The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-01

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Four days aftor my Interview with Phil
lppa | was walking with u friend who know
every ono In town. A. wo passed the door
Of ono OF the moat exclusive OF the clubs ]
aaw, standing on tho stops talking 10 othor
men, tho man whom | know was Phillppat
husband. His face was turned from mo, 40
| was able 10 direct my friond's attention 10
him.
"Who IL that manr' / nskod,
"Tlat man with tho gordonia In his coat
In Sir Morvyn ForrAnd,h
"Who IL hot What IL hot What kind Of
a maj Is her
"a bnronot Not very rich. Just about
tho usual kind OF man you soo on those
stopa Very popular with tho ladies, they
toll mo.n
'ls no mnrriodF'
"Heavon knowsi ] don't mover heard
OF n Lady Ferrond, although there must be
several who are morally entitled 10 use the
designation"
And this was hor husband-phillppai
husbandl
clinohod my tocth. Why had no mar,
riod under a ialso namci Or II she know
that namo by which sho introduced him te
ME was false, why WA II assumodi Why
had tho marriage been clandostlnei MOI
only Sir Moryyn Fcrrnnd, but the noblest IL
psasif 'fFS @s mssSS SS Il sScSa rSSa q z . gEs,nn %se,d PPAisYs:
moro wrotcbed | grew, The drcal that she
had boon insomo way deceived almost drove
mo mad. Tho thought Of my proud, boauti.
ful queen somo day finding horseli BUNDLED
10 tho dust by q scoundrel's deceit was an.
guish. What could l dol
My first impulse was 10 demand an expla-
nation, then and there, from Sir Mcrvyn
Forrnnd. Yot | had no right or authority
NO to DO, What was ] 10 Philippa save an
unsuccessful suItori Moreover, | felt that
nh, had revealed hor secret 10 mo In conf.
dencc II there wore good reasons for tho
conconlmcnt. | might do her irrctrievable
harm by letting this man know that l was
aware Of his true position In society, No, |
could not call him 10 account But | must
do somOth ng, or In time 10 como my grief
may bo rendered doubly deep by %sclf.rc-
preach.
Tho next day I called upon PhllIppa. She
would NJ lCast toll mo II the nnno under
which tn man married her was the true or
tho false one. Alasi ] found that sho had
lott her home tho day beioro-left 10 ~ rc'
turn no morol Tho landlady hal no idea
whittier she had gone, but believed u wa
her Int niion 10 leave England
AT r this | threw prudono, 10 tho winds.
With some trouble | found Sir Meryyn For.
ran " town address. 'Thc noxt day | called
on h M Ho also, / was informed, had just
left England His destination was also un'
known
turned oway modify. All chance OF
doing cool was at an end, Letthe marriage
be- true or olse, p%hilippa had departed, ae
%companlad by tho man who, for purpoees or
his own, patsld under the name OF Farmer,
but who was really Sir Mcrvyn Eirrand.
went buck 10 my home, and amid the
wreck ot my life's happiness murmuied q
PRAYER md registered nm oath. prayed
that honor aud happiness might he tho lot
Of her llovud, l morc thst were she wronged
would WITH my own hand take vengeance
on tho man who wronEed her.
For myself | prayed nothing mot oven
foryetfulncsa loved Philippa, ! had lost
her ~forcvcfl Tho past, the present, tho iu-
ture wer, nl summoned up In Those wordsi
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