Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-07-09
IlG Evil Genius.
A DOMESTIC STORY.
CHAPTER XXXVIi.

meut Wii"re Is the wUInau whose SOrTOws
are not thrown into the shade by the bright
renewal - love? The one anxiety that trGub-
led Sydney Was caused by the remembrance
OF a letter which she had sent to tie convent
at Sandy seal.
AS her better mind now viewed it, she had
dOuDly injured Herbert-Erst in distrusting
him: then by appealing from him to the COM
lion of strangers.
If the reply for which she had rashly ask
ell was waiting for her at that mOmcnt-if
the mercy OF the mother superior was ready
10 comfort and guide hcr-what return could
she make? How could she excuse herself
from accepting what was offered in kindly
reply 10 her own petition? She had placed
herself, for all She knew to the contrary, be-
tween two alternatives Of ingratitude equally
uncomfortable, equally degrading. To feel
this was to feel the suspense which, To per
sons OF cXcitabIc temperament, is Of all trials
the hardest to bear. The chambcrmaid was
still In the room Sydney asked If the post
Office was near the hotel.
The woman smiled. Everything is near
US, ma am in this little place. Can We send
Is the pOstpilrc for yOG?'
SIDNEY wrote her initials: ASK, If you
please, for letter addressed in that way"
She banded the memorandum to the cham
bcrmaid. Corresponding with her lover
under her husbands noscr' That was how
the chambemaid explained it below stairs
when tine porter remarked that initials look
ed mysterious.
The mother superior had replied. Sydney
'ic'iipi'" d. DIV 'i'''''i '''' '''''' - ~ az
kindly.
II believe you, my child, and am anxious
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Won may be SIRE of nv atfcciinnatc desire Ia
serve YOU"
Sydney put the letter back in the rmycl-
opc. feeling grateful toward the mother SUI
pcrior but determined by the conditions i'm
posed on her to make no further advance to
ward tie Brnrdiclmc community
Even if her motive in writing to the con
yrnt had remained unchanged, the illusions
to thr ptt"st would sttll have decided her on
taking Tins strp. The blrc idea Of upruiuy
nrl ,nnast heart and telling her sadir.t Sc
crrts tu "A man. and that man Il stranger. was
too r,prllcut 10 be- entertained for Il moment.
IN a lew lfu,e, Of rrply gratefully and re-
surctfulIv written. shr thanked the mother
sIpcrl0r. and Withdrew from the corrcspnnd-
,urr
Tho letter haying been closed and uostrd
IN the hotel box. She returned to the sitting
room free from the ouo doubt that had
troubled her carer To show Herbert how
truly she believed i'm him. how hoprfuIIy she
lnoIsrd Ia thn future
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ny "'aa "aS '"'a on t'''ii arSpA'r confess
c' l'''Ii III ms attltudei Ellei spoke III the
ace '"hp"'S o'eatIlS 'I'at Sho"N nun. Love
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'""I'' u eye iiG WAS sun unconscious
81 "'' presence sue venture" /" open IT,
Sir rcad III" mscfIpu"n-lo"kcd at him
cooked back nj Tie writing and knew the
Truth at last
The rigor of the torture that she suffered
paralyl all outward expression of pain.
Quietly She put the book back on the table.
Quietly SHE touched him and ca lcd him by
hIs name.
lie started and looked up; he made an at
tempt H. sneak IL her i'm his customary tone.
81 tidn't hear YOU come In" he said.
She pointed to the book without the slight
est chance. I'm her face, or. her manner
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ii' "i''''' NOT l" nave "il''IN'"ou h'i'
she let him Try Ia persuade her of it, and
made u" reply u" declared. honestly de-
cirrd that what She had sud distressed
hun She listened IN submissive silence
Tie tool, her nlud and kissed it, She let him
kiss it, and LEI nm drop it at her side. She
frightened lima; he began to fear Tor her
reason. There was silcnee-long, horrId,
hopeless silence.
She haa ieit III" door OF the room open
Ono ot the servants OF the hotel appeared
outside IN the passage lie spoke 10 some
person behind him. Perhaps the book has
been left in here - Inv SurvtStpI trpntlp