THE STORY-TELLER

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 852, 1 December 1877, Page 3

THE STORY-TELLER

, th iJooior ami himself; then cfc-pien [ Lteom gathered them all tog i her. Margaret Dnmhana B*w him fc«ke from ti sideb.j >rd a small pbiio on ken box bound m brag*, apd look th" pap<*r4 m it. li « There will bu no diffi«mlty ao "it Mie little lad/'o Mencifimiiju w iHe Ihs ln-ts,*' he said, 4 atid the papers remain andectroyed' She could not aocooot for the iropul « th*t led ' her to watoh hrn so closely, while b c woiulered what tue paiar- oduld bo worth. • Then bth gentleman turned their UtemiDn from the bo* v te the child. JU>rl - Oh ' rle wood would be leaving dir.otly,aud it wood be the last time (ha 1 be, at leu« , - oou'd see the liorle oue. There was all a woman's Jove ia his hear , and it. i.is face as lie benc down to kiss is an I my arewell. i *ln thr c years time, whon I come 6'iok ajan/ bo a id, 'a. id will) >» three yea** old— ahe will walk nud talk You muse teaojr h"r *t«- aaytmv name. M."» Pqrnbam; and t uoh her to love me.' Tnt-u he b>de farewell lo thr Doctor who had been so kind . friend m him. leaving something i" his han I which ma c His heart light for many a loag day utter»ard§. *I am * bad oorr epo'ideit, Dootor Letsom, he said ; I never TTr.te mam letters - bufc you nitty rely on hearing from ue eve') m montlm. 1 shall s -nd h>l • jear'v ch- qiea — and yon may expect in'o threo year i ruin this ar- fbe i.tes ; 'hen my little Ma >«dine will be of a uannagHttble age, and I can take her to Wuo • L>nton.' Bo I hay parted, the two who had been ao strangely brought- together— purled with a sense of liking and trust om mrni among Englishmen who fwl morethn they xprtes. Lord Charlewood looked round as he left the town. ♦Ho* little I nought, h*» said, • U»*t J <!iould kve my dead wife an>i living, •hild here J It was * town so strange U> no.' th>it I har ly even knew its n« ne ' . On arriving a' his ilostinatiot, to hi* t»ient j >y, and somewhat to his surprise l*ord O'urlewood foun 1 that bis fit he was belter jh bad been afraid of finding him dead. The oltt man'- jiy on aueini.' vi« son again was almost uiifuliuitexcess—he el 'jia bauds m his. *Mr aon— my on y st-n ! Why di< ■! you not come soonnr ?' he aske/1. < 1 nave lontred so tor you. You have br-ng : it life and healing with, you ; 1 ■'hall live yeaig longer now that 1 b .ye you again. And m the first, excitemuit of such h;»pi>i «699 Lor.l Churiewood 'lid 7iot dar (i ell his futh r the nournful alorv o "is marriage and of hie youn w £•'» '.nfineij rieah Thro the drot >rs to d him that ihe exr! m<?Nt live Cor huht- f« y ars longer, but that ho would reqiire he erettesi oa>e ; he had c rtamly bean diseaße, and anr sudden ex i eraenfc. any ?r«>ac anxifity, any c»use of irnuble nvglu kill him at ono». X owing this, Lo .( Oliarle *ood did aot da etol el his sco h;• t would be phi. ging l»i- f ither into d -ngni » eleoniy ; belles, which, t c tolling ■ t 11 was. useless now — his beautiful nilf wa dfad, and the ohil<i too .young 10 h. reuogn : sed or made of cons quence. So h* dcv ted himself to th- Karl, bavin, derided m I is own mind what «tpp* t<> take. If th" Earl lived until li'tlr >adal>nn reaehe her third <ear, then he .*ould tetl him his ueoret ; the child * oul.' Un pretty and gfacpful— she wou.d m all pr<bubility win bis love. He cc-md not let it %o on longer th»n that. Mada iv could not reifain unknown and u.: cared 'or id t at little onunty town ; it wi>B mil t» be thocntof. Iherefore, if his father ived. and all went on uell, he wou d •ell his story then ; if, on the enntr ry his 'lealth failed, then h« wou'd brep his « cr.'t altogether, Bnd.his luther w uLI never know thut he bad disobeyed hi<n. To be Continued..

wif fiX m AAiE "Only. Bj the author of Dora Thokhi 1 pehik" bY Lovk," •' " A Woman" \NAh"&o..,A' , vLJ noid fwut ia. Saturday's issue.)

OH PTER 11.

'' V v Itave done a good dny's work' Maifjie,*' te eairt ; "now J shall expect yon to ketp me, and I; shall take it e-»«y." . He kept hta word, and from that day mvte no fartb. r tff^rt to earn any ' M»et"'e h«d ppoqgh for hfith," he eaii! '" for both of tluin and that bit of a «'^ilri ' ...,,. F it', ful, pitien/ Margaret never com■pt;M.>.eri ;»f d iiiit'«vi*ii Dr ''Let noon knew l UJT 'b* fuffednv of btr daily life had vil- amH, even"' Tfcdui.h *he was com* tforfr.d'by the L v*> oftbe iittle childl "MnriniitiP s!ei f i for grhvp hVr cbild wa,* »«./e nd h»pry w •htho tin J ly, ten de wointii' wb»> wa B «o -topp'v •'» « ofher'B »iJ cc. Then Lor^ Oh-rlewood pvuarpd tn lei-ve 'h«* uhtee wl^re he had cuff red bo bi< <r y. The secret, of h> title had beer U<?it. No-one"dre»med that the stranger » hone visit to 'he little town Imd burn each a pad one. was the : tid o F one of E'filan.lV earls. (-'hfirlpwbod did nr>r utrikp h y o^e lins -einp a very nnro'irnon nam j . Th re was r>o" 'he l«*a t, fupicioti a« to his real identi v. Pp« pip tl'pflgl't he must b«\ rich ; but tl b 1 hp waa j oble »Uo nc one ever ima g,ned, M»ry Oalbritrh. flic Dic'or* ho"ae» li.-eper tlioii;|l l a eddtn show- r had fnll'ti ovif tlu h'»i B. W^e>«' <here bnd b en jiov«rt,y, t|. P c»> whb now nKunHmqe,. There *e«'*io ilrnHhy «urta'ri.R nnd thread* brre *ar| ••">fci— p» r\ h»ng was iew and 0 rrfojt H'fl. The riop'ot 3.v mod to have jjrown youngpt— »e'i»»v«l, n» V.c wan, from a. killirp w i.»nt of ar>x ; efy and v e»f/». ■.'■-••.. ■ .■-•-...

?lh» diiy o*m. wlinn to^ Chailrwood V«» to afty-iK'O- by i« hia lit le dauitht t, anri the friends vho *.a ( ' b«*en frien 8 indeed. Mcreoret. Dor.ihun was te.it for. - • Vthen slip arrived, the two gentle* m en were ia the pa>lor« and she was thown into libpm Every detuil of the intt»rvtew wes imp'eosed °n Margaret's mind. Tbe »ble wan -etrrtwh with piil-p's, and Lrd OharKwood taking tvm »i> Mb 1 ■ n<l. *ni»-

' V- n fi'oii ri h«ve n safe p'nr' fpr »hn«ie. J") cor St-iii c t-y.tx.iA li- p|ie- m life, Oh y '• \ bi po,*«il> y !•*. |. q(iir.-d for s- me (\#\ n- cvh! 1c- it i'crt fici'io*''

• Nl.l 1. U'.h i • r of tli-ii, rHurn<d the Pii I<-r. «itl< » (tnutp, « St. 11 ub y. v i>ay, jl jji I) si «o hr <vv"'«»i»:

• • i'l-re i 'lie flpsi— ynii mi<y a we'l I *cp 'i vi'li «ne r<*t.' -niil L n- Ch«rle. wo.)-'; > i* " cop* ofiuymn 'i go »rifl. oiw Tlkw von hvw luit >he rp» fi n 1 e& <.f ir>v 'iVI. rl ujjh • r'- hi>Mi nl ol mv p»>oi* wf'rt'd.- th 'ow we «ill «rid to ih s>* : h fifjnul bjj refine it be'wpen )<>u a»d ii fflt f>T the sum I bnve s|)Oken ai out.' : K«l» ■."y..cr.« » Ir Lord Qlinrip wood filled