The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-06-19
OUT IN THE STORM.

putting her hand to her forehead with q
dazed lock; "all overall over! And
yet, o, how loved him %
The matter between Lydia Trentham
and Leonard Drake bad been a runaway
one. Her family was richer than his,
and ambitious that she should make q
great alliance, for she was beautiful and
accomplished, and had such q charming
manner that everybody raved about her.
| When, therefore she fell in love with
Leonard Drake, who had but compar-
ative small competence, and no business
knowledge whatever, her father angrily
bade her to dismiss such lover forever
from her thoughts. But with Lydia, as
with most romantic girls, this decree
acted only as an incentive. She thought
her father unjust, and went on loving
Drake more than ever. Finally she
eloped. From that day her parents
looked upon her as dead.
"She has made her bed, let her lie in
it," said her father savageE.
There had been only one cloud on the
happiness of the wife. She had come to
her husband penniless when he had a
right to expect fortune and she feared
that some day he might regret his choice.
All at once, like thunderbolt out of a
clear sky, came the crushing blow which
destroyed her happiness Id one hour.
In his bachelor days, and before he met
| Lydia Trentham, Leonard brakes name
had been associated with beautiful girl
who afterwards married Mr.. Dorches-
| ter, banker. People said she never
| loved him, but that her heart had been
| given to Leonard Drake; that Leonard
had really loved her, and that Miss Bent
| ly had only taken the rich banker be-
cause, as she said, Leonard and herself
were too poor to marry"
Lydia, at that time hearing these
things had not been without jealousy;
| out the entire devotion of Leonard had =,
in the end, satisfied her; and for years
she had forgotten even the existence of
| Mrs. Dorchester.
Suddenly Mrs. Dorchester had ap-
F, peared at the summer resort where the
| brakes were residing temporarily. Here
she renewed her acquaintance with Leo
nard. Lydia remembered well how en-
barrassed both had seemed at the unex-
| pected meeting. Mrs. Dorchester was q
widow now; notes began to pass between
her and Lydias husband; and twice the
wife had detected them walking together
in the dusk of The evening.
For weeks she had struggled against
conviction, hoping towards the last
against hope, until this day when she
| had found torn and crumpled letter
hidden between the pages of a book, the
| first words of which nearly drove her in
| sane. She remembered now that she
| had surprised her husband that morning
reading letter which to her astonish
ment he had shullied into an open vol
ume before him, but she had not noticed
what book it was, and it was by accident
only, she now discovered it.
1t was but the part of letter however,
that she found. The paper had evidently
been torn into several pieces, and only
portion had been thrown into the book,
as if $50 she reasoned now her husbands
agitation had deprived him for moment
| of his self control. Under any other
circumstances paper belonging to Leo
nard would have been sacred to her, but
when she saw the first significant words,
eve must keep the secret" she read
| Mrs. Dorchester's signature at the end.
Much was lost, all was more or less
incoherent, but enough remained to con-
vince the tortured wife that everything
was over for her in the way of happiness
in this world.
She remained there for nearly half an
hour, dazed, crushed, not knowing as
yet what to do. The door opened at
last and old Dorcas came in. Old Dor
cas- had been Lydia's nurse, and followed
her after her marriage, the only one,
poor or rich, that had stuck to her fallen
fortunes. She started back on seeing
the ashy face of her mistress.
"What is it3 said Lydia, rousing
herself.
"a note from Mr.. Drake" was the
reply. ''But deary me, are you i'll, ma
| aml''
''No, am quite WE'LL" answered the
| poor wife, with a great effort. "Ah, I
| see that Mr.. Drake writes that he is
going to join fishing party to go up to
Dover, not to return till night, if 1 will
excuse his coming back to dinner"
EYES," Dorcas said vaguely.
1.-The man who brought the note waits
for an answer. Tell him to say to Mr..
Drake, go by all means, 1 haven't time
or would write
Dorcas started off, but her mistress
voice again made her pause.
"When you have sent him away come
to my room-I want you, said Lydia.
There was little delay, but when
Dorcas entered the room her mistress
was busy with travelling bag.
''Dorcas, she said, ''vcu have been
with me all my life-do you want to re-
main with me still ?"
The voice was so cold, the face so
white, Dorcas dared make no scene
''I'll go with you to the worlds end,
ma'am y she answered feelingly.
''Then get ready: am going to Bos-
ton-on from there as fast as can. Tel
nobody. Get your things out of the
house as secretly as possible"
"Going? where What is the mat
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