Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-05-30
I sfl.rt Story.
THE TWIN BRACELETS.
BY p. LANE.

/ NV oiioc fou W Wv III "ii's Vi S'Sa
to be an honorable man. You may
marry whom you will, MAJ defy my
| wishes in every way, and lose my love
and my respect, but this money viii
still be yours
| The quick, indignant flush on Hiltor
yGraemes face, the sudden erectness o
!, his figure, told that his uncle had wei
calculated the effect of his words.
/ Truly, with his frank, brown eyes
| his sensitive mouth, his broad white
brow. he looked like man not to b
easily bribed, but it was as easy Z
read that he could be ruled by hi,
aft ct;ons.
When he spoke his voice was low
and his tone pleading.
do you mean, Uncle George, thai
| shall lose your love and respect if
marry Ada Willet"
Or any other woman who is ab.
solutely nobody. What do you know
OF her.
Only that she is the loveliest and
noblest woman | ever saw. If YOU
knew her YOU would love her.
.Yes-yes; but mean, what do you
know Of her family:
Only what she told me herself, that
her mother died Of poverty, struggling
to support hersrlf by her needle. They
were miserably poor for long time
and then Mrs Willet began to give
work to Ada's mother. When she
died Mrs. Willet took Ada to her own
home, and alter giving her every sd
vantage her own child could have en-.
joyed. adopted her.
What was her own name?'
Smith
Bah. said Mr.. Hil,on,..with every
expression of deep disgust. well
marry her il you will. Your presen,
allowance shall be doubled, but you
need not bring her here and with q
sudden fierceness he added, i want
40 woman here to remind me OF past
| had hoped forgotten
Never, in all his recollection Of hi.
grave. quiet uncle bad Hilton seen
bim so moved. Ills voice was SHARP
9Th the pang of some sudden memory
rs eyes flashed, a..a A.- waclc S-ms
trembled with emotion.
You are a man now he said, with
one Of those strange impulses to conf
lence that often seize the most reserv
ell men, "a man seeking wife. | vii
( i'll tnr iaz kaF a.-
nv lips to any living being. | have 1
wife, somew here, aud u child, it ma,
be-
/ Utter astonishment kept Hilton ST
! lent.
1t is all nv own fault Mr.. Hiltor
continued. that am lonely. miser
able man. instead of a happy HUSBAND
and father. Twenty year. ago. wher
WAS past forty years old, fell IL
I love.
Fell in love. for was fairly insan,
over Myra Delano when ! had seer
her three times. | caurted her Will
eager attention, rich presents, tlattery
every fascination | could command.
was not an unattractive man at forty
| | hal travelled extensively. had bser
close student, Was emrhatically ,
society man. a successful lawyer, ant
commanding large wealth. Myra wa.
twenty five. superbly handsome, ac
complished and graceful.
i thought he loved me. | though
there was only trust and devotion il
the love, light of her large blue eyes
the varying color upon her cheek. ",
were married, travelled two years or
the Contin' mt and then returned her,
to this house, and opened its doors Il
society. Our child was nearly year
old when we came home. and wha
love ! could spare from Myra | gave
to baby Anna.
We were very popular, being hospi
table and generous, gathering aroune
us r, fined people, and both exertins
ourselves to the utmost for tie plessur,
of our guests. But while We wer'
travelling, all in all to each other ther,
was sleeping in my heart demon wht
stirred to life when We returned.
Strong as my love found my jeal
ousv. | was an idiot-a mad, Jealous
idiot, for l stung proud, sensitive
woman to contempt Of my opinion, de
fance of my unworthy suspicion. Nov
| can see that Myra was but filling
her proper place in society as hostess
or guest; but then, blinded by my
| jealousy, | grudged any other man |
pleasant look or CHEEKY word.
cannot tell you now of every scene tina
turned her love for me to fear and dis
like. She became pale and miserable
often sullen and defiant. Finally sh
left me.'
Left YOU"
Il came nome one afternoon, afte
conducting an intricate criminal case
and found note on my table, telling
me Myra could no longer endure th'
life Of constant quarreling and re
proach. She had taken her child, ant
would never return to me-
Did she not 60 to relatives?
She had but few. Her father die
while we were abroad, and havin
been considered rich man. was foun'
to have left less than his funeral ex
penses. She had an aunt and som
cousins, to all of whom | went, bu
who denied all knowledge of hel
After searching with the eagerness G
penitence deep and sincere, and lov
most profound, l finally advertised
and even employed private police in
vestigation. 1t was all in vain.
never found wife or child