Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-11

pointment on Ne incS!av morning at tn,
bottom of tn hill o. the road to Dulwich
and there We took the coach that passed an,
afterward. VIII II We rrarhcI London. he pu
me into hackney cnlc.r and W. drove to &
church. where We r. married
The doctor applied "a pocket handkerchief
to his forehead
a strange raSCalr ha mutterod to himself
~ had never given him credit for so mucl
| duphCity.' And then he sighed and locke,
| through the window and, rccOllecting hsn
! self forced his voice into Suavity once more
and said:
Il represented 10 your father that nothing
! could l." easier than to prove vour marriage
| IT, As | do not doubt" with "A bland wave
| Of tn" hand Won are NV sons wife II
| scarcely know whether there he cause to
| offer YOU INV cnngratula' ions Since he has
! UlnVed his father Il vile trick there iS nothing
! tn hinder HIM from d"crvIuE Nuu But each
| to his kind YOU to your father, to whom vuu
are accountable. and my on to me-when he
| chooses 10 return
His whole manner hal rhanged with theSe
words. and h. address,. her with an lev
hautcur Of gan
Jenny looked at him fix"Ilv for some mo
mrntS, with wonderful. g@zr of mingled
CONSERVATION and di>,laiu, and rose
81 did not come here in eNp'ctatiOn Of find
ing sympathy or Kindness" she exclaimed
with bitterness that took a krrncr acidnla-
tinu from the very h-,autv that should have
failed 10 warrant it You know whose
daughter am: and what vol think Of NV
father Cuthhcrt has often told me have
called to know if you can give mp tiding, Of
NV husband Doubt my h, nor aS vou pleas,..
sir, but in Gods name, ans Her me my uues-
ion"
Il have answered that question" he re
piled.
Many Of the elder boys of the school ard
several of the men were dispatched by me
this morning TO search the shore and the
n"ighbOrh0od, and likewise are inquiries ,tll
heing made in places beyond GreyStono If
| obtain information, BE- sure that | shall
cause 1t speedily to he conveyed to YOU
Should he ever return" he continued. in
slightly depDSsad tones this trouble he has
brought upon YOU Is an account TO be settled
between him and me, with an adjusting he
will not relish"
She was standing near the door, and he
raising his hand to pull the he'll but Sh.
had not done with him yet the change in
hl~ manner from the bandneSs to hautrur.
from II kind of tenderness, at least, to a d.
meanOr of blank Indifference 10 her sorrow.
l,rp-n-d her doubt of hi, sincerity. and, fail
nG IL find in this Old man any such sorrow.
lng after his son rs should prove him honest
10 her own mourning heart, a feverish sus-
p cion that he was holding back the truth
srzed her
You can tell me, sir. that he has not left
ME for good, Say some little word to give
me hop, For has sake. DIR. Shaw-he loves
me truly" she cried with her hands Clasped.
The doctor was affrontei by her doubt
Of him, for it was plain in her recurrent
appeal
Il have answered that am as ignorant as
you-Perhaps more ignorant, he sali, frown-
ing at her.
Last night" she continued, too bitterly |
yearning after hope 10 he ahashed by his !
manner, or even to heed the cruel suggestive
hess of his words, ~he was to have seen |
father This he promised, and | was to
watch for him at my window. Oh, sir, he |
would not have bid me wait for him had he |
meant to deceive me; for. indeed, he loves |
me fondly. a gentleman from this srhool, |
who called on mother this morning, said that |
he had seen him leave your house in the |
evening: AMI to father he was coming-oh,
b. sure! Who stopped him, them Was be
followed and set uponf II he had diei or by
an accident been killed. his body would have
been found. Do you know where he is! |
Tell me, sir The Lord God, who hears me
declare it, judges me; and before Him | swear
thy son was my hushandr
Now, but for the continued and affronting
suspicion informing the girls words. this
piteous appeal, taking tragic pathoS from
wild dry eyes and uutstretChed hands and
,hrill intensity Of tone, must have reused
the doctor though his heart of flesh had been
as hard as a pet prejudice But he was So
extremely mortified 10 find his word-his
word, too,-doubted by this wench, that
anger came down on all kindly STRINGS with
a weight of Lead and false perceptions pricked
him For who was this woman but pigheaded
daughter' And might not all
this bother be a mere trick Of the enemy-a
plot speedily Matched out of Cuthbert' strange
TO moritfy the dignified cul-
.ured. well bred foe Of dissent, and champion
Of orthodoxy and divine rightsi
He rang the bell
"A direct answer had been given you," he
said, "and you must excuse me for declining
% continue this conversation / trust.
madam, for your own sake, that you will h.
ahle to establish the fact of your honorable
with my son"
And. with dislike and contempt on his face,
le made her a short bow. Without another
Eord she passed through the door. which the
ervant held open, and left the house.