The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-01-27

The next day all the soft beauty Ia,
gone out Of Nature, and her stcrnel
mood seems aroused by the unnatural
betrayal Of hospitality and deliberate
deception instead Of being allayed by the
happiness OF the lovers. The water that
forty-eight hours before spoke only Of
the Skimpolc side Of life with its lazy nc.
cent, now lashes itself to wake to Tho
coming storm. The gentle tapping o.
the waves is changed to nh uneasy r,isll
and hoarsc whisper: their bright diamond
points give way To dull, leatlcn hue
That Is only hardened by the white caps
cleaning with their continuous cnergy
~ far rs the eye can reach. As our run.
aways fly along on the railway to Hocllcs
/ tor, they see the storm rack
'Come rolling III ragged and brown"
and in that sheet Of spray and rain and
wind, cach movement overtaking and
hiding another and another sail, they
think they see shadow OF the darkness
lying before them and forbiddinR q
| glimpse Of their future
OF this part Of their story there Is lit
to tell. II we were to follow them we
would see them on the wedding tour.
happy in the present, and thinking little
Of any trouble 10 come. Then came the
return of Mr.. Larton, Ills grief OF his
daughters flight and anger ut her hns.
band: his inquiries, too late, about JIM
mic by letters and even detectives, with
the reports Of mortal tnrpitude and bad
reputation that the detectives feel bound
to give him to justify their use and their
pay: and finally comes the day when,
under the influence of these reports, Of
his hurt pride and disappointed affection.
aud spurred on by his wife's cautious en-.
enlargement, he writes to Mr.. and Mrs.
Gordon, waiting for his answer III New
York, that they shall never enter his
house.
We will pass over the receipt of this
letter, with its message Of sorrow 10
Eta, Of anger and bitter disappointment
to Jimmie; over the brief year after the
marriage, while they live modestly on a
few thousand dollars that Eta had in
her own bank account at the time Of the
elopcment; over the awful day when,
this giving ont, letter begging pardon
and reconciliation is replied to with:
"DEAG S1R-iour favor Of tbs 2sth received.
My letter to Won of year since fully covers the
question upon which you touch. Please con.
'iourstruly, HENRY LAnroN.'
And the storm-rack closed down over
them, driving into their very souls the
mist and cold.
The little girl horn few weeks before
this Is their only child, and its bahyhood
knows only hardship; but when, nt five
years old, she begins to delight her
father with miniature Of Eta Lartnn
that trouble has SO quoted and changed
into Eta Gordon. she has father who
is man, instead Of the selfish, lazy
parasite the forgiveness by Mr.. Larton
would have made him. His old friend,
Mr. More, long before this had got him
4 start in clerksllip with very small
salary; but meeting one day Mrs. Pc
ters, who had always been fond of him.
she pers,iades Mr.. Peters to secure him
another lift. by which he improves him.
self: So that, six years after his marriage
day. lie finds himself beyond the reach Of
want. although still poor man. As
the little family sit on this evening, a
cheerful circle, though with the cloud
that recollection still casts over them, a
visitor comes. So changed is he from
tue Henry Larton Of old, that Eta
pauses before she flies to his arms.
My daughter" says this white haired
man, II am widower again, and have
come to ask you if you will come buck to
me-"
20 papa! I love you still, and pity
Won; Int have husband and child"
My dear" smiling, Il don't want to
separate you from them. Can't you bring
them with you?"
Excuse me, sir" interposes Jimmie.
Il cannot he taken by nv wife now:
and onr struggles together have at least
taught me that it is better to make nv
own living than to live on any mans
aims"
Mr.. Gordon, l do not wish you TO
come for your sake, but for mine; and If
the reports Of your business capacity are
true, I think shall get the better Of any
bargain l can make with you. / have
learned, in short. that you have brains,
rs well rs handsome face, and am pre-
pared to be proud Of my son-in-law."
Let rs leave them here. This, our
jacob served his apprenticeship for only
six years, and that after he got his
Rachel: Int il served him in good stead,
and like Hopeful in the story book, he
found his fortune when he had truly
earned it.