The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-06
A TRAGEDY IN BRIEF.
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nOlci OIto~iast, III thcir private apart
mentS, at one Of the most fashionable
summer resorts on the seashore---
mother and daughter; the Young lady
was looking over the newspapers from
their home in the West.
"Only think, one of the students at
the university, where brother Henry,
is, has been arrested for murder"
"Who Is ke." was the almost indif-
fereEt remark, as ii the lady were
making an effort to show some triilin.
concern in matter that mi gnt have
happened in the moon.
1.-The name Is withheld for the
present. owing to his high social con-
nections, and for the sake Of his family.
who arc Of the most respectable and
wealthy. Oh. how very interesting,
why. they reside in our place. I Won
der ii they belong To- our set"
"How absu.d, The idea OF our
family being associated with the family
Of a-Oh, pray drop the suhjec, it Is
really making me nervor~ The affair
Cannon po>St"S i.itcttSt U>.
The next mail brought letter from
the husband Of the speaker. l, was
addressed To his daughter and read
thus:
Henry is IN deepest trouble. Pre-
pare your mother for q story involving
us all in DISGRACE aud humiliation.
Tn. best thin. You can 10 is 10 come
home As quietly and speedily as
possible. cannot leave Henry, but
will send Il friend to meet YOU at
1t was a plainly furnished .oom
where this Young WOMAN sat in the
dim shades Of twilight. Her hand,
were claspsd over her knees: her face
bowed over her lap so deeply that the
tangled mass Of brown curlS. falling
over forehead and face. touched her
feet. She had becn sitting in this
attitude for some time. when the door
Stealthily opened, and with u bound
she flung back her hair, and stood fac
ing the intruder, a Young man some
twenty-odd years old. His manner
BETRAYED anxiety. and his handsome
face was distorted with frightful at
tempt To force a laugh as she held out
her arms and articuiatsd in an agoniz-
ing whisper. my babe--where is it,
ats all right" he grimaeed, 'ycu
shall have it tomorrow, and then.
Maggie. after I nave gradIsted. VIC
will 90 t. some place,
get married, AMI your troubles will be
ended"
lie tried To- draw her into his arms
but she turned from him with groan
then as If fired with sudden resolution,
she turned TO him again.
Henry. this susnense Is ma'lelenins
me give me my babe. will take
her and g. away from you where VOC
will never hear from Us again. swear
it. Henry. l pledge you by all that is
holy, that we will vanish out of your
life rs if this folly Of your school days
hal never taten place. Oh, give me
my little helpless darling, Henry, I
cannot rest night or day for its haunt
ing cry, / dream Of her little sweet
eyes approaching me. the wicked crei-
ture who gave her life! You marry
NE! Oh no. Henry, If man intends
to make a woman his wife. he does
not first debase her. Only tell ME
where NAV find my poor little help
less child, that ! may pay the penalty
Of my sin by performing a mothers
duty BY her."
II have told you she is in good and
safe hands, and when this COMPOUNDED
business at the university is over We
will begin life anew. You know love
you. Maggie; had no intention Of
wrongins you, or making you miserable
but tell YOU the child has got to he
kept out Of sight until such time as l
ace st to produce it., but you shall see
it Tomorrow, as have promised
When he left the girl he walked to
the river running between the town
and large one directly opposite. and
crossing over on the ferry, turned to n
street ON the left walking rapidly for
several squares. at last entered house
standing hack from the street. When
he came out he carried child his
arms wrapped closely in shawls. Then
the returning ferry made its last trip
between the two towns that night. any
individual ON guard might have heard
the splash as Of some object falling ill.,
to the river.
The next morning beautiful curly
haired babe was found floating in the
river, and the detectives had but little
difficulty in tracing the short history
Of its life and death.
When the officer touched the young
student ON the arm and invited him to
take walk down street in his COM
pany, he added, with sly wink of his
cunning eyes:
"Young man, tina: was a clumsily
managed affair. You should have
covered your tricks Just a leetle bit, if
only To give us chaps something to
work up"
The wil,leyed youth grasped at the
mans arm, gaspng.
''Give me a week. only week more
Of freedom! Then I shall have grad
uated. and with honOr-for the sake
Of my mother
Cant see it-should have taken a
week to consider before you chucketl
the infant overheard. Din foolish
trick ~
Shall we follow the trial. describe
the mothers despair, the shadow that
crept into every corner Of a once happy
the horror that clutched up
IN the heart Of that girlmother, when
her babe was brought to her for re.
cognition
Certainly not. What possible inter-
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