MORRIS JULIAN'S WIFE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 156, 2 July 1892, Page 6

MORRIS JULIAN'S WIFE.

.%T ELIZABETH OLMIS, I

'■■ CHAPTER XV.—(Continued.) A PLEASANT V/ISTER.

The letter>aa written, and a do^n gag books procured. Satifi set herself ahpufi !-'J pleasant task with characteristic .enereg As every step sho reminded of|ffl days whon she and Moms ba« .•/;<! themselves in just this same v7 R y. ;?^ reminded, too, by. Elsa's eager deligb.fv| the prospective weeks of enjoymenp »H novelty spread themselves; before heir, 0 her own girlish enthusiasm. She ip«Kj herself trocontcioualy imitating her lrti| band's thonsbtfuiness, ins carclui -pvov^ioj for every possible need. . . it wys not many Hays until the expects letter came. Ib'.npb only j^ave the boped for consent, bat hearty approval of sfw plan. Aunt Hester alluded to it at fcas en( e£ her share of the epistle : -, , J 'Ignite envy you, too. I shoo lan fc m one bit surprised if", when you cet to Eouei or (Jhartres or some of those other loyen places, ycu wot-, id tind me and Papal^arfl N and ■inn and Lars, and Heank and ±uM and Trudaand Baby Ola, and the big Mac! cat and her seven little kittens, all. sitting in a row on the cathedral steps, trying t< improvcrour minds, too !' * Now,1 said Satia,' whon they had langhec over this and enjoyed the whole newsy. entertaining budget, ■;■'. now, Elsa darling you belong to ma tor 'six long month*, &\ lea ib. Arid I'm not going to be " madams to you any longer. lam not really madam* as nil. Marie and Madeleine began calling me so, and Christine took it; up. -My nami is Satia Julian, ani livant yon to cal! m« Satia., please, just as- though you wer« truly my own real little eistor. V> ill yoi not ?' ' ■ ■ ■ ■' Elsa hesitated. It seemed,too long i step for her ho take ; too wonderful'a thing to ')-/■}, go near as sister to the friend whob&o made her life so beautiful, ivhora she loved iv l 'a so tall and grateful a heart. •If you will let me, please, may I noil Buy—ia it not " cousin " that you cail it, whan ono is more than friend .and not quite rioter? I think "Cousin Satia" ia a t^vaoi name.' ' ! 'So it i?,! replied Satia, divining hei thought atid touched by her, humility! 'Then I am •' Cousin Sada" in future,.and 1 will Lry to bo a very kind and loving one.' The bour of Switzerland occupied the er.f.ire month of August, and was most cieHtrhtful, Then came the pieasant task oi choosing a home in Paris and titsinp: It up ?or sa'veral mon'ohs of living in is. It'lva^ the last oi September before they were fairly settled and had had enough sight' eeeiag tn ba ready to yoi to work; Teachorg were tiien engaged, and the daya nnfil Christiaas were full to overflowing Then came a reafe from the labours, and tai first of the history trips was taken. Tha royal chateau of Amboise was selected as the objective point, and several days apent in reviewing' beneath its walls the tragic event.which they had witnessed from the time when Cras&r'a Roman legions found locijrinenfc there in thy Huguenot massacres which Catlierins do Medicia over!oci:od from the neighbouring bnlcohio3. In strove contrast/ to the blood-Btainec] fortrasa was another chateau, royal and beautiful, which t^oy vicltod ab tiiitj tiiao. At Ciienonceaux they found only pcnfc'a, smiling memories"'— only picture;! of arace and leisure end gallantry ; for fchia enchanting; spot was devoted to the sports p.nr] to the happy days ol French royally. Elan was both bright and appreciative'; and Satia found the ta*k of directing*her studios more pleasanfj than^ she had anticipated. Especially did tbey' both enjoy this novel method of learning history. Tho first " objeei lesson ' proved so satisfactory that a second was determined on for the iaso of January. ■ They were made very happy about this time by Eba's bearinsr off tiie his host honours at f*n exhibition of drawings from casts given/byS her class. Safeia declared that a co^pls of weeks at Nice, stopping at intermediate •poiata.as they liked, s!:ould be her revrarc| for bliis. They had BCi.rcely arrived at fclia charminfj sonbhern re?orc, when a lettgr cauie irom Korway, which upset all their! arrangements hi a twinkling, and paye' Sabia-, in partiduJar.'thed'eeopea'bdigappoiniH meiib. iti \yi\s from Aunt.Hester. 'And now, my dear Satia, I have adma jit eat s.oira to tell you. Nothing else than ■ that wo,' the entire Nissen family, are pve-. jt : rivif; to leave ileri'en for' America in April. ' W>. Hays been talking oi it for the lar,b tv/o or throe weeks, and now io i,s poaitiy.'ly decided. You know' that Lara h?.3 givan over iill his shipping interest hera to: Erio. ■.; fa thinks, and so do I, that ho lias folv lowed cha eea lonj; erioujrh. ■ And we fealj that the children can be educated so much Ev,-rf; y.Ailshxct-only in the United States' than hire in Bergen, although there ara; good schools here. *'] v,Yi'!u, if possible, torevifc the Stanley; pince. 'I -st to our Elm Ridge home, you, rememb* ;. tot the present. As soon as; sni'-ah'le ws shall build. ' 0: course, this means that Elsa rutisbi corns Some before long. •! know; that you; will r>'3 {rrisvdnaly disappointed, dear, for I c,;:i pen t>hafc .van have seti your heart on] keeping' hoy for some time to codb. And; if wo remained hero,' I think her father:'! won Id be willing enough ;'bub ho will not listen a, moment to Isavin'w her on this side.: If. is ft'mo?t more than, he can do to leave; Cbriatine. So prepare to bring,her houia; in tHreo or four weeks. - i viah it were possible to induce you .toi go with us, desr. 'I fed sure that you will. never bo truly happy until you have vs-. tur'ns'd to tho homo you have left. Forgive sue Hi hav(rwounded you. I could nob help saying it, fc>atja.' The letter dropped from her hands, and; sho bowed hor head noon them. Beopdown" in hor very secret pelt, sha knew tbose'; words to bo true, and that wherever gho' cutrht t;i-.! v. she could not escape them. Brib' eSstt eTncTir'ad ]iv.v& to keep them down—■ should slit; now surrender? (lo be Continued. )