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SIR ! we poor nuns are not able
jsee how the glories of earth are
brighter than those of heaven : or what
i .i i . i t
i BuvnuiiiKB guy Bllu irivuiuus wuiuuii
' of the world, who spends her time In the
pursuit of her own selfish pleasure, has
over one who lives a retired, humble,
and innocent life, watching her heart
that no sin may enter, instructing chil
dren, and forming their minds to virtue,
accepting and using her life all for Qod.
We are happy and at peace here, and we
know that the world has snares. Here
every day we say God chastens those
whom he loves, and in our crosses, if
any are Imposed, we see our Father's pre.
dllectlon ; in the world we might forget
that, and fall under the burden."
Doctor Thayer was a man of the world
and though familiar with noble thoughts
and sympathizing with all high and
generous sentiments, still, in many
things he thought the world's thoughts.
He could appreciate the lofty purity of
the stand the Woman took ; but the feel
ings was not familiar to him. Possibly
be had heard similar sentiments from
the pulpits; but they had been from the
lips of men who had fine, or at least
comfortable houses, who had families,
and freedom to go where they would, to
whom society and nearly all its pleas
ures were open. But here was one who
practiced what she preached.
" But Rose may not become a frivo
lous woman of the world. You have
educated ber here to a nobler life; let
her now go out and exercise her
influence to purify this society which
you fear, so much. We want such wo
men." The superior sighed. v. I
" It is for her to choose," she said.
And, going to the door, she directed a
Bister who stood in the hall to ask Sister
Blanche to come to the parlor.
The doctor was too much agitated to
ask why she should be called sister, and
breathlessly watched the door by which
his former charge was to enter. It
opeued presently, and a slender figure
glided in, and, bowing to him, but with
out lifting her eyes to his face, went and
stood by the superior. '
A tremor of surprise and delight ran
over the man, as he stood up, involun
tarily, at sight of that vision. Blanche
. she was, pale of face, but with that
milky pallor of a flower that has grown
in the shade, and still paler from the
black of her coarse robe and veil. ' For
though her noviciate had not yet com
menced, she had anticipated the dress as
much as was allowed.' Ah, the tranquil
sweetness of that unspeakably lovely
and delicate face I the gilding grace of
f her motions ; the Indescribable air of
beauty and holiness that hung about
VlAt ' ". til i
" Blanche," the superior said, " this
gentleman is Doctor Thayer he has come
to see you." I '!',' ' -' ' " ' ' '
A faint red bloomed In the arVm
- o-- -
cheeks at the sound of his name,aud her
brilliant eyes flashed full in his face, and
dwelt there an Instant, then dropped,
suffused with tears. She whispered a
t word to the superior, and,recelvlng a
I nod in answer, timidly advanced toward
him, with her band extended. . , j
"You are welcome," she ! said, with
;the direct earnestness of a child, letting
-her band remain a moment In his
clasp. ."My one earthly wlah was to
it-is you." ' : ' ' !
If I had suspected that !" he ex
claimed, reddening deeply. "I suppos
ed that I was not expected to cull here:
and never dreamed that I wan desired."
, ",Yu know I could never forget
you,", she said, emphasizing the last
word then timidly . withdrew to the
superior's, side, and sat with her eyes
downcast, waiting for them to speak,
"Doctor Thayer brings news for you,"
the superior said gently. " Relatives of
yours have sought you out, and a large
fortune Is at your disposal."
" Relatives 1" repeated the young re
cluse, lifting her eyes again. "Have I
relatives ?"
. Her manner was erfeotly tranquil,
but there was a faint tremor in her
voice.
The doctor immediately explained that
the relative who instituted the search
was now dead. " Mr. Walter Stanley,"
he said.
"Walter I" she repeated. "Then it
was he who gave muni ma this watch."
8he drew it from iter belt as she spoke
and opening it, pointed to the words
engraven inside; "Rose, from Wul
ter." The doctor, a little impatient at (lie
superior's slowness in explaining, took
the matter on himself, and la a few
forcible words deflned her circumstances,
the relationship of Mrs. Burkhardt, her
ownership of the Hall, and the position
she was called to take in the world.
Hlie heard him with surprise, but no
appearance of elation ; there was even
an expression of trouble in her fane, site
looked thoughtfully down for a moment
without speaking.
" I could give the money all away,"
she said presently, as If seeing a way
out of some difficulty. " You could see
to It, Sister Veronica," to the superior.
"Because, you know, since I am to
commence my noviciate next week, I
would not wish to have to think of such
things."
The superior glanced triumphantly at
their visitor. Here was a beautiful
young girl who would willingly turn
away from all the glories of earth, even
when they were at her feet.
" But, my dear," exclaimed the doc
doctor, " you are not going to be a
nun I" '
The girl raised her white and Btartled
face, and looked from him to the supe
rior. " That Is," he added, " not tilj you've
chosen again, from your new position.
You have now other duties and respon
sibilities, which your conscience should
not allow you to renounce. The supe
rior will tell you that your noviciate
must now be indefinitely postponed, if
not finally abandoned. You are, of
course, too inexperienced to understand
your duties fully. You would not wish
to cast opprobrium on your friends here
by allowing the world to say that they
enriched themselves at your expense."
: The shaft flew, as he had meant that
it should.". ;
Doctor Thayer," said the superior,
with quiet dignity, " I would gladly
take this girl penniless, as I thought to
receive her. , But you are right in one
thing : Blanche has not experience. I
perceive that her noviciate must be in
definitely postponed. If, on fully re
alizing ber new position, she shall still
be or the same mind, I shall rejoice ; if
she should change, I hope to be re
signed." " There will be some legal formalities
to go through with," the gentleman
continued ; " and of oourse It would not
be agreeable, nor, indeed, possible, for
the business to be transacted here. It
seems to me best that Rose should go to
my house. I will send my sister for her
at any time you may designate. It was
the request of Mr. Samuel Markbam,
who was appointed her guardian by
Mr. Stanley. The will provides that she
shall be under guardianship one year
after she Is found." . - ;
Sister Veronica looked with a sad
smile at her young friend.
-" You see, my dear, that you must
submit," she said, J' I have no authori
ty, and you are Independent. I can
trust, though, that you will not forget
me, nor God." .. ....
. Rose Paulier had taken the superior's
hand and clasped it to her bosom, and,
while the two were speaking, had stood
looking Intently at each, a new expres
sion coming into her face and form, She
seemed to grow taller, her head was
lifted, the sweet Hps were pressed a lit
tle more elosoly together, the dark eyes
were open, and brilliant with what
looked like the first stirring of pride
and will, and her pulo cheeks began (o
show a faint pink whlnli gradually deep
ened Into a vivid crimson. She was In
describably beautiful and imposing. In
that few minutes during which she
stood there silent, her habit of oliedl
enceaud entire dependence, seemed to
slip from her like u garment, and she
becumo a woman capable of thinking
and deciding for herself.
" When do you think you would like
to go ?" the superior asked, watching
her attentively.
" I wilt think about It to-duy, and de
cide In the morning," the girl replied,
quietly, giving no sign of a disposition
to tuke advice on the subject.
The Interview wan becoming con
strained and awkward.
Doctor Thayer rose to go.
"I will send Mrs. Coolidge to cull on
you In the morning, uud you can muke
any urraugenieiils you seu fit with her
I shall be happy to huve you, under her
protection, muke my house your home
till a more suitable place Is muke reudy
for you. It wus Mr. Stanley's desire
thut you should live at the lull : but
there limy be some delay in obtuinlng
posHUHslou of thut. However, I merely
culled on you as a friend, to announce
to you the news of which I was the
messenger; the business is entirely in
the hands of your guardian and all your
wishes are to be expressed to lit in."
Whether by some subtile sympathy
she detected the wounded pride and feel
ing which he veiled carefully under a
tone of friendly courtesy, whether she
shrank from being completely in the
hands of a stranger on her first entrance
Into the world, or whether her old fond,
ness for and dependence on him was
striving in her heart for whatever rea
son, the young girl's countenance
changed. An earnest softness took the
pluce of its absorbed look, the eyes look
ed up Into his imploringly and tim
idly. " Will not you even advise me?" she
aHked.
Whenever you may think fit to ask
my advice, I shall be most happy to
give it, as far as I am able," he replied,
smiling, and turning to take leave of
the superior. But the smile was not a
heart-felt one, and it woke no answer in
that sensitive face. .
To his surprise, Rose followed him to
the door.
" I do not want to go out of here, if
I am not to be near you, and have you
kind to me," she said, when he turned,
aware that she was beside him. .
He had only bowed on taking leave
of her ; now, with a real smile, which
her face reflected, he took her hand.
" If you choose it, I shall be glud." be
satd.
" And I want al the advice, except
in my religion, to come from you," she
said. " There is no one In the world
who has a right to command me save
you." ' . ; ,
He did not choose to say a word, in
reply to an appeal which so entirely
suited him, in presence of any one else.
He only smiled again, clasping her out
stretched hand once more took his
leave. '
' But it was hardly a happy face which
Doctor Thayer wore, as he drove down
the avenue.'
' .
A whisper arose in the town of Saxon
a rumor too wild and strange to be
true; yet every one was anxious to
know bow such an absurd story could
have been started. The gentleman pooh
poohed it, the ladles doubted and buz
zed, and meantime it became evident
that something was really the matter.
Mrs. Burkhardt was not at borne, to
visitors ; and the servants, when ques
tioned, merely looked mysterious, and
said that their mistress was very much
engaged. Kext it was ascertained that
Doctor Thayer's sister-in-law, Mrs.
Coolidge, was at his house, making her
yearly visit a month than earlier usual ;
and, In the bright moonlight evenings,
passers by the cottage saw a slight figure
walking iu the gardens or on the piazza,
sometimes accompanied by Mrs. Coo
lidge, sometimes bv the doctor, or per
haps by both. Then Mr. Markham,
whom everybody soon found out to be
an attorney from England, called at the
cottage every day. .
Finally the whole astonishing story
came out the heiress marrying agolnst
her father's wishes, and discarded in
consequence; the long, vain search of
her early lover ; the strange, sudden
death of the lady ; the still more strange
apparent death and real resuscitation of
her child, and all the romantic circum
stances of her hiding. It was known
that Mrs. Burkhardt utterly refused to
believe the girl anything but an Impor
ter, and threatened to contest the case.
But scarcely had a deeper and more
sinister buz arisen, with such a ques
tion as " Did she know who Mrs. Pau
lier was?" " What did the woman die
of?" " Was the pretended death and
the hiding for the child's safety V" and
others similar, before It wan announced
that the mistress of the Hull was con
vinced that the case was not an impos
ture, and had acknowled her young re
lative, and invited her to become her
guest till she could give up the house to
her sole occupucy. Her carriage had
been standing at the gate of the doctor's
cottuge. But no one saw the face of tho
lady as she came down the walk, and,
stepping Into the carriage with the brief
order," Home I" was driven rapidly
away. Her veil was pulled too closely,
not only for scrutiny, but for recogni
tion. Mrs. Burkhardt had had a hard time.
One would think it hard enough to bo
obliged to give up this magnificent es
tate, and the prospect of a still more
in ugn I fluent fortune, without doing so
under such humiliating circumstances.
" Madum," Mr. Markham had said,
when she took a high band with him,
" you may say you do not believe in the
identity of the child; but you must
have known her mother. If we have
to contest this matter, Inquiries will
have to made into the manner of Mrs.
Pauller's death. It took place at your
house and was very sudden. I And that
the disease was called cramps, a very
vague and unsatisfactory definition."
"My God, sir!" the lady exclaimed,
" do you suppose that I murdered the
woman V"
" By no means," was the ready re
ply. " But can you prove that you did
not y The circumstances are very awk
ward, and, preposterous as such an ac
cusation would be, can you prove It to
be false? Your position and character
would be no screen. You must know,
madam, that no one can stand so high
but scandal and suspicion may touch
them. '
"And so," she cried, " I have got to
give up, without a word, a home which
has been mine for twenty-six years, and
take a young adventuress by the hand,
and acknowledge her as a relative, for
tear that rabble may accuse me of crimes
which never entered Into my heart to
commit I"
Mr. Markbam rose, took his bat and
gloves, and made a very stiff bow to the
lady.
" We will put to the proof my ward's
title to be called an adventuress," said
be coldly.
The end of the matter was, that Mrs.
Burkhardt was suddenly convinced by
the proofs shown ber, and was devour
ed by Impatience to embrace her young
relative, whose natural protectress she
was. Why should Rose be In the bouse
of those people, who were nothing to
her? But Rose had put a stop to all
that.
" I do not know any friends but Doc
tor Thayer, Mrs. Coolidge, and my
guardian," she said; "and I am per
fectly comfortable here. Do not hurry
about leaving the house. I have no de
sire to take possession of it for some
time. Please stay there this summer If
you like."
Rose bad tried to be cordial, but bad
succeeded very poorly. She was really
afraid of this woman with the pale,
smiling lips, and the hard eyes, and an
inadvertant remark of her guardian bad
given her feelings of vague, Incredulous
horror toward ber.
" The fact that Mrs. Paulier died at
ber house will be a vise on her," Mr.
Markham bad said, then, with a glance
at Rose, had checked himself.
She did not know, she would not
kuow, what he might learn ; but she
shuddered at the thought of the woman,
and, in spite of herself, bad received
her advances In tha most freezing man
ner. "I trust, Mm. Coolidge," the lady
said, aa she rose to go, "that you will
try to impress on MIrs Paulier an Idea
of the vulgarity of family quarrels. Her
circumstances are already so peculiar
tliat good tuste requires an avoidance of
anything that niuy attract future atten-
tlon.
" The young lady, In accordance with
her couMn's will, has assumed the name
of Stanley," said Mrs. Coolldge.hr.ughtl
ly, not deigning to take any further no
tice of the other's Insulting speech.
Of course such a reception could not
be very agreeable to the lady of the
manor, and the parting had been as Icy
as posslblo, the visitor hastening to hide
her face behind her veil.
This unlucky visit of the mother did
not, however, prevent any civilities
from the family. That very evening,
Mr. Frederick Clarence Lenox Burk
hardt opened the gate of the doctor's
gurden, and walked easily up to where a
small party sat on the piazza, enjoying
the bright moonlight and the cool,
flower-scented breeze. He had time to
scan the company fully, as he approach
ed them, for the clear light revealed their
positions to him. Doctor Thayer and
Mr. Markham sat together at the end of
veranda; and Mrs. Coolidge, with her
little girl leaning on her lap, sat at the
other, the child Baking her mother some
of those puzzling questions which no
body can answer, the mother calling np
all her wisdom to satisfy the child, and
prevent her guessing, prematurely, that
there are some things which even a
beautiful and beloved mother does not
know. Pacing the veranda between
these two, was a young man who bent
his head to catch the low-spoken words
of a slender girl who looked tip ever
and anon to meet his look.
" Confound him I he's on the trail I"
muttered the approaching visitor, as be
recognized Charles Wilson.
" Doctor, I hear that I've got a cousin
in your house. May I have the honor
of being presented to ber ?" said the
young man, when the doctor rose to
meet blm.
Mr. Clarence Burkhardt was rather a
guy fellow, and, since there was no pe
cuniary necessity for his adopting a
profession or going Into trade, he bad
lived merely a life of pleasure, and on
his father's death had sold out of bis
business; this last an unfortunate step,
which bod caused the following com
ment in the late Mr. Stanley's will :
" Since Mr. Clarence Burkhardt does
not think it necessary to engage in
business, or study a profession, he must
be in circumstances which will render
auy bequest from me unnecessary."
But, after all, there were worse young
men than this indolent pleasure-seeker,
and Rose Stanley's friends were glad to
see him. It looked better that some re
lative should be on friendly terms with
her, and they bad nothing against Cla
rence on her account.
He found himself cordially received
by the family and by Rose, who gave
him ber hand, and called him Cousin
Clarence. He watched her closely in
that soft light, and became every mo
ment more satisfied with this programme
which bis mother bad marked out for
blm.
" If I lose the money, you may win
it," she had said. " They will take pos
session of ber, and marry ber to that
Charles Wilson, if nobody Interferes.
They have some story of her having
taken sick at the .Wilson's, and Charles
having carried her in his arms to the
poor-bouse, and catching the fever from
her, and nearly dying In consequence.
They'll make the most of It ; but a
mere dry-goods trader will have 'no
chance, unless you let blm. Now i
your chance, before she goes into socie
ty and gets ber bead turned."
Mrs. Coolidge had persuaded Rose to
wear white, which was the only eoler
for which the girl would exchange ber
black robe; and, plain and nun-like aa
ber nansook robe was, she could bear it
without losing ber claim to beauty.
Only one skirt, with a hem unadorned
by either lace or ruffles, long sleevea fas
tened about the wriuU, and a high bod
ice buttoned cloeely to her round throat,
certainly made a toilet quite severe
enough. The loose, rich bair of sunny
browu was untwined from the stiff braid
into which the little nun bad made It,
and arranged by Mrs. Coolldge's artis
Uo hands in shining coils about a small
jet comb.
She needed no ornament to set off ber