THE STORY-TELLER.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 858, 15 December 1877, Page 2

THE STORY-TELLER.

WIFE IN NAaiE ONLY. By the author of " Dora jhohnb." "On Hub Wa >dinG'Morjj, " •• tfc« DBBMBO B* itOVB," '* A tVoaiAl*'* War," 4o &o. i (Continued from U.t Saturliy'd issue.) CHAPTER 111. There wag a wonderfal afF=»»ti mi butwean this father and son. Tue E.rl was the first to notice the ohanue that had coma over bis^ bright, handsome boy ; the music- had all gone from his vcie% tho rin§ frnn his laughter, the* light from his face. : Pre <ently 'he ' obaerved the d eep mourning dreds.. ' Hubert,' he asked, suddenly, • for whom are you m mourntn ?' Lrd 'hurlewiod'a face flushed. For ' one moment he felß tempted 10 answ — 'For my beloved wife, whom Heaveu has taken from me.* But he remembered the orobable conreqnenca of such a shook to his father, and eplied, quietiy — ' For one- of my friends, father — one whom you did not know.' And Lord Mountdean did not sujpeo*. Another time the old Ea I placed his h^nd f. und his s^n's upo't. * H»« I wi«h, Hahert!' hn «aid, « ihat your mother hid liv.*<t to shb y>-u a g/own man ! I thi> k -d«» no<! t.\n h a ni^, my son— l t ink y«»ur« i p rfoot manhoj.it yoa file -we m ; » inflni If.' Lord Ch»r ewo d 8:ml«d at the uimple, 'ovm? priiae. •Ilvive a woman's irid.» m your hfinlsorae f »o« and snatfly figure. How glad I am fh'»t «o nlond hu* e'^r o-»mo between us ! V m lmv» been .» he best of sons to m» Wuen L <iia y v can say o ynuraelf (ha 1 -- ym have n*v fP o> cc iv .tour lift) eit-'eu mi o o momen 81 " t«a fl w p,eaßuu lam taa jou h ave n,, that £ O;.oh aiarri<»£tf tor my bake ! iou w^uli nut hvve b*m bap y. ii e aV*n flv-yer bieesse puotj innnj^ee. 1

Ha little kmw thkt e*oh Word w« a dai^ter iv lits « n'aliWrt* .:-. •Afer you hid left me\ and ndrte^ back to B tifUnd,' >>o - eontin^d, I ,u*ed to w nder ii I had acted wiaely or notia refuaing^ you ymr ti art's .dasire ; iiow I ftawftUat I did Wdi>, For ■naequ.4i'inarMig«heve^ pwsper dhx the *?irl you Ibwft uitky| nave b.en vary leauaful, bufcyou Wouia never hay. b*ea happy with-tttt^ 1 >KA 4 H ish, fathar I 1 daidLard Unarlo wood, gently. *We will uofi sp^ak o£ "thijj again.' - . ■•. »>. j.:,-.;.- k .. >:,..•'. 'Do >s it still pun you ? l?ell me, my, son !' one 1 1 »c B*il. :■ • . . r 'Not m tuo way you think, 1 he repliod. . „ liM , „-'.\;-s-J x-> !«'.=■,•; • X woutl uot p»ii you for vhe. w^rld*rri you k off tv t, Hubert. $«tvuu..mast utft. lot thtt uaoauOiitQ ilyr ruifau Br • j idioa you g tin* . marriiig'*. ■■. X rhouid ftj Ca you loArriyd, m> ftdA. ...Loht^uld like you to love sViue u^ble, goiitle»la<iy : whom 1 o«iuld caduughter; l»h ul 'like to. hold 7 ur cu.ldi-en m my arm*, to n «*". the uia.io of ' diii.drW» voices iwioi^p 1 * Should you love my obUdreu co much, father ?' he asked. ' , ' Y«s, nure than I can tell you. You must marrjr. Hu jart ; and^thi n,,aß far as . yon aro oo oeiued, lsuiilinotßtive^ Wish left untulfi lea. .7/ There w«s hope tl^en for^hlfjJittle Matl*n»e— nope ouifc' lA^ime stag wpvdA win tue old Jfiail's ne'rtroi," *u*d, p?9veut his griev.ag over too v tori>un»ce m»rrmg«. tor two years and » half the Karl of itjoutte^a iini«red;j > .ve i -',f4ir| Itauaa o ime, xne ?»ra»a, en suu4lt>ne,l che fliiVd<s «U seem*! fo jiia iv g«viag hi<n ue v ut«. . tfor k wo y «t^n aud « h »»f be nnuf|»yjA<-^o»'i^»-*'-' tii.it von t^:itl <>tsgua Co n j?j ud^oe /nig <c ranaru o. Bug aud, au<i o a* |sJre> .'«hd uoai'jnJ'ioi'e.i s» dearly —Vf^l byn^u ; «ud, taou^b du.iux «hia time nis secret prayed up »n him throagn every hoar ot every d*y, GtUdi.ig hi a to luag ,bo 'tell his father, yet he oo.i trolled toe longing, oebause Da woa.d <lo aothiag that migao i« tie leant retk'd his r«oovor>. . T ion,,wh n two yetr* «a>i • uiilf h^d p*»se i, >fud he bfgan to cake counidl Wan hims If now he ooald D jsd orei»k chd luCßiliijeuoe, the EnrlD hiait'i suddetuy uiied hi U, and he ooul t u»6 nooouplia his purpose. „ - Duriig tuis tiuw ha ha I every six rnouchd «eu> regu>ar remutanada to. Eogi»ai, aud bad rt-oeiv^d. , m r..turn motv ouoaa «(jiug loiters i» -ojxt Afa'iaiine.' She WAt grj^i.ig a Grb'ag and 'beautiful ;' shn wm u;a ehy, fair atid nippy She oould -<>»y hi* mm» ; ab«a couid : 8(«g little b*oy-ao .gs Onoi .t ie Djccor ouc a gotitfu uurt from be- lictU head and scut it .to him; bUis »vuun h«s received it the • (O^ntinwd on page 4.) ! *

Wtt bad uo mea ibere waaisaoh J»n extensive E* aoiiaimenijiuAacldaud! Well, wo are aur^rued at «eeiug snuh a variety. Why, tin*e aretne largest premises of (be kiui m to»vn ! I'heae »i»d "similar rem«rkß «re oouatautly head' from those who pay thdir firat viaib co the "City Halt arcade." Saoh exyreßaiona are oaiiod f irta from wtciiessiag tue immense! stook of Oarpetß aod Furniture conveniently arrangdd m dhow Rijodlt 166 feet loag. l'u« proprietO'B are now 1 turning Bpdoi%t <»twatioi» td Beiroou Fa-nuare— They bare on view Btidstuada tp siiic all oleums, big i and low prices, m Iron, Kaon, rtima, Oedar, and M >ttled Kauri wtfin Dravr.irs, Tables, Wiati*%iu&u, Wardrobes Ac, «Sw, to m»ioh. Ail atze and d^oripii ny of adding ready fur delivery, an » ao, Di ing, Hw liig, oV l)rifw« iut{ Ko >m dunes, I'abled,' vVhikt-nots, &o, Qi4uufaotarad at ihe r own .factory Uuddr cue ex^eriehodd inaua,'emdut of Hoo >ro Ur.*'iWall. s > fnvoma<ly kuoWu to j tha Auofe.a;nl pauli*;. v LiteaUidg- pui'- : oh4B:ir. a'« iuvuul io stroll chroUghche Arc* id 4ud io<p to t -10, BifOtftt befor j ouying. 0 uui.fy o<d^r« are very otreiuliy p«jlco>l «n I ie >p i>.oheci witu prum^tuade. dOLDWir, '.fAiturcia A uMuweu 'i^y Hill ir»Ai", Q/^u^tc«)(it, Aubkfantii ' |

E"' lay dyiiig, and^ i,be f uu v ooiu(t nut I shf<^ life father his little ohild's hair. He died as he had lived, loviug and trusting his son, Cl*»ping his hand to <he last, and mnrmuring eweet and tender words to him. 1 ] Lo^diJhatlefliiaQa's; heart smote him »B^he listened; he had not' merited 'suohjmplipit fai r h apAtyust./^' •FatheCMfflS/^ia lis M a W W moment tl^Cma yorruear me? I aid marry Madaline— l loved her bo dearly, I could not help ifr^l iDaWied'hei 1 ; add she died one year afterwards. Bat shn left n% km&dWmr' y^il fieii me faftjert^ * No gleam of lighCcwMfini^ thedvinsr eyes, no conooiousneis int6 the ' quiet face ; the Earl did not bear. Wh»n, at laßt, his son had m¥dß~up~nis mind to reveal bis a^ret,'iti was too late, /or, his father to hbWr-sfnd^be-^dipd witKoui' knowing it. Ue died and wan brought back to En^lan^^A^^wjthg'eAlJ pomp andMtnagfifnoenoe ; y an(Jj, then ibis son reigned* m bis B^^aqdjb. c^ni^Ewl of Mountaeap... , {JJhe i firat^hing.that/be did after his Miners funeiftl, ft w,aß,;to-; fzo down to Castled ene : he bad mafic all arrangements. .fp^rjpgij'^vb'.S! dft J'g h * ter and heiress home. ITa nas lonainu most inipAti|o^nfeiyVtV t l^J)t9r2J|ba < kM^en ho reacheat fihlLJltt^ tsVa? & «tKooK of surprise Swaited him tuat almost c^t him bis ljfe». V t>i-**i*cou h-t ::,■':: .« >»- Doctor had >ipVQßperf d >$> dn'e> gleam of good fortune;ba(hiV»'6nght with it a suddin outburst of sunshine. The Doctor^ . had ;lef,s£;fcUttlCbn6Be mi GaWHe Street, "ai>d ,had taken a ; pre!-.ty o vi!!a, just outs.d^GStMile^^ 1 mim furttYshed it nicaly- white^laoe.oafteins wjre no loDger an unattainublelftxuty ; no nouee m the town looked. so clean, .sn .bright; or so prtttyJtf tfce3ftsferV People 'bVgan to lo»k up to him j it was ru'raOufeiil'that he bad bad money left to.him. —a for 1 une that rendered him ind^pendept^of his ptaotioe '"' Wb'BOoher* '%as.y t'h^t,. quite! nnderst^bd than people Vegan \o feud ou^ that after ail he was a very olever man. No sooner :diA ;ihi»-jr< eel ..quit? (joWyiuced that he waa iDCiflfereii^iißLaY bis r pr aot ice' thon thty at tD.ce a^pi-fciated his a^ivioen \ what ;t bad oeeo .oillpdrablnpi- 1 n.'ps now became tiuth ai d S'ncenty. 1 Jle ,was declared to be like poctor Ab' rnetby- worclerlotly^blever^lthod^h slightly barn^iie m ,niatiner. ■- Pa'ientß be^an to admire vim V one or two ins • ancesof ,woi»derfuioureß- wer«rquo r ed m his favor; »he woilri, truetoiteelf, true to, its own maxims;^b.sgatt to r r'es^Wt* him when it was believed, that he bad po«d fortune for . his. Yrjend. -• In one yea r'|,t?me aVtaa thebe'st practice in \ih?. t tow, he ladns ifottnd! his 'manner 'eo much improvecl b c bore ; .- ({ood; ■ fortune; :nsh r e had ' borne his ill fortune, with,. great equansmity ; it, had^come.too late.T t -lf btiSaF title of ifchaafall'efi'trfhißVhare twelve yeas earlier, he might ba re made the won an : he' loved so dearly' his. wife, She might, have been loving, hofpy by his side, frothing could bring her back— the gobcUfortane'had all come too late ; still lie was 'grateful for it. It wes pleasant to be able to. pay his bills whea they oamo r dne. to be abfe tb help his poor neighboars, t6- ! be* abl'd' to 'afford himself litle luxuries such as he had been loig without, ilbe greatest happiness he bad now m life was his love for little Madaline. Toe hold she had. taken of him* was mrfrvellonsf^from^the'' first moment sbe held out her baby-harids to him until the last ia which he saw te'r she w?8 m one dream of delight.'' At first he visited 'ehwood asatoereinatter of. duty, but, an time pasVed^Di'thpse vieita became his dearest pleaearißß^ The obild beggn to know him,;* h^r* lovely little face to brighten tor him fs'fie' had no fear of him, but would sit on b{s knee and lisp hqr pretty aorigs until h(B'wa ; s fairly enchanted. .!?•;'»■« «*-:»£. ' Mudflline was a lovely-chtid . She had a btautifnl hm.d and fee, an ' a fii'ure' exquisitely moulded. Her smilea w"f re like sunahinej her hair had m it'thrb d^ of ge.M j her e^es were of the deep blu> that one sees m summer? skies. 'I* : was not only her grent loreJeness, oiit" there ■was about her a wonderful charing a fasi^ ration, thnt ao one cou)rl mist 1 ... ; - ; Doctor Leßtom lov<?d the child. She sat on his knre, and talbd to him, lintr t> c whole face.pfJlie earth- BeetoefT changed for him. Besides his gr*-tf' ! 'Wvp fdr"tho little Madaline, he became interesTed itV the story of Margret. J)ora'jam ? s'life_tii her 1< ye for the bandso-. c, reckless/ 'nWi-V do-well who had giv*n up work as a failure— in her, wonderful .patience, 'for! slid never compWhe'd-H'ri hiraUlime heroism, for she bore alias a mar^. He ; hoord how H ity Dornham wns often seen intoxioa'ed—heard .that be whs abusive, violent. He >weW 'af terwdfds f o " the cuit..ge, saw Jhijiiees on jLbe-wife?s delicate arms aod TOnds—dark cruel marks on her face; but. byuethei* wo? d nor ?]p >k did the evflr ber«-Hy hejk h'iband/ tVatchina . that silent, herpip/ lie, ' he ber'anie m- 1 terested m " h^. More than once he trud to spenk to her about her ■ busbandJOfee jf anything oculd be :d« ne to reclaim Mm. She. knew that all effortwere iv vnin— there was no good in 'him'} still more sbe tnew.row that thereover had been s\v h pood as she bnd hop. d and behevtd. Another thibg pleased and interested the Doctor. I■, was Margaret Dornham's pafsiona c lore for her fouterchild. All the love that she would have lavished on her busbar. d.all.th.- 1. ye thai, ebo would hßye.giTen.to,hit»,«<wr»^hildi all tberppreßsed vfftfiion and buried tenderness of hor heart werr giyan to this Ifct le one. It was touching pitiful; tad, : to Bee how ebe woi shipped her. At •>' ) : ' • What shall £ do when the three years ate- over, andberfath~er oomes so S? '"I n W V - * he r ould Wto ' I shall never' be able to part wlh her Sometimes I think that Lanall ron away with her and hide her.' ,>;.>,, t ; '\ . ' HoW little SDe.dieained $bat there was a prophecy m the words ! ' . >•■ *Bw fathef has the first claim,' said Dootor Letsom. It may be hard for us to lose her, bat she belongs td'hitni' ' •He will never love her as 1 do,' Dornhatb. " ; ' Of the reai. rank and position of that i father she had Vibfc th« f«i a tV 8 t Buspicion {■ l j. e °aa money, she knew 'jbht^tliat was • all she knew:, add money to a woman v wnoße heart hungers for ldve seems i very f little. . • ■ '■■ J I *t.' T ! 10r8 is 80meth »»« »lmoßt terrible m I *° c c "?. to* 6 Voman for. that ohild, 1 j thought the Doctor. 'She is good J earnest, tender, true, by natiire j but sbe is capable of anything for the little one's sake. ■■•„:■. t . '. So iwo years and a half "paased, and tne ohild, mth her delicate marvellous grace, had become the light of these two , l ? l lveSl I« another iixmonVhs'they would have lo lose her. Poctor Letsom knew very well that, if tKe Earl were •till living, at the cud of the time years his son would fo|.< him of lis marriage. On a bright, sunahioy da\ i t ju c the Docior walked over t, A^lnvood. He had a in t c packet of fruit a. d cakes with him, and a wonderful doll, droßi d most rot ii ly, ■■..•:• * Mndaiine I ' h e cried, as lie- ewtered Jho outages and she cam 'rniiriu X to him. . Hhnitld you l.ko ;i Hrive w,ih ffls ;Cort,.h H.i I will, pro,,, ;,„ , o fUj-u .f )<u will ie n g-xd ei r ] # " *' She promi* d :foV \ "drive with he kid doctor «as her grwuW ' iardi i udll^'it, , • , •' / - : - . i ♦B.in« h-r f" my \o^ nho ,, t three l^-m row a er ou, «,.. p. „.„„,. ittid Po^or Won/and ihs tip\\ h»r» her. i I

Margr t p 1/ii.i.teil. VVh.n .the.i;ra,. came she took the 1 ttle one, dr seed ;n her pro<ty wh-t- frbel* : »nd, t.s t ny s t inthe'.'rawinirrnprn^^ie/^ictprjWflS: brought tibnic >o his Wuaa -Head! Itlwasfiuch a fimpje yet \?yty? r m}r, dentth/'ia'd ftlW^i*' A^-o^an' oPor lv »nt. Vf-'beitVfarc-'niHrtAt oni'ho'^ad' boon (terWiip 1 into h;!6 t.^ver^a ►frJhUwher s " thp ! Dont?r' U»e;n«ed 1 1 In \W loft t&B ir. open^rap-rtoiir/through whicli L A trupslfts of hny<?and utrawl"w«re rai^d anfl "loWßred. No one warhedVDoot^r Le»Bd.m about it- The auerUrfe was coveed with I Rf rnw, and V»! diking ;.4h# ] T acrosh. ffill Through. Th-rp «»h one com fort-ilip did not nuff r long- His deal h wnn :itia«antnnpoii9 ; and on the bright f Jute 1 affontaOn 1 , -wh^h* ;he "! ]to ; hftviff, t aheti 'it ! le Mnrlaiine forftjarive, lie w»s carried h'me.itf'routjb.the^ sun-lit, afcrcets, ■'dead. " ' ' '*' ' ■ ■ '■-,' '■•*•' -S' J Mdrgaret Pornhifoi and theiittleohil.' ■jW i raiting fo-' him when the sad fio? door. ' " ''The Doctor is ;d^rtdr;*as the on from one to anrttheV, s , , . ' , A ii.V^i>Jl^V;aifi sf.'dr thrduL'h M.»rgi«rft'» ,head D -'U The kindly iati'^'u bo had •Heeii I h^^Of'y friend, iitad ! Thm pern»p< the qbiid « ou^ be tuken iibm^heri nod she 'p'hou d fee'i n«. more !" ' x' - Ari impoiße. for wbiih «-he could bardh acooijnr^aDd f«r which she hfcrdfj teftpqnaible, Beiz d her. S-ie muafbave •the box that contained the papers; leetj ibepaier, people should rob her of f]ie chi.d./IQMoIJi aß'ab<flgh^.*he 8eiz«(l the hi x— which always ctood on :b>acl et"-iirthe-dr»witfg-r.>on.— and-hM «fc nnder lit shawl. To tht* end of her life she wW'pnz^iednaßA'd why she h'sidddne this, i It 'Bit be miwed,, Bhe.fcneW.'i m the confnsinn that wwß likely to ensue. Shp felt sure, also/tbat n^'ont-, s&ye .BerseU and the dbild's f»th(r, kh^w of its'coWnts. ' " She did pot wait Jong m,t.bj»|i scene of jcpnfujsion and ; sorrow. \ 'Oiaspins? the chjld| m bet airas>, lesi fthesc'orild Fee th«^ .deadj facft, Margaret Dorr.ham hurne? j Jhpck ito the cbt.ta">j«. "benimsAvith htr tl>e %wri* of the ohilo'g ;d^u,tity. ... „ Tn'b Dro'or was- bufled^ andwith him all trace of the child seenied-loft. Onre ful peaVchwastaKdeiiiJbiMbodseCforaov. letter's Uhat night; :doitoeai:;-ner,- th»t mi^hfc gve her fa^hf-r's ad^rees ; bnt. Step^n L«-«om had been faithful to hip •pr.mifje - he h^d k> pti thesecr^t. Therf 'wiitf no'hine 'bat cduld give the l^ast clue. Th r6 «ere no letters, no memoranda ; ia¥d, I after a time, people came tothf conclusion that it would be better io let. ' the child r. main whern she wa*. for her iatbei- woldrbe sure m time ; ,to hear of^ th 4 l|oo«o ( r f 'B:dVwh, »i'jl t to cUjm September "ci)mei y«th its glory. 6( BUtiimn leflTte. J.isfc- th-'eo />ea,r« ha<? • 1 psed since' Lady Charlekood had died ; .and thprt the grfnt t»bnme of her liftcame i to' Margaret Drnhfiui^ '"■ ;: ! :-.'i To.be iContitwed,.