Huron Record, 1881-09-16, Page 2TND ARUNDEL IOTTQ,,
BY MARY CECIL. HAY, .
Author o „ ".Old Myddleton'a Honey;" "NiddtR
I'ertfa;' The $luire'rt, Legacy, " " Victor and
m'anquished;" "Nora's Loge Teat;" "'A
$ha hno on, the Threshold;" "Back to the
.. .- Qld $ossa;„_eta.,'ata.
CIIAPTER XX1I.—Continued,
They ,entered a long, wide room,.
where two or three little groupsstood
about, looking at the picturestalking
idly. Hester lingered, reading the
names under the paintings—paintings
of later date and, more modern appear-
ance.
” This is it," whispered. Tom„ softly,.
pointing to one picture. It was the
portrait of a young girl, evidently, talo
en just as she chose to sit for it, and
evidently shesat for it much against
her will. A beautiful girl, with a
bright, tender, mischievous face, and
.short, fair curls lying on her forehead.
"' Oh I"
There was *uph in the simple word
as Hester spoke. it ; admiration for
the, picture : sorrow for has ; and—
beyond that—.a sorrow for the mother,
too.
" Come," whispered Tom, " seeing
Leaholme approaching. them. And >:he
passed on, as if they had never halted-
-there.
•,S' If you have been studying the
family portraits all this time, 'Miss
Bruce," the earl said, " you must be
weary of the very name.''
"Net at• all," replied Nester, lightly.
• " I have hardly seen half of them yet."
" I have plenty of companions, have
I not, in my solitary quarters? Good
old companions .whonever leave me ;
friends in stone and canvas. I ought
never to be lonely, ought. I 7
" You have others, too, neither of
stone nor canvas, thougheas--faithful, I
dare say. Do you know' that tiger,
made me start as if I had mot him in
thejungle!" .. .. ,
`
As I did on'that lucky day when
he nearly treated me to;the death he
was giving --I Mean, . to the death
which I gave him instead."
" Did you kill himysimply in sport 7"
asked Miss Berkeley.
" In sport, yes:,. But in earnest,
too." •
" Oh, you surely know the tale, of.
• the regiment, Mairlan,: don% you; in-
quired Toni ; " llow that just as .that
knowing.ofd'animal wee about to re-
fresh himself .by breakfasting' on, a chop
. frond.,the.best:_end-of--the. •peels- of Sir -
Randal Platt, Leaholme-if ` I tell the
rest I must give •Brandt's versionof
affair, so I retire'; merely adding that
Leaholme persuaded the epicure that
the noble baronet indigestible, and
induced him to relax th'e`hold his, vic-
ious jaws had taken. That's •all," . ad-
ded ' Tom, flushing a little ; �" for I
would not like Leaholtee'to knock me
dow in his own house." •
" What did ..you do, Lord Lea-
• " holme 7" asked Bella, immediately, as
if she had never'thought•.of it before.
" I merely happened tosee the vil-
lain--"
" Platt, or the tiger;". inquired : Mr.
"" I mean :the compliment for the•'
,tiger ; but, after all, he was no villain,
but.,a very beautiful: creature, and a
, very skilful. one ;...having. no :idea,: of
course, of the pain he inflicted. • . Be-..
sides," added the earlwith an odd
little laugh, ";he was but following his
instinct, as T -follow mine when I' can ;.
and it led him to grief, poor' fellow, as
aline sonmetiniesleads me." •
Hester' pondered. this .story a little
more than she would have -cared, to ac-
knowledge, and not long•afterwards it
rushed back upon hermemory with a
sharp, sore pain. •
• CHAPTER XXIII.
, t""'WI'' ANGUIsu.".
The time had passed so quickly to
Hester, thatshe felt: quite sorry to.
hear the 'great. gong which summoned
the'scattered party' to the long; bright
room where' tea was prepared.; and into
wuich the scented "summer 'air came
wooingly through:_the•row of open win-
dows.
Another gay and merry meal it was,
for, as a host, the Earl of Leaholme
won even little Hester's unhesitating
praise; his own high -bred grace and
courtesy setting every one atease in
his house. • '
"It is an abominable shame, Lea -
holm
," said Mr. Bruce, lounging at
one of the windows when they rose,
and keeping up the gay and banterhig.
spirit of the meal, "that you 'should
not marry, but keep ell • this unlimited
space for a solitar. bachelor." .
"'Iov can marry without "any
wife 7 " quoted Loaliolme, joining him.
"You would be so'wofully hard' to"
please, I fancy;" said Mrs. Bruce.
"Not at all," he answered, iangbing,
_.have-Been•pleased-all•eadyeai
• "Iell us about it, do," she asked, in-
sieuatin,gly.
"Impossible," he replied, in quick,
comical tone, "for time history of. my
V'
wing, Airs. i',ruce, has not a title -
page."
"Whatever do you mettle 7" asked
Tom.
"Very little, my dear fellow. The
motto below the name was. one of
Shakespeare's blunders. 'Beauty lives
with kindness,' and. I can do Nothing
until I find it again.
"Lord Leaholme," said Marian,
after a little whispered conference with
the other girls, "will you put time fin-
ishing touch to our pleasure of to -day 1"
"Would it be touch of mine, Miss
Berkeley 1"
"Several touches of yours, replied.
Bella, playfully ; you can guess what
we mean, I'm sure."
He turned, his back to the window,
coloring a little.
"Yes, I can guess what you mean;
but I really never play that stiff old.
organ, Miss Lane, except-•. —"
"Of course, you mean except when
so many people ask you. You cannot'
resist us all, Lord Leaholme V'
"I aliening IUId it equally .difficult to
let . you all go away with an unfavor-
able impression of my organ, and an un-
favorable impression of 'myself."
"How should you do tirat.f
"By showing both out of tune.
They laughed incredulously.
"Do play, Lord Leaholme 1" pleaded
Mrs. Bruce?
"Come into the hall," cried Bella, in
a loud whisper; "that will get him to
the organ."
' So they all trouped out and clustered
round the instrument. Hester fol-
lowed thein into the hall, but. lingered
at the open' door,• looking acrees the
broad,. bright, sunny park, to where
the deer•with raised heads stood listen-
ing among the trees.
Presently Tom Caine up to her,
shrugging his shoulders.
"The united feminine influence is
powerless," he said, ina low, amused
toms; "he refused to pipe, though they
offer to dance."
"I wonder they ask him," she an-
swered,with utter concern..
"" Doe net care to hear 'him, then 7"
"1 should, if he played at once, ass: -
as be did in Aberswys ,church,"
"` Why on earth shold he refuse to.
day 7" ruminated Torn, " for -I know he
is fonder of playing .than anything.
He plays here alone • for • hours to-
gether, I know. But he' certainly is, as
E e say'l; • outt of -tune to -day.. Do you
remark it 7"
",.,l never remark discords when
1 �•
can help it.":
"Do you wish him to play V'
" I should like to. heare the organ. -
I wish I cosrld play it niyself.".
" I think the piano is .quite enough
for you, little lady, considering . how,.
beautifully: you play it. But: I wish
Leaholme would do as they ask hini, ' if
only to show von:' "Do•yoii .see Brandt
hovering about ready.to-blow, and the
. Most eager of all to hear I wil go
and try once more."'"
But that journey,- judging by the
silence' which followed; was bootless,
to.
" Hessie," whispered ' Wattie, : corn-
ing up to ;her iu his . gentle, clinging'
way, " ask; Lord :Leaholnie to play.
He won't for rile."
She put- her. hand -"eddy on the.
bright little head; "If he won't for'
you,dear, how can 1 ask him 7"
" Try," he pleaded. '
"No ; do not, 'ask 'me; " she cried,•
hastily; as Wattie 'pulled her toward
Leaholme.
," Do not ask. her, Wattie," he said
cooly Y " Whatever,. may -be about,
do not ask her." • • •
"-I want her to ask you toplay;",ex-
claimed the child, simply.
Arid will sito 1"
You will play if she does, - won't
you 7" .
Slie must not know her answer .be-
forehand, else what would be ,the use
•of asking i" .
" Now, llessie," whispered' Wattie,
" ask now."
" Will you play'. to . us, • Lord Lee.
holme7 Please to play one thing to
us 1" asked Hester; failing sadly in,her.
effort to look `eexious over the 'request.
He turned away with an oddsinile—
•half pleased, half .,sad—end sat down
at the instrument, while Hester moved
back to her old position at the door,
:find the others clustered, round the
organ -stool. In the soft, still summer
air there gathered strange, beautiful,
'dreamy' fancies: round Hester, as the
sweet, subdued tonescrept into her
heart, and stirred its longings and its
hopes' --widening,.. raising, purifying
them... •
-
Deeper and grander the tones . grew,
,surging-:and;swelling• l'ottsitl-Ii•er-iirj v in
wild unrest. Aer big, dark eyes were
wide and troubled , with' a .far-off,
yearning look that grew more and.
more pitiful. tvhile the passion of her
heart spoke in the, gentie, mighty void.
Suddenly sire clasped her little hot -
bands before them ; the grand, echoing:
strain was Mounting 1ligher than her •
•bewildered, troubled thoughts could
go, even with ,such wings to Mount on.
At last the notes grew slow and
soft again; and, following; the passim,
ate harmonies, there .stoles upon her ear
the beautiful and plaintive melody of
iachubert's " Addto"-=,stale softly to
her very heart, too, through the rich
and full disguise in which the player
sent it forth,
She was the only one who recogniz-
ed it; and in its pleading, unwonted
sadness, it told poor little Hester the
one yet acknowledged aec, et of her
life.
Busy tongues bad superseded the
voice of 'tike grand old instrument,
when Hester slowly rose,.
"" How beautiful it was 1 how beaut-
iful 1" whispered Tom.,,
"What was it, Hessie 7"
Why do you always think I know,
Tom V, she answerd tiredly.
I think you know, dear."
" I did recogonize one fugue, and a
saraband. Ors, Tom, I think Bach's
music meet be like the trumpets of
Heaven."
" But what was the last thing 7"
" Just that," she answered, with a
queer little laugh, ""the last thing. I
mean," she added, repentantly, " a
German: air, Tom."
The carriages drove up now, and the
whole party assembled round the door.
Lord Leaholtne's ''handsome tax -cart,
with its pair of beautiful bays, was
among them, and, feasting her eyes on
the dazzling silver of the -harness, Bella
exclaimed gladly. `T11e Churleigh britz•
ka—the. •old-fashioned .carriage which
11'Irs. Bruce did not favor -was first,
and sheand her mother took 'their
Seats. .
"How are you going, Hessie 7"' asked
Alfy, coming straight up to her through
the group.
"What do you recontnend 1" she in-
quired, "not. knowing howl to answer
hint.
"Hessie, I ani sure you will like a
seat with mamma," said Bella, at that•'.
moment; "come." .
As Hester, with Alfy still on her
arm, followed not caring: in the.`slight-
est where or with whom she sat, Lea- • s
til i Is, �. i 1, k.: ,t rine . 1iitiAlttly, " $
Ilt4ett illy you, go, kiesete, it may come
some day --too late, perhaps -God.
help us 1 But now•—I have, let you
go." •
Half bewildered, by his whispered
words and the painful earnestness up
on his face, her eyes grew dimand her
lips quivered.
While she struggled to hide it from'
l}ink, he turned away and spoke aloud
and coolly
"Now, who is going to drive this.
polar 'bear 7 Oh 1 you, Lane ? That
is just asit sholud be ; and you, can
gather your wild flowers as arranged,
like a modern edition of the • Babes in
the Woods.'" '
Then he passed on to 114s own horses,
and Tow and Hester drove off ''slowly,
down the darkening avenue.
'.'I'iere we are alone, without in-
cumbrances, and all the drive before
us." began Tom, ail " we will not
hurry" gaily
"How beautiful it is I" cried Hester,,
with a long drawn breath,
"Yes, it is a 'lovely spot,' as - the
tl amp .said. of Dicken's ;garden. ; yet I
never heard' you praise it once to -day,".
"You heard a great litany •praises,
though."
"So I did ; and felt them all."
"I felt them,. too."
"But did not care to say so ! Well
perhaps Leaholme understood, for h
seemed to . like showing you thing,
spite of the antagonism between you."
She did not try to answer this unan-
swerable remark, and . Tom went on :
"Was he not a lucky fellow to come
into all this so easily 7"
"Yes," lie answered,: absently.
v ery ; and he 1poks exactly as if he
and his forefathers had been born
upon the place • for hundreds of years,
does not he l"
don't know what difference it.
Makes in the look .of -a 'Man where his
orefathers were born:" .
• "Oh yes, you do, • dear. There is:
omethieg conies down to them' with the
itle." • -
"But this earl's forefathers were
ern- on the estate,. of course, else it
would not'be his now."
"Not his fathers in a direct.line.
Ike' did not succeed: ins the . natural
ourse of events."' • •
know;" she assented, bitterly. -
"'Yet how naturally he seem" to be-
ong to the beauty andgrarkdeur aro and
tn; its tile. beauty and grandeur. be
ong to hien_ . And yet,'dt, you; know,,
essie, he looked just as thoroughly at
01'tle; and; was just',as:courteous the
Iter '.day', when I t'd hien in Ezra
Moore's cottage, leaning on bis gun to
ringohitilself en 'a •level with VIrs.
zra, •in 'that .horrid little kitchen,
Toni.
"Isn't it, dear 7 .I thought it• so, and
et, as l told you, Leaholine did not
ook a bit out:sof place there, and 'was
st as courteous as he had' been here
a -day. -I wonder did lie learn that
rt of thing abroad "
Hester '.laughed— a- low, . sarcastic
laugh.. '
""That isnot what he learned abroad,
e
9;
holme.interrupted her: •
"Where are you going, 7" b
"To' mamma,", answered Balla,
readily, "Why . did you conte away
freer grandma in such 'a hurry '1 • -I
want you to assist. "Hessie ilito the
brtzka, too.- Of course;'' I. must drive e
back with some one else."
"`Why 7"
"You would lfli a Chang f I
, , ..., .__.... _. .. .. . _ .._ .e,e O CONI,
panlons, I am sures LorcLleahohne," 111
"That is' peculiarly a lady's priv ge: l
I will net encroach ."upon it." 1I
"Do you ui'ean to say that you never .
lime;
change; then 1" • ' of
"Never."
iTut .ou'wonld' b
y be tired' of driving' E
Die forever 1" ..y
• "It depends entirely on'what l drove'
you to. ' Miss Bruce, why :are you
smiling 7„ ...Y
"You did' not see me smile, my lord." I
"Not quite; but you were smiling, iu
nevertheless. ' How' ' ere' you going so
home 7 Walking with Alfy by umoon-
light 1',
"Could you not inquire a. little, less
abruptly 7" -
"1 could not have done so without
giving tithe fora plan tobe arranged
before you answered." . •bu
"Why not 7" ye
{"Because—there, because:I foresaw .w
that " - - • ba
Thim,t- eo far as she could tell—was ,
H
Tofu, whip in hand, speaking to Bella
on the steps. She looked up into the so
t
earl's face, puzzled, l : • •
w
"It was born: with him, •:I. suppose:
t he has been a great deal abroad,
u - •know.. As:'last,.J''have" no idea
hat you do know, dear : you ,ado so
te. to hear anything about him,
There came a sudden fancy -over
ester that she would 'like to hear..
teething now; as they drove alone
orether. But could she ask, she
ondered, without an angry: tremble in
"Do you -not• feel your fate °hanged?"
he asked, laughing a little;."she will her voice.
not circumvent you :there." "Was tate 1"r, Tom, before `he 'came.
Hester's face was burning when Tom to the estate 7" ""
came up to her. I fancy ' not. He was a soldier;
" I ani going , to ' drive.' you, 1' am
glad -to say dear: Alfy, run off to ma
ma: Have you any wraps; I. essie 7"
No. 1 walked • here you ' know.
I'do not need arty."- • • _. .
Leaholme looked down quizzically on
the thin morning dress.:.
" Stay, Miss Bruce ; thishopeful
Old prison eau surely manage a trifle iu
thatway.' :::---.:_•
H . • . '.. .
Ile turned anti' ran tip ,the broad,
low' stairs, taking six or seven at a
time ; and 'Hester stood' hack and
waited until he came up to her •with a
long, soft fua cloak in his•hand. •
Did you mean tyiat for me 7 'Real-
ly I tIo not need it."
"'Turn round please "
Hester obeyed, like the very child'
that she often felt beside him, and he
folded it round her tenderly and elect-
wally, -
"Tllanlc you" .•
IIs that sneel" .h.--..._. ,
" I ani very asnug indeed, ' Thank
you, it is all right now:" _.:... .
But before be let it go he lnnke'el in-
to her face with a searching emotion in
]lis de.rltrgrave-ey'ee,
"This days is gone farever' now.
'Yeti are not soy 1" • ' .
"No ; glad." •
" Why is your face so full of 'Ilefi-
alice even' bow, Ilessil'
" Toni is waiting," silo answer e1,1, int
•
you know."
"Yes, I know," she said, already-iln-
patient"of the subject, now.it came be-
fore her.. -
"Yes, there is a good -deal 'Of the
soldier about. him still."
"He' was - was • he -what ..you
callwild, when he was young 1". •
"I should - imagine not. I never
hard of it: There 'was but little id-
ling time for the armywhen,lie served,"
A. vision of the idleness of one German
town, and the sin that had been com-
mittec! there, .blinded her eyes; • but
Ton,,went on without 'waiting for an
answr. "Let me see. It is—how
long is it since he became Earl of Lea -
lin! me 7" -
Tlt'ree years," she said, involuntar-
fly, but in a strained unnatural voices
" Yes, ,just about. • -The last peer'
had bet a short• rein, and that only
nominal.".
" How:was .ti 1... eld, lveliev-
to' drop the Subject:she had started. • .
(TO Ill: coeTINtlltn:)
The: current expenses : " Annie,"�
etch e a 1-ftetilhusband to has wi e`fe' j"wliet
were the current expenses for last
month 1" " Oh," she answered, only.
twenty-eight omits." " Why, bow.
was that 7" " Well, you see, I only
baked cake twice, and therefore used
feiy few currants,"
1,8., Wt__w.•...-wn I
;:.:re • •r.
Clinton, April' 21, 1890.
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