The Holt County sentinel., 1884-04-11
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CHAPTER VI.

endured SO mach for her sake, Edith
would at once haye gone to him, and
asked his advice what course to take,
but in moment came the thought to
her, that TO 60 to her uncle, would only
he TO further estrangc hcr aunt and
uncle, and in truth she felt that he, be.
fore he would permit her To leave him,
would hilAself separate from his wife,
already the bonds which united thcm,
were terri.lo strained, aud but little
more would tear them asunder for
ever.
Edith felt all this, and she could not,
for the sake of benefits to herself, be
the cause OF fresh troublc to her uncle,
she fult that thare must hc something
more than WAS yet known, that caused
this bitter cnmity OF her aunt. Surely
II woman As we'll educated as she was,
one who had all her lite been associat.
cd with liberal minded and generous
people could not, and would not, out of
Of n mere prejudice, be so tngcnerous
as to cast hur out upon the cold chari-
ties oi strangers.
All this passed rapidly through
Edith's mind at this time, aud quickly
she formed her resolution to leave the
state, aud her home forever, her unc,e
had given her, for her own, Il fine sad
dale horse and outfit, such as the daugh
tcrS Of those wealthy slave holders, at
that time, usually possessed; IT seems
too, that while she was attending
school, Mr.. Marshall had dealt most
generosity with her, and had supplied
her with far more money than was
necessary to driray her expenses, and
whenever Edith would reno ,stlatc and
say to him that she already had more
than she needed, he would say.
"Kecp it, take care of it, you dent
know what may happon, the time may
come when you will need it,"
So it was that Edith was ready at Il
Nomcnt's notice to leave; quickly and
quietly she gathered II change or two -f
clothing,aud one night, after apparently
retiring to her room, she waited until
all WAS still, then wont to the stable,
saddlrd her horse and left, leaving no
word and no trace bchlnd, to the old
cook she had said all she had to say.
Months have now passed, but no
trace has us yet, reached her anclc, and
he is rapidly passing away, care and
SorroS are wearing out his life, ,'and if
in u few weeks more, he gets no neNs
Of his lost girl, he will be beyond the
point of benefit, already he has made
his VIII, giving to Edith, one half of hi'
vast tol ltune, provided she is ever found,
but it seems pltitul indeed that be can
not see her once more before he passes
on to the great Beyond.
"But brother, sari Mrs. Carlisle, you
seem TO feel more than nm ordinary in
tcreot, is 1t the romance # this? or
have you, by any kind of accident, be-
come acquainted with any of the acts or
characters Of this drama!n
The doctor remained silent and |
thoughtful, there WAS no doubt in his
mind of who Ike Edith was. but what !
should he do? Should he go'to her
uncle and tell him what he knew?
Perhaps this might give offensp to
Edith,
Had he any right to betray her secret
residence?
For Il long time he pondered, at last
he arose and said.
"SiStcr you are now ont of danger,
and | have been thinking there are
some urgent claims upon me, and
cannot consistently defer going home,
had you continued III, would have let
N ESQ 90, and remained with you, but
now you are out OF all danger, and |
aH going home"
"Brothcr you will not think of geing
for n day or two yet ?" said Mrs. Car
lise.
"Yes, replied DR.. Lawrence, within
an hour will be on my wav, | am ac-
cnstomed TO night riding, and by start
ing tonight, nearly day will DO gam.
~, but rs you are still feeble, in two
/eeks will see you again, there arc.
You must remember, my own patients,
whose health and strength, feol am
largely responsible for-In an hour the
doctor had left Germantow2, and WAS
hurryinG as rapidly rs possible, on to
Covington, counting the hours it would
take before reaching the end OF his
journey, he felt now that he was In
possession of much that Edith was
holding rs II secret. and he was hasten
ing to her, for the purpose of letting
her know the dangerous conditian of
her uncle, and also for placing her back
into tho station of life, which he felt she
was so well calculated to adorn.
But how would she receive those acts
of hisP
Would she deem him 0flicious and be
offcndedp or would she esteem them as
favor, and thank him for these efforts
in her bchalfP
These thoughts put him into high
fever of excitement, and ho rode on
rapidly.
Atdnvliuht ho cnnld 600 tba rivar f,.,,.,