, 1872-01-11
THH JUDGES DAUGHTER.


My story seems branded into NV mem
ory in letters of fire. 1t is no story con.
jured up BY my Imagination, nor yet one
needs that gloaeing over bJrEIfestiie pen.
All the incidents are real-none exagger-
ated., ,r.rr,,.-S -
Not many years ago a naughty man, q
judge Of ineorruptable ehafactsr, died. lea
wing behind him two children. ssh75 a-iear
After his death it was found that be had
not been 30 wealthy. as many supposed, yet
rich enough to Leave each daughter hands
some competence. rstcs ssaris4 sfr tF 4
To the eldest daughter descended the
homestead and a sufficient income 10 keep
some of their former style 1.-THE younger, !,
twenty thousand dollars, invested in an old.
trusty bank. aos -l.--a. -
From infancy, Estelle had been acquain-
ted with poor but proud spirited boy.
She had watched his intellectual struggles
for an education such as he desired, admi-
ring his uncongusrable ambition, and as
he neared manhood be became her ardent
lover. arkr 0-7Tsree4Ia
But the Judge demurred. No daughter
Of his should encouraged penniless youth
their intimacy must cease. 0bedient
as a child she listened to her fathers COM
mand, and obeyed implicitly.
He surrounded her with gay company
he did everything that wealth or taste
could suggest to win her away from her
boy lover bit though she uttered no COM
plant, he knew that she did not forget
him.
At last he died. He did not bind her
with any promiGes. Perhaps in death he
discovered that it needs more than wealth
to bring happiness.
After her bereavement Rupert Kings
land came to her again.
''Estelle, my love, +" he said passionately
ait may seem wrong to you for me to
come to you now that he has gone, when
1 know how much he was opposed to me I;
but my darling, yon are in trouble, and I
must comfort you.
She did not chide him. She believed
her father must have relented, or else. he
would have spoken and forbidden her to
reerive him after his death. She wept
aud sobbed on his bosom like child.
Rupert" she said, ''if you had forsa>
ken me now, would indeed be desolale."
"AnG to leave you ever win kill me-"
he calculated impetpously. "Curse my
fortune, that I must be forever debarred
from you - alha -g s-s7s
"Dont speak so fercely, Rupert. No
one stands between us now."
Eyes poverty stands between US as it
ever did," he replied. ''Never will take
advantge of his decease to step unworth-
lily where he forbade me. If lever could
obtain my wish of becoming great and
famous physician, then | would he proud
to come to you Z .a.. o.
sfWhere would you go to become doc
tori" she inquired. 30 s,1 J. = - =
I" I would study in England, France
and Germany, % was his eager reply. 40
be commonplace physician would not
satisfy me. must be the equalof the
most eminent" -r rs -
For moment she was silent. a' =,
"Rupert," she observed presently, ,l''the
way is open to you. My money is lefl
untouched. In NO Wsy would its use give
me As much joy as to know that it was
aiding you to obtain your hfs's desire.
You shall 60 to England, France, and
Germany. Only return as pure as you
leave me. .rTf-- 80
For some time be opposed such, sug-
gestion. He could not accept her money;
but in proportion TO his pnwillingness to
receive became her esgeruess to bestoW.3 .
AT last he consented. He would only
consider il as loan, to be repaid at some
future time. he would send TO her as q
banker for what he required, and remain
away for some four or FIVE years.
Her sister as'yery much opposed TO it
when informed what Estelle proposed
to do. -v
"You are very unwise, Estelle," she
said angrily, "to draw your capital to give
him. l doubt his goodness. l doubt his
ever returning" 1 a
Estelle was wounded but not diseoura-
ged. She made him present Of very
handsome gold watch and money enough
to defray all his expenses incidental to
his journey and first admittance to med
ical school. Then he was to write to her
and she would send him more.
His two years were spent in England,
and be received money from her every
quarter. He lived in style, even in lux
ury surrounded himself with everything
he could wish for, and though she thought
he must be extravigant in his habits, she
| made no complaints.