Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-07-08
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5 Il don't know why | should" said
! Wilma the stern pallor of her face grow
ing no less; but you have shown me the
truth never dreamed dwelt in human
form. | will trust you with what no
mortal but my dear uncle, Ralph Bar
rington, knows and loves me for"
"Did you think ever was married ?"
she questioned. "Was, she said, scorn-
fully, as Leslie turned white, ~ am not
now, thank Heaven. When l was fifteen
! ran away from boarding-school with
Leon Fontaine. No matter all he did
but he drank, gambled, tortured me.
broke my heart-for did have a heart
Il en- starved me till my little child.
my innocent baby, died of cold and
hunger in my arms, and was buried in
the Potter's field"
Two tears dropped here from eyes
that burned like fierce white flame. I
then she was ice cold and distant as /
ever.
Il could not bury her." she said.
with husky sob, and Leslie Murdoch, /
his whole soul on his lips, cried pas
sionately:
Don't distress yourself; your con-
fidence is sacred come TO mo"
His arms were opened to her, his ten
der, worshiping eyes wooed her, but
she put him, steadily, gently aside.
let me finish, leon died Nv b;a r,,,,,
hand IN den of virls edness ,lfs,'s,a nfs own
in itself, a shame 10 his rnanbood ass5
an insult to- me then / must have
starved, but Uncle Ralph found me,
pitted, me, loved me- I have hated ali
| a a 1IGfF1 of TgE,
them till now"
tAnd now 9"- -T,esIie NTurdock's vo;co
o,,1 g1,oo4 ss,,,, ~, 49,
,i,,1a3 IL -. al 80
n9on ~ nv Goa1t and 1ef me- 80 toacb I-u59 -,
~. - - ,,,, atona So oiI az tr4 ~
IoN lofo o@I "'ono to1 az tiio ieal'
Pah59' a. ileaEen - NY "l'ness' you
S'i1ll W. iieNet eBIe. ~ a,.,-1
WIN liiiillite S"''neoS sue SiiooA iiel
hea1. -,,- ar !,
10, sLe sal9 sotehlnLy' = shall
never ne any man "ile' lour !, lflehd'
Il ou a.i15 WELL heEei "i'y nio1o. |
lh NdiH ny Ieaaolie,l, Iie'''.ou .1iI'' ~
s2e8ilI Aei cue "1'o NJ 7Teoeiy WI WI
nl,,lJ III ''',t' ,Ia+ havo boon roora naavibla
eott y n.y. a'aie est 'e5 Ia hado Id bor gaod vo
,aa5,.t ..ftftr
~ ~ 3e,, ''Ii i;ttIo fr;ord will be1,, Won
hoar vo,,r 90 'r1r nnr1on Rloss Won for vonr
oo,e5a,,na ,,r.,,, .a "''i Gand-niabt
Ne Kissed her hand reyerentIy and
was gone.
One year, two years. The season was
~ a.tsin5 ~ S'4 4Ioy,e,' y ba5 risen nbenix like
ana tenarting,. more sought after thar
aSy s9ftsr t;s light & N her fS..s - less FtGr
! TRUE 4 lIi9nd t'9slle n1,lIe'g,h, 'i;is D1 ~
proved Only once mug 4e, WIZ 9 i'Iil
{ ing her anew the sweet 4eSsoh u p'il' IU
in life and hnmanlty' asheu Her iof'
and received the old answer
'IuBhal never mar :.
She missed the Old companlohSHlI
l9,arv nook in the beautiful summer re
eart Lronobt SUGGESTIONS of that happ,
a., 49, 41Io e,ynotesf wilma could remem
,ii.,' w ilo,' ,,Lo1o Iifn As the loss grey
! ~ - i1o. iie. 40 baaan with heart-sicl
ut'on lt'' - - u.;.b for him until sh
l3h6iIo' ~. ~ abasbod and fearful a
e Sii!"liN ~, e,1I ,o,v oxnerience. Yet sh
lIli9 i'ltiilGI' 70 surrender pride hal
t was liog Y NiillnI lill 5aol9 49,
heta tn5 Sway s 700 Soot5 tI 5 she nraved, "for il
,.c. - IN ~ go 80, know d
t il'o s.i, ~ IA ol;rnbod promontorv Rock
t ~ ~ waves and the dyin
wa. = 'i'1 u.;tb l1nDfterable sadness an
9''iia',. ~ ~ - l,oort None guessed wha
II loii' me- -1I a. soronn marble-whit
4 t1y Ill, yoors had left SO sligI
4 l'oe' ui'on !" ~ -
IA 'i' ~ ~ =. el''-,, ,, ebo told herself, rsin
n i'i''',Y ,r An not know how late
: ~ l''3''
WI What was it that blanched her chce
TO the hue of death?
: The waves had risen till every avenu
had been cut off ar rev fyii hoirs fnotbnf, bni
We "3'lit sEi..l, sS... ,.-.,.rd s,3i i i,svensI i
IN - was cruel. Lie was sweet
the face Tbe tbo9qbt I Of sti' tba+ +apan iaTi :,
love She had 50 sI;g5ted cove ~ - ~,
. and there was that cola n,orn;loss ,,.ata 80,
crponino SLOWLY M and ~ dash;,,. 49,
enror ,crorobaa han a,,i..o.;1 n:',oiliiis s pc
= Pto} hieHCiieo HeI qulVeflng Torn
once she cried aloud Tor help, but onl
: the moan of the waves answered ber A
last in lonely desnair she croncboG
; sbiverino AGAINST tbo cold rocte vra;
ing to die. 0' :" =
; "Ob love y sbo or;od f,intIu o;
Uaava3 ~, n,;l1 80. 49, -'''4''iJ !
Hari, y w =; = Ino@. fao~r . HI =.
tant gloan of Fl l;gbts oo,,,o a onot1.' 49, = M o'n
mo 9ators Nearar onJ ~ ooro 9. 4 I,i9 I4t1 Gqsl
bark came to tLo narilo,s % ra.i = ilio =, a :,
sle hoard ber namd 9 caiied og ,obn' oba J;y4 0to
awav for IN ;,,Stant 49, 80 ~ i.ve
ness then. amid the dorkenina co. ~
tbat vas r;s;na ,- AZ iio rnal; u''tngnins stotl