Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-20
CHAPTER III
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I0SATIA-
THE little bAskst-cAAias drew mp befaEe the
perch of the stone house, and the young lady
mb0 held the relnS tossed them TO stable lad
wha uas Al hand, and aalghted, helping pnt 4
little child. The two ran lightly up the Eiep1.
The ball EAs deserted when the pair ehsered
swhcrs's Aunty Jacob = cried the young
mother, Ia q gay, sweet voice. Her chair "
empty. Shall we tnd her
She moved lightly heFoss the ho0r, and then
ner eyca HGddenly resting upon the grand figure
and stern face or the returned a9AdAeFs nhe caune
to Al abrupt halt A cry OF terror aud horFoFr
strangely mingled, came from her white hp3.
Hcr face blanched her banbs trcmbiedi She
painted for breath.
TlIo Iathar and daughter stood face to taeo
Aftar q separation Of zine long years
The colenel EnRFneAy rec0gpt4ed the h&Lows
ronaning littla creature be had iefi In shls mag
nineent woman. Her tall and slender hgnre
was instinct With u stately grace. Her every
movement indicated reanement aud thoroaSh
breeding.
The oolonel did not move toward her. nor
did tho atornnesn cf hi# eogntenance relsx-
Hia daughter took step toward hius a cruel
agitmtion eonFnAsing her trame. Her arms
dropped, and her hands we're elasped together.
n seemed as NJ Rhe would have knelt before
hIm.
"Fnthrri O tathnrg" ahc cried, In an an
gulHhed appeal. Father. ape4k 20 sDe !"
That plaading cry went 20 the Calonsla acnl.
dc forgot his daughters error, Fesnem h%'EinR
lhMt size WAs hsa rhlla-hss only chld. His
heart melted within him. lie silently opened
ais agnn, and with a EAsp.ng ery. IgnatAa
sprAng forward and was folded 70 HIS brea@t-
For httle while there was silence betwc~n
them, broken oaiy by tha glri'a Soba and tho
sags caYea@es tbe Eoa0acl rhGwcred upon her
bead ANA face Then lie drew heF 10 q R0fav
stiIl enfoadtng hcr In hAs arms.
"Father." whispered Ignatla hrOkenly, edo
YOU knowf Has Aunt Jacob told yoc-"
81 know all, my daughter" answered the
q And Won torEive nsq You wlIlDOs oeasc 70
love met"
The father answered only by sofs carcss.
Her terror and anguish aroused his tenderness
and PITY. and be- had never ia NIL her LIE i0Erd
hcF with such yesrnlng love Ms he tcaf for her
u this fnonaent Hhcn abe lay trembling against
aAH breast.
"Anni jacob hAapacld me OF ypur marriage,
Ignatia. he said. VI viii moi rpbEAid you tor
Gerpsng the matter Eecrct from me al thssc
Years. How long IL IL since you saw Captain
Holm p
"a Is nearly three years. father, VIA the
isw reriy. " A have not seaa him Hl8ce tbe
child was three months old"
{" Do yun ioye him Rtiil Y" asked the Colonel.
aOh. na, nal~ rh9 mnrEnure3. 4 woaiG
"Ana this china In yours and hisf-
Yes. father; but she As not Ike him hn
me Colonel locked nj the little creature
She wAa neagsOly three years old, and Is wRe
cAEy 90 Ece that sAc bad inherited no taint cl
her pFUtigAte fathers nature.
8 What j. your name, htgie one !" asked The
Colonal.
"Georris Rsraruth, . was the rrompt answer.
The Colonel held cut enc hand with smile
10 the chtld. When he had thr0nea bis tiny
uamesAke upon h4n knee hls daughter knew
that she vas forgiven.
She presently raised her bead from ita rest
lng-plaee, and told him her gtuly. IL differed
little from the narrative Glas B@1ruth hRd al
ready given her brother. Al ecened, indeed
10 the hther, as he heard her, that the Eir1
had been ''moro einncd aFalnat than shining.
T" DO you suppose" he asked, that Captain
Holm knoWs now that ven are an heSreas "
"I am sure he docs not. answered the de-
serted young wife. :" II be bad known IL hu
would have returned 10 INC. He revcr dreamed
that you were the next heir 10 poor Uncle
RAiph.r
''Iou parted In quArTclg-
"Yes, father ; but Ia was mot o suldden cut
break. He came home one day from the town
where hts regiment was stationed in terrible
hnn,ur. We found Agtcrward that eTeFy officer
ia his regiment had cut hin, for conduct -sGn-
becoming an otaceF and gentleman. lie was
Obliged "a sell cut hls commission 81 soon Ne
possible after that.
ne was fnii of rage, which he vented upon
me. He cursed himself Cor falling In love with
ne, when be might have won an heiresss.
q Al iaat he took hts effects and mounted HE
horse. aud rode toward Sleaford Rt q furious
pace. hare never acen him since. do not
know whether he IL living or dead.
"Your young Life ahal not be bltghted hy thie
scoundreI!~ criod thc Colonel. The law shhll
free you from any claims be may choose &c
make upon you when he discovers that hia de-
serted wife IL really An hGircss. Ny first move
ment shall bc 10 procure you release from the
villain.
"And until YOU have obtained divorce from
him, we will not 90 TO liedruth.'
"wili they let me keep my child !" asked L.
malta.
sOf course. dear"
"Dcar father" she said. uolsly, my whole
life shall try 10 show my love and gratitude 10
Before the Colonel could reply, Mics Bed
ruth stslked into the room, unmistAkahly anx-
ioum.
single glance set her mind at rest The
Colonel held his grandchild ON bis knee, and
Lgnatia Was looking mp at him with grateful
All IL forgiven aud forgotten" said the
Colonel cheorhilly. "IgnmtiA aud the child
will start for London with me by the morning
train.
al win not take her 10 Redruth while that
ac0undrel has the shadow og claim upon her.
The evening was passed pleasantly and with
ont reetraint. No further AlluNicn was made
10 Captain Holm, and Colonel Redruth told
stories on his Indian hfe. charming his hoarcrs
into forgctfulness OF Ignatsa's pEohigaie hue
band.
Az about O'Clock the next day Colonel Red
ruth, fgnatia, and the little Georgia took their
leave OF Miss Rcdruth, and drove away from
the Moor.
They were obliged 10 wait nearly an hour
for the mail down train.
The gray dusk was falling whcn they
steamed into the station nc Huntingdon. A
porter entered and lighted the ceiling lamp
and went out again.
Suddenly two young men came ssuntoring
along the platform.
one approached she door Of the coach oocu-
piod by Colonel Rcdruthia family and looked
In. A guard came forward and addressed the
young men, and uShercd them into the very
carriage occupied by the returned soldier.
Irnatia hurTlodly drew her veil over her
face, and sank hack upon her seat trembling
and panic-stricken. Colonel Redruth noticed
that she seemed 10 cover In the shadows of
her corner.
The next instant the train was once more on
ita swift way TO the southwark.
Colonel Redruth looked at the intFnders
cloeely. One or them was an ordinary booking
youpR man In military uniform, with loud
laugh and pompous manners. The Colonel
did not bestow upon him second glance.
His companion was slender, tall and grace.
full, and with a daahing, spirited air. His
manner was q strange compound OF grace, In.
science aud gentlemanliness. he was OF norid
complexion, hin forehead high, his eyes OF o
bluish-gray. and possessed Of a strange power
og attraction and fascination. His eyeS re-
minded the Colonel, oddly enough, OF tie eyCe
OF an Indian serpent.
"That man looks Like an angel theught
the Colonel, sAnd / believe he In NO heart a
devill"
Ho withdrew his gaze slowly. At the same
instant Ignatia breathed into his ear
THAT 10 he-my husband !"
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