The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-10-22

Mrs, Rdwlings glanced at him,
"Therc, don't take ON So" she said kindly.
'Thcre may bo excuses for you Old people
Oughtn't to judge the young too severely"
"Tel me all she said, every word,n gasped
Carruthers He had forced the woman 10
give him this bittor cup, and no meant TO
drain II to the dregs
'L \, poor dearl she told me ALL Told mo
how sho had been forced 10 make her secret
known by my husbands claiming tho child,
My heart bled Tor her She told me how no
ono knew about the babyi how she should
have TO let all L$revealcd unless | helped
her. She tol m, how 5he had longcd for
hor child, and somehow, don't know
how, managed to got IL 10 live with her cr
noar her o., us such pretty boy Such
Apr2tty boy, sir"
"Whore can find horln asked Carruthers,
Not that he now hoped to learn
"Wnerei ! suppose somewhere near the
child, down at acktown, You know tho
lAdy's nam don, But you'll do what's
rlgh won't YOU, arf
"Yesn said Frank, "I will do what Is
right, Thank you, Good morning.
lie lof. the room, aud departed uy the way
W lNA Nhlll't ahlnt ANNNlllkn lflNINNu W
her interesting occupations She know tho
name mother Of her visitor nor Of the lady
whom ,he had seen at Blucktown but to this
day, when she recalls the look Of what she
believed 10 be remorso on tho young mans
face, she Is happy In the thought that 10 may
DO few heartfelt aud appropriate words,
though only spoken by humble woman
like herself, helped on the great fight Of good
agninst evil, rightcd q wrong, AMI mnlo a
Bita woman happier May such mistake
occur 10 many of rs, 10 causes consolation,
A worthy soul, Mrs, Rawlings Never,
thclcss, We viii now bid her adicu, and hope
that the business m Gray street continues 10
flourish,
Bu Frank Carruthor3l Poor Frank whose
IssogrrA', hal lod him into such straits,
Who had learned the terrible half truth
which 10y O p1rploX Is olton greater than the
wlo.o, CDTuthprs walked aud wOlErl-out
of Gruysr al-ou and on--wthout heed.
ing whittier Such grief as ho felt to-day
wa new experience In a mlu's life, When
somc tlrco months ngo Beatrice told him
sho could not love hm, tho shock as wo
know was great but In spite OF /. Beatrice
was ,til the Beatrice OF hB dreams Then
thoro was hope; thoro Is always hopo
In such cases, But now none Not vostigol
He laughed bitterly 0s ho thought OF the
hours he had spent onlc0yorng 20 find tho
cause of what no had called Bpatrico'8 com.
plNint-of hor general apathy and indipor-
once TO the word at large, Now ho had got
at the very germ Of the disease No wonder
sho was cold aud reserved with such q secret
~ carry-such dread Oycrhanging her
Poor girl Poor grill
He could see how tho boys coming 10
uazlnwool House had been arranged
Through Mrs Miller, Of course, And by his
now light ho was able TO explain discrop-
Ancy which had always troubled him. On
the night when she bodc him hope and watt
the nurse had told him that Beatrice had
savod her years ago from starvation, where
~, Horace had told him, that until she came
W the house, she was n stranger 10 them all.
Ho had not thought II worth while 10 pursue
Tn Inquiry
She, this strangely hammered woman had
made him promise 10 wait, Wait for wh0tl
There WI, nothing 10 S0it for Even II he,
Oh he sconfully told himself he could, should
forgot hi, manhood and ho wiling 10 tNko
BOntrico ~ his wifO oven now, ho know thai
a barrier, never 10 be climbed, would DO
raised by her He did not wrong her In this
Ho knew that for all that hNd befallcn sho
wns mourning In mental snckcloth and
ashes llo had no blanc 10 give her, no
stono 10 cast
She had not tried 10 win hi, love. Shohad
not accepted that lovo whom offered Toe |
well ho knew why. Yet ho knew also that |
sho loved him-lovcd him but would novor |
DO his, Tho thought drove him half mad. /
No friend Of Curruthcrs' would have known /
him, az, with heavy brows aud bcnt hoOd,
he walked through those QUOT streets OF
suburban London,
But why the nighti No now dread, no
now danger could hayo threatened her Did
nho after all fly because ho was coming 10
Hazowood lIousol Did sho foor that her
resolution must give way, aud with ono
breath she must avow her love, and with tho
next tell her lover that lovo could no, ho DO.
tween themi No. A word from hor would
hayo stayed his coming. She had even ~
good ns asked him 10 come. Sho was not
flying from him,
Then the thought Of that man who was
seeking her came to his mind, Ho shudderod
and bit his lip, he know not why But his |
nrt thought was 20 trace this unknown man |,
and honr why ho wanted Beatrice,
His mood changed, llo would not sock |
him. llo had no more 10 learn. Aftor what !
hc Ind this morning heard all inquiries, all
information, could but tend 10 mako him /
moro miserable. There was nothing now
loft for him In tho world but sheer hard
work. Work, work, work, tho greatest !
biosing ever given 10 man.
% ho galkcl on and on, almost crying In |
his anguish, almost roving In his utter help.
h@Hnese 10 mond mattora But all tho while,
~ What he 'ould 10 tear his idol out Of her
ihrino, thinking OF her IA the calm, fair,
stately girl he had known and loved, the QUO
II all the world against whom slandcr should
rdso no voice
Before his nimless walk was ended his
mood had grown soft and pitying. Anger
had simply fadod away All ho could now
think OF was Beatrice and her sorrow All
IN nsko1 was 10 DO able 10 zoe hor and tell
hu there was ono who would ever bo as q
brother 10 her Tho wild resolve that ho
would now ooquiesoe in her disappearance as
snlmly IA did her unclos disappeared, lIo
would find her He would 20 TO hor, take
bor hand tell her the secret was his, coun
pci her, and, II II were possible, stand bo
tweon her and what she hud 10 bear
But he knew now, or thought he kneK,
tho utmost that life had TO give him. hni
be saw In II sorry substitute for what !
10 had seemed TO promise only few days
ago.
Blame her Why should ho blaue terl
How hao she wronged hint
! ,' CHAPTER XXv1L
A HELPING HAND.
L.. 4. L. a. A. A.