suppose genius
in exultation. , u may be said to consecrate every posi-
The carriage, rolled raphiv back to tion; and I really must secure this arts
Grosvenor Square. SFal �*� ley 'arrived literary star for our party on the tentltl
they were mew; as usual irir e ie hall by me ,jou writing the invitation, liathe r -
Sir Vincent Lester, who greeted them , - d S
with much surprise, exclautifng; pies, mamma;
"You are ek early, ..No plae'' is ill, i Olt,' I ani so overjoyed! My dear Miss ago 1 was attaeked by saltrheum in the .
Elmer I ought have known that she hands, caused by a run down condition ,
ho•'Ro, Sir S�iifcent; but an roost as you only old`ivdelightedly.written that poem!" ex-thiof stebloo disoaseendured
Cdthe r some times and.
have disposeee of e our unhYdlilty charge claimed
I must !lave. tan iuterviettc: tz itli t ou," The duchcss rang, and ordered her car- i ly those whoihitve been similarly • aAf
i 1 turning to 1� i S
said Miss peter, in a perempttoai man -
it happened to •e" ou
threw en her dressing -flown, took a tap-
er, and went softly down the, stairs to re-
possess herself of her mleeing treasure.
The house was quite still; the world
seemed buried in the deep repose of the
still email hours.
As she reached the .lower landing a
sudden draught' from the library door,
that stood open immediately on the left
at the foot of the zttaircese, blew out the
taper. At the same moment the sight
within that library spellbound her to
the spot with estonislirnent. The lights
were all out, but, by the smoldering fire
at the grate, she saw the figures of two
men seated at the writing tables near
the rug. The one with his face fronting
the fireplace was Sir Vineent,Lester, and
even in the red and lurid IiMrt of the
dying fire his face was ghastly pale, his
brows were corrugated, and great drops ;
of agony were beaded upon his forehead.
The ether figure sat with his back to-
ward the door, and, consequently-, his
face was hidden from Laura Elmer; but
by the general contour' of his form, and
by the peculiar air of Isis head, and es-
pecially by his light hair, she recognized
him as the mysterious tranger who bad
twice met Mrs. Ravenscroft in the park,
and whose relations with the family of
Sir Vincent seemed, too, as baleful as
they were inexplicable.
(To be continued./
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Rose shook her head sadly, and, pres-
sing her hand upon her bosom, said:
"Ah, Miss Elmer! deep in my heart
here I feel how unreal is all I see amend
me. Yes, Miss Eimer, sooner or later the
poor little sparrow will be plucked of
her bird -of -paradise plumage, and it will
be well if she is not left to shiver and
die of cold."
"This is morbid, very morbid, my
dear. You really must banish such
thoughts," said Laura, so gravely tis 4
Rose suddenly laughed' and said
"But I did not come here to be lec-
tured for croaking, Miss Elmer: I came
to see you, to talk over all that has
passed since we met and especially to
bring you this book."
And, to the ludicrous astonishment of
Laura Elmer, Rose produced the third
copy. of that poem that had been offer-
ed to her.
But Laura drifted easily from the book
to other topics, and she and Rose fell
into a familiar conversation, talking of
much that had passed since they last
met, which to relate would only be to
repeat events with which the reader is
already acquainted.
And Rose terminated her visit—the
happiest visit, she declared that she
had made since coming to town.
"There are gleams of sunshine on the
shadiest path'" said Laura Elmer, when
was left alone; and she fell into a plea-
sant reverie that Iasted until the ser-
vant came to announce the carriage for
the afternoon drive.
She then quickly put on her bonnet and
mantle and went down to the front hall
where she was met by Sir Vincent and
Mrs. Ravenscroft.
Laura's position toward Mrs. Ravens -
croft was growing daily more embarras-
sing. Since the day of that unhappy
young lady's rencounter with the strang-
er in the park her conduct had been
marked by a singular anxiety and vie.
'lance. The present occasion was' no ex-
ception to the rule, but was destined
very much to complicate the duties and
perplex the mind of Laura Elmer. The
carriage door had scarcely closed upon
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"Certamll .hiss Elmer. .7'a,. show suede lien to accept our invitation of
Miss Eimei?'into the library: Fieri!l at- •the tenth. I can well conceive that a
tend upoxilyou there irnntediate ; Miss lady of ;Hiss Llnter's pride and delicacy
Elmer," i#id the baronet, leadu�away may shrink from the idea of appearing
Mrs. Rav -nee:oft, who; tin passingaturned in Circles which once she might have hon -
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riage, and then g ' ',said: ice can res ire an su Clio
I shall call on Miss Elmer this morn- times my hands were so bad that I could
ing • but must leave it to you to pet- 1 not comb my hair, I was helpless. F con-
sulted a doctor but his treatment failed
to benefit me—my case seemed insurable.
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ance and;triuntph.
Laura rElmer went in to the library
and threw herself into alt east chair to
await the coming of the baronet;: who
now entered.
He advanced smith
"bxiss Einer, I'f+
tered:*liy this mart
anho- -"
truce'tnoro
•rineent,
b •I have that
maY":ynake you
LauteeeElmer, ver,
• The baronet bot I
,and i
w self mucsayiah rf'i>fit-
onfidence, I
1 you pie
inteensiit
unieate tvh
enough;' s;
ttsly. };r'
ok a seatppo-
site to her, and beciante,.tlitely attentive.
"What I have 'n ccaununicatt Sir'
Vincent;irelates to the unhappy young
lady .from whom w.. have .just parted."
"Helen: Ravenscrott!" exclaimed. the
baronet, in alarm. "She has told you
"She hes told ine nothing, Sir 1`i:"incept,
She has :confided in zee no Pique than
you have?1
ored rue the Baroness Etheridge of Swin-
burne, but which she can now grace only
as a successful woman of genius. But
she loves you, and will come to us if she
can be made to feel that it will make
you happy."
On the evening of the tenth the beauty
and fashion of the town were assenthled
at Beresleigh house. The duchess had
informed many of her friends, who bad
"tie all the others, that the new star,
% ,1Y;kieltiewpeetess, would, be precept,
d among ,many other interesting sub-
jects of conversation, the expected ar-
rival of hiss Elmer was discussed.
At length were successively announced
the names:
"Lady Lester," "Mr. Ruthven Lester,'
and "Miss Elnter." And the party en-
tered.
Every one knew the Lesters. The
queenly woman, on the aria of Lacey
Lester could, therefore, only be Miss El-
mer.
A. murmur of irrepressible admiration
greeted her appearance as Lady Lester
conducted her through the drawing -
rooms toward the place where the duch-
ess stood to welcome her guests.
d
Laura den related all she ktiew and
bad learner's, regarding Miss Ftitvenscroft
and the mvtterious man with fair hair
and light btu‘eyes.
When slutgncluded. with`,t1ie most re-
cent incident,';Iin which Miss Ravenscroft
had flung a iter from the :window and
declared thatrshe had done;; what could
not be undone, the baronet's face turned
ghastly white;e`his head dropped upon his
chest—he seemed complete overwhelm-
ed and crushed!.
Laura Elnter „looked at lith iii terror,
and then star*+ toward he bell -rope,
s hand, with
;'though the
word was aline! t inartrcula
"Miss Menet, there are to;res when be-
lief in the >i`atalismn of the `Turks, and
the predestiism of the Calvinists forces
itself upon., -'my .conviction, and I think
that we ere not only fore;doomed to
commit oq!rain crimes, but'that every
means wit] be taken to insure' our doing
so. 1Mliss'.tlillmer, 1 esteem and respect
you, and ;tvish to stand well \with you.
I pray yell, therefore, whatever the next
few dayeilaring forth, judge ,Of me as
leniently ds you can --as of one who
has been°.'ore sinned against "than sin-
ning.' An with one final .,request, I
will ma y ri good morning: ail, that is,
that you• �Ar,''ilI spealt of , the stents of
this day no living soul unless you
should be aiticlicially called Upon to do
SO.
,
when the baro
the one word,
The tone w.
raised
top!"
peretnpto
Miss Elmer gave the requira ?vomit e,
and retnet4 full of sad thou;;hts, from
the 11bra,p if 1.
'.,gll'APTER XVII
One mcrniug Rose reoeiv a copy of
the new edition of the poenrttit all the
world Wasitfalking about. at,
Turning t'g the title pagdi to discover
who .had relit it, she burst
ttoan eac-
clamaticim oi~ joy, with the rd:s:
"Oh, hdtviY stupid of me1 should
!rave knownit! Why, antot might
Have know i that 'Much!"
"What is ht,. dear Rose?" exclaimed the
duchess z
"`Why, I ;night to have known at once
who Wits the author of.''t,Vdmdsu,' and I
•was an idiot not to,. have known iti". '
"Olhi, tho'?author't;naane is`;there ,t Who
is she"thong,"
"Why, Laura Eiji
very, ver, ,Rall , 5
before!' "
of .etittrsei 1 was
.tve known it' the drawing -room below' stairs, and feel- i Dr. Williams' 'Mie.selne Co., Brookville.
ing the snore anxious to read it beeauge Omit.
The facts of her antecedents, as well
as of her present social rank, were un-
known or ignored. That she was Laura
Elmer. the poetess, patronized by the
Duchess of Bereeleigh, and by Lady Les-
ter, was deemed sufficient passport to
the of favor ofk tpresent.
t exclusive That her beauty,
conserva-
tor of rank 1. ' • '
dress, and address were all of a very
high order. was another recommenda-
tion, though probably a less important
one.
Lady Lester and Mr. Ruthven Lester
never relaxed their polite attentions, :dud
Laura Elmer became the lioness of the
evening.
Laura, in returning home with the
',esters, was occupied with but one
thought.
"Shall I see Cassinove to -night, and bid
him good. -night. before we retire?"
tier secret hope was gratified. He
was standing in the hall when they en -
entered.
Lady Lester was in great good -loaner,
and,cttme in complimenting Miss Ebner.
Seeing Mr. Cassinove, she said:
"Ah, Mr. Cassinove, you should Nave
seen what a sensation our friend creat-
ed at the Duchess or Beresleigh's party
to -night. Congratulate her, sir."
The duchess mid her friends are rather
to be, congratulated, madam," said Mr.
Cassinove: ,gravely and sweetly, as be
bowed to Lady Ebner.
Their eyes met.
"The approbation of one esteemed
friend is better than the adminition of
the whole world besides," said. Laura
Elmer, in a tone that made his heart
thrill with joy.
"Good -night." she said, holding out her
hand, receiving and returning the slight
pressure that sent him happier to his
rest.
Laura Elmer retired to her room, but
the adventures of the night were not yet
over. In her life of isolation and soli-
citude she had formed the habit of read-
ing in her chamber every night until she
became sleepy. . For this purpose she
always kept a volume on hand. The hook
now in progress of perusal happened to
be "Ivanhoe." Feeling too tnuch excited
by the events of the day to go at once to
sleep, LOAM looked about for her book,
without being able to find it. Then etude
'denly, recollecting that she had left it in
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At of
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