Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-06-18

Llnley might never again nave seen nti 4
living creature. But she was too young to
follow any train of repeilaut thought per
sistently to its end. The man she had guilt
Iy land yet how naturally loved was lord
and master in her heart-dOubt him as she
might Even in his absence he pleaded with
her to have some faith in him still.
She reviewed his language and his conduct
toward her when she had returned that
morning from her walk. He had been kind
and cOnsiderate; he had listened to her little
story of the relics OF her father, found in the
garnet. as If her interests were his interests.
There had been nothing to disappoint her.
nothing to complain of, until she had rashly
attempted to discover whether he was free
to make her his wife She had only herself
to blame if he was cold and distant when she
had alluded to that delicate subject on the
day when he first knew that the divorce had
been granted and his child had been taken
from him. And yet he might have found
kinder way of rcprOving sensitive woman
than looking into the street, as if he had for
gotten her in the interest of watching the
strangers passing by. Perhaps lie was not
thinking of the strangers: perhaps his mind
was dwelling fondly and regrettuily on his
wife?
Instnctively She felt that her thoughts
were leading her back again - a state of
doubt from which her youthful hopefuIness
rccoicd Was there nothing she could find
t. do which would offer some other subject
to occupy her mind than herself ard her fut-
urr?
Looking absentIy round the room she no.
tced the packet of her fathers letters placed
on the table by her bedside.
The first three letters that she examined,
after umtying the packet, were briefly writ
ten. and were signed by names unknown to
her. They all related 10 race-hOrses, and 10
cunuingIy devised bets which were certain
t. make the fortunes OF the clever gamblers
on tho turf who laid them. Absolute indit-
ference on the part OF the winners to the
ruin of the losers, who We're not in the secret,
WAS the one feeling in common which her
fathers correspondence presented In mercy
to his memory she threw the letters into the
empty fireplace and destroyed them BY burn
ing.
The next letter which she picked out from
tn" little heap was of some length, and was
written in a clear and steady hand. By COM
parisOn with the blottcd scrawls which she
had just burned, it looked like the letter of
a gentleman. She turned to the signature.
The strange surname struck her; it was
"Bcnnydcck."
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in which we have spent 50 many happy holt
DAYS when we were schoOlfcllows, is suld.
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my poor mother alrH. nut ihlhh y"n must
remember illai NHr IKE 'h' rest oil lcf idhl-
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Having reminded You of this may next
tell You that SandysraI , ace was my moth
"r $ property 1t formed part OF hr mar
TiI"" p"rii"h aud II Wls settled on my faith
er II I'll" dIcd before hIn and II she left no
female rhIid To survive her. am her only
child. My father was therefore dealing witt
and admired hy ryrrybndv who WAS ne.
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TINS long letter Ion,rrrh DWELLING On the
girl's miserable story Won have hoard if of
other girls. over and over again. She loved
and trusted. SHE, WAS ,lrrriyr,I and deserted
Alone and trirn,II,.ss il, = FOREIGN cormtry-
her fair fame hIrmshcd her hope in the tut
ur" utterly destroyed attempted to
drown herself. This happened in France.
me hest OF good women sister of charity
happened To be near enough to the river To
r'Nru" her She WAS sheltered; she was
rltlcd; She was encouraged Ia return to her
family. tn" poor, deserted creature ahso-
luteIy refused; She could never forget that
she had dl~gracrd them. The good sister of
c"aiIly won her confluence. a retreat, which
would Eide her from the world and devote
her to religion for the rest of her days, was
the one end 10 her wasted lie that She long
Ell tor. That end was attained in priory
OF Bcncdictnc nuns established in France.
There she found protection and pCacC-thcrc
She passed the remaining years of her life
among devoted sister friends and there she
died quiet and even a happv death
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cr's grateful remembrance associated her
with the interests of more than one com
man.ty of nuns; and You will not need to be
told what she had IN mind when she obtain
ed my fathers promise ut the time of her last
Illness.
'lle at once proposed to bequeath the
house as a free gift To the BcncdictineS My
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