The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-16

'iy- DN' -cS4ig1 why VIZ gOL ioh
away from meG'
The girls only answer was slight
scream, and a look Of terror as she put up
her discngaged hand to shield her face
from his gaze.
"Bertie,' he went on rapidly for Mr..
Thorn was nearing them, ''you ought to
be glad to sec me, I have brought YOU
such good fortune! This gentleman came
to Newton Farm, to find you the morning
after you ran away. He had traced you
from the orphan asylum where you were
placed as child, because you are his,
ward and heiress."
and my cousin, added Charlie Thorn,
who had come up in time to hear the last
words.
The poor girl stared wonderfully at the
stranger, too terrified and too surprised
to utter a word; but Charlie explained
briefly and kindly.
''Your mother, my own cousin, dis
pleased her father by her marriage, and
he disowned her Just before his death
he repented, and searching for her dis
covered that tshe and her husband had died
suddenly, but had left child, who had
3een sent to the orphan asylum. He was
hen taken Ill, but before he died, he ar
"n%ed that if You were living, you should
oe the hclress to two-thirds of his fortune,
md l should be your guardian. and
low tell us why you ran away, and what
gou have been doing"
Il cannot tell YOU whvI ran awav," said
She, "but | have walked the streets two
lays trying to get place, and last night
walked the street or slept on doorstcps,
and did not know what | should do to
night"
You are all right now" said Charlie,
gently. Il have an aunt living near here
where will take you. Under these cir
cumstanccs, Mr.. Desmond you will ex-
clSe me # fail to keep my engagement
with YOU"
"ot course" answered Frank, politely
"Good evening, Miss BERTHE" and he
raised his hat gallantly to the pale. forlon
girl, who tEembled upon the arm of the
wealthy and stylish Mr. Thorn.
Bertie gave him strange glance, and
turned away without speaking
Five years from the night she stood a
trembling outcast, BERTHE Talbot moved
a stately, handsome, and elegantly dressed
woman-through the gorgeous ballroom
of the most fashionable hotel at Scarbor-
ough
'Yon have seen the new star, of course, :
says Gus IaIbovs to Frank Desmond, who
stands chatting with his loHg-ago sweet
heart, Miss Stonor.
"What new starr" askas the lady.
"a Miss Talbot, Charlie ThoIn's ward.
whom he has Just brought from abroad.
where they say she has made the greatest
sensation. There they come now. Isn't
She splendidl"
In moment more the handsome man
for whose sake Miss Stonor cast off her
lover, but whose regard she had failed 10
win, and the beautiful Miss Talbot, in her
exquisite Partisan toilet, have come close
10 the group, and BERTHE recognizes her
old acquaintance Still she waits to be
introduced by Charlie, and acknowledges
the presentation as indifierently as II She
had never met or seen this man and wo-
man before
"NliSs Talbot" Frank saws presently.
''you dancei May have the honor OF
this waltzl"
Il am already engaged for it."
''Then what is the earliest one I may
have?'
There is none that you may have" re
plies Bertie, cooIly Not because my
card is quite full, but because, five wears
! ago, heard Miss Stonor forbid you to pay