Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-13

fered in the loss of her affection, was no
she suffering also Just then | dislike
Richard X. Wickham more intensely thal
ever.
That afternoon we took walk along tn
cliffs. Molly was quite in spirits, pointin
out to me the sta gulls as they flew slowl
toward us, bringing the twilight alongwitl
them. 1t was beautiful evening; ant
when the sun had disappeared, the after
glow had singular radIarce / can neve
forget the walk home. We were both yer,
silent; but Molly crept up to me, snd nest
led her hand into my arm. All, me, JUS
as her mother always did.
As l went to sleep that night, told my
self 1T was ouly a question of time; Molly
would forget Wickham, and be her owl
sunny self again.
The next morning brought a telegram. :
/ had to start at once for London on bust
ness of too profitable nature TO be neg
| lected
"You will follow me later in the day."
said. c-t1
80, may not stay here till the end OF
our week p she said. ST want to STAY q
little longer"
was surprised; but / reflected that as
this was Thursday, / could come down
again on Saturday, and return with Molly
to London on the Monday after. In such
lovely weather ii seemed selfish to take her
back to hot and smoky London.
For a moment, and while / said good
bye to Molly, 1 had felt a strange unwill.
ingness to leave her; but this passed away,
and on Saturday l started early, with q
bagful of new magazines for my darling.
You have guessed already what am go.
ing to tell. When / reached our lodging,
Molly was there no longer; she had gono
out that morning for her walk as usual,
but she had left in my bedroom letter. for
me.
She married WickLam the day before.
There is not mach more to tell At first
thought / was almost broken-hearted, l
aft cted sternness, and said / would not
see Molly. But could not hold out long;
and one day, when she crept softly into my
painting-room, and begged me to forgive
her, made ns coed friends again. After
all, she had acted like noble-hearted
woman. But never could TO: give Wick
ham. though 1 tried to be kind to him.
The end came soon enough. A whisper,
at first not credited, then disputed, and
finally noised abroad. destroyed my son-in-
laws credit. and made the story of his
yOutu tue III me vi puOnc talh.
He tried to face it, TO live it down; but
he could not. For time Molly held her
head up proudly, and seemed unmoved by
the avoidance OF her friends and the change
in her husbands position; she seemed to
cling yet more to him in the face of
his disgrace. But the blow told inwardly.
When she found that her husband gave up
the hope of conquering public opinion in
England. her courage sank. "If he would
only brave it." she said one day but this
was all. She made no complaint |; but the
light faded from her eyes. and she grew
weaker daily.
God bless you, father she said, the
day they sailed for Melbourne. You de-
served a better child
1t seems to me of en- that / hear those
words, spoken in the sweet gentle voice,
that 1 see the wistful yearning lcok on my
Molly's face. My Molly whom can new
er see here again so long as NVickham
lives, and dare not wish for my darling's
sorrow. She says her husband is good to
her and try to be content; but spite Of
her self-devotion. it seems to me taat some-
thing is wanting in her life over the sea-
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