The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-01-24

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next moment. and read. it out to NJ.
! wifesaIt was as follows 80 z 81 &
gssst tsJ0aWooDM0UNT SQUARE, g
& aasss 81 gEEszAD sal "Wednesday.
~ ssSir,-Ita is an uhpleasant task
! butaas hayeshad yonvElalghter liz
ying beneath my roof, j .feelit 20 bt
sdhtyato form you that yester
4 daYsshe left here ino O. eIandesGinf
8 aIsmanner,rands ndshasanottthought proper
Z to return. It is. of course a very
q painful admission to makes especial
aly to her father but as it is q duty,
4 I do not shrink therefrom. Fl Your
daughters seenduct has given Mrs.
| st. Derrick great cause for anxiety
from the first, as it has been Eighty.
and not atFaA ladyiike. We should
very shortly have dismissed her. as
i we do not approve of gentlemen yiIs-
! iting the. instructress of our children.
As she has, however, taken this step,
] have no more to say, and feeling
that I have done my duty. I am, s
T. Your obedient Servant, So
ssALExANDER ST. DERRICK
"Mr. .Hendrick.'' -
IF I had ans, remnant of my DID
weakness hanging about BEFORE ft'
was all cleared away now, as I stood
tearing the letter to fragments, s.
aIt's a 1ie-as wicked, atrocious
lie !" | exclaimed, stamping on the
! pieces. 'fOur. darling has been driv-
en- away, or there is something
wrong. She would never act like
i this.' sa-.0t @a39s ~ '='- q ' 50
'.Never, Harry" exclaimed my.
wife. who stood there flushed and
angry one moment, pale as ashes
I the next. aBut stop! what are you
! going to do ?,'sz 49, sss.A ,L&Hs 80 -
? y"Going to dog' I reared, "goingi
to seek for our chiid.s'* kasa s1@ "A
f. g"But you are not strong enodgh-
the iagitation---'' on coed s...
n aStrong agitation Pa / exclaimed
catching her so tightly by the arm
that she WINGED. "Look at me, Liz.
zy; 4 never felt stronger in my 4ife.'
ts1 Inaless than au hour Iwas being
whirled up to town by the train, and
on reaching the station. the cab that
took me on to- 1Woodmount SOU are
seemed to crawl 5Eqoeg sao Isssa -
srg / Numbered 90 at the door, and
dragged so fereely at the visitor
bell, that the footman in q tawdry
] livery stared at me aghast as he
opened the door.l,and I strobe in.
a';Tell your master want to see
him." I said hastily. rgaa 81 s.slls.s 'al
/ i. ..Ain't at home, sir" he said re-
covering himself. -
.:Your mistress then" l cried
. fercely. 80 ,ss z.s as.g.r -5r 'Aa
"Confound you r I roared, catch
ing him by the throat, to the disar-
rangement of his white cravat; "telI
herLthere, there p 1 said, cooling
down, and slipping a couple of for
ms in tie mans hand, "Here, show
me in, directly 10 either of them !; l.
am Miss Hendricks father. - - 81
The mans frightened, angry face
changed on the instant. and he show
ed me at once into O garish drawfngsi
room, where a course, ford woman
was lying back on a lounge, tanning
herself. 't' '-1''-' .,
..7' 'tMrs. St. Derrick / said hastily,
''my name is Hendrick. Ihave come
aps1n answer to your hus bands let
{ ter. ~ f5&7 81 'iiF + aaah 1921 49,
azss'Y ou must see him my good man. .
she exclaimed sangrily. e"I told
Thomas not to admit any one" 81
G 'sBat this is life and death to me,
a1adam-my child's honor. Tell me,
Isbeg of you. all you know bsa :.
! ss .sYou people should bring your
zel1ihlren up better, !" was the reply.
It's Sery dreadful--yery shocking
and my poor darlings have had a.
most narrow escape. "sa gEilpoaa
s. s.Did it ever occur to you. madam,
that other people haveldarlings whom
they lover' / exclaimed, unable to
control my anger si,Bat there, tell
me, what steps have you taken to-
find out where she went9" E.i.s esr 4
Steps /! / take steps sbsurdl Ny
good man. you must be mad i''s-r -
a. Il shall be soon,F ! mnttsesred, then
aloud -. SO gat..s ss,fst-, .,5s's,r a
= HBnts you have done something.
madam. surely r. as sd ,s4ass [ q
.i. Il desired Mr.. st. Derrick to write
to you, and of course you are the
! proper person to take steps, as you
term it." said the lady contemPtu-
ously..e -srfr.-z-...,f, 4rr.f4rs. -,sftsf "a
=. Tell me when she left, and how.
Give me some information, / beg of
you,", ], exclaimed, ,-.gs p
"My good man. I cannot touch the!
subject at ALL 1t is too painful
too dreadful. See Mr.. st Derrick.
When | think OF having harbored
so dreadfully shameless a creature.
feel faint-it turns me sick
: I dared not speak-I dared not
give utterance to the rage struggling
in my breast. for this was only wo-
man. and such woman that dash
ed out of the room, and the door
banged heavily behind me. n
AS left the roon IAneafly fell
over the footman, who had evidently
been listening. and | caughta glimpse
of two female heads disappearing at
a doorway as I hurried down the
stairs. s9s a ssa
q -Here. my man." I said, sstell me
all yon knem,T and I thrust my hand
once more into my meagerly filed
mock at 4.sass.3H g4asffeff t.g.Tsfasrr lf,ss
ssOh. it > all right, sir, I don't want
paying said the man hastily. i"It's |
my belief she drove poor Miss Hem
drick away with her. temper She's |
q astunners" be continued in whis-
per, e eg'lar tiger-caty and the young