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14 1,0 oi eight.
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1.0111111% %'E11',
thy 11,4: ttlaitur far " Mat4ollittiti
H., , ie%,..11 It•arb ',about' like a long - trati
quit Llreaut. '1 lio Kill rood anti oet, the
nth,' ciattai anti_ lowed, opriug tiowero
blootiod mid 'died, tile ottleuter skied
4,114110a, 11,1311111111 lettveo of widen hue
wi °red on thi, ground, awl winter -snow
, i
lei _ --t. 1 ito change tattoo to the quiet
lutnitt'oteitil in the Kendra' meadows.
lie:arose awl Lillian. inul rescliud their
oix.tutottli year, nod two fairer girls were
bc1,1,,to rwt111. Mr:, 1..yittu'liettorto bailout
been 111 1 .1.11L; they were acietnutiliolitti far
beyond the ortlinary rim of young girls.
1.iiii,iii inherited her fitther'o talent/ for
drat% mg.- Hilo 11.11.4, 111.4 au eiccelleut artibt ;
l_ittatricc excelled in moons. tibe hod a
magoiticent coo train, voice that had bout
carefully trainuill. Both were eilltivated,
graceful, elo4:t4 gale,- tont' Lady Earle
auto siglital to think they oliould be . living
to ouch profttioni obbourity„ film eould do
nothing , cleveiii: yearo had not tiuttiged
I.orti Earlit'tt ria4o ution. Time, fair front
softening, embitt nal lion.the more agaitua
Itis bon, of Rion ld, Lady Larks heard but
huh,- Ilti woe till tu Africa.; he wrote at
rare ttervalo, h " there watt little ounifort
ill 11 It _
Lady Earle 1i4 wliat tiho ooubt -for her
gratithihildreu,.nOt it woe a strange Linnet-
- oral life. They . new no other girlo ; they
had uever bee :tweuty nines from
liutt.tbford. Alt gtrlitili pleasurco and
.,
- enjoy mentif-wer I. sealed book to them.
They tted never en- to -4 party, .1i pitsitie,
or 4 ball ; tio lit wits - ever More 'simple,
... more -quiet, wor , levoicl of all amusement
than LIIuU'I.j. Ji., Midi wits stitititied and
Iiappyi ; tier rich- t timing hitray, her artiotio.
.tuittd.1 anti cot t utetli. oweirit .diopoSition
-2wa1hd114t1 e4e11(14 -Lai her, happyglidor gay
-:-eiretlieoltalicoS 'li it it, wito different ',With-
-.7: brilliant, Iteittitif.i . fletitrute. - -No ‘vild bird
.:.;-..-_itt.i-cre eV ..•riiii! 'itl.,(4_.:11146rty:_iir _ ehafed:_
under restraint, inOre than -she-did, :.*S11.4..
- entail oitt- lotalliFi agents t • the -,- nitittWirtit.
. eali-titile; 0)0- ilia' i, ion ofsoak it_life., - _,-,- -
1 ad000: tutt(4li_ titr_--1)pre-
The coy-, .girholl I beauty:- that--; had won
. _ _ . - . -.. -
itoutild.Larlot'il It i rt had given piece to •- a
... _ . :_- . - - -- -
.sweet, -patieut., voinanhooti-._ - --Coustitut
atodoeititiiet with il 6 StI 0 iegaitt and it:tilted
,s- , . • ,._. . .
-.. f0V-iurs. _ v y viall 1 .ii,a amiu_ for: her. -Nvlitit
' notltuttt Pisa rott Id IntAie- achieved. - Dora
liad caughtthe:ir ined, high -bred .a.coetit,
-:.tite-grativint„--ctilt -ated tottniter,, the :easy
l,i .heconiti imbued NVIL:ki
-.Aim-. Vs. Vt_tas no 1 e thought s antHcleas, - --
Dor a re4 ained-1 ), aveettliaritiesHene. was:
.- :a great dislike feril*onald, the ether ignition°
dr.codof all lover. .fiCrlier ehild reit. Vrootelier
-they_ heard -nod fing hut--. depreciation .uf
' 'men.. -Alt nictii.,‘• tie allite-_-false, itisiuterti,-
11
tiakie,: cruet ; tt.1 t love.- Nva.fi tiousenoe _and
%folly.; • . INIts.:.:Y,y .tait -. tried iterbest_.--ito
countertict these i tits ; they -130,tliiii -aie
-Oil cmiHe'lli-onve. I.. that neither- I-Alliap_ tior,
..TIettrtio-e :•out-ukt •!' vett dream :.-of", naming
- 11_1101i 00.40010 10 ti Elir 'wither,. vvito should
.:. :have been their ftfiend and tiontidant. " 1( 111
-.-.--- -
_the booke--Lady lit rie.seat _ there. ,was any-
- Mention of thisile e; their mother -dreaded
el., tlitty.Went • th 14.ErH :jyyvittn, or pu4zital
over-. it'themse v 8.. . -_, With. - these .:t.ttio-
- exceptions Dem-hatl becoml.. tt. thoughtful',
•-gouty! Woman:- -4 3 her lititul becatue_more
., cuitivated she u delstood..better the- diti-j_
honor of the _fail • which .-hadIro.bhed her
. - of- Ittintild'a 1(110 tier - fair .- face.- greIW
criuffll w vhmt ho remembered 'wiott- she,
-_-. had datio:„ - • .., - - - -
witti not wore pnre 41,444stainless 1443444
tho young girl who 441, amidst the purple
heather, sketelting the white fitr-oft
tio intent watt Lilltatt 4)0(1 1104 drawing
that she did not hoar light, rapid steps
cooling twat.; she WC1,14 Hut avow:led until
nob, riitialoal volUe yelled, " if 31034
have 14111 oliuligod row) etime or etatue,
bpoitlr." `I'iiori, looking up, elto itaw lleatriee
by her
" luty down your Lemons arid talk to me,"
ti11111 litattrice, imperiously. "'low unkind
of yeti, the stilly human being in tine Olive
who can 14114, to come here all by youreelf 1
What did you think Walt, to beeoine of tint?"
"f thotight.you wore reading to mainiiiii„"
said Lillian,
" iteadiog 1 evelainied licattriee, " You
- know am 444114.1 of reading, tired of writing,
tired o,f dewing, tired of everything 1 loom
to tit) ."
Lillian looked tip 114 wooder at the
beautiful raotleos facto.
" 140 not limit good ' 41 Tog," wild
lientrion, impatiently. " 1_ am tired to
1-14111.114 (41 it all. 1 warit Hittite oli(4oso. 1)0
.you think any girls itt tile world lead swill
t1 life ito ‘ve - ill rattobliug old
faint -house, studying from toorti to niglit.;
ono, tut one bide by that tiresome eve,
ou tite -01.14111 by 110140 41.444
lioiv nen you take it kir) quietly,
Lilhan? Nvintriati to- death."
tionualtitig liati diaturbild you thio
otorniiig," said LitIu4B, gently.
."1-'11111, to like titatitina," cried Beatritie ;
jinn, her very toile anti words. filie does
not unclorstand, you do rtot uticlerettritd ;
trittruttia'e lifu satiefies her_, your life.
001411)01e you ; ittine does. not 001110111 me—
lt 144 till V a.guti etopty. 1 should
weltutitie . anything -that, cluttiged thio
monotony : 011011 EiOrrOW viu1d bu 1.11111.114
t11411 11414, 110411 10V01—otie day kto like
another, 1 eau -neVer dietinguitilt titern,"
- illy dour lleatrive, think of- what you
are Baying," said lilliao. -
"'I am tired of -thinking," Said- Beatrice ;
" for_tiot 11181. 11111 years I have beau told to
1111111. ' tctid_4 retleet.' I have thought all..I
-can ; I -want 11 freoh oubjeet."
" now beautiful • theiti-- far-off
.wliite 841114, loolt;" said how -they
gloittn tit the sunshine. flee, that oti pits
li_lis 41 iiiysteritrue 1itiii1 4(44(4114 1.11 beo
aWtty:" -
i'.1-ituj.l 441111144 -are •very _woll. for you.
Lillitto,", • rttor Luti 1 loiitrj.iu.- Bee
nothing tit: then) „--.-.1.4eak at_ tlitt...iitotieti- We
read how_diffartilit thooe_,girls_are from titi I
Tilay have 41111.friou4iii
they have: joWelii.-atid droosoK1 theY. '114%1u.
llitaltitilmlo'n•_diliirere,-,‘Vito pay thein horu age;
'-ride,. ttuil;eujoy thennielves.
1144,4411111'Up-here -vvith (44(1 11434 -
.serioLis_ _ - - -
- nosh _ „littittrioe " ":- said Lillian
intunit111:11( ;Mt •
•-"Ntit itt-Yeatit'perliaps,"reptied Beatrioe;-
..". but she seeppi to toe old- i.ti sorrow, :Hite
-,itever- --gay- or ligitt-liearted, -Mrs:
Vyvitin 444 very.ltilid,-Itut 'she .nev.er latighs.
In LL1. 0 ry 'one- sad atid itaPpy„ 1 wonder
long to. see- 'the-World—the
bright,gay vvorld--over the- setts ,--the-re...
. _
long for- it -it nett -bird longsor
freoli itir end .green, woode."-
" You wliuhl ;tot -find it 411- happiness,"
%aid 1 t1liILn, sagely,
Spare -lite' trunitint,". (tried Beittriee.
Alt, 4,144101', I ain . tired of all this ; fur
eleven ryears the (41.1(1, 141114 been • sineng tlu
4411111(1 1410(448; these Vtivett rule tour ad 'just
as they- did It hundred_ years ;. the
itirdo oing the ;: the suit 811114(144
tho 1411.11111; even the, tiltit.dovv" the, .grecil,-.
oline hills (titer 'the. .jtist 4E7 it alit
wllml -welirst. played -there., long to bp
'away frociiii..tlie henna of .the sett ttud- the
Entitling tif tliu ilii trcee, . I- want. to be
wItere ttiereare-girls of toy- oWn age; -and
cid !LEI ItIlt3y• seeing. to -tne -.- we --shall:
go on reading mild 'writing,- sewing -and.
draWing, 4'1d ..takiog %vital -• nitittitria calla
inetritetive ranibles,- until .":Our.littads -grow-
.
'.‘.•It js ((1)1: (4(4 naet KR. tluit, Betitrfoe,,'
-PH,Pa;
111(11-44. returu-stanedity; then all
go to bitn,"- -
It WKS fair arid tramiuil wornantiood.; the
.ditrir•.eyeri. retaittoid their vvondrotiti light,
and ; the curling rings. of -dark
hair were IuxrIrilLit
14. patient, ,swet-t• t
liettltIty-e(titilttr
blooni tot tile fair'
lik .tite elder .
:thati their tilotheg
' -The `quiet. • hill ;dreamy Monotony was
- broken tit. ILHL - Mi.VyVian Was suddenly-
stotonowar !Iferrnother;.,.to Whotit-
Rho Wag.WctrIlily.- '011111014- W11/3 HILid to be
ted her -few :last days-
er---.datigirter: -At tire
-1L/10; Av-rpte- to sat :that
1' ill that it wtis int„;
look.: for any -lady 't.O`
place, ghe. dense,
r the fIrat tittle hi their
Itt-were left-. for IL few
nipauion,_ tind -without-I
-
t ILEI ever ; the lips- wore
xpression. - The clear,
had given a delieate
_i_tortt looked more
, .
ter of the young girls
dyne, and.-elte- wt
• to- be ettt -wait
-i4tErne. Gillet:Lady
Iter itosittittd IVItS
pitssible for her t
supply 'Mrs.
_ _
- queue° %MR that,
E
the young-gt
weeks ivithont:tk
_
s'arteil-butet. •
-..iatli tAl RR-- XVII.
---.7
, • , - - .
. One betitttittit: ittOruing in- May, Lillian
•. went out !done to,Sketeli,.. : The.. beauty - of,
-'sky _and ;sew tenitiod, tier; --- fleecy. white
- cittils limited 'gently over the blueheaVeno ;.'-,
--the snit .filiCtite upou, the -*Ater 41titif, -at
--tiiiies. it :retienthlep-ahoge See Of .-rippling
-, gold.---, Fitr-'-eilt- in -pie -.tilattinco- -_*arc the
...- Sinn nli
ig-- wi te. slaiq- of two -boats ; they leaked'
itt tire- golden hazegikethe krilliant-Winge of.
Soine:bright bird„ IF Who. sun upon the; white-
outs struck,her fanicy, aridshe--. Winted to o
sketch. the -effect, 1.,..`t . - ' ' - = - .1.1
it was-the-kindait ' mortting -that /hakes_
-Life seem 0:11.-beatiti and - gladneasif. eVen 'If I
the-heart:is. Weigl ed dtrivn.with _ca.r.e-, .. It
v‘itts, a lii..kury 'mon 1y:to live and breathe,
, - The leaves were a I ; springing* thewoode;
. . .
•-_ilie' titeadoWft • W. re _groen -; Wild ' .flowers.
- blesSonie4. by,: the# liedge,rowe ;' "the. birds':
sang att.yly et gut Owing: attnaner ;.. Um
white litmtltorri t'ireiv- ita.rielt .fragranee
- alt-areitittl, and tit. lyellow--brootti .bloonied
.. en the cliffs., I -- .--; • - - - -,--. .j
•
• Aft she sat titer , :Lillian Was - indeed. -a
, .
- -fair pieturo ltersel n that, -May" ruo.roitig ;
, the aweet,.spiritti 'face,-: -the ital.*" head;
.SVittt 410 crowtt of ideit, hair ;.- the violet,
. , .
' eyes, -smfoll of th dit ; -.the setntitivo lips;.
-Sweet.yet . firiti-,;'' i0-,..Wilitt3 forehead, ,the,
-throne .0f littetleet1:::Tlie little" fingers - that a
rites -ed. rapidly _.titat -gracefolly- over the. c
•. drawing Were Whikel and eltapoly ; there wag
. . a dedicate rOsOlertf 11.1811_111.the.prettYlitituL•-
: - She --lacited fride-it int . trait -lull • ati . . the- t
. ..... ritOriiing_ Itself, -- 'I 6 -pure-, '6Weet fact)... had.
_ -- ailuurnoved; tlic • ' ortIliitd.tutver breathed c
.-:7 no touch of ilre or , . listen ; 1 tit:Heron ItY was f
ott-theleriocent, ch talikettilrid"..--- A White a
I never -believe one.....5vord- it;" Said
'Bett..trie; " At ti 11(1411 - I
.eouldalmost-deelare papa 'wait it
-
Myth; do, we. not -live -littn-?.
1Vliv (Meat° never write ? ---We never liearof
, - , _
oFfeeitp BRSO throngb "Lady 'Earle ;
1511(4.1 !1() yen thin.k heard
Vyviati- 'toy (141(10 1(1
It %Vas that we -might 111)4. 440 to.-blarleaconit-.
((1(4.13 --41(111. if papa did not return, or died,
youtig, all ymild got() IL Mr. -Lionel trilorci.
arid we eitohld reit-mitt here, Inittgitie.that,
Tate -living along life; and:dying:at. the.
_
‘4,It is -all eonjouture,..' 4441.4(1 - lier 14184.411.
'Try ta uipte contour:tot], _Beatrice. . We'
.do not -Make our 1.1vea; we have "not
tlio-_eout-rs.d Of our own...destiny." :
- liko. to eantrOl-ntine,-'!'si oltOd
:Reatrice„"
-"•Try te-be itontented„-darling,"-emitititast
the sweet, pleading voice.-- " We till. love
_
and admire: you; No Otra- wait.- ever -loved-
_ _ _
mere dearly or -better than: you are:: :The
days 070 rather I.ong at times, but.t.hereare
.all wenders -and beauties :of -:nature
.atid art. -"41 . - - ' •
Nature and art Are' all very well, -cried
Beatrice; ." but 344V0 1110 life:'
HIie turned- tier _beatitiful,:-regtiesii face
trent -the smiling_ seti the _ eoutli• witid
.dapeitig over --tile- yellow: gorge attatg'itt . up
the words- uttered in that glean musical
and_carriod--then.i • over the. pliff to
110 -who' was- lying-, -with- -halt-elosed eyes
-tider the. shade of a large tree•--lt. -yoUrig
intin,...with' 14 dark,
iandsoine v441i 11.:'c011,4ee:-.1t11i1: of beauty
lin was lying there, resting upon ,tho turf,-
-enjoying the beauty of .the morning.
tho.. musical tones" reached Pie
'strange- woids•foll _upon .his oar, ho erniled;•
and . raised .-TAIT 1iatid.,10-lieti who Uttered
thorn.' the young blit
-faces woro tiirnad'frotullito those -Words-
rang in Ids bora.: "Ilittitro (1.11(1artare 1111
ve1'3.'7welI, but,give.ineolife.:" - •
WIin was it 'longed fertile?. IL° tinder-.
stoo11 to .wait
there until theglrla went ttway. Again he
heard the.sattie.voice: -
-Rh rtl I -leave -you to. your- Rai 1J111E1111.
rwish. those sante -boats :would- -cattle ta.
arty -Its -wish Wings. and
°Ohl fly -over blot Sett, find site -Clio bright,
grand World that lies beyond it. Goodbye;:
I atri -tired .of tlfe nevet-iinding washof.
hose - -
Ito- 1411.15'. 11.._ YOUtlg. girl, _title., froth:- -tile
ragrant-Ilieatlier, and -turd to dbateitti -th-e
liff, thiftiglit lid itteliad dOwb by
nether pittli-,_•ittid, turning back, contrived
44.
Go meet, lier half -WAY,
lidatrios (same singing down tlie (411 If.
lier humor, IteVer the battle tett Millitteli
together, had muddenly oliariged, l3lie re-
membered I -10W 411C1 tiolig that
1.11443.' ltirIu had taint, and deterniiirod to.go
home try it. 'novo 044140 Ito warning
40 her that bright Hutitmer morning. The
boutli wind lifted tile hair from liar brow,
and wafted the fragraisee of hawthorn buds
and spring flowers to greet tier, but it
brought, 110 waroilig tuisitiage ; the birdo
singing gayly, tile so brightly,
not tell lier tliat the tiret link in a
terrible oliaiit was to be forged alikt 1(4011111144.
-
1(4141 W44 down tile 1134 11, where the pat))
was. steep arid narrow? Ilea -Grillo hi -4(140411Y
met the etristrgor. A stranger wan a
rarity at, the ilium. Only at rare inter-
vals did artiet or rt, tourifit meek elielter
arid hospitality at tho old larva -bowie.
stranger boomed to be a gentleman.
For one moment both' etood still ; thou
with a low how, the gentleman 'stepped •
iteide tit lot the young girl paire. As lie did
Ho, he noted the rare beii,uty of that
brll 11(1.111 faire—he remerubored the longing
w°"rtNl'io.- Wonder," ite thought, " at eiu
for snob a ratio air that to be Iiidden hero."
The betruty of those magnificent eyee
etartiod him. • 'Who was elle? Wiratcould
elle ito doing here? lioatrioe, turning
again, maw the etranger looking, eagerly,
after 'hurl with prof ruuct admiration
041113000(1 ill every feature 01 )1141 face ; and
that admiring gaze, tire first elle liad .over
recioived itt her life, Hank deep itito the vitioi 1
girlish -heart.
- Ile wit.toired the graceful, -elender figure
until the turn of the road hid Beatrice/rooi.
hie view. Ile followed her at a safe
distance, and maw her eroae the long
rnoadowe that led td-- the Elms. Thou
IItigh 'Vernely. waited with pationee until
oue of the farm laborers 041710 by, liy
judicious iiiiiistionitig dieoovered muoh
of the history- of tile beautiful' young girl
Who longed for life. Her faci8. haunted
figeoillY -beAutY-411u
.ila.rk, radiant ()yea. -,Corne Witat
Iingh Fornely said to hitueelf, 1.10 34144411 (4811 her tigitin:- .
Ort.the following morning he HaW the girls
-rettire to the cliff, - Lillian fittiolied her
pioture. Ever and 414011 lie heard Ileiktriee
44414444(444, 413 13. luw, rioll v01(104.4140 Sung that
41114111111r111114Iter with itti..Weird-
vor Men intuit work, anit-ivonuni-1414.116t4,661)--'
A11411110 taunter to' over„ the .tioinier -te-oniett7.
Anti- goof Hive- _to_tlia_411T-4144 11.41--11°1141i111,1!---
.- I 1140 _heard
lmr say. vVotider Soou it be.
weep?rts---:Ghe
song iiaye Ivor wept
L'Iu 41i ..niorning..the :gold -co -haired eister
-left :tire rat, -aut1:1)eatritie -mat r-eading
-until -the.ticou-dayeitti-:shelie
Ileri book •-ohatin.ed bet Wits: it • stOryi
tulti 1144 (If tlai'life :She loved cud longed- for
()f 41111 gayt-gladi ;world,: .'linfortunately
alt . -tint-- people in- -•booit".
arid The -Yen -rig:
1-1ilI((hliLlit 31, believed-that.they. Who lived in-
't,he..world•irclit) 'longed for, • "wore 41122"-lilic
'people
-Whet". ehe lett .tlte path =that 10(1 to the-
ineatiows,---4144 saw-by:11er eitlethe tit.raeger.
who lied•toeblier -the day: beret -it., - Again:
boWed.proftiondl-y,..atitii_With
(''4 p401444411 topelogics-,....asked keine ".
Auestiou abeit 1 he road.- --,-, • : ,-
13eatrioe. replied -brielly, but filte-'ootild.
not.lielp seeing tho Wolider .of latiMiration
11, 1441 Jute. own grew aril:peen-, tinder
11114 gitze-,liolitaw and ;his heart "beat
high witlf--."trittinpini• -Att- Ileatri.oe Wont
through- the meadow Ale Walked tiy•Ilor
-
Hide. .•filie-110V.O.r quite rtinieninered how it
-happened, but itt:-,11, -fetv .lniuntes was
tellittg :her, -liovi -Many years 'passed
since lie-ItinItteeti the iii\ring England.
Bite ferget reetra.iiiti, all _ prUdence, and
raised 1.1er bettuti.ful eyes tehtS.-. •
t.bon,".' 'olio- eried, "
the gritat.werld-tliatlies Over the wide sea."
" Yea," lie replied, litivetieen.
haVis in strange,- :bright- laudti, ect
different front: England that the-yitiotimed
to:1)-06.11A. to aitother- I jittvo. neon
tititity -of.. the wonders -that bo.oke Of.
---atiutiy 91in-1es, bright Skieff, and glittering'
Sette,-where _the lipid& islande-' •
. spolieiin Worde that.- were of
*hid, 'untutored. eloquence, .be saw. - .the
yeitng•gi-rl's -eyes riveted _ono -1-1.14M. Hurt'
u( havitig arciused-lter attentitin, he bowed.;
.apelogiZed-.ter aud 313(1 1)04.
'. -1)erit. betnis_sliker. .iitlier• inotltera,
Beatrice_ •Avould have related little.
advetith re and -told -of. tlis=.1tancloothe.,:Young
traveller bad been Strangit
As- kii.o.wing,-“,her.--inottierli titter
-
(Tread of -411-Inen—lrer fear ItiatioirtillItdren.
should love -and- --inarry=-43eatriee
tiattreill tho -atm tironglit, -much.
of.-Itini-.1tiinrioll;_httt of
tlie World he had eta:ikon- ithotit-7-and:tilie
hoped tlitit 'it tnight happen . --to her to 4)1004.
111114 4411111.
• - •
If we had: -.Sqine;oti-e- here _Whit could
4.41111.
tallt In- that -wa,y,": said to herself.-
" `Tholliihns.'Avoyld_not he 4ulta iso imup.
portable." -
It*O-Ciar:H.'aftiarwilta Beatrice,: wandering-_,
on tho. sands,: met ---Fernely.:- She
,saw- the Startled. look_ot delight on his fabe,-
and -kinilcid-at lrh4- pleaoure. - -
--" Pray me;" 110
ottnitat
11(1(4 seetatetl-to int like one.:1-ctiig night 14111110
-
Ile Iield in hiis
hitods _sopa° .beatitifill
1(111.48of: white
waAett .boll Wits .perfeett: efferedtheni-
to her WIttfa "IOW bow. •
:".Phio the Mast beitt.itititt---.4oWer
have Spell for many yos;ra,' he said. Nay
:Hitt it,iete06._:tol,pii6g.j_voie:108t,t.76-lie.ottgu,gt.ii..titg4i:ip. ejra10,47.1.sto,btitiv.to.e-oeffv...4ri:."
Beatrice_ teak _ from : blushing: itt.
Ids words.. .thiv3Viiiked. by 'lior 81(10 along
ellow otindo;-tho .ittid
brettitingat.their teet. Again his eloq.itenco.
_oliar_tned Iter; told .her him pitine, and
liow he was captitin if trading vessel.
linitiiiatiVely-lioneoined _to -understand-her
.:clittraeter; . liar romantic-, :ideal Way '-of
1.10 -,tttlkett to- her
of t he (1('l'3) seat; tiiid theirillatiny Wenders
.01 tlie oceitii-tittid to be fatliottaless ; of the
Certil end or.;.:Waters--. lit -_-wliese
depths_ the oystercotitainitig palti,glettm.,
ing pearl fotind,;-of the qttieb titient,
Itt sett .4110re-the stais- shine ati they never
Heein to slitite -011,10,lid .; of. the Strange 111181)
that falls /foot/ the_ ileayifig watera•-• heti*6 -
etb•iiti.,- IOW Ater; of &rya,' Whi'n
they wore bettiltifed titieli_the "-groat • deep'.
when tlio.'vestiel:,seemed
- npon apifirted
With her marvellous fancy and r. tiiek
1
ittittoiphtitm bile tonowed Ittot to the
wondrous depths et silent waters w iere
strange 0044100, 340Yttr seen by livittotri 03'0.
ahotinit, 14he hung upon his worde• lie
saw it, arid rejoieed in las kit400(Miti, ila did
not startle lier by any further riorriplistrtints,
but when their Wii114 With 011404 110 tOI liOP
that ttiorning would live itt bid tumour as
the liappieet tinge of hie life.
After a few dayo it ottetillid to hewn e a
bottled tliiiig that Ileatriee olituild 11111114.
litigh loortiely, l_tilliiiii wondered hat
her .sieter eo often preferred lonely ram goo,
trut elle bilW 11113 14311•UtitIll facie mho luvui so
clearlygrow brighter aucl happier, ii iver
dreaming the (ranee. .
Vor litany long days- little though -, of
Mind ran always upou what lie had told h r -
llugh Iff3r1.1131Y 041P0 to 13(31-4,111i0O. 110r
Up011 1)10 deseription of what he had atm
and heard. Ile noted this, anti wallted
sritli pationoe, born of love, for the irile
who'll she iihould take air Interest irt b int.
Weirdo wore weak lii W111011 to exprees
and stately young girl. .1 t beamed to lii114 like
the parerioriate love lie felt for tine beauliful
a fairy tale ; on the 1 -earning lie lint saw
Beatriee he had been walking a forig
dietaiiee, Itlicl had lain down to. rest .ou'l tile
csliffe. There the beautiful vision. had
dawned upon liiro, 'The liret rucirtient lie
g.rtzed 'into that peerleeir face he lovod
Beatrice with a paesion that frigliteinecl
himself. ITO determined to wiu bet at nny
east.
At last and by elow degrees lie began to
apeak • of lier and hittoielf, slowly ancl
ooraftillY, lite keen eyes noting every change
upon " tier face ; loa began to offer lier
clelieitte compliments, ittul flattery tio well
diegnieed that it did net seem to her fie,,tf,ory
at all. lie made lier understand -that he
believed her to be the most bealltiful. girl
lie had ever bolield. Ile treated er
(11WAY0 (1,0 'though fibe were a queen, an he
lier liuMblest olava,
-. - 'Ellowly -hilt Hurel the sWoet poilion
worked tte way.; the ay came wlieu _ti at
graceful, eubtle flattery wits-. nat.:1088.4r to
the very exjstenoe -of: .13eatrioe- E le.
There was mfich to excuse her ; the 'cle eri
artftil Ulan lto whose hands site liad fa on
W1144 lier firet adrnirer--the first. ho
seemed to remember _She.- was no- lo ter
a chil-d,- and ti)' treat- 111111 W1114 deferon ial
:-
attention.. .---llad_-Eiltd teen, as -other.- rle
ftre..entrountled by friendui 'atreusteur-ed 'to
'Beeieity,-propetrly, tritined,.-prepared , by - he
-tender:. wis-deln.:.-Of 4i iiiving mother, he..
Would never: h it.ve cast, lier 'proud eyeis u ou
--11.uglt.--. Fero Y1- ----1410-,WOUla ..14/Ver.. 11 vo
courted 4.1)0 danger (ix! tiuu the riiik.--.. - _ '.. •
- :
AH it "Was-,-WiiiiirPorapreferred tiolitlilde,'
and' noitrislief-11--"kee-if diftlijielellerlinsbt_hd,
-in' .Iter.. -11eart-H-vvitile_ Ronald yielded-. to
obstinatOpride, and . neglected every -AI itY
.----whilti natit-'preferred.:-the indulgence .0f.
.titeir"-eivii - tempors, --and . neglected: - : he
I
-children- tlie-Altnighty -had • intru.sted to
tlietni- Beatrice vveut,on:4e her late, .:
-.It wits - so eadi a :atorv tile. 'dirt -anti ;so
ehitple yet 13(1 (144.1(111. -,11IVOry -element Fof
t-liat itotittleiv „idealistio_nature ltelpod on
-the_ t.ra,gody„-.- :11tigli" iirooly understi Ca:
-13eatrice as pi3rhaps no oinselse.ever did.-_-. 'ile
idealized -Ifitneelf: .. To 110-r.. at .leugtli he
-beeatoe_a here, :who_had.-Inet with,Inun "r.,
leria adveuturoe,Ted•_hero Who liad tra.V-el ed
ancl_liinglit, brave trird_getieroue, .* Aftei .-a
titne he epolto-to Ifer of. love-,, at :first Jut er
appearing_to-Suppose „that sb,a, eduld -iri re
for, .bitn, 'but telling-- Iter . of . his .-o li
'painiiiitotte_worsliip-Atow her facie haun .0
141111, Alled.liis,.iireatinctit-night;-.4nd sh a
beforehitn allday-,•--Ii.ow-. the - very :grim td
tilotato.od Upon waS sacred le Mtn -7110w ' a
'envied the 'Revving,. -.site --touctied7--lieiv - e
Woilld-giVe Upl evervthing to be tile -rc se
.. . -. _ .. . . _ -
that died in her -hoods, --.. It Was all '''V '3,••
pretty.titid :poetical, -and.: he. kneW.-how ' to
ilnapretty:pic`turefique Spots itf-blit. wets It,
where the -birds_ .and, the -11ctivere help d
1)403 to tell.history.:-
- lipatriee:,"fothid-. it yery 'pleasatik. te e
worehippesd- li)te'a- titteeti ; there Was ,O
More- Monotony -for her. tvery. mood ig•
slie-lookod forward ; to -setting :Itugh . to
learning Atter° lot those wordii 'that- seetil d
• i - _
. to. lier _like -ottweeteot Jniiiiie. . Silo, kti vv
that'itt some tittle Or other during. the d y
• - i • - ,
alto , vvOuld see litin; -lie tieVer tired
. . . •
adiniring her .bettutfi.. -Blamewortli-d -
_ . , .,„, a
-the sad mother' with _ ,bor ...,--iitern' dootriii .s,,
blameWortliv tire proud' .negleotfill: &tin r
_that alio Ittiew-nothew, -Wrong all_this -wi !1,
Re -loved her iiinlit. tlionsamPeloquent ways
hetttlei . her se. - ,She •vvas - litS ,:lodii,ot r;
beautiful and -peerless.. It- was far tir re
pleasant to Flit 011 riett---shore,--or under
.thp -greenwoe.d. '• trees, -- listening 1.- to su h
Worda, than- to itatem long,-;, dreary -lion is
iti-deors..:-- And 'tone ot thosa. intrust, J-.1
.with the ear& of :the yottng - girt,- ev
'drearned-uf lier danger.
..-..-So- 1.1(414 147(114 laVelter Mother dread' ',d,
00. 1111101i, 7 ,Thlifi: Vitkg-jlie..., love" pects..SaT tg
of Mid norioliatir wroteabout,-...-It Wail ye 437 •
pleasant; bob -When 1.3eittrioe.hereelf ca. re
to lovii, irlie.know that- Allis had- boon b t
child -'s. --play:
-- It wair,the..rdtiratitionf tliestoletitneetitt ,FI
that-eliartited Beattice.,---.J.f Hugh had bei ii -
'adinittekto :-.-quir:-Elins, she --wduld -harie
wearied -1)f 111(13 111a -weolt ;_littt -iiike -_co,(1
.0ealitletit gave Pet sOniething - to iiiink...'f
1
There Wini.stnnetbittg to 0001.1py 1101' mint
every day olio moot attangelor along itinible;.
that she Might meet Hug_li; -., So, whi e.
the:oorn grew ripe, iti,.,thii iilolds, and the,
.apple-bloialoiniti7 died_ -away.---while , warc,
-lbottrituri _atitnincr --titled -wi.tii Its.. gold -On
-witid---Ronald Barle!ii danghter,wetit oti o
her fate.
- -- • - I-
- pitAPTER ..c.VIII--; -
., . . . . ..
. At -length-there cattle iiirititerroption , o
-1.1tigh . Fernoly's:)ove --drearn.: : • - l'he -till. e
drew- :hear- when: he - Enlist leavt) ficalta ;
Vhe-vessel-he_eotiatuanded wee.. bannd_'-fr-
Ohina,"tttid wart to-eall init. few'daya., 'T e
i
thought -that -he trinsii .leci,Ve_- the _beatitif 1
girl lie toyed . se dearly -afidtRideeply -stilt h.
bitti *fib - tolet:iatirtilte.f.otiri; he. seen -led
'only to Itaielhed :Anita -lie -lied 'net- litt,.
and lie knew -tlitt life Withent.her would be it
btirden toe great:for itituto-bette, He asked
Intrisoltn -hundred-tittles -over; "I)oeti -she.
--.10-ve .fitel " nit notild het tell, /le teeolved :
to tty.- thy "tailed het'. look that -ftititre ie
the face 'which titionid take- her from; hitt .-
-- :-..Tite tithe drew- tiette,;. the day was Fiettlea
bu-wIlibil the -seagull Was to. set Haiti: and-
yet.Itegii- veitiely:- Iiiid: won- ',no, -prottihe
frou Beatrice 'atle, . .-- --' '• -- s'-' - , .
--- 'One:morning litigh-finit- .lier. at tliti'-fiti e.
leading train:the fields -into - the_ Mi3ido V_
Latietliti prettiest. -spot ' in. -Ithutsfort
Tits giound wds a peifeetlY beautiful cartitt
rif --(16.Weris--411d liyaeinthiii.- purple.,fm
glyves, titi3tsr-. tale .iittawbeity hititiatiii,ii.
14.11grew.th-eto; - the hecigoa wtitb 01.10 illati3
of w1441 tetieS and 'woodbini301 -the:to:It el,
:
trees that ran along the lane met, shadily
overhead ; tile banks on either aide were
radiant iii different tailored 1704.1:11ifal i huge
ferns surrounded tho roots .31 4.448 trees,
148144.114013 liked the quiet of pretty, green
140t44oW Little. Him often walked there,
and oil this eventful morriiirg thigh titLW
lier aitting in the midst of the fern leavao.
Ile watt by her aide in a Ininute, and hitt
dark, hand(4orrio faeo lighted tit) with joy.
11 ow the bilii 411441.1041?" 110 said; "I
wonder the birds begin 4.0 4(11144 arid the
ilowero to bloom before you moue out,
4/isti Earle."
, -1, I am not their Nun," replied Beatrice,
witli li, smile,
- "1114 you are niiiie," cried Ilugli ; and
before'elie (amid reply he wee litieeling at
her feet, lier haricle olasped in his, while he
told her of tile love that With wearing hie
life away.
No one oculd libteu to such words
unmoved ; they were true and eloquent,
full of etrange patlioe. Ile told her how
dark without her the future would be to
Irina, how ead and weary bib life; whereas,
if elle would ouly love him find let him _
elaim lier when lie returned, lie would
make lier happy as a queen, Ile would
take her to bright, auttny Janda—would
show lier all the beauties and woudere she
longed to riee--,--would buy her jeweie and
.dreeeeti Buell writer beauty deberved—would
be her humble, devoted elave, rf eho would
ouly love him
It Warr very pleaeaut—the bright morning,
the piotureeque glade, tIte warmth awl
briglitnees of euttiriter all around. Beatrice
Waited- at the liandi)oroe facie pule with -
-emotion, elle felt Ilugit's warm lipe pressed.
to her hand, elle felt hot tears rain upon
her. fingerer and wondered at trueh love. •
Yee, thie was tho love 81.413 had read of an(1.
thought e,bout, .,
" 13eatrioe," cried Itugli, "00 not undo
me with one word.' Hay you 'will love' me,
my darling ---say I may return 0.11C1 (3 ailrl
you as tny owl). Your whole life filial be,.•.,
lilte‘oue long, bright summer's day."
She was .carried;awayl by the • burning
torrent:Of partsionitte words, - 'VV-itlt all lier
less befere-the, mig ty love of •tlaa strong
spirit and pride illi felt weak and ,power..
real). Allnellt Utteentioious of what alieldid,
Beatrice .laid her ,white -Itande upen- -the- .
dark, handeome Thead.of lier-lover,
"Ilush; -bushl" -she said, :".you-'fr_ighteu -
Me, I .d0 love.: your; _;see,;:yowr. •L-toa_re _w.et .
. . . .
-myluttiI,."-- ' - • • - I-, ' - - --- • = - .- -
It Vies 1104. 11 very antliusiaetie'respcnea;
but; it- fititielled -.--liiin, 'Ile _clasped_ the- -
young git,Iin din', artne, and- -Slip ',did ...:not -
resist ; he ilikiRici :the proud lips: fold the
111111110.3, (31(0(314, : --iBeatrice Earle ,e_itici__ no .-•
'word ; . :she - was 11.iitif frightened,- _half -
touched, -and Wholly 'subdued,'
-",140.,Wyou tireinitie;!•eried-ITUgh--,-"naine;
My- OWIA. peetleHki 040 V....114411in); :8,1444.41 part; -
us but (10144.11 1" • i ' • - . - -
- • " Iiiiiiik] I" •orjcd-Peafrioe, again „shudder- --.
,
ing am Witli Cold fear,: “ that is -.4 word I
dislike andAread se pinch,- lingli--da not
use it.""-... - _- • _. ';,--
"I 'will uot,"- lie itepliedi and then' -
Beatrice "forgot- I her Zfearti, . Ile was so
happy-410,ilovedll.or -Ho dearly -410 Was -so _
:Fond - of .),Viuning, -11er, -- 1311a listened .
throegh tile -long ;Iteurs- ' Of --that --Bunny -..
morning. --It was the - 1411i:of .4suly-dift -
Anode her noto. the•day---and in two years
hc= would rettirti.,-to talte her forever from
-the -quiet'luitnie,•Wherelterbeatity aud-g-r.ftee -
alike were buried: ,' ' ' • - -
: That Was the view- of. Lite Matter that..
had- seized .upon the.,girl.'.s imagination. It
.was not so touch- loV,e for -ilugh„,4tho liked
hlui. . -• Hie- • liattery--tlie .exciteMent- -of ---..
meeting-, him—liiii. love -,had ' betaime *, .
neobseary. to .Iter; i but, :had .44 -ether- .
means 'ef- .aseape..frOm-,tbe niou,otony :she .
hated pr.esented ".itself,-- elle vvould have
tt,vailed herself of it quite•aseagerly.-..-/lugh
was n.ot 'so much- a lover to lier -as the
Medium:4 necitper train a life - that -daily
became MOre and-1110re unbearable,-
.81te liatened- With ibr.igIrt --am ilea when...be i
told her that lb •two years ..he...ehould return .
to. elaini bet; and- ate,: thinking much -it -
the romance, and little -of the. 7418h0110t 'Of'
-0.ciimealmenti told liith- Itow lier sad young
motlier.liated and -dreadedall intuition of. .
toVe and:lovers..
“ I'llen ..you must ,never-- !tell.'her,'“ -hp
--Fatid—"leave that for .Ttne ,until- • I-rettirn. =
Isliall have- money ..-then., and perhaps have
the, conitn and of 'It -flirt) _Vestiol. .--'She will
bei-ref.tioo ine 14711011.8140 knows liow dearly
'Ilove.yOu; -and eVelI'Slicitild youry.ofiai tnhoe:?---0. ,
will be truele mo,Beatricei will
tho'father you tell 113(31ot—come hinue, you --.
--,'," Yefi I- will be true,"- (3114-213NiCCIftild -.
to do her justice, alit) tneaut it at the -tifue.•
.11-er,u lather'S -return -scented' :vague _ and'
Uncertain I -_ it miglibl-talto-plitee.....in, ten- or -
-.twenty iyears;.---it.itirglit.never ha,' . Thigh
offeredlier freedoni andliberty.-in two:years. I
_ "If Othera ,altould See_k .yottr love,?' he
s111d;,4_4_41/Ould •pradieeour boatity,_anduffer: . 1 ---
yeti ratilt or -wealth, 31,0u_ will (41147 to --- -
that ,yerfWill:bo true_tO_IlitglirY
- . i.' Teiri'.' 14110 (4(4.111 firmly, " I will do -s-,%,, -
- "Tweyeareivill-o0on , rase away„."- .suid -,
lie. 1! 411.,•_ Beatrice,". -he _Ttoutittuecli- 0 r. ---
Akan: lea-vp . yea next Thursday I :_give ln0.
all.tbe-Ifouts youlea.ii, : Once aWay. from
you, alli-tinle will -see.14 to plea . Icing dark
11-i.-gilltit-O?.11aPpenre-dtha
t.l t'-:-tli--erfartil- er -.and. - liift '
171011- were at 'work in -A, 1101(1._witta :oh ' the -
-other'llidc -of...4-n.UtsfOrd.:',13ortt and IdlIi_ati s '
Were Intent; the plio -.01334• .11; box of ,
book s /jowly arrived,the 'other -.upon .64
piettire;itottlat Beatrice had every day diatry -
hours4Or her. iiiiiplat, _.Slio -spent thetn
ttll-witliRugh, .whoe . love .Heetned- to hi-.
07138,90 With every tnoinent.
: Hugh woe to -.leave Sea,hay lOn4'hurtiday", .
and on the N.Yednoadayevening lie lingered
by her side. tte though-. he Could not ;part .
with her. To' do. _High Pernely justice, .he „:-
toyed Beatrice for herself.. --Kati .she been 7-
tiPentilleso.begger -he would have, loied hor
jot.thesame... Theiottly dark cloud in :his .
gky Ives': the_ Ituowledge , that ' ',Otte was far
-.
aboVe hint-. Still_liela.rgued to hintself,the.--,...
Story iitil.teld- of her ifatlier Who an-intpoits, -
Ible one.- Ito ilia liot -sbelieve that:lido/laid - -
Bitr.le wittilti ever take liiii ,datighters home '.
---4.1.0 did tiot .quitekno*what to think, but •
lio had 110 fear on tliat.sebre;
-01.1- ;the .., 'Wednesday - evening , they
Wandered down the cliff, aluTsat tipon - Vie
shorti,viatelting the 401.1601 over the waterii.
tingh-toOk-froin his pocket a little ftiorroett
otise,-titia, piattict it in Beatrice's hands, -
She Opened it atid tried ;Out Vvibli adreirti,7
tiou; 'there lay the - 1110441 extelletit ring site .
e
had ove aeoh, :a _pix 6 pate told, delleato.
aud olaliptately ehas.d,tabd.set With 'three
gloat:dug bpala of tai
"Look:- at -the .,indbeauty.:
tte --Inaide;" said •
Hugh. i . • ' • - •
. • ;:: (tot/Hutted 011 sitthisigo)