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The Brussels Post, 1885-2-13, Page 2lltrni /7 91 r „As! -13-141 JLLIJ BEitTliA i. CLAY sautaesOL ulltrwww "At a:Mutated Lige," ce.e. • one ef - the Ilnest singers it hod ever known. Mrs, Noitutan was senteneed tr., yenal servitude for life. The real eti, the man who had driven his , mail because ho slighbd. att:1heartlessly abused her---escaptal, smilt criminal's usually ctn. AIM A satlia loused to leave the eeitittry where sho had witnessed such terrible CHAFTEIS LI I A xnw no:. Artiquity has a beauty of its own, but there j also a great clime: s at a newly•built, niagnitirint uninsien, such tes Lord Penrith had treettil for hiniself in place of the tainbleelown castle wlicre his 1111(1.3-,toni hail i1v;c1t. The Poditlis were a, very add family, and very -e:ally; they luau never 1127,1,1 any particular i:osition or rank; they had been tjtite coit lit with living el, their line state, with tho s,:astsi in 1,1`,V11,a '1110111.1, or two at a fashionalde watering. place, mid a few wtel.s.v eitting in Hltrith's that beat. Nat a fan.ilv ,ont wit. ,,t1 society jou/at, t1.7,111,!,a1. inneih .Che : • ' irt ran i-1 t own count . . they wc,rit Itr.tt aelltitiousnt of it, they wt•nt to towii they met with the greatest req.catt, but they did not min in aur eXii171,;iVC! set, Thq,",vore simple preide, more that, content with the sweet li,221., life. They ;''r,• fmotti for their 1.iily hospittd• itv. Etnrith Vatitit, wnatt,vay:: tilieth with tairt4ts. and the simtular thing was that tketa; same vi.itttrs vrtrt, net id Ianions It rank or lit'. Lady rmiritli had one ef the kindtst hear,, in the world; if she knew that nn:, inviy AN'31s in reduced ciremestances, V,T..att3,1 change of air and scent, yet was 'quite enaldo to get it, she was 011M, inVitol. to l'eritli. [fowl:I:my i.eor ladies lived and died blesing her The present Lord Penrith sneer:sled to the title Ve!.'y young ; he was a man of sound practical sense, and the first thing upon • which he decided was re- building the old castle, or rather build- ing a new one, It occupied niftily years in the building. It was desigittri. by dm finest architect in England; it had every medern luxury and lattice v, set ; it combined comfort and lumiry with due atteuti.'n to the pieturestine. fr fact, when completed, it was Ons of the most perfect mansions in England. It stood 011 t111,1 brow of one of tile sloping Kett - Ws hills, in the midst of one of the most perfect landscapes ; scenery of every kintl-smilit valleys, and cool, green woods -the distant sta. the limn- riant ineadow-lands, white cliffs, yellow sands, and tho broad, beautiful river }tithe, which ran down the hill and fell into the sea. But if the house was new, its treasures were oltl. The portraits and pictures in the long gallery, the antique plate, the Chippendale furui. tnre. the ancient china. the armor, the grand old family hoir.loores-all con- trasted oddly with the modern magniti• cence. To have every kiansil improve. meet and every Tandem luxury in a room lined with old tapestry, was at times a little bewildering. - Both Lord and Lady Penrith loved emir beautiful home excetdingly, and seldom cared to leave it. Theirs bad beim a love -match; they were one of the happiest pairs in England. For ninny years Lord Pentith had longed most earnestly for a son and heir ; ictr mans years it seemed that his longing would not bn gratified. Two daughters were born -Beatrice, a beautiful, dark. eyed girl, with a thoroughly Spanish typo of fueo-and Clare, who resembled Lord Penrith. Then tame a long interval of eight years, and the lord of Penrith Castle Intel given up all idea of a son nii.1 heir, when to his delight and astonishment lioaven sent him one -a beautiful bravo boy, who Was worallipra by the whole family, Tie was followed by a little sister, whom they named Laura. Lally Penrith said often that it was like haying two distinct and separate fapiilies. Beatrice was seventeen, Clare sixteen, while I3ertie was but nino and Laura HOVC11. Beattie° laid Illaq0 her ;/,/,;tt. Clare was longing for the tune ivi 11 sho should Inaba hers ;Ik rtio wa,, Koon to go to Eton, and Laura hail a governess at home. That govss ernewas Agatha Brooke, and at the time that our story opens again, sho had been at Penrith Castle three years. THE BRUSSELS POST FeltiveAm 1:1, 1 1•It1:1, most. charming and fascinating woman. 1 darkest gicioni. Beatrice Peurith was beautiful -the beauty of the family -with dark eyes and hair, ft S1)3416111 typo of loveliness altogether, at which Lord Penrith never ceased to wonder. Clare was pretty, but had nothing liko tho beautifal loveli. lleSS of her sisters. Ilert',,, the only son and heir, was a handsome, proms. Mg boy, as full of mischief, and in a general way Inc tiresome as any boy could bo 1 and Lanra was a bewitching little girl of seven, o.A. lino family," tho country people were aecustomod to say ; and it was i,,rfectly true. The patents were noble, lzindly, generous people ; tho children all wits goottnaturod dispositions. The three years that Agatha had 4pent there hail bee21 full of calm, and /LH far as possible, peace -not that she had ever forgate11-1101; that Valle was ever tut of her thoughts. She had learned more in the six years ! since sb, leid left him than she would • have learn,1 iu a life -time elsewhere. That ttritii,le tragedy in Paris; tho rors that she had learned there ; tho light lov. s ; the faithless husbands • the cove; lialt wives ; the tragedies and she had 1000 121 Paris had epee, ,,, ey,,s 20 the worhi. She was no longer 1 he sec 1110, trusting girl. MK! had r:1 the marriage Cervico by list :aid buttes, et her.2olf 'Co be his wit, t .• watt 224 innocent and pure as as as ,,;1 in all 1er thoughts, words, and 11,.•••1, Ile ifferoaeu was that itt those1 icy, she did not know that t 011 s she ;mew that ther.-1 ‘• • than gaid, She believo,1 • t. Latin11 ra, hat 0 hi -Delilah, now the • te •P'1 ft.t the (VI:Meter was a very • e, s (1120. 111.,10 three years I.ses ; is. a refe,to to her; while they 1 tT misse1 one morning, or : i10, praying for Sir Vane . The strangest thing to her 1. st .:i,! hail. never bear.1 anything •.s, 12 searobed the news- • ; 1. 1,.,1; rceord of his name, but r nay. She fancied la., musli 1,.. els.-- I. She d. in the ' ..,.••.; Is; 1 the daily papers, but no 11 e' , hill' ; thnleruno ot t 4(41 never ttilreatt 1. r ,-,...11 ;nal was mom at peace. Sho itud t1:11,t a tivrat deal about lief own casa : I..; 11,11 hho had been SO is)110221)' ere,i ohms, and so ennorant, es111-1 ust :lee that ;the had done any ham!. Site itcuestly believed that for a sin to lin a sin, it most bo wilful, and ' she had never -wilfully sinned ; on tho contrary, if the choice hael been offered her between offending God and (loath, : sits would have dital. Slut kntew and understood in its full enormity the Raise of which Sir Vane had boon 'gtiiltv and the victim H110 had 1/001.1. She grieved with her whole heart for her • fault SO far as sho was guilty, and she embraced with her whole heart, so far as it lay in her power, every chance sho had of doing good, so as to atone for it. She wasdeliglited to obtain the situation at Penrith Castle, She felt that sho coull do good there ; sho could help to train four young souls for heaven, sho could sow good seed in the young minds, and if by good teaching and good coun- sel and good example she could draw one soul nearer to heaven, she would have done good service. Agatha found that she had secured one of the most comfortable homes in this world. The charming beauty of Beatrice, the grace and sweetness of Clare (1cl:silted her; with the little Laura she was morn than pleased. Master Bertha looketi at her as though measuring her strength. "Are you our now governess 2" he asked. "Yes," replied Agatha. "I am going to Etou soon -you will not have much to do with me," "Etou is the best place for boys," sho said, deeideelly. "Yon are very sensible," said tho little heir, "and I hope while I am at home things will be comfortable between yon and nte." "I hope they will," replied Agatha, gayly. Ali (July she delighted in the bold. spirit .4 tho boy. "I shomd thinlz," ho continued, "that you teach wisely ; but 501110 of the gevernesses we have had have bean awful." "Perhaps you have boon just a little bit awful to them," sho said, laughingly. "Ah, well 1 I may have been; but shall like you. Do you know that your face is like a pictizro 2 I say, Clare, look at Miss Brooke, You remember the Madonna that hangs in the gallery -.Miss Brooke's face is just lilts it," "So it is," Said Clare. "How rude wo are to speak in such a fashion, Miss Brooke ; but you aro jest like that picture, I will show it to you." welcome had boo0 of the warinest ; her bet -Mind, angelic face and graceful 11111111310 charmed them all, Lord Pon. rith said they had a treasure ; Lady Penrith treated her far more like friend than a paid dependent, At; time passed- on she became the beloved friend and trusted companion of tho two older girls, and the very idol of little Laura's heart. The whole household saw and respected her desire for privacy. When no visitors wore 'present sho eland/ the evenings With Lord and Lady Pen• rith, but as that seldom happened, Idle had plenty of time to do as she would. Now that she was once more in Eng. land, with English scenery around her, her heart turned to Whitecroft. Sim longed to see it once more, alio longed 0000 more to look on her father'e faeo, 011 the old gray church, on the stained glass _window, and the fair young saint,, sho longed for home, but he know that she would. never dare to seek it again. To be ai; rest was something, and she was at rest in this magnificent home, with the gentle mistross and tho lovely children. Sho never dreamed of how that rest was to bo broken, alio never imagined tho curious tragocly that was to chango 410 sunlight of Pourith into Lady Pourith had been for some time looking for itEsuitablo lady, ono who could speak French and Gorman, who would at tho same tine be a companion for tho elder girls and a governess to tho young ones. She found all that she required in Agatha Brooke, who came to her most highly recommended by Madame la Colotesse do Tierney. Miss :Brooke had boon throe years at Penrith Castle, and tho whole family had grown 80 warmly attached to her, it was doubtful whether H110 122011111 over leave them. She bad made but ono sti- pulation with Lady Pourith, and it was that sho should novel. bo asked to meet visitors or go to the drawing -room in the evening. Lady Poi:with kept her 'word, and never asked her. A happier household could not have boon found. Lord Penrith was a kind.hcarted, accomplished gentleman, proud of his magnificent house, pleased with him. self and all his surroundings, passion. atoly attached to his wife and children, o good friend and neighbor, also an oit. oollont sportsman. LttclyPenrith, with. out being absolutely boautiful, was a CHAPTER 111. ..10 LOVE, TO SLIPPER, AND TO nns." During three years not one word had reached Agatha of Valerie ; from her former life sho secnaal to bo cut oil dma: tin friend, or acquaintance, or vorrespondent remained to her, except :dm:lanai 110 rriernay ; sho wondered (Mien and ling what had become of the beautiful _French women,11111 lie faiiitest indication of her fate litul never re:tolled hor. From that horriblo past, with its bitter memories, its cloud and Out low oi disgrace she turned in slinildiving horror ; she tried never to think of it or lam umber it, but to devote her life to thie,,e she lived with ..4.1A11,,,t Fon SALE AT „As BAil ' fli1110.H. FLEIT•CliCZR, 131011. fArtd nhout 111 al, roo itit+1 algid ...1 n triving 1.00 111 110,1 C!!. '1!!!!‘i !.,0101,1,;;•1,-;;1;ehttrolie-,. 1'1;1011041 Watrtininkei andJeWelet. Thc roy 4 Brum., railroad runs nerossato roor tid, lot. Lon 1.rie!. td tht, • man payip.!tio. 1,,a,,y too,. If on Cup., ! `PI& inn uf !!!!!!!'d'i eatiertui,"1., for is l'i•ur MAU, 1 Vold Wotetiee,tisi er rimed Warr, (3 34 won Tit., own, 340111,, t•Xchnaut, 1,,r ,Aalloc fxrot 14 lt tiro:. co. iilivor tc. furtithr i•:!.rtinnito at I ly 1., Bru!.. .1., 0. I keep ull ell .t of gt!...th 1718117 hurt in n SALE • lissIols,sjowelry ;Aldo. CHI nr!sl r.1,41.,,,M, oron1.1r to K11141/ UlP.: Zeirrosom 022 stss.rs.xe...,wro • The undersigned will sell or exchange No 000 10 that 1101,1'41'110M VMS so loved as the beautiful governess. If any ono fey fell ill she was the most tender of nurses ; if tho children MTV° not well tho' clung even more: to her than to Farm Property their gentle mother if ;any of the ser- vants fell into trouble of any hind, they sought Miss Brooke, Lady Penrith talked over all her „; ;•;4•.;,,;., with her ; 1, BRUSSELS, Lord Penrith lilted to consult her ahent his tenants, hie schools, his plans for benefiting all the poor un his estate; in ttrusiTriaraZttit; It; .3.000513 OP /1,4711) fact, the whole househol22l would have been quite at a loss without Brooke. liar quiet, gentle influence reached every Olin and penetrated everywhere, Tito time canto at last when Beatrice Pi -Atrial was to be. presented, and Agatha alwt2:,..,; remembered the brit.d.t April in tg 011 W111011 1:110 P1,111ily het SOL out ler town. Penrith Castle looked beadell- iu its spring garb ; the blito viudts were peeping in tin foLteu pruss, 111.1 larches were springing, 1110 birds west; on the chestnut trees, the fragrance and faint beauty of the lovely spring sholai all over the land, Lady Penrith was in the lissliest 'spirits ; the ,41tatte, boanty, and elegance of her datiglitor clime ,eti her ; she alr, tidy fercsaw, in the latent, a series of brilliant conquests, to 110 fob lomat by au (spindly brdliant marriage, Not; were her anticipations at all visionary. No young di beifit»hi ever lire,I;:o int the world of fashion with such a blinding light as did ilcatrico Penrith; her tlark, beautiful face, the great dark eyes with their riot fringe, the lovely mouth that Mel the sweet laughing nn:'e of ehilahool, tho dimples in tho beautiful elmeks, and ono, when she laughed heartily, in the middle of the perfect little chin. Sho was like a vision of delight tn the somewlrot jaded people of fashion -she positively enjoyed everything. . If she went to tho opera or the theatre sho w/13 not at all ashamed to laugh or look sad; when sho 'WM in tho row ovary ono snw by her shining eyes and bright face that sho enjoyed the whole scone -the num- ber of well-dressed people, the fine horses, the grand groeu trees, and the fresh, bracing air. Molly weary eyes followed the girl's graceful figure and lovely face. It was the same at balls; elle entered into them con ;$;;;;;;.r. 011; loved dancing, and it was a pleasm•ri to see her. The bright, happy young faoe-tbe ole mbsr. girllsht liguro-the shining eyes -the air of thorough, complete, perfect enjoyment, drew quite MS much atten- tion as the loveliness of her face. Itsvas eonsidcred a groat treat to dance with her -the light heart, the flying feet, the shining oyes were everywhere. SIM; hardly needed dress and jewels to et.hance her fair, girlish lovelintso. It w114 gontn time slime the goy world .had rejoiced hi the smiles of ono so young and fair ; the beauties had of late been of a far more mature kind. Beatrice was quite now, and she had a most wonderful success. Lady Penrith was somewhat bewildered with it ; sho had always thon2.2ht Beatrice btautiftil, mut expected that she would make a grand marriago, but sho was not at all pre - Area for the great Aron, that her daughtor's bright young beauty did create -she wait quite 114 010011 surptised as delighted. Sho found that there was no need whatever for her to bo anxious 0701!her daughter'smarriage-she would have many noble wooers to choose from. In her heart alio hoped the girl would not fall n lovo just yet ; she was but seventeen, and her bright, fresh young beauty would last for many years -but mothers propose and tato disposes. Beatrice in her first season, in the loveliest spring -tido of her girlish beauty, in tho fairest flower of her youth, fell in love. The Earl of Kelso was some years older than herself, but that did not matter. Ho was certainly one of tho handsomest and wealthiest mon in Eng - hind. No less than throe different for- tunes had been loft him, Honors hati been thrust upon him, He was "first at court and in the senate," ho was the most eagerly sought after of any man of the (lay. To bo the Countess of :Kelso was the ambition of most of the young beauties of the Court of St, Amos, Tho Earl el Kelso bad more money than he could count or know what to do with. Ho had houses and lands, 1-10 had several very magnificent estates, and tho last inheritance, Hylton Park, in Kent, surpassed all the others in Fitiquity and beauty ; every rich gift end boon lavished Upon him, yet he did not look like a happy •man-tlicsro was a shadow over Itis lace. 'People said ho had been wild in his youth, but there must havo boon something more than wildness to cause that shadowed face. Hehad seemed indifferent to the beautiful faces that surroundecl him until Beatrice Penrith appeared. Thou hor light heart, her gay spirits, her sweet, childish innocon co seemed to havo oven a groat charm for him. His sad - 11e58 and melancholy disappeared when he was svith bor. At first it seemed but the lilting of a saddened, sorrowful roan for MO of the brightest and most beautifulchildren over 8000 . Then it was plainly to bo on which there is it Good Drick Dwel- 1111 t:t Frarno Barn. For purlieu- lar6 apply to JOHN iiiE F1, Admit. 2,0 Ooon.1; 'Pleb cin.Aitterie an Express. Colopraiy and (1 real mdt 1,,10{01101 0 HP, 013THERS, I wish bo inform all that 1 hove rented the GRAWtiCUI flLL grl the Brits:ix:1a mill it; opera tion anat will take 211 NVe,01 here, in Trade es usual. I Intend to take in „, All . Kinds of Manufacturing Here, nt BU RSSELS; 1-• the Old Woolen MCi Stand, such as W STOCK. 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