Huron Record, 1881-12-02, Page 2i,tty, but her bawl
nn.
oe el1t,' knnl-bearted
pose Ghat the plesie-
�uigbt could poaeibly
using 1 could 4..Q of
Id, dear:
ake i1�ietake F Sonic
e are plenty of he -
ere tonight, hut: event"
leisure to remark a
ning face, •1 know.
went on, still looking
ash»'rt;; rosily at that 1
Neils) things, which yea
she answered quickly
er eyes front the lig.
watching.
hos said Tom, pleased
eception he imagined
met with. What a
allow he is, Hessie t
o much yourself that
rise hits, you see. ,
Bella were before
nco to the. ball -room ;
stood talking with, -
trim turn to a young
treat—a handsome,
ng young man, with
whiskers; . an :equally.
t, and nothing els.
gree worthy of - re.
Mies Lane; but 7.
ate, Hemming, and
Platt has engaged .
s
dance..
one, confessed Bilta,
igned.her with a pre
utmellt, and turned
Hester. Bella how -
end
Mimed! and they:went oif
red on speaking to
1
eame up to Toes
were standing a little
the erowd to -advance,'
w do you' do? ` Yost
e sume, for the open.,
ester,-giving.hini her
om, simply, while leer
ask.a favor' for ie
mine; Perhaps for
e'llrr may hope. klessie t she .thought,
yrs in her passionate
mat have been. head
thought as yeti did .
a• speak, and madder''
tis., fees Bella had
now' he could' hot ask .• •
r wake think so!•
yeti to'seeyou here,
hope it will be. plea,*
at fleeter..for•his.
Leahottnus eyes fol.
a •slog ent;s contras•.
eri. Then lie, smiled
meet. • •
friends stand but a
ou'will let me'. know.
o,'tire:of, each ;other
of those pest:inonthsv,,''
!eve and !venality of •
ached crushed in that
when she heard. his
d up to teed his cooly
He eyes:; glanced' u}Y .
with a defiance apron.:
than. the defiance. of
d lost .its old excuse, '
i . lord. '1 shall ba
when I am tired of.»
just the kind of thing
d tell you. •
the •etrugele_in bei .t_
Ci; with a quietniteg '"=' •
i her•stll more r
k I presumed an tee
The, nntil'1• hear other:
our 'host —feel coni-
ssurance that you aro':
hrough the: quadrille
Then it was over :she
io begged for ;thehon-
of., the next.
, dance after dant;•,
her little embossed
progrlinnne lay tin-
e had placed it in the
She 'would not ower,
Why she ..flowed 'Stu
s it. ,
aroundherher eagerly`"
s' in the room alga,
lessly, alniost saucily,
evident indifferenc:, -
wing such en-strehle i'.
ess, that they could
though they so eager..
aces was nearly Balk -
Tom cause up to her,
ontinually hefore, and
disengaged. •
s entreating for a pre
r walse, but she Cee•
iugly toTore's aria'.
Cog. ntexp,)
TB Om
ARUNDEL
e ,
+
_ •
one
.
the
athat
be
ecce
it
her,
the
said
was
her
r
an
her
'
IA-'
had.
•
have.
cow-
in.
fire,.and
he
in-
•,
•site.
be
.
1 she
to
•Phyllis,
it
•
re-.,
,e
'
; -,;:'
vette
'
.• '
our
into;
have
,an •
•
'is
not
frit
tett
'
this
' .We
.
• .
said,
one
rest-
.how
ever
afiaeti.
it
•
you
• you
_'...
't ' -
, e4
M I stood, beeches*.
My heart was utherwhere
Wht,a the organ need the. air,
And the ppntest with outpprend hands
Ptesaed-.th,e people with a prayer.'" .
",1 woacler why his thoughts were-
„
otherwhlir-1 seed ...Hester •' Was
tal•lawa dad'!" a •
evrItere can be4+ faopeleetness with-
out .death, Cyan theta not: Miss Hoa-
81e ?I,
The words seemed: quavering on her
lips which would brought ,the sudden
happiness to ins face, irrlrzen Potters
vo o broke in upon them,
Hesste would yea Han lt2r. Dela.
' , y g
hoyde • xtoliest, breathe ;art evening
blessing ? 'h 1 1< the pain
. She rose, crushing ig bac p n at
her heart, and began to sing the hytnri
sweetly and purely, while no note out
of tune told .of the stru gle within,.
fle -
But presently the'rtch sweet voice be-
ran e.e tremble, the words grew. less
des 'et; and at last they .1aopped .alto.
getiaer,.. • : ,« , : - •
' DO you forLet it, dear ? asked
Pottle, wonderingly, .
•
'`` No," said Hester, without turning
her facetoward them, and yet I ran-
lint sing, it"....
• • " Are you .not well ?. is anything the
matter 1"asked Pollee, in loving fear,
bending to. look into the little •white
fees• e ,, .. r. , --•' •
I •think, Polite;. she said, with a
quick, wonderful effort, a real laugh
chasm from her arned.feee the look
g P.
of newly which•none.of thein understood
—." I think,'Pollee, that Z am going to
be initiated into Miss Jemima's afflic-
tion. • 1 began to think I :slave tbe,
Sinking• • • . .
• Before the laugh had died away, the
guests began to ,say gond-Bight ; and
Hester stood listening while Lord Lea-
holnie begged.'.M,s. Goldartiitle to go
see him at.Leabolwe Castle - when
li`fereturne+d, Might he.send a carriage
over for the three ladies? he'asked, as
•it did :nothing but literally rust .to
death. Mrs. Goldsmith thanked ,him
quietly, as.she shook hai> Is, but thank
d•hi. heartily, for. she ..knew, that
thea was no artificial invitation, to be
couyeniently forgotten, but one , w.hich
'he earnestly wished' them teeaccept. •
Anne opened' the door, 'letting; in. a,
'bitter gust' of the raw night. wind,; 7
"Q:h, dear, dear.1 shuddered Aunt.
•"what a night,tlris'18 to be out
in 1"••sen
• "'All aloud the 'wind dotfi blow•,' in-
'deed," -laughed 'Thigh, .going back to.
shake- hands with •Pollie in sraepicious
forgetfulness
` •"H°'w •unusally , red and • raw poor.
Marian",•. -nose: ';would have been -to-
•.tught.l"aaujhed•Leahol.me,-too,'•palling
up the ,collar of his ..fir-lints}::.coat.•.
"I?elahoyde ,what• do you. mases' by.
heinging•, us both i• nto Shakesp•eare'on: •a
Sunday bight" : Good-bye Miss Bruce:"
• She was the last .to whom he gilve'
his Shand," ,and She `hardlty'felt Heigh's
..afterward,• • ,,
You loan. very, tired, •dear, Said
l'ollie, .puttiag her ar,pis round .the •
slight: .figure i trh creat the door.
'`"Cone in. now You shall': de• nothing.
more to -da .but sit in that eas 'chair.'
Y . 3'.r
No! What was. there'tnore t° do
•to day 1 ' Let it drift away and lie for-.
gotten, like those other happy, hopeless
d?ys. which had .brought her all •then'
reesery. , Let it be buried .qu• icklyelow,
'fust', it might not shadow her future,
and embitter 'more' the bitter past:' •.
Suddenly, with a quiek :pain, Hes-
roused herself, for . Aunt Pliyllis ••
w:ssreading aloud •froze the new book
to .her, and • the words :stung the poor
child reproachfully :
• "'The Past and, the • ar'nture are nothing,
In the face a the Awn Tth4ayJ•
e•ster eat •.on lie chair•
in •ed •is her. la •', r ' 11er. hand's
t•
jfl' p „
Mats -:-Goldsmith, she, said, 'with a
bright, •blush, may • I, play to you," as
you said you liked !t? .. . •
,.• For ,t!sat:was the.•'onle way poor lit-
tie Hester. could think of, gust then, to
to' act upon the lesson, and win
t; P
a little suiile from the face of the stern
T° -day. ' • •
• :Quite early on :Monday morning
Tom a tared in his thatcher of escort
. P.P''
for Rester, and, rather to her surptise•g,
he hastened her away. •
Y
\Vlir;d•re{ •you. do it, Totn'1" she
asked, a. little •sevbiely, as the trails,
bore theme -only too' rapidly, he
- p Y>
thought toward Churtei;h, • ' •• Oji
. "1 really did not hasten you, dear,
• .`"Yon did, and. they ;would .all have --'fear'
seen it if 1 had not nga.nocddvred 'and
acted all kends• of •thins, You`need
g
•clot ehoeteii toy. time where 1 have berm
s°happy . .• .
"Have lieu, Reside 1 Happier than
at home.?. 1 . gal i'eetnitsred yeti so aw-
fully,. especially before Sir Randal
Pratt came:"' •' „ •
is he at Churleigh 7 . she naked,' her
'
voice very trlrFtek,
'"Yea ,. he carne on Saturday, and is
, Yr
going t0 stay over the ball at Wye
Abbey."
_ Y
"*1iy l`f
-tile see►itiel to Wvfab it 6,wfu1Iy, and
, tie . uN write
fiStaarW had 1crtie lie eat nche p t too write
to Lexlaotntu to wilt if he would lee wet.
„ , . .-
reome,
'"Arid: wht.►t did Lord Leahulwe say
to that cool sass !r "
•'Re said be ed I.would tseke an y
C..0080."
eompa>}ioii I udgkrt Ch008e.
Re did clot a�ey friend, 1 know," re=
marked Hester, alertly. ,
""No ; but why should be not V'
*Because )w oinks shill too highly
of y, , ':hong, to call'$ir .Randal Platt.
�yaur friend,"
"Nonsense,, ,dear. Sir Bandag is a
,capital fellow."
4' I dare say, 1! da "not know ex-
actly what capital fellows are."
• Well, you can judge of him,. now
that 114 is staying in the house.' • I like
him a good deal better. than I did,
Jiesele dear."
"1 am very, very sorry to hear that, "
4'But_really, he makes himself very'
pleasant, and one' cannot help liking
hint. You wait and see,'
a"I•will, indeed,'' . • ,
'Only ifyoL do grow fond of him, 1
:hall not feel quite in the same way:
. Ir there any chance of it 1'and
She turned to look from the win-
dow,. with a flash of scorn in her •eyes:':
which rather pleemed Tom. ' .
, e I ani 8o glad to have • you• 'again,
dear. Churleigh is' so• different with
out you, 1 felt, as it I were always.
looking for you:.
. " Did out:Tom ?'
se y
Year always, but I feel •a.}1 right,
and happy now.'•
" Thank you." ' .
There was no scorn in that answer,
and it pleased Torn still more.
• : CHAPTER XXXIV. •
.. ' : , . •'
- 'rIIE BALL. AT arez Attune .
Twelfth-night—.the night ttlitieifeited
by Sb many in'IlerefOrdshi�re--had 'sr-
rived; and the little time -piece in 'Bella
Lane's room was striking the half-hour
after nano w}ieti' Bella cursed slowly
from the glass, hearing•Ilesttcr •sitter.
. A tliorougb,;contrast the• two girls
were at, all seines; •tonight . that con
.tract.saeuiedl • stronger' than; woad, as
they stood'ti.'ni• nuta'acruten• •• • •• •e±acli
other uncoaiaciouely.
•. Belia'.had been re ardin a very' gaykissed
little image ,two: m Lutea. 'before an
. had .ex eriencec} excessive. satisfaa ion
;in •do.iep io:. The.. lass=was facialis a-`
'1 :behind' ger'' ow •' o she 'cold" not
how the :Prettiness of hair little
plump'' figure 'dwindled beside • the
• brilliant. lirl•ish beauty'of'hern.'co usiu .
yet'.B,e11e •looked ver well to-ni lit,•as
she hart :imagined.. yThe, light'wav
el,ig'no► thtop of :bee •li d was
`' , ?P s
clasped by a .drooping. ,ltalf•wrbath of
:-, _._ .__. .-_ _-
soar et geseanruna and .�aswine, . the
''club white silk skirt' la on the round
'a and behind • o haven er' 1 '1-
1 vivo. r. tr •' • . an a f•a , e .
.veil g�'er Pu over it -like a £rind
aver: that, .a short skirt of sear
let tiled jloicl .tissue . was • •looped up
;with s ra •.of .,the. • eraniu'm -.and ''as-
'mine, pThe body ofthedress''--a Jae -.
trifle in point of size—was' heavy.with
trinlmin • O starlet and wh'tand
Bell ' " l 'and d
s .p amp little arms' an l neck
were loaded .with gold, • Shea }oohed .
!nappy and animated; and her color had
not,. et risen ansae°then t 1'' .,Hester'
glanced at' her in'pleased admiration::' •
glanced
'IOW o I' look ?' . ' •
�' Ye- tett '. Hester •answereii
franklyand heertif '..
"I tink, it is a most handsome
dress,' said Lelia looking .down• ebm-
placentty "' and if a a Sakti it • is too,
ga � ,ps tied • - i• is in doei his:'veX-
piton will not last'above'a few inenutea.
Lord •Lealroltue admires thin •sort of a
dress." •
'� •Does he ?'`.
••"''Yes; lie• would" call , it' graceful.
He fl• ays a lady cannot be 'more titan.
: graceful within and without.'
-'s No I.suppose elle cannot' '
• 1 feal.as if could ..enjoy myself ,
tremendously,'. :Mosaic, yon ou• ght 'to
hive rubbed up your . dancing. . De
• think you racy venture •• •without ?'.
• youteal
asked Bella; giving Hester. her cera
to sold::. .
" I fancy it will come' ,track to • 'ilie,4
,iaid Hett tan hint "on the 'wits s
g g'` .
of the m.ti..! probably:'
•" I suppo,;b yeti, have never • been to
1 4
a regular ball in•yoar life? " •
• "';Neter,' said Hester, putting i3e11a's
cloak ''carbfui} under • the banging
, Y g b'
•flowers as hardly to oven aye. irregular
•
hue.'•
• "You will : fto very awkart , I
.•
" WI should :I 4` Do ou eiletai-
y r .Y. B
I ?y
• "'No; but I . am ttceustomed to
them.` •' •::' -
" Oh 1' •
,
Iietstegr s face. was full of £un. She
wxnsoscoa Ind and bright ton `S
P happiness r ge felt
far file la
. which •s
sure �'!# coming
• •1'3olla,.'turnin again, began to•take a
g•said,
•audden ilttet�oet ii Resters :'ttppoar-
encs.
"Just takeoff' your clove a minute,
0004 gracious 1 1Do you mean ".lea say
er 1 ere chic watrouk an afoul, of col
'•fr '' g • g 'tightened2,
; '4 Utiles, my Hose is rest;' said. Hee-
ter, turning laughingly. for inspection,
'••It is very billy; beuau.re, you are
not a girl of seventeen' making her firth
appearance,'
PP
»4` Not at all. I am quite an elderly
person; still 1 would rather weal no
color to -night, But I have not asked
your question yet. flow do I look 71
. `• Too•white, I think,; but twill ]teed
my opinion. . .
The soft flueh that mounted to the
wistful face contradicted that opinion
as no words could have done, if Hester
had tried words;. she Merely wondered
vaguely why she was ro eaeily subdued
by Bella.
"" Do you want to look at yourself I'
inquired Bella, coldly.
Yep, of course,'she replied,. the
more seedily; seeing that Belie did not
expect it.
She stet her own reflection merrily,
though tier eyes grew a little grave as
she looked. • She saw e glistening. white
dress, and a beautiful white lily 'above
it; her mothers. watch flashing purely
restlessly-; and a pair of big dark
eyes almost as restless at that moment,
with all their deep; deep. longing look'
»And'she saw nothing more.. Nothing
of the perfection of the slight graceful
figure:. which lent the gleaniing dressets
charm,: .Nothing of the wealth, of the
rich 'Initial hair in which the one pure,
spotless lite rested. Nothing of the
dimpled whiteness of the beatlltiful neck'that
and arias on which' glittered those few
precious diamonds 'opt from her
mother'a store • .13he saw .from
of
the tender grace'and quiet elegance
of. the face and: form which the glass.
gave bark - to her; and . she turned
round with a slight, sigh, and put, on
her cloak again.
, .' Now, Belle, tat ne go , Uncle, Alf
is sure to be waiting. Mil Wattle, are
.you come for. us !' •
- .i:Yes,' said; the. child, looking••wend-
eringly from one to the, other, ' the
carriage is waiting. Oh 1 you• o look
S°•—•••-'.' - . • • -
. `So what?' asked Bella, quickly..
' So grand; don't• we 1',laughed. Iles-
ter, as 'she •stooped •imps tuoualy, and
the quizzical .little face:.
'• Wattie laughed,
. ' I never.saw you look this way be-
fore.' ••
'Nor I,' answered Hester, ,Ogily ,•'
`'and I feel' exactly like the ''hale' old
egg• woman, Wattle -1 • verily be}leve
that ' this'i'2 irone.of 1:' ' Come.' .. ,
• Bella hastened through the hall`' into
the carr`iage,, fU}(cilli : her tech , skirts
around •her.• Me,. Bruce turned, With
Iris a ehrows raised::' • • °
Y
' c And this -is you,.. is it ' Ts
the dress at/jumpily '-
•' 1 will telt you in coefideuce,• when
1 conte ;bomF,..uncle.'
' Will two hundred pounds:. pay for'
.it?,' • , •. C .
: Give it me, 'Miele Aif, and• let •nae
try. 0h; do !' ...... . .
•• SallY,, Igild l Jump in.
'' Mrs. Bruce, very talkativeand pleas-
ant; began to discuss,: with . Bella' who'
would be at the :'Abbey; bow, , they
woul• d look•; .and va• rious an•bjects cors-
netted' • with• ,.a"ball in. anticipation
Neither Hester •nor : bet uncle could
keep up with thein;.but for them, too,
it was a pleasant,' cheeriul,drive: ; • •
Just within, the door. of Wye. Abbey
stood. Tom' and Sir Randal. waiting,.
Sur Randal•'lceldback with.a.motive_ of
:his own, hue failed; for Tont took .his
.plebe at once at Tiede'r's.side, and OM-
' mon politeness bid Sir Randa} 'advance
to Bella. .Blit be did not atternpt to
hide leis tlissatesficd'frown
Hessle,_ ' be , kind.,.to tic's • to -night,
w.hispered.Toua. Dare 1 oak for' • the
first dance. • • .
They were standing, inn crowd • of
fresh arrivals, and •she answered care
leerily, as she. looked about her.
You must judge for •• Miami/ f, • To•m,
'whether you dare,' if you. do; ,,1 shall
say. yes.• • ••• ••
murmured •b'ia thanks as, theyRester
walked through 'tete' reception -rooms,
Hester feeling herself in a perfectly dee-
zl.ing dream of fflowers; and. ,statues,
and beauty, and Susie:...
I3ow inagniiicent; it is,l she ,said,
' breathlessly. What a number of hap-
PY • people 1 ' ' . . - '
"Plenty of ear -aches, too, 1 .dare
Sell!'•
9'
sZf you are cyisica'1 Toni, pl'easo to
•
`g° ��
• 1 ern not 'going to 'spoil your pleas-
ure, I-tessie:
._I do not think you could. , . '•
• •No, T atn ,tire I could not ; you. look
so•very Happy. But I mean I ain flet
going to tltink•about---things.
.,,•• You prefer tIiinl;;ing-,abolft".' people
for the time being:
Plural if you must, emptier if if you
plea•se, I1essic. I Shall trot have you
much tonight, I feel sure, dear, he
dropping his voice still lower ;
but, howeger' • much yotl are sought for,
you wi}1 be gentle to i.c,titgulgzye in his
own house, wont ou 7 You will not
1 defy hits, dear, aft you• aiw'ays do,. '
Lilleil
nea his a,
,roar, my inn
townie do you bee
ure 'of vourhost Lc
be marred by ea)
arty ?
y
1 am sure it. em
But you can m
times.
Of course there
witching people h.
our .host will have
certain little win
W:•y, teesr$ie, he
down, actually blu
. You say foolis)
ought not to say, .
as she withdrew h
ure she had been .
There is the ho
with tlieveiusual r
his words to have
splendid looking f
You dislike biro s
1 flan afford to prs
Sir -Landed and.
them at the entre_
• and while the earl
thea Hester saw
man wl10 stood
rather. weak•leoiri
faultless fight . .
faultless. black ani
in the slightest de
mark, .
Mr. Hemming,
fear you are too b
• Sir Randal
• Miss Lane for the
No, not' for tide
-tartly; •
, Sir Randall res
tense of dissappoi
at once' to •look for
ed to Mr Hameln
together.. .
• The earl 8aeante
every one; when
and Hester, they
apart, waiting for
Mies •Bruce, 'ho
are; engaged, I pr
•►rig dance? • .
Yes, replisd•hI
hand:
• •I'foared so.
• Why ? asked .T
,heart beat. •
I was about to'
young freetxl of '
,some future dant.
'Oh, .Hessie,,
crushing her. horn;
handling, " you u
to think' such a
When he began t
still 'to tremble ,
seiree'enou h to k
g " .
'her yeti And fot
" Tone, 1:sin ver
1 need riot say .1
ant to you,
• Toto moiled d
oniy;answer, and
lowed .hie, with.
tion of tree • bra
•in s•atir• ical anima
' .1.am afraid tri.%
poor chance. •IT
when yon begin. t
A1} the.iertiging
all the,yearnine
Resters heart; se
one hot' moment;
words; and•}ookc
proud face:. H
straight into his,
ger and ,prouder.
old;•because it ha
"Thank :you,
sure'.to tell you
Mr. Lane,. ' It is
I naturally shout
Misunderstand
feel, he answers
»Which exasperate(
• I begin to thin
possibility. The
wise, 1 oan—as y
fortahle in the a
happily occupied,
,earls t
mechanically. v
barely noticed s1
Or and ha ►Hess
pp•' -
Sb et 'went on
and all the tient
. and • erfumbel
touc• h! where sit
sit •o die:
earth f •her. ss
open • to• herself,
. one to write upon
Partners f}ocke
The best partner
'choose from, care
but with such an
now anti thee the
gliit►pse of wearer
not feel flattered,
ly st*ed•for it. -
The list of da
performed when
as he had come e
found .her at last
• Sir Randal wit
menade • fter the
.. ,.
etl her naiad evi•l}
• ease 0
,4,.r_^.
• 'MY •M:MI Y•ti3Egile NikYr - _.
4wh r of `" Oid Nyddieton'*, Jioney;' '" elates
1''r^Ih!;' " The Sgaire'e Legacy " rear
rnminiihed;" ,r No20 :Love Ten;" "d
Shadow on the Threshold f" "&We to the
Pm !tome, ctt., etc.
'CHAPTER XXXIUI.--Continued.
"Ob, da hash, Hessle r- .leaded
I'ollie, again ; •'I cannot pour out
tea if you make me laugh No.
"Ile told us, Mrs.' Goldsmith,
his wife sent hint in to Miss' i txible'e
yesterday with •a few broth ,.' and
was to tell her Mrs. Chooses was
sorry she could not manage to take
n herself,' and "hot it ug' for
And that 'Temewa said to pini
broth would do very very welt without
Mrs. chs°ran, for David" had
1nite true that a dinner of barba
Setter' than a brawling woman,"
"4Paor quiet old Choosan, fancy
being ,a.brawling Woman." •
"I'allie did ilex laugh 1" continued
Hester, seriously.
"Acid no one else; I lir,eateme
asked Leaholmes, the question only
3xCuse for turning to look into
Esta,•
" Who else would be likely ' to
tow so bad an example, wy lord?"
itI.did not think about the follow-.
inn. I was afraid Miss lrFoldstriith
the bad example set her."
•Miss Roberts, my narratives,
"
not met With the applause merited',"
paid Heater, raising her eyebrows
ically. • .." I shall tell no more".
After sea, before+. the two old la•dies
had left (the dining room,; Hugh tempt-
rlo Pattie to the piano to sing a hymn
he had heard for the first • time
ohurch that :day, And then Hester,
Found that she and • Lord Leaholwe
were left. sitting together at.. the
his chair drawn 'very: near to her. ;Her
heart..beat painfully ; aha; . when.
read this in her drooping face, he
ter reted it wrongly, .•
pp�
• ellbe silence . must be • broken,
tkonaght,•or •her•,heart,beete would
heard. '
• " Thetis a 'beautiful. 'hymn," '
said, ;feeling that she had not •a .,'grain
of sense at command.
1f Yea," he said, troublin himself
tilde his own abstaction. .• • •
• '".Do you la .much herr i"
The words were no sooner .spoken
than she regretted thea•. now " but'
was `too late to correct the speechn
" No, none at alt.!'
.44.Why 7''
" I hardlyknow •'but - do you.:
Y
member what Job said of his organ'3
".No:" •• .
" That it was ' turned inte:_the.
of thorn that wee 1' "
" Oh, es. I remember, but.= --g'.':'
m But what? " he asked; , entl .,
g ,Y
44 lab was euchre. •tneei:"
'" last then, you. abaci, Yes.;
tasiseries; I suppose, ought Tito sink
nothing beside his:. •They ,must'
been great indeed " he added; with
odd, sullen laugh; " to have. silenced
g ,a
those •three'self-sufficient •discotiifeat,ers
of his for seven' days and, seven night's.
Do you ever,picttlre it v'
" No," said Hester, sofkly ; "it
too. sad a picture,'"
He laughed again... " You • do
,care to picture, sad .scenes, when there
is no occasion:"• • .
"No.`' I wish I had no sad scenes
to look'back 'upon. •tbrougli .all'
life:" •for
• 41' All my 'life.' It sounds estif
•oould stook back upon . four •three -score
years acid ten. ' . You • do ' not .‘confit
•time by !heart-throbs' yet, I `hope.":
" Yes," she said, •Iookisg tip quickly,
;" I was thinlang of that'. only
morning -.how really and truly
live in deeds, not years; to thoughts,
a:ot breaths,' " .. • ' .. `
Wet° you 1 Why •1". •
•"' I suppose beeaufiie I caeglait .myself
'looking back regretfully, and ''looking
••begin
ou unhopefullf,"
What did you ,regret?" _-
" I regret many things," slle
in•a low voice, thinking : of her
mistake "but articu'larl of one
P y
elution }made four years ado:"
His face saddened pitifully, for,
was -be to guess what this could mean,
*hen it was years 'he'fore • he bud
"'en bar? He looked away
..,lowly, the ones flickering }lope dead,'
" 1 thought that thought in church"
.!',he staid, simply. ". I ens afraid
.,lietracten me from the servicer '
" n "
I ravish, he said gently,' that
heel no.sad thoughts to diat•ract
from anything so'comforting"
44. Was it comforting?" • '
" Deiahoyde said so: As for myself,
f weal �do telt rbmelgnlie l', '.:Iiarbar-a_?"
"" Yes ; i think 1 do."
" 'Pell, I felt so to•dey."
"' Amid the events of inercy,
Pa ing on my soul lief; ballets ;
'Mnfij[l the geer(Ieatla grains 6t music,
fit the me ow organ. clams, ..
ig
'Mope the a ward streaming prayers'
A;nd the right and solemn psa ms,
i,tty, but her bawl
nn.
oe el1t,' knnl-bearted
pose Ghat the plesie-
�uigbt could poaeibly
using 1 could 4..Q of
Id, dear:
ake i1�ietake F Sonic
e are plenty of he -
ere tonight, hut: event"
leisure to remark a
ning face, •1 know.
went on, still looking
ash»'rt;; rosily at that 1
Neils) things, which yea
she answered quickly
er eyes front the lig.
watching.
hos said Tom, pleased
eception he imagined
met with. What a
allow he is, Hessie t
o much yourself that
rise hits, you see. ,
Bella were before
nco to the. ball -room ;
stood talking with, -
trim turn to a young
treat—a handsome,
ng young man, with
whiskers; . an :equally.
t, and nothing els.
gree worthy of - re.
Mies Lane; but 7.
ate, Hemming, and
Platt has engaged .
s
dance..
one, confessed Bilta,
igned.her with a pre
utmellt, and turned
Hester. Bella how -
end
Mimed! and they:went oif
red on speaking to
1
eame up to Toes
were standing a little
the erowd to -advance,'
w do you' do? ` Yost
e sume, for the open.,
ester,-giving.hini her
om, simply, while leer
ask.a favor' for ie
mine; Perhaps for
e'llrr may hope. klessie t she .thought,
yrs in her passionate
mat have been. head
thought as yeti did .
a• speak, and madder''
tis., fees Bella had
now' he could' hot ask .• •
r wake think so!•
yeti to'seeyou here,
hope it will be. plea,*
at fleeter..for•his.
Leahottnus eyes fol.
a •slog ent;s contras•.
eri. Then lie, smiled
meet. • •
friends stand but a
ou'will let me'. know.
o,'tire:of, each ;other
of those pest:inonthsv,,''
!eve and !venality of •
ached crushed in that
when she heard. his
d up to teed his cooly
He eyes:; glanced' u}Y .
with a defiance apron.:
than. the defiance. of
d lost .its old excuse, '
i . lord. '1 shall ba
when I am tired of.»
just the kind of thing
d tell you. •
the •etrugele_in bei .t_
Ci; with a quietniteg '"=' •
i her•stll more r
k I presumed an tee
The, nntil'1• hear other:
our 'host —feel coni-
ssurance that you aro':
hrough the: quadrille
Then it was over :she
io begged for ;thehon-
of., the next.
, dance after dant;•,
her little embossed
progrlinnne lay tin-
e had placed it in the
She 'would not ower,
Why she ..flowed 'Stu
s it. ,
aroundherher eagerly`"
s' in the room alga,
lessly, alniost saucily,
evident indifferenc:, -
wing such en-strehle i'.
ess, that they could
though they so eager..
aces was nearly Balk -
Tom cause up to her,
ontinually hefore, and
disengaged. •
s entreating for a pre
r walse, but she Cee•
iugly toTore's aria'.
Cog. ntexp,)