Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-06-13
A SChemer Foiled.

was harsh 10 me before murmured
poor Kate.
Yet you must not be unmindful that
your father believes he is acting for
YOUR best interests was the rather
doubtful remonstrance Of Mrs. Scott.
Papa Is acting entirely under the in-
fuence Of Percy Talbot the sirl asser-
ted excitedly; if lie were not, he would
understand how orievous it would be
should l marry man whom detest-
how utterly impossible it Is when my
whole heart is given 10 another: Oh,
mamma, surely you cannot blame
me =
What could the gentle wife, the trou-
bled mother, say? She loved her husb-
and unreasonable as he might be, she
idol;zed her only child. and she shrank
from holding either blamable. SO she
remained silent. while two big tears
rolled slowly down her tair, faded
cheeks.
Mamma, my dearest, you do not
blame me, do you = pleaded Kate cross
ing tie room and lhro oSiug herself on
her kuees beside her mother. 1t would
break my heart to give up Robert ! l
love him so dearly oh. mamma, so
very dearly. You Ike Robert, too, and
so did papa before this Percy Talbot
came here TO make nothing but trouble
for US all. And have iancied some.
times that YOU distrust him quite as
much as l dc. You do not really wish
me to marry him, do you p
Your father is determined that you
shall be bis wife, Kate said Mrs. Scott
winding a kindly arm about the slim,
kneeling figure, and drawing the pretty,
brown head TO her bosom.
L know. And If 1 disobey him, he
declares he will no longer recognize
me as his child returned Kate with a
little gasp Of anguish; he will send me
away from him, from my home, aDd
from you. Oh, mamma, 1t is hard
And yet, il you would not blame me
if you can trust me, 1 had rather go.
After a time papa might relent, and
wish me 10 come back to him.
The mother sighed, but she clasped
the pretty pleader more closely to he
tender heart, and fOndly kissed tht
sweet bright face.
L do trust you, Kate she answered
with much earnestness. always re-
member, darling, that wherever yol
may be, l shall trust my daughter t.
do the right. Ifycu choose to 90 rath
er than become Mr.. Talbot's unlovipg
wife. shall not judge you too harshly
and it NAV be that sometime the storm
will pass over. and that this trial vii
end happily for us ALL
After such a confession the motbe
could scarcely refuse TO acquiesce t
anything her child might decide TO b
best. Aud so Kate took her last re
gretful look of the dear familiar rooms
with quivering lips she kissed her weeI
ing mother and then IN the early
quiet morning she left the pleasar
, house, the doors Of which, as it nigh
be, had been closed upon her forever.
She has made her choice her iatht
said briefly in grim anger; and hence
fourth she is dead TO me-
From his home, his heart, his lip
he had banished her; and he forbaC
the mention of her name in his pre'
t euce.
r Aud for Percy Talbot he began
manifest singular partiality-a speci
liking that was frequently shown /
cons iderable monetary fayors. Pc
haps he fancied that he owned son
sort of reparation 10 the luckless inc
vdual WHO had been so sisnally di
1ained by his handsome and iefracto
daughter!
II seems strange that rich ms
would borrow such sums, and so offer
i Mrs. Scott ventured 10 observe.
You know nothing about such ms
ters, Maria, was the sharp respOns
Talbot can be trusted with anythn!
= He Is a shrew d man too, and II our Ia
(; speculation succeeds, l shall be as Ri
. as he is.'
What speculation, Peter p his W
inquired uneasily.
L doubt If you would understand if
should tell you, he answered testify.
He had Je: to learn that bis own
derstanding of the speculation In
VIII ch be had been persuaded was sol
what deficient.
!, 1t was The 'oft-told tale' OF the ere
ulity Of Que man and the duplclty
al another. Aud there came time WI
n. Peter Scott knew that he was beegar
nd when he discoyered that all his Int
CT fortune, earned by years Of honest z
yn had been, by some manne OF chical
ge ry, transferred TO the possession
Percy Talbot.
! My dear sir, it Is one Of the fret