TOSY; OR, LOVE CONQUERS ALL.

Bush Advocate, Volume I, Issue 69, 13 October 1888, Page 4

TOSY; OR, LOVE CONQUERS ALL.

: '-xy. - : X A y se Jr;-y -$„. r -. ..'""- --m^fqHAJH?ER . ; iyliJ'i^biXs-^yAJ '" '! k i kw "r-' ;J^A'A" ,-:•• :'c) V^oa&lidi^n^^wt to; Was ; ydtitSdnd in tW leastT t II wanted j^i^b'€ if iyon; loved me for myself; Va^ferferouldf iuatry me - because .yourin^r wishedwifc? - v xa*U^s&mire<>»■ <deafy noble-minded darling, and I think'l must forgive '-y\ Ift'^feW; minutes more theywere ' atikAall^ "itfthf ehtrahce, rr ahd he ,r saw at once - #th? W& oif! happmeiw WKieh r they "& wWte til f was as 1 tfe^ould :-|«it|6«'' ;; ' 'T : 'iAA' ' 4 VWneh'.Toay saw Colonel Harvey her face flushed of a deep, xed;; but " JbieMySood-Mmdurdiy rem^rked-^ - v •^^m iofeM% !^#. : i i ar. ** '"" * '' J-J .— ■■.'.■ ' /^"W.Lno.lpapa. we havje lv pnly, v^'V^e.lfegan 'to thinly , you /were. V^i ff? -*: "Have A )>m; t J- waiting ' foppjiepn ,for jialf an hour.,. ' ;r/^mrVfoilPWed: by, her, sister, , and* .tihie fiwOipolpnels .werej |e|t together.; AsfhMiti, A#ti& .success^', saidt-hel : ii^oU^' fctjwfc -•« 'ißut ;,_; need * hardly ask, > I canisee Jt feill right.; bbyy I wishi youj tmuohhappiheßs.- Shells la good girl,; and will make a good wife, but youj -vdtfserye 'heif Roland, » and I *am| -fiearbiy pleased.'"- , .-":; y % 'l» ThanUs^^^hanks-^ a. .thousand Ithanks fp*>ybur kindness, Colonel V^HarveyV ; I am sure I shall always •study ßose's^^hj_j?pines3 and comfort.'' v 1 Sincertaih'you will^^ '^iWmmii, onl^jivifig' the'rbOm, was •sUsri&d ;^ to. %me- uj? to het-bedrpstn. ■' cVUilj^a^^o/teill •' you ;. something 7aWf ull^l i>«rtbiilar. Itls a gfeatj '^crefyet, Helen dekj.l must tellj •yofi, I know you lull besd glaid." t She then pliwed her arm found. H elder sisters Waist, aiid led her i viu^the brpad staircase. ythbti they jiiriVed ip the ; bed!ph%fel;" Tos^y , aeaikd ; her in , ihe * ]|^*ge; Wrmchairl SHe then . Rocked •fehe door and. took .her. iaeat on a tpofetooiat hw f eet. f t^hat»veris this, great , sepret, ; Josyj. that you. are so. mysterious: afeoutit:?"? ..Xy. / / ;H:Now.. ; Helen ; dear, really ; must have a, littlo patience, or, I: by not telling you » 4 iittt;tp : night.t ; . A&iji- m all phedienceto your will, 3?psy ? vdear^ but you . really are a f nybloiisiittle. thing." : - **: iSverybody doefefft ; think ; so," ah^weredTosy, quickly f, Xknowj. Bincejyoti ;have been so quiet^your, selfjlyou think: l. am an awful rompbutlyou Were hot always as you are no^'iHeleh." p. ! A*. Have? If not good reason for the changfe* !>Oh 1 Rose^ when I think Of thy spoor^ vdear Oharliei. my; noble, bra^e lover '< lying weltering in his blood/ Wiih a group of wild, inhhhiatt.,lavages tearing him limb frdnf* limli and no one to ? help him—"/ '-j^B^.'^'filfa^wpmtiii broke, down and her quick, convulsive sobs' shook her slender ' frame* a§ though her heart wvoujd-break. "Helen, my dearast sister, 'forgive me ; i : , t ]Vhat a carpless, thought-' less creature lam. I did not mean to cause you pain^my Helen," said Tosy, in great 'dißlTe-188. "What a selfish,^wretch: I^ muist, be. In my own' fi-ppihess f forget ypur trbUblo. Say you will forgive me/and don't fret, theie's a deaf !" " f clinhot- help inourniri*? for him Tosy. You htfrdly remember him, but he^as a hbble, uhWlfish man." "He may come back yet, Helen. He may not be dead." "That' is the otily hope _ have," said Helen, looking up again. " Sometimes I think he will comia hack;; -But it is a long and weary timet v It is nearly four years since he was reported missing." 41 1 feel certain he will come back, and that very shortly/ said Tosy in a hopeful tone, although in her inmost heart she did not believe her own brave words. ;'fßjess you my darling 1 for sayjngtoahd'helping me to think so myself^' And how, Rosy, your secret? What is it ?" " Oh 1 not much," said the other, resuming her seat ; " not very much, only I have received another offer." "Another offer 1 my pet; From, whom?" ■* •■' ; Tosv buried her head in her sister's lap, and said ' in quick, nervous tones— " From jCplonel Dormer. And I have accepted,. T do love him so much, Helen/ I loved him before he went away, and how I love him more than ever." The elder sister sat still for a few moments, and a sad, wistful expression stole into her pale face as she thought of Sir Roland's 'younger brother., She spoke not — her feelings We're tod powerful for speech ; but, raisingup her sister's head between h ; er J tw'6 J! h^nds| she gave a her passionate, kiss, " Gbdbless you, Rosy ! May you be happier in your love than I have been in mine." The two girls sat talking for nearly an hour, Helen giving wise and careful advice to her young sister, * and Rose listening with every attention to' the slowly-spoken words as they fell 'from 1 those pale and quivering lips, % [U you would be happy, my Rosy •j}§yW doubt ypur lover s. love, w , 1

KDoubt ..; Sir Roland's honour ! You need not tell ihe that, Helen. I never shall." '/ You /may; /have many trials, Rose. All seems fair and beautiful now ; but clouds may rollover the serene sky*- >;and:Jtroub}eß and trials may come j "hut if you let yourself n.eyer^d.oubt^Roland ypu, wili. pass '.tibi^fig^^it' 1 'sdl;. ■i3E^4y , i v, '' Ki^eioDib^rthe old, old saying, that * Love con-v quersallthih^s.?^ * ■ ::: ' " How solemnly you speak, Helen. Whatever may cornel shall nevejr doubt my Roland ; but what is it makes you VthinlL there are any troubles for us *? Papa gave his consent* and *J knpjf /there , ,is/jnpt JH^jelse to prevent us being happy.' " Remember, Tosy, how happy I was, and yet' tow my happiness was blasted," "But ßoland has resigned alto; gether— at least, he told me he should do so. There cannot there* fore, be the same danger for us as there was for you." " May God in his-great mercy grant that there.jnay not arise anv.^nger, for you, Tosy. Thope not.' ! At this moment they heard the colonel's voice calling out — ; "Tosy, Tosy 1". Theyiopetfedthedoor and* there stood Colonel Harvey, a glad smile! on his. manly) face. "Papa, papa, has Roland told youi" " Yes, Tosy, Roland has told me,, and lam very happy," he said, as he embraced his daughter fondly. ;p_I4PTERV. The days passed swiftly at Fairfield, and t nothing, occurred to 1 disturb, tie tranquility and serene happiness of its inhabitants. Roland had paid several visits to London, but at the. colonel's •; hospitable request he^ had made his " headquarters," as he called them, under the same roof as his affianced bride. ' 3?he flowere and, blossoms of .the trees' and hedges had made room for the fruit of i which, they had been but the harbingers.. The. fruit had in its turn been plucked and stored away tor the use of man. Being depriven of their luscious treasures, the verdure of the parent trees had gradually lost its bright colour, and the leaves had dropped to the earth ope by one, like the tears of a fond mother mourning, the loss of her children. It was now the end of November, and the marriage was arranged to take place in January. Very sad was the fond father's face as he sat in his library, thinking how he should miss that bright, merry face. Still sadder when tie thought of that ringing silvery laugh being no more heard in that great old house. Many a time and oft would the tears sparkle in the old soldier's eyes a*,, tne thought of being parted from his darling swept through his mind. Then, as the thought of Roland's noble, Jfree, and. open disposition came across him, his face would clear, and the painful and sad look would give place to one bright happiness. (Tobe Contimied.) mm*mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwmmmmmmmmmmmm*%