Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-12

moment she recognized me she placed her
j self before me defantly. Oh, my lady, y
said the woman, this is where you live .
A pretty hiding-placs 1t has lasted
longer than expected. You must have
managed the great man cunning,y How
! did you manage it? Tell me Though
I'm too old and ugly to profit by the
lesson. And are you together still, or
have you replaced him by another p
attempted to pass her. but she would not
allow me. lou were the cause of my
losing good service she cried 81 don't
love you for that You have been the
cause OF my wanting food don't love
you for that. Had it not been for you, |
should never have hungered for bread. ;"
:" am sorry, said, and knew not what
more to say. The woman's grudge against
me was justified, if what she said was
tsae; and it seemed to be so, for want was
in her face. " 1t is convenient to be sorry
when it is too late, she said. " But it is
too late for you as well as for me. Your
master" l interrupted her, and de-
manded to know of whom she was speak
ing. H'Of your master. she repeated. He
would have paid me well but for you he
would have rewarded me finely, tor he is
rich and generous, when he has his way.
To please you he sent me packing with the
barest pittance, and since then not morsel
of good luck has fallen to my share. All
your fault, my lady. Take credit for it
l set it down to your account. Have you
found him out yet, as others have done
before you?' elf you are speaking of
my husband, l said, he will punish you
for your wicked words" She laughed
loudly. Husband p she cried only
one lady has ever had the right to call
him by that name, and the lady is not you,
my pretty one You had better have
kept me with you could have shown
you of what sort of stuff such gentlemen's
hearts are made of -" l stopped to
hear no more. Strong as she was, she
could not prevent me from escaping, and l
few back to my room, with the horrible
words she had uttered burning before me
in the air.
They are true, | feel they are true.
Harold's manner towards me in our last
interview proves their truth. And this
very morning received latter from him
in the fewest words-telling me he was
afraid he would not be able to come and
see me for many weeks. That means he
viii not come again.
The pastor was right. It was his
duty, he said, to protect those who have
10 knowledge of the worlds sinful ways.
/ had such knowledge. 0, yes l, the
guilty Clar;ce, had such knowledge, and to
associate with me was to be defled
$50, Thou all-powerful Lord before
whom I shall appear on the Judgment
Day, teach me and direct my faltering
steps Whittier shall I fly: To whom
shall I turn? Marguerite Marguerite
come to me, and let me hlde my shame
upon your faithful bosom
q" Fly I dare not. must live and
face the world. Harold shall do me
Justice. For the sake of my child, my
pretty, innocent child, he shall do me
justice. win go to him with my child in
my arms -
"sCome, my dear one. We viii start
to.night-this very night. You smile at
me, now; one day you viii be ashamed to
look into my face. When you know the
truth yoa will shrink from the unhappy
girl who presses her lips to yours, who
kisses your pretty fingers, whose tears
stain your sweet face -
60 If at this moment we both could die
O, Marguerite, Marguerite, pity and for
give mt T
ITO be continued