LITERATURE.

Bush Advocate, Issue 350, 7 August 1890, Page 4

LITERATURE.

* OR, TWO POOR WEDDINGS] «, ,\1 Of course— Sir Graham HaraWTdfo^no'tK^Ve Hone Vo^eiorjj. Do you say he 'is coming here prpfessionally.. W^Hl 5^ JfffVJi j° understanfl, «*fut^>yoa.Jßiirp *lxtt|e woman, I forbad it. Men of h|s stamp take ftv^ 1 >! to twenty guinea fees. You would sacrifice your f BaMr-Jfl/lKr) , < 'Men of his stamp, broke in ssdßlanche jjjfhighy soded, devoted jo their pßoie3*ioqfu>pitiful of podr humaqity, knowing how much it U JhWS«d^uffe^>a'r< I kingi thing better than kings— the great Samaritans ffl aTiioble professing' full of charity. Sir Graham will ask notfeetfrdm'usl' »«»: : » ] 'My dear Blanche, you must really explain.' f\ Ji iT \ 'IwiilV.?l t&d ydii Laurencb, how kind Lady Harrington ib. f?Wll,J^sWrd^wtfi'Wnch«a l\M,\ and 8ni i JshoWed J2j s f o !^tierons ab' interest in me that I could not heljp telling h^Jip^^s)fK OQr mißfo F"; tunes since our marriage. You d<y la«<o| ! |j}in.d,!L4ufenco^vr /{»<''? 10 j ' • No ; ' ln&fi- oHararington being ' such a woman, dear, as you describe.' - , I ' Well, then, I told her, and she was she $6\Bym|^thesoVtnat I was quite m^Vett. .Jjb-dajjjjie came ih after the lesson and, sending tKe i ; l r dffia^lAa^a^»inM«»fcd«ttrf «h«^aH y\ Reared? to&e*<husbaiid wKaCI Kaji' i^aidjtl -»<«s y»u : ' *think, Laurance ?-4fc»ihad heard of you. Yes ; heard of you as arising, clerdr yo«fig f aßfeli ) thWn (he -&H^'«fcquireti about your wrist, being doubtfi.l of the skills 'sßft French doctdr; who had attended you, and hal said, if you didjoot mind, he wouil like to call and see it, Laurence. Dear Laurence, I gould not^aV 'No,'c<mld I, anU^lf'WdsO^lso glad T J \ Could she say ' No V No, indeed «%Jl)^ftl^iJbtlfnPm th|) humdtfbreast.' ] Hope sprang &# in Laurence Far,leigh's. Oh !if this great physician 1 , honoured, .titled for great work an& c great/mßm; 1 not because he had administered a pill or a draught , to mm&Wnm m6%\s>M& ! &m do auy thing for him, could more speedily give hi© back the use of his right hand. j j ' Blanche,' he. pried, , * wh^ni first i Itfes)foi(il ffflV'you wer.e"myi goo| angel ; you are proving it, dear, in|- ' What a flatterer you are Launce;' she laughed, to, .hide the moist uru standing in her eyes. 'There, let ine^gK, ter,ryour.v' gpoji jangel^ j must tidfM^mUm'e Sir &raham comes.' j It was almost three o'clock wheq , a neat, well-appointed brougham an<£ house in Newman-street. Mri Fledget, who had. been apprised o\ the great physicians advent, being * feadk; in jSundayf catri /and j clean apron, to open the door and usher

him upstair ; He w*« WW£ W«ouldere<j man, with a well-looking, intellecf tual, kindly face,, of age about eighth atd-fifty^ with soft, thick. iron 4 gre^v hairQ^raiihfld s gflf (higrvfere} He entered as though he had been entering^ » /dpcbeßs's boudoir; yet in a manner that put the young conple fit»o9ce a|> tfyeir fafe.| Blanche raided nib tyek VitH almost « re vei rential awe, for she felt Laurence's' happinea^ay^'tn'e'' happiness oi bpthr-was in his hands, ? . . t : ? ij:tfthajra{M^/|hii tW&ke him Start,* then look'so curiously at her. Even when?, pitting down, he entered into conversation with the artist respecting his w.rist,-; ?, this eyes wandered away to "rest on' Blanche. ! Laurence was not surprised.! Never had she loofeed^frtore lovely! than with that timid, anxious ex-! pression on her features. i ' Such an accident,' said Laurence! as the*rs&j#3ian questioned andi examined, 'to an artist was ruin.i ,tola?Ti imagine, Sir Graham, how! precious even a day gained wouldj 'So doubt.' ; 'It i3 ( J{ardf;fco \\ ve 011 a w jf e > s ; labours/ he added, having found 1 an excuse to send Blanche from the : room. ' 'I can believe it.VlMio clear eyes glanced up keenly. « Yet a inanj might bo proud of it too7< ,ri'Mh«iH .\ 'Not of it, but of her, Sir; Graham,' and.. Laurence's face!: flushed, his eyes sparkling with hisi love. i »v it, nil WW^ft* I( »«J! i ' . •■' i ■■<■[,>' f ! Thus encouraged Laurence could' noi control the feelings swelling his! heart. ! He gave the physician a recital of j their histo^fyom! ttieiv wedding-! day -that is, Blanche's history, her-' jbraye courage, hpw^shc had chqered : •ffnd §upp6rtodjiim, i n t o\v s,he,'had de-' termined to work,'and"how she had^ done it. Then he stopped breathless and excited with emotion, for Blanche returned. ; i■ ; ■ She • camb quickly '< towards the m , . i iher eyesqneßtioning'each; (fr: ' : j M&ajireneb;! read* -her' glanc^, an<t said, smiling — .-i .- '. • * Sir Graham has not given his opinion yet.' 'It is soon .done, Mrs Farleigh. If your, liusban4 / w.iH!^ollmv|,my adYi<fe;he stfall^se, iHisS £ hantl ih a month.' T Jrpl>e ,Bin)uljfc}v)ioo l UBJ^ fiouj tlic lips of tlic two. Then impulsively/ #kuche ftdded, her

hands .Qdaipi&,««Mi^Mß her eyek ' Heaveir blest* yoiq Sir Graham!' The physician smiled kindly, and said -- ' I shall require a high fee for deserve it, do I not 1 j . ' Most Burejr,' and her heart hajd' fallen at {h| xl op, Hee.' ' Gladly, we will pay it. : '"' 4 TJiftsflrjlfcN W ;My. fee jis; that you will excuse a piece oi seeming impertinence I am about? to commit. Who are you, Mrs* Farleigh?' ' Who am I V repeated Blanche, surprised, while the artist brought his brows together. „ 1 5 , v *„* '• \ j ' Exactly. Your aim/or I a'slf as my fee. When I saw you I wds amazed by a ftrtfbflerf ul resemblande you bear to one who was very, very' dear to merY-oneiL loved passionities*Wlffl* J $* v tlfe warmth and ferx'our of a first affection, boyfs love, that ended in a man's derotiob, could have belived it was she conte back from theTgirave. Can such a resemblance be coincidence 1 It is impossible, therefore I ask your c me'r ' " '* D f; i(l b 4afl«^' #mUipg?mhw m,,Xpus^yj| v^^ name^w Blaf^hpH-' , n {/^la^e s ( v j ,toao>wa«.» fiijr : 1 Blanche Rivers.' 1 Kanche, jßiyara Uejaculated the \ phyß.ipiinf\a lv£ ' tskfi mmc. Tell me— are you related to Baroii Rivers, the ju<Jge ; t \ * My father was his son.' ! , .Sir;^Graham uttc^j^ jail ..exelam^'tiori or as^riisKiiiebt lV " and iJ rosje quickly. rj> . j »^h.*«^»«ift w^Wf^w thle daughter of poor Eardley RiveriJ, l^tighWv ofitfj w f il'A^rilyj:bVytli^. 1 knew it could not be a coincidence, $(#Jdißr ; Jjsfndsl; ' congratulatje, . .^jourself , rt )i)i,-, : . fctavip^ found an uncle who shall make a wholejnan of your hu^and in |i montn, 4 >rjijl6> Vf fconiafiulate myseK on finding a niece of whom already I am proud.' r ,» ' : ' Can this rMly bn V ejaculated' the artist, finding speech at last in hfsi^enjMi TrA V > i fr %My dear Mr Farleigh, I'll soot produce proofs/^qn^agked Sir Graham. ' This will be a happy day. to more than us, I can ajsimi. 1.70ql .7oq. < you ar6 i!< tHe dHugKter of Eardley Rivers, who married Miss , Lmngjstone, what means this pftVerly-4-this necessity for work V j *I do not understand 1 f sy6il, Sit Graham,' said the artist. j 'Lovel Rivers,' put; ■s#?, Blanche, 1 disinherited my father, because— j' 'My dear s laqly,; I know all that; But what about old Lady Barn r btaple 1 Surely you saw the adveritisercent which' ' ; 'k^peared la&i Adgust, bidding the heirs of poor Eardly, did i inryU : e i xist, apply to Messrs Rundell and Sprank, wher^ they would r Ji9^rW something to thei| advantage. ; The husjtynd and wife looked aji each other^" ' ; ' Not, a word,' they said. I ,^'sl'f!f,!(J. j (To be continued.) >