Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-11-06

tell him she had gone, and would never
go back-never!' It all came out in
floods of hysterical tears; and this much
more, that Captain Swinburn was waiting
for her at the South Kensington station,
and had promised to take her to an aunt
Of his-some lady living in Jersey, 1
think. AfA III sags
In plain words, half in innocence, half
in wilfulness, she was rushing into ire
trievable ruin. t3tf} au..f s.s
don't know all I said to her, nor yet
half. 1t was of very little avail. I know
found myself insisting on Lord Scars
dale's trust and love with an eloquence
that astonished myself, and finally threat
ening to take her straight back to him I'M
less she would give up her project, at
least for the night. 81 .e,5- hs.. 4.
1t was an awfully} hard task. She
sobbed and wept, and would gladly, |
know, have returned home but for fear of
her husband. HE was 80 harsh; and for
her own people, they were worse, and
would simply hand her over to his jus
tice" (she shivered at the mere ideal; land
Captain Swinburn said his aunt was so
kind"
Then I spoke my mind to her, and ST.
fenced any further mention of Captain
Swinburn's aunt, though when she saw
how far she had gone on her downward
path, it only increased her terrified refusal
to trust herself to her husbands mercy.
was at my wits ends.
1t was getting late. We were near the
station, and Captain Swinburn might APP
pear at any moment looking for the run
away, in which case my influence would
be nal: or Lord Scarsdale might have got
the letter left for him, and lave acted on
it in way to prevent his wife's return.
In despair what to do, my thoughts fled
to my only woman helper, Miss Quincy
vet how to disturb her In such cause!
In the end, and more as if acting by
the pressure of some unseen force than
my own will, found myself and my cap
tive en- route for Caroline Place; and there
left Lady Scarsdale covering over the
dining room fire-her guilelessness proved
by the docility with which she had let
me bring her to this out-oi-the-way place
while l went up to Miss Quincy and
| told her my story. | had resolved on
concealing Lady Scarsdale's name, and
had cautioned that young lady against
betraying it; but in the furry of my
| mind | had forgot to provide myself
| with another, and, 10 and behold as soon
as ever | got excited in my tale, out
slipped the real name.
Miss Quincy turned as white as death,
| and put her hand to her side. a-
For the moment thought | had killed
her, and could have killed myself for SO
doing; but she rallied quickly, and then
| there was nothing for me but to tell the
whole truth, and apologize for having
broupht Lady Scarsdale.
She looked at me with sort of divine
| reproach il her eyes, and said simply, Il
think it was God sent you. Now bring
her to me, while you go and tell her hus-
band where she Is"
| Without word / obeyed, and when
had led Lady Scarsdale to the couch
where lay the pure-spirited woman she
had supplanted, l went away on my er-
rand .s
Unfortunately | was too late. Lord
| Scarsdale, feeling better, had risen, gone
to his wle's room, found the note there
left for him, read it, and having ordered
out the carriage, had been driven off to-
| the Great Northern OF course / could
do nothing but wait his return, and that
did not take place till six O'Clock in the
morning, when he came in, quaint, fierce
eyed, and CHASTITY, after his fruitless pur.
suit.
saw In his face my task would be no
easy one.
He would not listen to word. His
wife had left him, and should never re-
| turn.
argued, pleaded, urged her youth,
her innocence, the fact Of my having saved
her, the sin of throwing her back on her
self
He was impenetrable, and declared his
intention of Immediately taking steps to
procure divorce, and thus give his wife
the freedom her own letter said she
craved; also he would advertise her
parents of their daughters misconduct.
Of course / knew what alone would be
the result of such treatment on a wilful,
impulsive girl of nineteen; and failing
all else, took higher ground, reminded
Lord Scarsdale of our earlier acquaint
ance, and asked him, with sufficient con.
tempt, if he had ever sinned against faith
and honor that he was SO stern in his
judgments
He started at that, REDEEMED holly, and
| said, II remember your name now. !
thought your voice familiar, and excuse
your manner because you are right; but
don. speak of that now. She was the
only good woman that ever loved me, and
was worse than villains fool when
left her. Let that pass; my life has been
sufficiently cursed since then, and have
heard she died long ago--God bless her |!
You say / sinned did, and my sin has
found me out SO may 1t do with my
wife; and now, doctor, good-by, and leave
me-"
What was ! to do with him? was not
going to bring my gentle friends name
again into the discussion, or let him know
she yet lived and mourned him. had
simply said his wife was with q lady
friend; and now, irritated by his obstina-
cy and by old recollections, / fairly lost
my temper. He lost his also, and so we
parted.
In utter dispair went back to Miss
Quincy. Lady Scarsdale was there, sub
dued and penitent enough now, and eager
to return and ask her husbands pardon,
which Kate, judging from her own gener
Gus nature, had persuaded her was await
ing her.
1t seemed cruel to undeceive the child,
and knowing what fitful, Impressions
BILE little creature she was, shrank from
the result of her discovering herself
disgraced woman. Yet had left Lord
Scarsdale writing to his lawyer