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IR TO IlEART of the STORM
MAXWIllia. GRAY.
CONTINUED.
Re found time to read it, and all
thteugh the long day of fierce, often
hind -to -hand, tight, the thought of it
hoveredabout him, and Ada's face,
sometimes as he saw it at the ball,
sometimes as it appeared in his room
Gossanajee Bhose's house, as the,
Hindoo boy companion. of the flight to
Lucknow, sometimes as it smiled on
him at the Residency wherl the spent
ball, after breaking het 'chair, touched
her, or as it looked from the window
of the railway carriage When they
parted, kept tracing itself upon the
background of dark -faced, white
dressed foes, upon flame, smoke, and
blood, for there was no tine for re-
flection on that grim day, and if these
visions did not give the battle to his
hands," they yet inspirited him to do
gallantly.
But Lucknow was not finally taken
till a week later, March 21, when the
last stronghold fell and the English
flag waved over the whole conquered
city, a city of empty houses, deserted
streets, silent bazaars, sacked and
battered palaces, with shattered
temples, wasted and trampled gardens,
where pleasant orange -groves shed
their blossoms over broken furniture,
rich stuffs torn and soiled, and blood-
stained corpses, and where marble
fountains made a musical plashing in
the ears of prowling thieves and beg-
gars propped by blood -splashed sta-
tues. It was upon that awl. back-
ground and by contrast with the dread-
ful work Philip had to do that Ada
Maynard's haunting face appeared so
transcendently chalenin,g, and amid
such scenes of horror that it was so
sweet and comfortable to remember
her letter.
CHAPTER IL
PARADISE
It was the day on which the Queen's
proclamation 6ansferring the com-
pany's government and army to the
crown was read in every station in
India, November 1, 1858. Philip Ran-
dal, no longer a mere lieutenant of in-
fantry, r es -v ranked as captain, while
holding a staff appointment, and had
recently arrived at the large station of
Myserabad.
He had been wounded at the end of
the Rohilcunde canipaign in May,
passed many weeks in the hospita)
and many more at the hills at Nynee
Tal, to recover his sorely shattered
health before he was fit for duty, He
bad received Jessie's letter offering to
release him from their engagement,
and he had replied that he had no de-
sire for the freedom she offered, but
that he hoped very soon to be.able to
send for her, He had also had that
cursous visionary experience which
the doctor had ascribed to home -sick-
ness acting upon nervous depression.
He reproached himself often for the
lack of enthusiasm with which he re-
garded the pending happy consumma-
tion of his engagement, but hoped
that proper enthusiasm would be forth-
coming on the fitting occasion when
he should look once more upon the
pretty childish face, now so dim in his
memory, and of the probable changes
in which he did not think. Her face
had naturally become dimmer in his
memory since her picture was shatfer-
ed at the relief at Lucknow. He was
inno position to marry, even without
the professional ambition to which his
marriage, especially his marriage with
Jessie, would be a serious hindrance.
It had even been hinted to him by
some who knew, that he should, and
with his already gained distinction
could, marry into a family having
high military influence. But he
doebted this, for every day the stigma
of his unknown origin became harder
to bear. The mysterious little fortune
which came to him after the Crimea
ecoilid,nots as he at first- thought, pos-
siblYhave come from the broken-down
Matthew Meade, who was unable even
to Provide for his own daughter; it
must have come from some kinsman
of his 'Own. There must be something
umisitally painful in connectiOn with
hid'hiftli; though, after all, the most,
painful thing for hilts WaallielhtelT
Coultish'e but say, "My father was a
rat-cacher of nomadic habits, a day
laborer, or a rich but honest trades-
man," he would have something firm
tostand upon.
After the Rohilcunde campaign Mr
Cheeseman had sent him out a parcel
which surprised and touched him
greatly. It was a box recently dis-
covered in a disused attic by the miller
Who succeeded Matthew Meade at
Stillbrooke, and was ticketed in the
lattrer's peculiar unformed writting,
"For Philip Randal at my death."
It contained the clothing of a child
of three, and some faded age -yellowed
pa,pers. One packet was labelled,
philip, aged two years," and enclosed
a soft, short curl and an ivory minia-
ture of a plump, laughing, baby boy.
The papers and relics were labelled in
Matthew Meade's faded handwriting.
"Given as the late Mary Randal's pro-
perty, by ber landlady, Mrs Roberts.
24 Brook Street, Chichester, Septem-
ber, 1838."
They were contained partly in a
small 14ather, desk, partly in a hand-
some morocco -bound diary. In the
desk was a wedding -ring. With it was
a keeper set with brilliants and en-
graved with the initials M. & A. M.
One or two shabby books with the
name tore out, or obliterated so as to
only leave "Mary," were among the
relies, also a once costly housewife
with gold thimble and scissors.
The diary contained no names, only
initials, Many leaves had been torn
out, "Many people," one passage ran,
"would think my strong desire for
concealing my darling's identity if not
morbid, Oyer -strained, since I have at
present so little prospect of finding him
bread. But God will surely pity our
misery and protect my innocent and
deeply wronged child, I will work my
fingers to the bone before I will risk
his discovering his infamous parent-
age, and I am so young and strong
that I must get work." 'The money
* will soon be gone and no work."
Other passages ran thus: "This ter-
rible isolation would turn my brain
hut for my precious boy"— "To -day
Philip gave me pain he had a look of
his father. I would rather bed tho
sweet little roguish face dead than
bearing any Grave orthat black soul,"
—"if iny boy is but on artisan or day
laborer he may still, kiti a gentleman at
heart and an lioneilt xuan."--"I fear
am ill, but I must and will get better.
I cannot die and leave my treasure
alooe."—"Sold the ruby and dianiond
bracelet." --"It sent £5; grumbled at
my false name and at having only P.
0. address, I dare not trust hin
ther."—"Thnt love such as mine s
turn to hate is scarcely credible
thercause, oh! the, ,cause is b
credibility."—"Hae nottnay wre:
hilarity brought me enough na
Yet it seems against me iu ge,
employrnent.'!—"Poems return
thanke. • Last hope gone.
drehchitig will prove more expe
them taking a ny."—"SeriousIy. ill
hope foi.—". This was the ' last e
and the unfinished sentence and blotc -
ed blackness on the otherwise daint-
ily written and clean M.S. suggested
the pen's dropping from the dying
fingers.
Among the papers not in the delicate
Italhui hand that was evidently Mary
Randal's, was One beginning "Darling
Mary," and ending "your own most
loving A. M." It was dated al. C.,
April, Nal, and spoke regretfully of
the obstacles in the way of marriag,e
with the writer, who appeared to be in
a higher position than the evivently
dowerless Mary, and whose father
wished him to "look higher." It coun-
selled "patience for the present" and a
"stolen match" at, the worst in the fu-
ture. It was evident that poor, brok-
en-hearted Mary, in spite ot the horror
with which she had become to regard
her child's father, who seemed to have
wronged her beyond the common
measure of man s iniquity, could not
bring herself to part with this, per-
haps, her first love -letter, which, in
spite of same duplicity, had real
feeling.
• Did "Lit. C." seven Maxwell 'oust?
Was it e then who broke her, heart
and crushed her youth? If Matthew
Meade had not died so unexpectedly,
Philip would have known all. If he
had been well born, Avould Matthew
Meade have asked him to marry Jes-
sie? Sometimes he was tempted to
think it hard that his adopted father
should have laid this burden upon him,
but his heart reproached him, when he
rememb'ered that good man's constant
love and kindness to the nameless
waif he had rescued from the work-
house.. It was. a love beyond all the
ties of kindred, a royal and lasting
friendship that nothing could ever
daunt; no man was ever bound to an-
other by: such bonds of gratitude as
bound him to Matthew Meade. His
dying glance of appeal and trust when
he placed Jessie's hand in his, haunted
him with a biting. reproach of a wohnd-
ed conscience. Jessie was Matthew's
sole treasure, and it was in striving to
enrich Philip that had made her almost
penniless.
Philip had grace enough to see that
Stillbrooke Mill was a wholesomer
home to be. reared in than Maxwell
Court. What if Mr Meade dined in
his shirt -sleeves and the family ate
with their knives? These things were
but conventions; great Indian nobles
use neither knife nor fork.
What if Mrs Meade's days and nights
were passed in keeping her house in
the vesy 1,oetry of Cleanliness and o
der and 'winging her dairy to an ide
ly per r..ct., standard? Are such occ
patrons more debasing than those
Lady. tiertrude—idling from dawn
CJJNTO WtRA
Yon don't know how one's heart Wings
to him. We are all so glad of your
promotion. My father says you have
such opportunities before you on the
staif of such ft man,. He is on the ve-
randa, and will be Ho glad to see you."
Philip scarcely knew what he said o1.
slid in the strange vertigo that the
light blow of the rose and a sound of
(la's voice brought upon him. He
1 fur- gathered that his coming was known
hould land he had been expected, and that to
, but I renew his acquaintance with the May-
eyond nerds was looked upon as a matter of
tched course, and, like a man in a dreani,
isery? followed Ada through an orange -grove
tting and passed beds of swee mignonette
with white tuberose and other pleasant
r my flowers, whose odors floated on the
, but Ada's voice and the glamour of her
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where Colonel Maynard was lying o
chair, reading, and Mrs Maynar,
faded graces were reposing on a ca
lounge. The sun was sinking towa
the horizon in a wide blaze of ma
colored splendor; its purple and go
were reflected in the broad waters
river flowing at the bottom of t
garden, and glowed on a castle crow
ed hill in the near distance. Far o
beyond a wide rich plain, was a ran
of amethystine hills seeming compai
tively near in the clear sunny air.
"Yes, we were talkingof you th
morning," Colonel Maynard said wh
Ada had explained Ins presence, an
be had been introduced to the wido
ed daughter, Mrs Ross, one ot tw
children, the young ensign son, Wi
Ina., a tame mongoose, and a youn
pet bear rolling about in the sunshin
"You will show Gossamjee Bhose
letter, Ada, my dear. Ada does no
forget her perilous flight," he adde
when she was gone for the lette
"though indeed—" he broke of abrup
ly.
Philip understood that he wa
thinking, like so many others, that th
less those dark days were remember
ed the bet ter, especially for Ada, who;
the flight placed in an awkward posi
tion. When Ada rettu•ned with th
letter she handed him a white ros
with it; "to make up for my roug
salute," she said, graciously. He look
ed up at the slini yet stately figur
and caught the smile of consciou
condescension which seemed so fit fo
her sex and youth and beauty, and hi
heart grew faint at the distance be
tween them. She had grown even
taller, and her beauty had rapid]
'natured in that warm climate, thoug
he could not know that her moral de
velopment under the stimulous of st
much trouble and danger had kep
peace with the physical. Nearly
year had elapsed Since the flight to
.Allahabad, yet he felt that a whole
age lay between the comradeship o
those perilous days and the Stately
cordiality of these more conventional
times.
He had not been five minutes with
the Maynards before an indescribable
something in their manner, and especi-
ally in Mrs Maynard's, told him that
he had risen very considerably in the
world since his first acquaintance with
thdin; nor did the visit end without
some slight but well-timed allusions
to the bloody field of Bareilly, on which
he had so greatly distinguished him-
self, and to his deed of successful dar-
r- ing at the final siege of Lucknow, just
al- enough to deepen the color on his face,
u- which had now the tree Indian tint.
of and the spare, almost dried appear -
to ance of the Anglo-Indian, but not
enough to embarrass. He was no
longer "that wretched boy" of Mrs
Maynard's apprehension. Setting
apart his promotion and distinction,he
now looked older than his age, ap-
peared taller from loss of flesh, and his
grave demeanor. The provincial ac-
cent and the solecisms incidental to
his home -spun breeding and passage
through the ranks, had long since dis-
appeared; he was made of the metal
that takes a fine polish; his dark eyes
glowed with the fire ef a richer intel-
lect, his square forehead had a firmer
set, a heavy mustache concealed a
stronger mouth. When he was one,
Colonel Maynard pronounced hirn
soldierly looking man, :Mrs Ross said
he had an air of distinction, Mrs May:
nard phrophesied that he wonld loe a
social success. Ada said nothing, but
looked down at the gambols of the pet
bear at her feet, with a happy quiver
about the corners of her mouth and a
happy glow deepening her veiled eyes.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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mi nig t, dancing from midnight till
dawn, Unveiling from place to place
in search of change, and caring
for nothing but social pleasure and
display?
If the Meades' accentwas provincial,
their meaning was polite; their voca-
bulary, if limited, contained good
strong English that has slipped out of
literature and higher social circles.
Is there less vulgarity in the faulty
language of people who know better,
than in that of people who use the
English of their parents in all inno-
cence?
And who shall say that their simple,
industrious, God-fearing life, and warm
if silent affection, provided worse
training for a boy's moral nature than
the combined license, tyranny, and
temptation of a public- school? Philip,
thinking of these things, felt that he
would indeed be a traitor if he disap-
pointed Meade's dying trust.
The Mutiny was at an end, and with
it that strange brief vision of romance
which had flashed so suddenly into his
life as this terrible revolt into that of
„the.nation—Philip-gavesonehrief, Tes-
gretful thought to that sweet flower
of poetry and ideal love which had
blossomed with such beauty upon the
dark background of war, amid scenes
of such horror and anguish. The cruel-
ty and carnage had passed, like a bad
dream, the terrible time was better
forgotten; the one sweet vision, the
brief bright moment snatched from
days so dark, had passed away with it
and must not be recalled.
The last day of bloodshed, the day
when he fell. severely wounded, seem-
ed, very far off; though really little
over five months ago—the months
were like years. His health had been
shattered both by the long campaign
and his final wound. This long illness,
the knowledge of India acquired dur-
ing convalescenc, and the subsequent
promotion. all helped to widen the gap
between that time and this, and threw
those romantie inemories farther back
into the past.
As he was walking along in the cool-
ing evening, thinking of these things
and cherishing a not ignoble hope of
doing something worth doing in that
great arena, the Indian Empire, he
heard the merry shout of an English
child among the trees surrounding a
bungalow, and out from the enclOenre
darted a little sunny -headed boy, while
at the same time a rose struck Philifi
in the face and sprinkled him with its
crimson leaves.
"Harry, Harry," called a voice which
thrilled him to the heart. Then a lady
ran out after the truant boy who had
cannoned against him, with her dark
hair shining in the sun, and her face
full of laughter. "You naughty boy!"
she was saying.
She stepped at the sight of Philip,
whose dark face, thoroughly browned
by two Indian summers, paled in the
warm sunshine.
"I beg yonr pardon. Captain Ran-
dal," she mid, perceiving the rose -
leaves with which she had sprinkled
him. "I was thinking of you only to-
day when I had a letter that you may
iike to see from Gossamjee, our old
friend. This is a little nephew. Not
Willie? oh, no, Willie went home to
his friendin the spring. It was a
hard parting; ewhen kiftd BSA been
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