The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-09-17

nhhno tnTouRn tne ulrb' bhe hnOulu rue un-
Ill her death the day on which ahe refused 10
do hiS bidding,
Whom Beatrice got away from this sto rm
OF words, she walked back homo with bunE-
ing In her head. Once inAido tho door aho
tainted.
Three days Afterwards aho read that Maui
rice Horvoy had been brought before tho
magistrates on charge Of forgery, and
committed for trial. She found means 10
send him message, asking II ho had money
10 pay for his defonso. HO sent back word
that ho should plead guilty. Ho really did
NO, and as the forgery wa a crafty, prOmedi.
tatSd, cruel affair, the Judge very properly
sent him 10 ponal Servituds for Ave years.
His wifo as shO read tho sentence gayo
groan Of roliof.
Now tho weakest part Of her nature, a part
no doubt inherited from Slr Maingay, showed
Itself, She lot things drift. To girl Just
past IL nyo years soems an inoxhaustiblo as
Ave hundred sovorogna would soom 10 q
Gchoolboy. Tho remembrance OF her secret
marriage haunted hor lilto the romnanta OF a
ghaStly dream, Five years Five long yearpl
Surely something must happen before they
were apont, Something did hnppcnl
What were hor feelings whom tho truth
FIRST oamo homo 10 hori Whom Rho know aho
could choat horsolf nolongeri Whom no mag
mary ailmont would account for her condi-
tlonI Whom In plain words the fact that ahe
was 10 bear the burden common 10 woman
hood was forced upon horl Then Beatrice
prayed that she might diol
Eyon then she would not go to hOr friends
and toll them all. Still those long uneor-
tain years stretched out before her. II she
could only concen this new trouble NJ she
had concealed her marriage, there was peace
--pcaoo for years, Sarah was told what she
already guessed, and upon hearing her mis-.
trssa wishes simply rot about executing
them.
Tho child was born, and none ave the
mother and hor maid know the truth. Hard
as was the task, II was no harder 10 Beatrice
than 10 others who, without tho aid and
faithful service nj hor command, have
concealed what II revealed meant ruin
The older woman arranged all She left
her mistress ~ servant leaves; she
prepared n place, and whom the timo camo
Beatrice found her grief llghtcncd by all a
loving woman can do for another In such n
plight. or course thorc was docoit-docolt
scomod 10 have forced tsolf into tho girls
life There was long visit 10 pay some.
whore, visit from which Beatrice returned
a shadow Of hor former self, But mono
know, mono oven guessed tho cause
Until tho child was born Bontrico's prayer
waa that both she and II might die, Can q
eaddor, moro pitlful prayer bc framed by
womanl Tho truth could thon DO told 10 all,
Tho carly death would 10 tho full oxpIatlon
OF her folly Tho few who loved her would
forgive and pity her, But hcr prayer was
unanswered death never even threatened
mother or babe.
Tho child was born, the tiny head nestled
on the mothers broast, and strange now
feeling awoko within hor--the ovorpoworlng
instinct OF maternal love Her thoughts
which had once boom In case tho child lived,
10 hate II for tho fathers sake, turned 10 puro,
wcet affection for tho innocent, hclplosa
little being. 30 far from Wishing II dead,
pho would NOT now havo wished II unborn.
Whom phe returned 10 hor homo aho left 10
with many tcam IN Bnrab's charge.
For years thc saw 10 by stealth, saw u
grow moro and moro tho picture Of perfect
childhood, loved II and wonhipcd II moro
each time she saw N and At last, whom pho
returned 10 bor fathers house, nnd felt that
her yivits 10 hor treasure would now por-
force DO lcas and loea frequent, q Wild cray.
Ing 10 have II with her always, 70 seo II
every day cvory hour, awokc In hcr passion.
ato heart. ,...........
Thon came tho second quarrel, and tho
now homo And even ~ sho SETTLED 10 70
down 10 her uncloa' tho nucleus Of tho daring
sohcme for rcgainlng her boy framed itsclf
In hor brain, and was eventually shaped Into
form and acted upon with perfect success,
But tho Ave years were pasaing, passing,
Az tho end OF them stood what Beatrice
ahrsnk from picturing, q convict who would
come and claim hia wife Beatrice had, In
deed, expected that when frat arrested ho
would find some way OF proclalming hla
marriage, II only In fulnllment OF his threat
Of dragging her name into the dirt,
Yet he made no aign, He wan crafty and
calculating. Tho torn OF tho sentence wap
not TO him an eternity, Whom II ended bo
know that by keeping the secret he should bc
IN moro advantageous position 10 turn
matters 10 hia own benefit Beatrice would
be we'll past twenty.one and in command OF
alnrge income. He meant 10 DO thoroughly
rwenged for tho obstinacy she had displayed
In refusing 10 perjuro herself, and 10 find
him means 10 buy up the forged bills, but bo
meant 10 have money also.
This Ia Tho story OF the life OF The last I've
years upon which Beatrice looked back that
afternoon. Those are tho pictures OF the
man aud tho wonan--tbe husband aud wife
who were 10 meet on tho morrow like foes In
adeadly duel,
And over aud above all this there was
another matter ever present IN tho girls
mnd--auother naine which came 10 her lips,
not In accents Of hate, but love She had al
tempted 10 deceive him, but not herself In
tact. II seemed part Of her punishment --the