The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-03

1 her boy came Will her, Holding him by
the hand she stood and looked nj Frank,
Ile understood. He drew the boy 10 him,
sat down and put tho little fellow between
hls knees, Placing one hand ON his head,
he looked up at Beatrice with grave
smile.
"Dear, ST. he said, ''chidren may come
| 10 US or ot but this boy shall always be
| 10 me az my own son, He shall never
mourn for his unknown father; never, IL |
can help, know shame covers that fathers
nameh
He raised the child and kissed H. Harry,
with whom Carruthers was always prime
favorite pun his chubby arms round his
| friends neck Beatrice watched them and
smiled softly
Carruthers, after disengaging himself
: from the boys embrace, put him gently
aside, rose and held out his arms Beatrice
! came 10 them, laid heI head on his shoulder
and wept happy tears He whispered words
Of passionate love, kissed her again aud
again, and all the while Master Harry
watched tho two with childish attention,
and wondered what was the meaning OF the
curious scene, Al last they remembered his
presence, and Beatrice handed him over TO
his Bayarian nurse-an act Of expulsion
, which he much resented.
Somehow, the thought that death alone
had given the right 10 love made Frank and
Beatricos loye-maliing quiet and restrained,
They were happy Of course, or Frank was,
but not dcmonstratiyely happy After he
had told her thousand times that no loved
her Beatrice kneeled at his side and held his
hand,
"Frank, my own Frank she whispered,
"You will never bring the past up against
mel | have been wicked, deceitful, but,
dearest / have suffered Tor IT, Frank, you
shall know every thought Of my heart ]
will bc true wife, II anything ever told
mo that the remembrance Of the past made
you doubt me, | should die-l should die,
Frank
OF course no took her In his arms and
vowed she was tho sweetest, truest, noblost,
etc, etc What, In fact, every ono VOWS In
position similar 20 his
Thon she asked him TO leave her for awhile
leave hor TO think over all that had hap
poned. lie obeyed lie, too, wanted TO
think
Naturally ho called again lator In the day,
and tho two began In rational way 10 dis
cuss their plans for the future, Beatrice
was very uneasy about Mrs, Miller, She
blamed herself for not having taken the ad.
dress which would reach her In London.
II was settled that they should wait a
week longer In Munich, In tho hope OF hear
Ing nows OF Boatrico's emissary, Then Car.
ruthers spoke of something which all day no
had been revolving In his mind,
llston, Beatrice, We arc 10 60 back
together aud your cause s now my own.
There Is something 10 bo faced. There are
those who have right TO ask you 30 explain
your absence, But there II right you can
piyo which will override nll others.
Dearest, lot US return as husband and
wife,
sho flushed and trcmbled, "Oh, Frank,
how can ! So soon ~
"Soon Beatrice, II Is moro than five
yoara. That man was dead 20 you more
than fyo years ago. lIo died when your
love died.
"True II n true ~ sho murmurol.
"llo died then, not now.h
~ feel that do not ask you 30 do this for
solfsh roasonsn said Frank, ~ ask II be-
cause u Is best for you A few months en-
gagoment 10 you would not bo wonrinoss,
darling This | must sacrifice His arms
went around her aud their lips mot.
"Now for your nnsworn h0 sgd
She placed hor hand In his "Lot II DO ~
you win, my love, my lord, | have no Will
but yours--Oh Frank, Frank | feel that
can face anything, face anybody, 40 long ~
know that We are not 10 DO partod--know
that You aro 10 DO mine forever
50 thoy woro married In Munich. Why
notl Who was this d0ad man that ho
should stand between thoml What had ho
done that hO should DO oonsldOrodl That
aho should truthfully say that she forgay1
him-that she would speak no evil OF him,
was nll nay more, than could bo Justly
NalIOd Of tho woman ho had betrayed In oven
4 bns0r aud moro callous way than the
word usually means whom applied 10 villains
and women, Even whom hO mot his donth
was no not on his way 20 work hor oyill
Maurice llcryoy dead weok ngol No. tho
man she had known ~ Maurice Horyey died
when years ago hc dropped his mask aud
showed her what lay underneath,
Beatrice aud Frank were married, They
found an English nuromald who was going
homo. Thoy engaged hor 10 accompany
thom, and talo caro- Of tho boy, In duo
time thoy all roachol London Bcatrlco's
onxioty respecting hor faithful servant had
now grown very great; 40 the first thing
thoy did was 20 try and gain tidings Of her
Tho only thipg thoy could do was TO apply
10 tho police; and soon aitcr tho description
Of the missing woman was given they woro
told that II seemed 10 answer 10 that OF u
woman, unknown who was In the paupcr
lunatic asylum. 30 TO tho asylum thoy
went, and having been shown the clothes
worn by tho woman, know that thoir foap
were well founded Frank had folt no
doubt about the matter The nursos man
nor on certain night had assured him aa 10
what tho end would DO, llo told Beatrice
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