Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-09

n long. AZ il Is now. And you--d0 you
rame1ber what gou saidy' he asked, SOFT
". "Only tell inc you have not changeo'
and | will ,s,,,
"Husb !" she interrupted. IF loved
You. and you were free, would not marry
you. Do you remember another thing
said p
About your nameg You are not 60
ing 10 sacrifice your life and happiness 70
this chimerical hobby What does q
name mattcry"
II am going to sacrifice everything for
It." she said, firmly, the hard look coming
back TO her face. kn0w this much: l
have a right to the Mon.ford name"
"The IHontfo,d name!" he interrupted,
In astonishinent, half suspicious that
dwelling on the matter 30 intently had
turned her brain.
Yes. even the Montford name, incred.
lille as il looks TO you. What else could
have kept me there. exposed 70 misunder-
standings and indignities. save the one
hope and purpose vi my life, TO discover
my rightiul parcntage, and Obtain my own
rightiul name, do you thIhky
'.But Is il possibieY" he asked, eagerly.
ell thought SO; l hoped 50 until To-
day. Now see but one course, shlver-
inp little, "bnt shall take II, think.
Blu. you must not betray me. Promise
me that you will not sell Mem--your father
and mother"
II don't think I ought" he said, hesl-
tatingly. 40 Viola, give up this insane
scheme and come home TO US. Your Old
place 10 waiting for you-come r
"Do you wish TO drive me awayf l
tell you, you must keep my secret! And
do not call ne that that name. l am
still Stella Blake until lam Viola Mont
ford. will never bear any other name
until have that openly and lawfully. o,
why did Briefly betray me to your she
Tie did not, stela,"-he said the name
unwillingly. "He does not suspect that
/ have discovered his secret Let me tell
you how II all happened. You remember
That first time that / came to MontfOrd
House with Blancheg Perhaps you no.
ticed that was affected strangely"
ell don't know" she stamnered, q
painful blush dyeiDg her cheek At the re-
membrance Of her own struggle for COM
posure before him
IL thought you noticed it and was Of
Tended, but upon my soul could not help
IL. The resemblance 10 Viola struck me
--or rather res, mblance to an ideal
which had grown up in my mind OF what
she might be-so strongly that | could not
control myself do not think thought
of It's being, by any possibility, the girl
we had lost aud incurred as dead SO long,
but tho face haunted me, and after a time
the possibility Gawned almost impercepti-
bly, IL my heart that 1t might be her. 1t
was more an impression than belief,
however, until that afternoon, four Gays
aso. when / overlook you coming out OF
the city made two discoveries that at.
ternoon, though think had been vague
" conscious ot them both fur long time.
Onc Of them kaon | had" he added,
with o glance that told more than his most
passionate words had done.
81 left you with the resolution Of visit
ing this Briefly and forcing the truth
from him. Bat after Sc ing him changed
my nina, and took another course.
hired fellow living near there, telling
hin4 that had reason 10 believe that the
girl was still living who purported To be
buried under the cross Briefly had put
up, " assist me in making IN exam,na
ton, which resulted In finding only
block OF wood carefully wrapped in
piece OF tattered cloth, in the coffin. We
replaced Ii a. we had found II, and re-
placed the earth about II as carefully as
p ssible, coyericg it well with dead leaves
l paid the man fifty dollars Tor the job,
and his promise 10 hold his tongue, " hich
! am not positive about his doing. l do
not remember rs slept wink the three
nights WAS away, and to-day, as drew
near yoU, and the confirmation or disap
rointment ot my hopes, believe have
been hardly sane. And now arr go be-
widered, there Is so much that needs ex
PLANTATION, the whole thing seems 30 wild
and improbable, that almost believe l
am In some sort of delirium. You Ger.
iainly will not refuse TO tell me something
Of the history of these past years; you
will not deny mo that 7" he asked, plead.
ingly.
IL will tell you all II you will pledge
yourself 10 utter and perfect secrecy, and
never allule to II IN any way in the fu.
,ure. after to-day" she replied, quickly.
There was no other way, for she was
Gsm, and SO he promised, making only
one mental reservation" viz II by any
chance she ever was his wife, he would
tell his father and mother; that would be
simply just But such possibility seem.
cd very unlikely, just then, though he was
by no means inclined to give up without
. good struggle with fate.
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