Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-02-02

.iatod U,, mon and m,lo .,,n.r,r .fda. H.
ond ~, rejection did ~, u.,nd ,,.tt.r. \
Tbe wrongs each cher .l,t seemed III II
increase ratl , than diminish a, uey
were broOded over, and finally sep ="
aration was decided anon. u
The moment the de sion was made J
the husband and wife would have
rushed to tile lavyrs office had it
been possible. j
Rut there wa, a storm raoinr with /
ont a. wen As within the oll farm
W. - " and H. iatar,.;n,r v.ith III
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NAME ., ia" en-, ,n ~ 'sa'''''s f07' 2'iN,
uhtll tlle - my ,.at
How Si.t ! sIlalI pc lo ~ o@0N "
mother ana Jane, mused Reotcta'
continuing 70 SIT before the bfedhlasI-
table. needless Of the crying Of the cat
for her mornings meal or the fact that
the cream was rising on the unstrancd
mill, in tho nails NV dear. beauti-
s,,1 s,,iA" IA - ~ uaw foo1i.b was tn
ian ~ oio !. ~, - - i,naoina vonld he
leave ~ ad ~ imagine N0''1% @a,@I.
n"ppg w ,at ~ ~ ,,as nloasant ononob
9CerllhS V'o' ~ "''9 ',.''''' ~ -
before we were I'ldl leu, - t,.1 w.,
careful toSiVe me no tli1ilee - 'il,'
out his red character uhtii ne ii''a i''t
bound to him il IA known Wllat
he really was, Id sooner have gone TO
my grave than married him
Then her memory reverted to seth
Talbot, who had been herloyer before
Caleb appeared on the scene. Hand
some Seth How de1 otedly ne had
loved her How considtrate and
gentle Were his manners 70 women
Had she only been wise enough % 9,
cept him she would never Lave Know n
such misery and regret e she was SUI SUI
fering now And mother ana : @ne
had thought her So fortunate ~ ~
marriage They had admired d.'",
little dreaming Wliat cola' tf'''l ',e'l'
he really possessed. ihty ll'a ~
doubt OF her lutufe haPplheS' " ny. ilVl'
they intrusted her 10 ms heel',ns. ".
How blind they haa peel III ''"s !,
gone by there llda oeeii +" M, ~
that pretty Meg IarIoW ilau feleeeeu
Caleb. ,.
She showed heF gooo SellSe' M i,,'
tered Rebeeca now rs 'heii'ois icy '''''' y
the rmnor'
The opening of the door rouSed hel
from her painful reverie. She looked
up to see Jonas, the original bone .
contention. He stamped the ShoV
from his feet, pulled off his big Woolel
mittens and approached the fire, VIM
Rebecca started up, coNertly aa9h.
the teass irom her eyes, ana oeSan
!; clear o. -, 'fs ~ Ia'ie WIN an energy w
! ! made tu,, Sp ,pre,i ,9l .( l'St tlne, i,
uaino bor a,1fa po19 f"aa ''ame" "a y W - :
k iashes with considerahle curiosity
5, He had not been unaware Of L
re cloud which had risen on the domest
horizon' pat did not imagine that
ae ae was at az 70 blame {. i:
Of Rohe"ca sbartIr Ifo and Dsi Innas cav, =
Ie low whistle 0l mentally 1I,lN comnarine
is to a "snapdraoon
ID left anv yYord for me 2o he ask,
le "No."
"Old Boswell give me a tellvgra
: : for you" said Jonas. after a pause.
4 guessed | mought just as well sa
4 4 him the trouble o sending Jake o
with it producing a yellow envelo
from his pocket
t W ny didn't you give it to me Il
instant you came M cried Rebecc
e snatchIng 1t from him and tearing
open
She had grown pale with apprehe
! sion Of evil, and her pallor increast
e as she read;
Come at once. Mother is very i'll.
; 1t was signed by her sister lame
Jonas said Rebecca, trying
r speak calmly, my mother is sick, al
] must go to her without delay. YC
> time to catch the , o'clocl, tr,in ia,
up ,la,. brown ,.r,,2a sally lio5 at t once. ,..e
e - Jonas ls gr9moled ., little at the orde
not llhng 5dd,, the idea lea Of going into tow
aSalll - soon stl1 j but he obeyed it, an
Speeding s9t, ,,I i, away y to her old home, son
my qlles niles alstant ii1 from the one