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Show i The Bow of Orange Ribbon A ROMANCE CF NEW YORK 1 By AMELIA E. BARK X Author of "TrLnd Olivia.- T Thou and th. Other On., Cm. Oop7rlM. IBM, by Dooa. bad 4 Oompwij. X CHAPTER X. (Continued.) Jorla was so emptied up In hla Brief that hi old nut notice Ilram wan ufTerlnK nlso. Ilram gut tlin brunt of tlio world's wondering anil Itinul-rlca. Itinul-rlca. People who did not lido to ask Jorla qucstlona felt nn such delicacy with Ilram. Jorls roulil. In Mime degree, de-gree, control himself, bo could api-ak nf t..e marrlaito with regret, hut without with-out passion; hp had oven alluded, In aome easca, to llyde'e family and e-pectatlona. e-pectatlona. Tho majority believed that ho was secretly a llltlo proud of the alliance. Hut Hram waa allame "With IndlKiiatlnn; flrnt. If the mar-rlaifo mar-rlaifo were at nil doubted; second. If It wcro supposed to bo a satisfactory one to any member of tho Van 1 ! uia-hlrk uia-hlrk family. Hyde's brother officers hold high festival to thulr ronnailos aurrcaa. To ovory bumper they read the marrlaKO ' notice aloud aa a leant, and Rave a kind of national triumph to what waa a purely personal affair. Jorla read It with dim eyes, and then III hla long Oouda pipe and aat emoklna: with an Ir of Inexpressible loneliness. I.ys-, I.ys-, bot read It, and then put the paper I carefully away among the Bilks and 1 aatlna In hor bottom drawer. Nell j Scniplo road It and re-read It. It ' aeenied to bave a foacinatlon for him, and for moro than an hour ho aat V mualng, with hla eyca fixed upon tho I fateful words. Then he rose and went 1 to tho hearth. There wcro a few I atlrks of wom1 burning upon It, but Stl.ey had fullen apart. Ho put them together, and, tearing out tho notice, k be aid It upon them. It meant much K more to Nell finn tho destruction of 1 a ecrap of paper, and ho stood wntrh- I Ing It long after It bad become a (lira J af grayish anh. i Ilrnm would not read It at all. He 4 was too full of shame and trouble at ,t the event; and tho momenta went as j It they moved on lend. Hut after tea I fee gathered a great nosccay of nnr- J tlssus aud went to Isoac Cohen's. He I went Into the store, and sho aeemed 1 to know his footstep. Ho had no need " to apeak; aho camo at unco from tho mystery behind tho crowded place Into tho clearer light. 1 lol r acqualnlanro bad evidently advanced since that anxious evening when aho had urged upon Ilram the - Intelligence of the duel between Ilydo and Nell Simple; for Dram gave her tbe flowers without embarrassment, - - and she burled their sweet face In their awoet potala, and then lifted It I wltb a smile at once gratoful and confidential. Than Ilram told her all the little ... tlilnaa that had crtaved htm, and Uiajr talked aa dear companions might talk. It waa not moro than an hour ero Cohen came homo. He looked quickly I at 'he young pooplo and then stood by ram, and besan to talk court ooue- ly of passing events. Miriam leaned, listening, aKiilnrt a magnificent "apostle's cablnot" In black oak. Against Its carved and pillared background, back-ground, ber dark drapery fell In almost unnoticed grace; hut ber fair face and email hands, with the mass of white narcissus in them, had a lingular and alluring beauty. She affected Ilram aa something sweetly aupernatural might bave done. It was an effort for blm to answer Coben; be felt aa If It would be impossible for Mm to go away. But the clock struck tho hour, and the shop boy began to put up the ahuttera, and the old man walked to the door, taking Ilram with him. Then Miriam, smiling ber furewoll, passed like a shadow into the darker abadowa beyond; and Bram went borne, wondering to find that ahe bad cast out of hla heart hatred, malice, frotful worry and all unchnrltablo-aess. unchnrltablo-aess. CHAPTER XI. At Hyde Manor, and Bram and Miriam In Hyde Manor House, there was that stir of preparation which Indicates Indi-cates a departure. Ilydo and (Catherine (Cather-ine were taking a hasty meal together. Hyde waa in full uniform, bla aword at bla aide, hla cavalry cap and cloak on a chair near him. They both rose together Kathorlno bravely smiling away the tears and looking exceedingly exceeding-ly lovely In ber blue morning gown trlmmod with frilling of thread lace, and Hyde, gallant and tender, but till wltb the air of a man not avorae to go back to life's real duty. Hs took Katharine In bla arms, kissed away tor tear, made her many a loving promise and then, lifting hla rap and cloak, left the room. Evidently he bad quite reoovered bla health and atrengtb, for be sprang very easily Into the saddle, and, gathering the relna In bla hand, kept the restive animal In perfect control. A moment be stood thus, the very Ideal of a fearless, chivalrous, band-aome band-aome soldier; the next, hla face aoft-ned aoft-ned to almost womanly tondorness, for be aaw Katherlne coming hastily through the dim ball and Into the clear sunshine and In her arms wns bis little son. She came fearlessly to bla side, and lifted the sleeping child to blm. He stooped and kissed it and then kissed again tbi beautiful mother; and - calling happily . backward, back-ward, "Qood-by. my love; God keep you, love; good by," be gave bla bora his own wild will and was aoon lost to sight among the tree of lb park. 1 -'Km ,,., Katherlne stood with her child In ber arms, listening, to the ever fainter beat of hm.fa. Her husband bad gono back to duty, his furlough had explr-eil. explr-eil. their long, leisurely honeymoon was over. Hut she was neither fearful fear-ful nor unhappy. Hyde's friends had prorurod hla exrhango into a court regiment. He was only going to London, and he waa atlll her lover. Klio looked f jrward wllh clear eyea as "ho said gratefully to herself, "So happy atn 1! So good la my husbatull Ho dear Is my child! So fair and sweet Is my home!" Knthorlno would not have been happy hap-py had the estrangement between herself and her parents continued a bitter or a silent ono. She did not supposo they would answer tho letter she had sent by tbo fisherman Hudde, so, Immediately after her arrival at Jamaica, Katherlne wroto to her mother; and, without waiting for replies, re-plies, alio continued her letters regularly regu-larly from Hydo. They were In a spirit of tho sweetest and frankest confidence. She ankcd her advice with all the faith of a child and tho love of a daughter; and sho sent through her those sweet messagea of affection to her father, which sho feared a little to offer without her mothor's mediation. media-tion. " Hut when she bad a son, and when Hydo agreed to tho boy being named George, she wroto a letter to hint. Tho letter, full of lovo, starred all through with pet words, and wisely reminding him moro of their own past happiness thun enlarging on her present pres-ent Joy, mado his heart molt. He could do no business that day. Ho felt that he must go home and tell I.ysbet, only tho mother could fully understand under-stand and sliaro his joy. Ha gave her the letter wllh a amlle, and then walked up and down whllo ahe read It. "Well, Jorla, a beautiful letter tills la.' And thou has a grandson of thy own namo a little Juris. (Hi, how I long to see him! Would God be was hero!" Tho fare of Jorla waa happy and bla eyos shining; but ho had not yet much to say. He walked about for an hour and listened to I.ysbet, who, as ahe polished her silver, retold him all that Katherlne bad aald of ber husband love and of hla goodness to her. At last he rose and wont Into the garden and ahe watched him wander wan-der from bed to bed, and atand looking look-ing down at the groen ahoota of the early flowers. About three o'clock he cam Into th Ikium with a Brn, autolc step. "I.yabot, thinking I have been thinking of Katherlne'a marriage. Ilettor than I expected. It baa turned out." "I think that Kathorlne ha mad a good marriage tbe beat marriage of all the children." "Dost thou believe that hor hua-band hua-band la o kind and so prudent a she says?" "No doubt I have." "Seo, then, I will aend Ka:herln hor portion. It la for her and hor children. Can I trust them with It?" "Katherlne Is no waster, and full of nobleness la her huBband. Write thou to him, and put it In hla charge for Katherlne and hor rhlldron. And toll him in hla bonor thou trust entirely, en-tirely, and I think that he will do In all thing right" "l.yahotT" "What then, JorlsT" "The drinklng-cup of silver, which my father gave us at our marr've. It waa given to my great grandfather when be was mayor of Middloburg. Ill name, also, was Jorla. To my grandson shall I aend It?" "Ob, my Joris, much pleasure would thou give Katherlne and me also! Let the little fellow have It. I will tell Katherlne, Hut thou, too, write ber a letter; for littles abo will think of her fortune or of the cup If thy love thou aend not with them." And Jorla had don all that he purposed pur-posed and done It without one grudging grudg-ing thought or doubting word. And Hyde was not Indlffarent to such noble trust. He fully determined to deserve It. As Jorla sat amoklng that night b thought over hi proposal, and then for the first time It struck blm that the Middloburg cup might have a peculiar significance aud value to Bram. When Lyabet aat down wltb a little sigh of content beside blm and aid, "A bappy night la thla to na, Jorls," be answered, "God la good; alwaya better to ua than we trust him for. want to aay now what bav been considering the last hour some other cup wo will send to th little Jorls, for I think Bram will Ilka to bave the Mlddleburg cup beat of all." "Alwaya Hram baa been promised th Oullderland cup and th aervar that goes with It." , "That la th truth; but I will toil you aomething, I.ysbet. Th Middle-burg Middle-burg cup waa given by the Jew of Mlddleburg to my ancestor because great favors and protection be gav them when be was mayor of th city. Bram la very often with Miriam Cohpn and" Than . Jorls stopped and Lyabat waited anxiously fur him to finish th ontence; but be only puffed, putted and looked thoughtfully at th bowl of bla pipe. "What mean yon, Jorlat" "I think fiat be love bar." "Weill" "That he would like to marry ber." "Ia aho so falrf" "A beautiful fore and grarloua ways she has. I.Ike her. tho beloved Itarhael must hav been, I think. Why do you not stand with Hram aa you stood with KatherlncT" "Utile use It would be, Jorla. To give consevt in this matter would be a sacrifice refused. Ho sure that Cohen will not listen to Ilram; no, nor to you. nor to me, nor to Miriam "Pay to Hram. "I am willing,' and Cohen will say to him, "Never, never will I consent.' If you keep the Jew's cup' for Ilram and Miriam, alwaya you will keep It; yes, and they that live after you, too." At tho very bour Jorls and Lysbet were discussing the position of their son with regsrd to Miriam Cohen, tho question waa being definitely settled a, another point. For Jorla waa not the only person who had observed Hram'e devotion to tho beautiful Jew-esa. Jew-esa. Cohen bad watched him with close and cautious Jealousy for many montha; but he waa far too wlae to stimulate love by opposition and h did not believe in half measure. When he defined Miriam's duty to her he meant It to be In aueh shape a precluded argument or uncertainty; and for thla purpose delay waa necessary. neces-sary. Hut It happened, that, after some months of negotiation, a final and satisfactory letter had come to him by th same post as brought Katherlne letter to Jorla Van lleemsklrk. He read Ita contents with a aad satisfaction sat-isfaction and then locked It away until the evening hours secured blm from business interruption. Then be went to his grandchild. She looked so pretty and happy and careless, that for aome time ha did not like to break tho spell nf ber restful rest-ful beauty. Thon he aald In alow, even tones, "My child, listen to me. This summer nty young kinsman Juilnh Uelasco will com bero. H cornea to marry you. You will be a happy wife, my dear. II baa moneys mon-eys and ho has the power to make money, and he la a good young man, I have been cautious concerning that, my dear." Thoro waa a long pause. II did not hurry her, but aat patient! waiting, wait-ing, with hla eye axed upon the book In hor hand. "I do not want to marry, grandfather. grand-father. I am ao young. I do not know Judah Ilelasco." "You shall have time, my dear. It la part of the agreement that be ahall now live In New York. "Put from your heart or fancy any other young man. Have you not thought of our neighbor, Bram Van lleemsklrk?" "He la good; ha I handsome, I fear he love me." "You know not anything. If you choose a husband, or even a ahoe, by their appearance, both may pinch you, Of a good tree you may expect good fruit." "Hram Van lleemsklrk 1 also th son of a good father. Many time you bav said It." "Yes, I bavo said It. But Oram 1 not of our people. My dear, will you tak your own way, or will you obey Uio word of tho Lord?" "My father, I will keep the promise that I mad you. I will do all that you wish." Cohen bowed his bead aolomnly and remained for aome minutes after-warda after-warda motionless. His eyea were closed, bla face waa aa atlll aa a painted paint-ed face. Whether be waa praying or remembering, Miriam knew not But solitude Is the first cry of th wounded wound-ed heart, and she went away Into It She waa Ilk a child that had been smitten and whom there waa nou to comfort Wit she never thought of disputing ber grandfather' word, or of oppoaing bla will. (To be continued.) |