Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-07

aualr, whion proved more tnan nine
days talk. The old colonel tried to
seize him by the throat when they first
met after the expose, and his fecbler
mother rushed between them and soon
after tainted on the floor, while his sis
ter simply ignored his existence. They
all of them went too far. 1t was the
public disgrace and the being talked
about far more than the treatment of
the poor little factory girl that the old
colonel grew wild over. And Lord
John, after swearing at his relatives
and community at large. went west
without more than $40 in his pocket.
And he went alone.
Mary Beeton moved to little village
on the eastern slope of the Alleghenys,
overlooking the blue and broad Sus-
auehanna, and here for nearly year
she gained a very scanty subsistence
by her needle, steadily living down re-
proach, for the story had followed her
footsteps with its accustomed ampli-
tications. Though she guessed 1t not,
her footsteps were followed by friends
who were well satisfied with what they
saw. and so reported to the young Gre
ole heiress Then there came to her
a letter saying: $50 long as you,
Mary Beeton, continue to try to live a
good. pure life. and SO long as you try
to help others, you will each month re-
ceive $50 from an unknown friend, who
advises you to go to some distant re-
gion where you are not known at all,
and where you can begin life under
another name. Only communicate
your moves to the inclosed address, q
lawer in New York"
She went to western Nebraska, on the
very frontier, became Mary Atwood,
and school-teacher at that. People
say she was greatly admired and had 8
| host of offers, but she never encouraged
them. The fact is, it was Lord John
she had in her mind all the while. But
he was away off on tie Rio Grande
| and going to the dogs fast enough; anc
| the old colonel was dying, and Auge'
| vine Dutot had Just married and gone
to Europe. ,
Then, suddenly, circumstances took
Mary to Denver for visit to friends
| Quiet. ladylike Miss Atwood she wa:
! now, and the past seemed to her eacf
| year more like bad dream. A few
| weeks later as some tourists drove into
| mountain town shots We're heard ther
shouts. and horses galloping away; I
disturbance had evidently occurred.
"What is it?' they cried, and th'
ladies of the party shuddered with fear
| "Only COWBOYS from the Rio Grande
Two rival parties and quarrel. On
Of them is badly hurt and is apt to die.
AN it'll serve him right said ;
bystander Hes been terror thes
five years; ever since he cum to tn
mountains"
Well" said another, that's al
right. His time is short. But In
kinder sorry to hear him callin' 70
mother and for Mary
There was moments pause. Thel
Mary Atwood spoke up. Il must Sc
this poor man." And after expostu
lating with her in vain they took he
to his presence.
Lord John? Yes. the wreck of him
SCARED by knife thrust and bullet
wounded now so that life seemed i'm
possible, and showing in every featur
the result of dissipation.
| Mary turned to the little company
some friends, some strangers. he
eyes frightened, she spoke in a firm
clear tone:
This is John Lord, gentleman G
good family" she said. 'He promise
to marry me, but failed to keep hi
promise. My place is by his bedside.
1t was close shave, but Lord n
covered, and married Mary. and sh
has made quite respectable citize
terial, to tell the truth, for ma
doesn't spend five years as reekles
desperate without getting some habit
and principles that nothing on cart
can destroy. They live on a Colorad
ranch, and are happy in that free an
inspiring land beneath the snow peak
of the Rockies.