Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-02-05
the existence Of this daughter and sis.

the existence OF this daughter and sis
ter.
They went into room devoid OF
carpet or luxurious furniture--only a
few good paintings on the wall indi-
Gated taste or wealth.
"Great heavens how can this womaL
be the daughter of Col. Lester and sis
ter to the lovely Inezl" Carl men
tally exclaimed, as he took the wicker
chair pointed out to him by his hostess.
Inez delivered her basket and many
loving and entreating messages from
her mother. Mrs Strathmore sat with
the basket in her lap, and sad smile
curving her lips
"But you know, Inez, can not leave
Fred"
Inez shrugged her shoulders impa-
tiently and palpably repressed more
impatient ejaculation.
"Well, what are you doing with your
self now? We heard you were ILL.,"
mo, / am not ill, only the hot
weather tires me, and / am trying to
make myself useful woman by sewing
for the hands," lifting her eyes, with
a strange amusement cleaning in them,
and Carl now discovered them to be
most beautiful eyes brown and pa
thetic as a deer's-quite unlike Inez
brilliant blue orbs, albeit the latter
were very pretty eyes, indeed.
After an hour, Inez declared she
must go, at the same time abusing
Francia for refusing to accompany
them.
"You are cold-hearted, headstrong
woman, and, l verify believe, do not
care to come home any more"
Francia made no reply to this re-
monstrance, but Carl heard her draw
in her breath sharply, as if in pain, or
as If 1T cost her q great effort to retain
her self-control; but her only answer
was that sad little smile it struck ones
heart to see.
Then Inez kissed her sister passion
ately, and hurried away, leaving Carl
to make his adieu in q more sedate
fashion.
He stood on the second step, she
above him, and when he stretched out
his hand she laid q huttering palm
within it. At that touch he seemed to
feel an electric shock thrill him, and as
she looked at him, with misty, troubled
eyes, he seemed to read her soul, and
the knowledge came to him that this
woman had suffered and was suffering
some inexplicable anguish.
"If she were well and happy. she
would be gloriously beautifully The
swift thought flashed across his brain,
for, after prolonged but stealtLy sur
Kheef her, RlileHa way qka9 5is aSst opinion Of
place, faded woman of little intellect.
After that one hours association he
knew her to be genius, with O gifted |
mind and disciplined heart. But there
was blight upon her life what, he |
had yet to learn.
lnez was in the phaeton when he
reached it, her vail drawn down.
She did not speak when he addressed
her, and, as he turned the horses head
homeward, he was amazed to hear deep
sobs behind the vail After few mo-
ments they subsidized, and Inez faltered:
Forgive me pray forgive my exhi-
bltion OF weakness; but-my poor sis
teri"
Carl was respectfully attentive.
Il must tell you more about her, for
know you must think so strangely of
her-perhaps you misjudge her. Seven
years ago she married Fred Strathmore.
he is well enough off to keep her in
place is pressed into The feds, for for c sbAe
ton is Fred's king. Francia cooks,
washes, and irons, and never COM
plains. She has nothing to wear but
calico, although Fred has plenty of J
gold. He can no more appreciate the
beauties of her mind and Character 9
han he could do q bit of fine sculpture.
She allows none Of us to help her, and !
Ter pitiful little garden, orchard, and
lowers are cultivated by her own hands. {
She is an artist-all those pictures you :
aw she painted; but Fred sneers at l
hem, and says if she were to sew, or L
o something else useful, she would be '
I some account. She does all the I
ewing for Fred's laborers, as it is paid a
Or out OF their wages, and saves Fred !.
0 much money. Why she married
I'M can't explain-none of us can, p
ut the fact remains-she married him. v
HE is not polished man; he can't =
e, for his whole soul is bound up in >,
loney getting and saving. He plants a. .,
Och 'notl 6sneSe IN aofe66fas 8Faipx lie q :,
les-that is for women, he saws. =,
rancla has not painted picture TN ~
'ur years-she is just % and but four 8,
ears older than /. She says she will -
ever paint again" "
All this was very imprudent in inn %
1lsive Inez, who was girl of variable -
GODS, and just now the spirit possessed 3,
er to disclose to this stranger the sad -.
DRY Of her mismated sister. Carl - -
stoned with grave attention, driving -
owly and with head bent in a re. ~
sctive manner. :.
Injudicious Inezl ~
1t Is weeks after-eight weeks, and a y, ~
'rse Is fastened near the Strathmore a.
Ite, while the rider thereof stands a.,
ODDLY and with folded arms in the AZ
de entrance close to the chair in -, ~
1lch sad-faced Francia sits. W.
his hat has fallen to the floor and y
lied unheeded by both across the
ssage, and now lies mutely against 40
g wall as if imploring its needless ~,
aster to pick it up and go. LIZ -.
Mrs. Strathmore is speaking-head II;
mt and hands folded tightly in her a.,
,. She is audibly telling Carl Vopel WI
same thing his hat so mutely pro- 81
It's. ne
Il do not at all understand how we al al
ne to this dreadful pass" she saws. pe'
pltlinl voice, not lifting the bent mo
,d. You must go away at once. It ra,,
iishonorable for me to listen to You. fn au
worse than dishonorable for you to '"iI
er such mad words"
You doom me to an uncertain. In In