HE STORY-TELLER.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 846, 17 November 1877, Page 4

HE STORY-TELLER.

WirE-rN'-NAME ONLY. ; / the author of " Dora Thornb," kntinued°fromia»murd^s ia^ue.y- - ■•nrnHqfi":;-J. 'flAJbrff^king aro,und mm silence. ,„. f , r J ;. •1 have such aoSnesul picture, s ho i.l 'lWerettAofSboinii^^mß jbutiitis ;o'iirßt I have reat'J jr ■ beliield. If} tny u-liniF tottoae^ior herselfishe o;!d"baye*preferred't<y' 1 r ,On the wormeßt*lotWi«»here the warm v ,(, . ul d brightest Buubeftms'. lay, under i<> shade ol the rippling lime- trees, jhey ii Lady CharlewoadMO reit. Forioug ;-ai s afierwardß he yovafk bukband w £ ,s to ui,y with him the nrttafWylaf that grfeen, Vk^fgiavfli».3i^^lft«n Vuite cross bore or the presenjj/hsrjnwfle.j; »• wnß •i«np|y— MADiwr^Mi^ 000 ! v Vf&o DIE» J(^»»AOJH YEAR. :. ; , Er«6teil. f »Ji l: Bfer feoAowing-huaban^ *U* ♦ TObeo'-I.ogw® J**r.tbe she k S erv^he ( j«id,AJ«Uaiadtf no more.-,-. They freak jofcHUfio funeral to-day iv Uayibddhe^ofo. tUe.'«Md;«tyagic story,, the , Jkmaounß*l«i»tl«F-«tdca«h-,l:thd huebahd B . 'SB despa^ They tell ho* the b autiiul Btranser was bnnedl-wheu thojSun B !.one »nd kUe-bi^i «ung-rhow Suleiiiiiv He church hell tolleu, e*ca knell seeming io cUa?iio«vt. pJoapjßua.lit.lir-h.w the *Ot®*Ug JStoUg :*»*»«* < W, B^tlenly and so i l*i i )b¥.' b^ £ W'5 Tttlkedljrßi ' the chici mourEeeJu-the cad procession ; thtyj tel .hQrtnhif Jkajfotolw", ana how ut « uch 101 lof .the-Bolemn bell be winced as 1 hough tOftieone had.btruck him ateirible '■. liiov»-^n6w WTrrea'b'ilra to control himn«!f but bow at the grave, when sue, was lu"aciea""for~ever from his sTghb, ne liJ, MalineT aud how lor the r6mail'<Ur T *l>aijMf4*3ii»b-Wlttb himßelf up 1 hlone, ietuaing-.ta hear the sound of 'a , voice,- to, ilqak'jat Ip^av^iuce- refusing 'tvo y d cQiURt g^jvliwJjka one who i.tu ■ CTffw'l!rfWfi-fi«lk»t. All ; Laatled^ne -c^te-red vri h U6 tJfo'uKtt-^deat^rfn^ttetifd^lAfdßohtered I. "° t \|JJS^«il LlfKjfi fid) tiilit S ■ ,Wi^^'^tbe 6 laßfrb>, y wbeWhe 1 had to look hisrfjiUe-lroatto'.ffdcorogaiu— lite ' time he fo«ftd-.«O bjtteswptlittut Mudalifiei . •; ; He >b^ga)iii lSftff emewbei ■> his> tathtr, who, l>ing sick uUpT^athjTiokaved lor .hia/ ( pr, aence. He could do no more for Muda-■-,iub.f all-; hip /griaCit>rbiß. l teardfihiß biiter. ■; not bring, " her back: he was powerless. <whflHe aha, was concerned,- But with regard tojhis/, lath&y ttat£ir|iaF^^aij|erent-i*o him ho could take comfort, healing und corisoJotion. Ho itiWts dreided that he should at once cpntw«ttihia»brpken journey. WMt 6i lutfff MadaliL'b, the child who had her dpairnYblhers large bmewyts and golden 'Bal/i * ; Ug4in Lord Charlewood. .TtiflOhtfjiPftOC^ ?'W (i fi pqlfKntt concjave 1 / ihia time the-fate of .the little one hung m tbo balansQ. ) r ij'\ : V' 1 Lord> XJhan£wood Baid that if ho found 1 his father efllT ""weuk and. ill .he ghwuidi?e'ep "M\ "seewt '&* { &il 'niari-ia^ Ol course' ff'MSffiiaft' hai lived, aii' would : ! ,bMe ' ibeietfv^diffrfrenir- htf jfrould j h -ye pioucHyr.'dwlnedi'ltHjßhenC^.B.ut sh6 wa>/ dead. , f lhe chdd was. sp younfi and bo . f€eWl^ 11l1 it i "B'demed; ; &6'Wwfni whether it would live. What neei then togiieve the p\& WxW$ ''ittto'&Wy ot his lolly aud disobediences L.et —the -secret rcmairj. ;. Weph:e;jVLjßtsOCi (^4 agreed with him m this j n.O-one.kjaew better than himsell 'disagreeuble_jQiWß lo a sioji. man. Aiiß then Lord Charievvoood added~ ■■ i' -VYqd li'aTelbeeif'alffFendfehe^d to-inV; mlDoctoE liettoiri; Moneys can? xuMnore rerjrjpuy rachihelp/asyours'tliaii can'thanka ,' &aJl!m'y ilife I^iiall bb -grateful to^you., i am Koing now to ltuijt; ■■■■iAia irioii ) .j f WO|ja^ o lxß.hai l l t J(fjn»i»»..lit'eie uuiU tun > JLuiU'i iikyilatjiM, grt:vvs. btitir, or Uiu euit CQupsf Jb-ngiu^d, u>y \ JfUßtj .ijafe^^iaU De lo forwaid your; views' 'j t /;ana t^)pp^e,qfe!iujfif»f ; ;.uiitii then 1 nnw , ;you^p 4 ta>e, jchargo -.J, uiy. £ chi.d.' \_',, /&Aej.hjn, J^etßpai i ; i fwj>»^u up wilh^ometbin^ uae asini»et* ti ,^i( : ;j/. " ' '1 Bhall^be^a rough nurse,' he obser- : - ; « 'i^wiMinder4tand):me/ aaitl Lord! Char-' le wood. ' YuUyh'aT-er/iitoed htre so .long, ihut you -know- the placo und eveiy "one ;; m it..': 1 liaye bofn.iilnnkißg'au much ol my .iiltlb*tt//ie4i cltitwoqidi bO'ubfeurd for nic to take -her to lu.lj, and as ior my l.ttktfc'ilsa&B^l'frrtend to keep mj mar-' nage a bicrtt lor soUiCtime lonjge'ty' I 1 Cui-ot-Bend her-to any ot my relutivts or fncnos. I think tlio beat pmn will be •']3EQr.^6aJtih flrfdl *.6Tne .healtljiy. een'sibe AVomun > >S>moijwo6lcl be nurae and foatei-, ttOLht-r to bwv» ( !. '•■"' ■' i ;;!?' jL ! ha6'.'oarirewily.J)e maiiagfldi' remari.. ked iSiephenLiisom.. . .:•/ . .jt- ': >.'.;' Xtteu- you i. will havft^ both -ohi!d and*i:/nutßej;enlirely. under:-. yx>ur bwhi control.' Yon can superintend; ali'tucfangementß made 'or the little cne'B benefit. 1 have ITfHdu'jjhtf df'ioTeiiniJ!tp/se^d/y6u five hundTjecJ^p^und^ ;per/ .annumi jii pm' which' yoii' pay whiif joii think' proper for the chiid: R „yQU ; j9a.n pu^ch.a^e. \>hat, is, needful for. ' Ki'fy&.i^ Bn ?,i y^ u Daye > al ' l ( ".income lor MM?S¥^ e J!S'r'J^ t .; I -'i^V^V-.' t ' t i"ncoeptin Vl . I^..8 l eqi^ i s. voy renueied; w'in.e.'.,; .-, ;';.■„ ;) u ,-.\- *„..,■,.... •'! I „-., ..,w [„I?pc^p.r: Letsojaa e^pressed^his gratitude. fii<W« £t/jgii|»eit began/ to look around for sonio oi^Qj vyho would be a flu ngjQ£rion to tuke charge of-liitle had cspressed a dJcsirV to ae6 all ffttltlecl before 1 : loanngfor Itajv. . . v. $^'¥^1 f) oo^* patien's was one wli6 niurd 'interested' h.m very much— Margate? 2 "BafnTOim. She had been a —isdl'l JSiiii' § a c was n_pretty, graceful, woman, gentle and iniel'ligent worthy of 3 Il'lm$ oi toV fa* t!i;;.4[jy>d;iiillen to her thire. Shi)_oiight to have married- a •-,2 vyqll.to,do 7j trAdesfua^.: . fop = whom, jshe would 1 liave'tntidrf Vntoet siiitubleVife ; ha*; she had- given her Jove to a handsome ' n'er-do- well) - with 1 ehe^b'a-l nev r { 6nd •■"m'MHent'* of-'peuce or'' h'appiness. HfenryDbriihivmMndmver borne a good el^raclqri, he h,ad a d.irk, han Isome face •'• i 'TiS -$>h" L ' fr s 6f ■' c " h ' eipsy-lik'e beauty • nihtM' bt^* ■^ lifibflti '" 9 - Ho was * MnberHrfclueW^uia, Wh'orirsfc, nor sober Ilia haiulao uo fac^^Tjis-ctavk eyes, ani. noli 9Ufliira,bAi|j hafl^ron the heart of the PrtUJr I ,' fenJUiifAf, tenflj lady's nmid, and ■•J»w~.bad-ttiarjLdJUffl— only^tp- rue thr rt»y and hour m which sho had first seen .'"huii. . •; ■/!. j'lT'j ".;,•' • -^y liv(d >'» a pie(uro*piio little rothu-e, ■ c;U!od i , A 8 h wwop oofU f : :^nd thcrb .^ipgarjt Dorn>ja,m. ; p.-issod thronirl, theKr,aj.e»t jov.aud i,e gmuest som.w of ,h?r life. UmR tie, ,h,lcl, the Ol ,l y K i. am of B..<,»hine that, ber 'hirkanel lif.» had wj . k.,0w.» w>,W- it, fie.'.iitle cot age, : and there it had d.ivd. Doctor Letsotn, who was too abrupt for tue ladies of Cw-ledene, had watched with Jho greatest and- most untiring cure . avor the fragile hfeof ,that Oiktle ohi'd. He'bad oxsrWl bj 8 u' mo , t akiu ia 0 ,. d( .,. to f uvo is. But ati was jo van. ; -ai.rl •>» tbo very /day thab Lord : Cbas lcwood arrived aKQUilatletif xho :oh)ld iiied,.. ;i% , ; When a tender ' ..u !fl o , v , ( ] fy.termoVtw wasneeaedfor httie JViadalioe,

the Doctor thought of Margartt Bornham, bio ielt that all difficulty was at an end j ho tent lor lur. Even Lord Oiiarlewood looked with interest at the graceful, timid woman, whose fair young face was 60 deeply marked with lines ot care. • '• Will I take charge of a little child ?" she replied to the JJocsor'a question. " Indeed I will," and thank He»ven for Beuaiu j mo something %o keep my- heart from breaking." '•Youieel the loss of your own little one .very keenly?" said Lord Charlewood. ' " "Feel it sir? All the heart I havo lies iii my baby's grave." •'You luudt give a little of it to mine, since Heaven lias taken its own mother, ' lie Biid gently. "1 am not goiug 10 try to biib«j you witu mouey— niouey (loaf Uot buy che love aud caro of good women/1 ke you — Due I aak you, for bue iuve you Lioie to your owu child, to be kmd to mine. , ; Iry to tuink, it you can, chat it io your own child bioughb back to you." '' I will," she promised ; and she kept her Word. ,y, ;.. . ''„*'.' ''You will' epare neither expense nor :trpui>le," ;^e couliuued ; "auct wnth 1 ,I'etuiu you »hali be iu.obC richly, recoui,l<«i»Stid. If all tjosß well, uud the JitUe 'one prospers with you, 1 shall leave her with you for two or three yeara at. Jeabt. You tiave been a lady'u'uouid, the Doctor lulls -one. id what families have you lived?"" ; i .", rrincipally with Lady. L'Estrange, of Verdun Jtayal, sir," Bhe'iepiied. ;'* I' iefc because Miss L'Estianga whs growing ujj, aadmy i»dy wiauea to have a Freucu uiaiil,''' ; ' . ' ' : In after years, he thoaght how stranye it way tuac be should iiave asked the question. "1 want you," said Lord Charlewood, /"[to devote youruoif entirely to the little one ; you will be ho liberally paid as not to nttoU work of any other kiud. lam going abioao", bat 1 leave Dr Letsom as tv« guardian 6£ the cbildj apply to him lur everything you want, as you will nut oc a bio to coiumunioate with. me. N He w atched her a a she touk the child ;in:lj,«c,aiins. was satibfied whtn lie artvv the light th.*t came iuU> her facts ; he kuew that little Madeline would be wetl cared for. Hu placed a bank-note fur £5U iv the woman's hauds. '•jtiuy ail that is net dec! for the little one," he said. ■'• lh all things' Margaret Dornham promised obedieuce. Vac would U»re thought she had found a great treasure. To ncr kiud womanly hearu t\xn iact tuat i She, once more held a little child ia her arms was a source of the purest happineßß. The only drawback was when sne reached home, and her husb^ud laughed coureely at the sad little story.. : ; - ; To be Continued,.