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Show I The Bow of Orange R.bboi I A ROMANCE OF NEW YOR.K By AMFLIA T.. BAR.R. X J Avjlh.r mt 'THind Olivia." Thexi end th. Other rre." Es. X I C.iyrlctil. IMS, by Dartd. M'd end iVmipsnt. 1 1 CHAPTER IV. (Continued.) There was eomethlng mi trunk ami persuasive about the elMnl atranger thai Jorla could nui teluse the courtesy cour-tesy abe asked (or herself and ber nephew. And. having yloil-d. he yielded Willi entire Irulh nd conn dene. Klder Bempl was greatly pleased mt bin friend'! complaisance, lie gave Jurl! full credit for bin victory over ' hi! national prejudice, and he did his very beat to make the concession pleasant event In this effort be was greatly assisted by Mr, (lord. in. Bbe at herself to charm Van lleemsklrk. a! aha had let herself to cl.jrm Ma-dam Ma-dam Van Heemsklrk on her previous visit, and he succeeded so well, that when "Sir Honor de Coverloy" was called, Jorla rose, filtered her hta hand and to the delight of every one pre mt, lad the dance with her. It a Utile triumph for the elder. Indeed, be was io Interested tn likening liken-ing to the clever way In which "the bonnle woman flattered Van Heema- Irk" that be waa quite obllvloua of the gathering wrath In bla son's face, and the watchfnl gloom In Btam'e yea, as the two men atood together. Jealously observant of Capt. Hydea attention! to Katherln. Without any worda spoken on the subject, there was an underHtood compact between them to guard the girl from any private pri-vate conversation with him; and yet two men with heart! full of lusplclon and jealousy were not a match for one man with a heart full of love. In a moment,, lu the Interchange of their hands In a dance, Knttierlne clasped tightly a little note, and uuobserved I hid It behind the rose at ber breast. I The loving girl thought It no wrong I to put It there: she even hoped that some kind nf blessing or sanction might come through euch lacred keeping, keep-ing, and she went to sleep whispering , to beravlt: I "Happy I am. Me he loves; me he tores; me only hu lovus; me forever ( tie lovea!" CHAPTER V. ' The Beginning of Strife. f "My dear Dick, I tin eiceodlngly fonncerned to find you In sue h a tak-fng tak-fng moping about a Dutch school-1 school-1 girl! 1'shawl I had a much better I opinion of you." L "I know t lovo her beyond vry- I thing, and that I am likely so to love I tier all my life." 'i5 "Upon my word, Dick, lore may H lira an age If you don't marry It" ' "Let me make you understand that I wish to marry It." "Ob, Indeed, air! Thon the) church door standi open. Oo In. I suppoie. tlio lady will oiillgo you so far' i "Pray, dear aunt, giro me your ad vice. What la the drat !tnp to be taken ?" "Go and talk with ber father. The girl you think worth asking for; but It la very necessary for you to know what fortune goes with hor beauty." "If bar father refusea to giro her to ma" I "That la not to be thought of. You euna of a noble race. You re not far from the heritage of a great title and estate. If you ask for her fortune, for-tune, you. offer far abort lla equivalent, equiva-lent, air." "Well, this suipense Is Intolerable, aad not to be born. I will go and and It- (live me your good wishes." "I shall be Impatient to hear the re-. re-. ault" At Van Hoemsklrk'i store Capt. Hyde asked for the councillor and was taken to his oltlca. "Your servant, captain. la there any thing I can oblige you In, ilr?" Jorl asked the question because the manner of the young man struck him aa uneasy and constrained; and he thought, "Perhaps he baa oome to borrow monoy." He waa not, thore-fcre thore-fcre astonished when Capt. Hyde answered: "Blr, you can. Indeed, oblige mo, and that In a matter of the greatest moment" ; "If money It be, captain, at one I may tell yon, that I borrow not, and I lend not" "Ulr, It la not money In partico lar." "8or "It la your daughter, Katharine." , Then Jorla atood up, and looked ateadliy at the suitor. Ills large, amiable face bad become In a moment mo-ment hard and stern; and the light la hla eye waa like the cold, sharp light that falls from drawn steel. "My daughter Is not for yon to nam. Blr, It la a wrong to ber, If 700 apeak ber name. I.Ike to Ilka, that la what I aay. Your wife seek, captain, among your own women. liy daughter la to another man prom-a4." prom-a4." " I.ook you, councillor, that would b monstrous. Your daughter lore me." Jorla turned while to the Hps. "It la not the truth." be answered In a aoi, husky vole. "By tk sun In heaven, It la truth) Aak her." "Then a great scoundrel are you, runt with honeat men to talk. Ho! Tea, your a word pall from Its scabbard. scab-bard. Strike. To the heart, strike ma Lets wicked would be tba deed than the thing you bar done." There was something very Imprea Ira ra the angry sorrow of Jorla. Yet Hyd persevered In bis solicitation. 1 'U in Bm .iwmi.i y up 111 nil llilPMiWIll'WW P I'1'"1" "Do but hoar me, sir. I have done noUiInu contrary to the custom of people In my condition, and I assure you that with all my soul 1 love your daughter. No man tan love her better bet-ter ." "What say you? How, thon, do I love herT I who carried her mlju wiUm larnmmje In these arms before yet she could suy to me. Fader! '" His wrath had bc-u ateadliy growing, and suddenly striking tae desk a ponderous pon-derous blow with his close hand, he said with an unmistakable passion, "My daughter you shall not have. Ood In heaven to himself take her ere such sorrow come to her and me!" "Sir, you are very uncivil; but to be plain with you, I am determined to marry your daughter If I can compass tba matter In any way. It la now, turn, open war between us; and so, fir. your servant" "Stay. To me listen. Not one guilder will I give to my daughter, It" "To the devil with your guilders! Dirty money made In dirty traffic " "You lie." "Blr, you take an Infamous advantage. advan-tage. You know, that, being Katherlne Kather-lne e father, I will not challenge you." "Chrlatus!" roared Jorls, "challenge "chal-lenge me one hundred times. A fool I would be to answer you. 1.1 fe my Ood gave to me. Well, then, only my Hod shall from me take It Bee you these arms and bandsf In them you will be aa the child of on year. Ere beyond my reason you mova me, go!" and he strode to the door anu Dung It open with a passion that mado every one in the store atralghten towards the two men. White with rage, and with bla hand upon hla iwordhllt, Capt Hydo stamped his way through the crowded store to the dusty street. Then It struck him that he had not asked the nam of the man to whom Katherlne waa promised. He swore at himself for the omission. Whether be knew him or not, be was determined to fight him. Now he must seo Katharine Katha-rine before ber fathor had any opportunity oppor-tunity to give any ordera regarding him. in tha meantime Jorls was suffering as only such deep natures can suffer. Capt Hyde's proposal and hla positive posi-tive assertion that Katherlne loved him, bad fallen upon tha father s heart with the force of a blow, and the terror of a shock. Aftor Hydea departure, h shut the door of bla office, walked to the window, and atood there soma minutes, min-utes, clasping and unclasping hla large band!, Ilk a man full of grief and perplexity. Kre long he remembered remem-bered hla friend Scrapie. This trouble trou-ble concerned him also, for Capt Hyde waa In a manner hla 1 guest; and. If be were Informed of tba marriage mar-riage arranged between Katherlne and Noil Bernple, he would doubtleaa feol himself bound In honor to retire. Jorls found Bemple and In a fow short, strong sentences, put tha case before him. "My cortlel When girls are auld enough for a lover, they are a match for any gray head. I'm thankfu' man that I wasna' put In charge o' any o' them. 1 shall hae to apeak my mind to Nlel. and likewise to Col. Oordon; and you ranna put oft your duty to your daughter an hour longer. Dear mel To think. Jorla, o' a man being be-ing able to alt wl' the councillors o' the nation, and yet no match for a lassie o' seventoenl" Aa thoy walked homeward, tha elder talked, and Jorls pondered, not what waa aald, but the thongbta and purpose! pur-pose! that ware alowly forming In hit own mind. When tba evenlog meal wai over Jorla tose, and laylDg hla hand on Kalberlue'e aboulder aald, "There la something to talk about Sit down, Lysbet; the door shut close, and 11a-ten 11a-ten to me." It was Impossible to mistake tha stern purpose on her bushand'a face, and Lysbet allontly obeyed the ordor. "Katherln. Katrljnljo, mljn kind, this afternoon there cornea to tha star tha young man Capt Hyde. To thy father be aald many 111 worda. To him thou sbalt never apeak again. Thy promise give to ma" She aat silent with dropped eye, and cheeka aa red aa the pomegranate dower at ber breast. "Mljn kind, speak to me." Weeping bitterly, ah rose and went to ber mother, and laid ber head upon Lyabet'a shoulder. "Look now, Jorla. On most know th 'aaSJpVwandJA 'wbe jfii. What meaa youT Whlsh, mljn klndje!" "This I mean, Lysbet. No more meetings with th Kngllrhman will I bar. No lor excreta will I bear. Danger la with them; yea. and sin, too. "Mljn kind, listen to m thy father. It la for thy happy lit hex. It 1 for thy eternal Ufa. I apeak to tha. Tbia man for whom thou art weeping la not good for thee. Mljn beat kloje, do I love theeT" , "My father!" "Do I love thoar "Ya, yea." "Dost thou, than, lor mT Bh put her arms round bla aeck. and laid her cheek against hla, and kissed him many timaa. "Wilt thou go away and leav aa, and leav thy mother, In oar old atr? Katrljntj. my dear, dear child, what for me, and for thy mother, will then dof "Thy wlsh-tf I can -Then he told hor of the provision made for her furore. He reminded her of Nell s long affection, and added, add-ed, "To-morrow, about thy own house, I will take the first step. Near my house !, shall be; and a the feast of at. Nicholas thou shalt be married. And money, plenty of money, I will give thee: and all that Is prjper thy mother and thee shall buy. But no more, no more at all, shall thon aee or speak to that had man who haa so beguiled thee, wilt thou these things iromlse mo? Me and thy mother?" "Hlrhard I must aee one more. That Is what I ask." "Hlrhard! So far la It? Well, then. I will as easy make it aa I can. One more, and for one hour, thon may see him. Mut I lay It on thee U tell him the truth, for this and for all other time." "Now may I go? He la anlgh, Hla boat I hear at the landing;" and ah stood up, Intent, hastening, with her fslr head lifted, and her wet eyea Used on the distance. "Well, be It so. Oo." With th words she slipped from the room; and Jorla railed Baltu to bring him soma hot coals, and began to Oil bis pipe. As th Virginia calmed and soothed him. the sweetness of bla nature was at once In the ascendant; and he said, "Lysbet, oome then, and talk with m about th child." Bhe turned the keys In ber press slowly, and atood by It with them In her hand. "What haa been told thee, Jorla, today? And who baa spoken? Tongues evil and envious, I am aura of that." "Thou art wrong. Th young man to me spoke himself. Ho said, 'I kv your daughter. I want to nitrvy hr.'" "Well, then, he did no wraiig. And aa for Katrljntje. It la In nature that a young girl should want a lover. It la in nature ah should choose the on she like best That la what 1 say." "Yes, It Is In nature th child should want this handsom atranger; but with me thou wilt certainly aay, 'He I not lit for thy happiness; he has not th trua faith, he gamblea, he fight dueli, he la a waster, he Urea badly, he will take tlieo far from thy own people and thy own home." She drew close to blm, and laid hor arm across bla broad anouldera; and he took his pipe from his lipa, and turned hla face to her. "Kind and wise art thou, my husband; and whatever what-ever la thy wish, that Is my wish too." 1 "Itlght am I, and I know I am right And I think that Nell Bemple will ba a very great person. On the Judge's bench ho will sit down yet" "A good young man he may be, but he la a very bad lover; that la tne truth. If a llttlo less wis he could ouiy bet A young girl like some foolish fool-ish talk. Little fond words, very strong they are. Thou thyself aald them to me." "That la right To Nel. I will talk a little. A man must seek a good wife with mora heart than hs aeeka gold. Yea, yea; her price above rublea la." At th very moment Jorla made tbla raniark, th elder waa speaklag for blm. Noll waa walking about th terrace, and he Joined him. "You are atepplng In a vera majeettc way, Nell; what's In your thoughts. I wonder?" "I have a speech to make to-morrow, air. My though ta were on th law, which ha a certain majesty of its own." "You'd better be thinking o' a speech you ought to make to-night, If you car about aavlng youraol' wl' Katherln Van Heemsklrk. You haa a rival, air. Capt. Hyde asked Van Heemaklrk for bis daughter tbla afternoon, af-ternoon, and an earldom In prospect Isna a poor bait Tak' a word o' advice ad-vice now. You ar fond enough to plead for other, go and plead an hour for yourael.' Cortiol When I waa your age, I was ay noted for my per auadlng way. Your father, air. never left a apare corner for a rival." (To ba continued.) |