St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-23
A DOUBLE ELOPEMENT.
But the Old Man was Left by the
Wild. Graceful Girl.

Johns wanted her-Wanted her as lie
wanted Sevres vase or picture he tancled
to adorn his home. And it is seldom out
of a picture that you see such rolling curls
of dark gold, such sparkling brown eyes,
such a face of oleander tints, such beau
hfully-moulded figure. though Of petite
proportions.
Mike Cav was the daintiest piece of flesh
and blood you would come across Ill many
a long days journey, though 1.-The child, y
the old colonel would have told you, ''came
of the most miserable and destitute family
On Long Shore"
The truth was he had grudge against
David Gay, Mixes father. When both
were Door boys they had favorite play
mate, Mamie Lane. Col. Johns had en-
tered the army. David, sailors son, fol-
lowed the sea. Though the former grew
rich, having inherited money, and the latter
continued poor, Mamie chose David and
married him.
1t was the only disappointment of Col.
Johns life, and it ranked as long as he
lived
By and by David died, leaving four sons
and Mike. Deciding to overlook his first
sight the colonel soon offered himself to
Mamie, now pale and careworn. He had
grown purse-proud and arrogant, and Nam
ME, no longer liking him, refused him.
Then the coloneFs love turned to hatred.
For ten years he persistently ill-treated the
GAYS; but one day he passed her cabin door
on the beach, and saw the growing bud,
Mike. Instantly he was fired with desire
for possession.
He had been married seven years, but had
no children. Mike he determined to have.
The girl was fifteen. He offered to adopt
her. Mrs. Gay, though pressed by poverty,
refused to part with her child. But soon
the mother died, and Seth, her elder
brother, a sordid, selfish and brutal fellow,
declared that she must go to the coloneIS.
Were all going to sea. Take yourself
off,r he growled.
The truth was, the colonel had bought
Mike, giving Seth good price to deliver
lhe beautiful child to him; what could she
10 but go?
No one dreamed in what despair of soul.
Small and Of childlike beauty, she was
more than pet and a toy. A strong and
hue heart beat in the girls breast.
In terrible storm ship had been driven
Inland, and, going to pieces on the rocks,
nearly all the persons on board persisted.
Dne of the passengers washed ashore had
been brought to the Gays cabin and re-
stored to life. He was young and manly
and sunny-haired.
In his convalescence he told Mike of
many beautiful lands and places. He filled
her life with brightness it had never known
before, and when he went away he whiS-
pered:
Mike, don't forget me-"
Forget HIM Day and night the girls
soul hungered for the brave eye, the eXquis-
tie smile, the gentle manners of Percy In
graham; and she knew that in all probable
ity she would never see him again.
She kept her secret well, but in what
passion of grief only she knew. For, though
it seemed to her that her heart was consum-
ing she could not hope that the proud
Young Englishman would ever come back
to that remote shore.
Yet to leave the cabin would cut her loose
from all possible connection with the past
If the winds of heaven blew Percy Ingraham
that way, he might stop at her door, but he
would look no frIrther-fOr her. Yet Col.
Johns carriage bore her from her lowly
home, never to return. Before going to sea
her brother sold it and it was RACED to the
ground.
Though born and bred among such rude as
sociationS the girl was fine and gentle. Her
father had been honest and independent
and her mother modest and virtuous.
Now, at Colonel Johns ner soul revolted
against the low morality of the rich man
and the poorly-concealed depravity of his
wife.
They were kind, lavished upon her dress
and Jewels, taught her to dance and sing to
the guitar; and lonely and sad though she
was, she forced herself to smile and tried
innocently to please them.
fiDIlx Id I, 10
this life-she had the advantages of wealth.
They included improvement of mind and
manner, taught her to be a lady. Fer the
sake of Percy 1ngraham this wild, graceful
girl SO longed to be lady!
She came i'll from the magnificent garden
early one morning. Her golden curls were
knotted back with ribbon pink as her
cheeks. She had to report that madam's
favorite flower, the dahlia, was in blossom.
But the whole house was in confusion;
the servants running up and down stairs. the
colonel'S voice raised in GU, ses. which
could be heard all over the establishment.
A discovery had been made, madam's
chamber was empty, her dressing-room
stripped of its jewels Madam had eloped
with younger and haudsomer man!
The colonel raved furiously-not because
he loved his wife, but because she had dared
to run away from him. He uttered threat
ening VOWS; he beat his breast and tore his
hair like an excited Frenchman. Finally he
tore poor Mike from her seat.
''See, Poppet, We'll get even with her
We'll be married. You shall be mistress
here. 1 can get divorce, of course, and
I'll buy you diamond ring tomorrow. You
shall have dress of royal purple velvet and
ernine. I'll buy you the handsomest horses
and carriage in the country. Say, when
shall the wedding be?'
The colonel was florid, bull-necked and
fifty years old. The delicate girl grew white
with fright; but she dared not oppose him
in words, and was silent.
Eyes, I'll make a rich woman. of you
Mike. Every wish shall be granted. Tell
me what you would like To- have?"
81 think should like saddle horse, ,"
she said family, trying to temporize and
keep peace.
She dreaded his fury. She had no shelter
for her head.
ga saddle horse you shall have I will
send east, west, north, south. for the hand
soonest brute in the country"
Henceforth she must sit at the head of
the table and receive marked attentions
from him.
On the third day he burst into her pres
ence.
1--we horse for you, Nixiel Bought
groom and all. The man wouldn't sell him
unless he went to take care Of him. Come
and see."
He put his arm about her shrinking
waist and drew her out upon the balcony.
A most beautiful creature stood upon the
terrace, held by its former owner, as the
colonel explained. Hewas poor young
man, who had raised the animal from a
colt tho colonel went ON IN COW