Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20
CHATTER LII.

Brdntclllld Dtu TIME, size uCCluou oli iS-
turning tO'the house.
Suppose we look for them in the sitting
rOOm?' Kitty proposed
Suppose we wait moment before we go
imp her wise grandmother advised. III L
hear them talking, shall take you upstairs
10 bed"
"Why%'
"Because we mustn't interrupt them"
WHIP
Mrs Prcsty favored Kitty with hint, re-
lating to the management of mquisitive
children, which might prove useful to her in
after life. when you grow up to be wO-
man, my dear, beware OF making the mis-
take that have just committed. Never be
foolish enough TO mention your reasons when
q child asks why
"Was that how they treated you, grand
mamma, when YOU were II child yOurseIi?'
"Of course it was
"Why%'
They had reached the sitting room door
by this time. Kitty opened it without cere-
mony and looked in. The room was empty.
Having conlidcd her granddaughter to the
nursemaids care. Mrs. PrcSty kno&ed at
GATHERINGS bedroom door. May / come
in?"
Come in directly! Where is Kitty"
Susan is putting her to bed"
stop it! Kitty mustn't 20 to bed. No
questions! III explain myself when you
come back" There WAS wi.dneSs in her
eyes, and tone of angry command in her
voice which warned her mother To set dig
nifty aside and submit.
II don't ask what has happened" Mrs.
Prcsty resumed on her return. That let
ter that fatal letter To the captain, has JUS
tilted my worst fears. What in heavens
name are we to do now"
we are to leave this hotel" was the in
slant reply.
When
"EO-night.'
"Catherinel Do you know what time it
is?'
Time enough TO pack up and catch the
last train to London. Don't raise objections!
If | stay at this place, with associations in
| every part of it which remind me of that
unhappy man l shall ~ madl The shock /
have suif.Gc |, the misery, the humiliation
tell you is more than | can bear Stay
here by Yourself if YOU like; | mean to go"
She paced with frantic fLp,dty mp and
down the ropaI. Mrs. Prasty took the only
way by which it waS possible to calm her.
"COmpusa yourself Catherine, and all that
you Hlsh Shall be done. I'll settle every
thing with the landlord and give the maid
her orders; SIT down by the open window;
ist the wind blow over YOU"
The railway service from Sydenham to
London is Z late service. At few minutes
before midni Int they wcrh in time for the
| last train. When they left the station Cath
crime WAS calm enough Ia communicate her
plans for the future. The nearest hotel to
| the terminus would offer them accommodate
ton for that night. On Che next day they
could find some quiet place in the country
no matter where, So long rs they were not
disturbed. Give me rest and peace, and
| my mind Will be easier Catherine said.
! Let nobody know where to tud NE"
These conditions were strictly Observed
with an exception in favor of Mr.. Sarrazln.
| While his clients pcauniary atrlrS were
still unsettled the lawyer had his claim to be
taken into her confidence.
The next morning found Capt. Bcnnydcck
| still keeping his rooms at Sydenham. The
! state of his mind presented Il complete CON
| tTaSt To the state of GATHERINGS mind. So
far from sharing her aversion to the per
sonal associations which were connected
| with the hotel, he found his one consolation
| In visiting the scenes which rem nded him
| of the beloved woman whom hc had lost
| The reason for this was not far to seek. His
was the largest nature and his had been the
| most devoted love.
As usual his letters were forwarded to him
| from his place of residence in London.
| Those addressed in haudwIitmgS that he
| knew were the first that he read. The others
he took out with him to that ScqueS;ered
! part of the garden IN which he hld passed
the happieSt hours of lis life by GATHERINGS
| side,
He had been thinking of her all the morn
! ing; he was thinking of her now.
His unopru,' correspondence offered a
| harmless occupation To his thoughts. in the
meanwhile. One after another he read the
letters with an attention constantly wander
| ing and constantly recalled, until he opened
! the last of them that remained. In a mo-
ment m2re his interest was absorbed. The
| first sentences in tho letter told him that the
| deserted creature whom he had met in the
| gardcn-the stranger to whom he had offered
| help and consolation in the present and in
| the tuture-was no other than the lost girl of
| whom he had been so long in search; the
| daughterot Itadcr.ck WeStrricld. once his
! dearest and oldest friend
| In the pages that followed the writer con-
hdcd Ia him her sad story, leaving 1t to her
| fathers friend To decide whether she was
| worthy Of the sympathy which he had of
! fcred To her when he thought She was a
! stranger.
| This part of her letter was necessarily =
| repetition of what Bennydecl had read in
| the confession which Catherine had address
! cd to him. That generous woman had been
| guilty of one, and but Que, concralmant ~
| the truth. In relating the circumstances
under which the elopement from Mount
Morven had taken p ace she had ahstaiued
| in justice TO the sincerity of Sydney'S re-
! pentance. from mentioning Sydney's name
Another instance" the captain thought
bitterly AS he closed the letter, "or the viz
tues which might have made the happiness
OF my lite.'
But he was bound to rcmcmbcr-and lie
did rememher-that there was now n new
interest tendcrlv aSSociating itself with his
| life to come The one best WAY of telling
Sydney how dear she was to him already,
for her fathers sake, would be to answer
her in person. lie hurried away to London
by the first train, and drove at once to Ran
dars place of abode to ask for Sydney's ad-
dress.
Wondering what had become of the post
script To his letter which had given Benny
deck the information OF which he was now
in search, Randall complied with his friends
request, and then ventured to allude 10 the
report of the captains marriage engagement
Am % congratulate you?" he asked.
Congratulate me on having discovered
Roderick WeSterfeld> daughter"
That reply, and the tone in which it was
given, led Randall to ask if the engagemens
had been prematurely announced.
There Is no engagement at AL" Benny
deck answered, with look which suggested
that il might be wise not 10 dwell on the
subject
Bat the discovery was welcome To Randall
| for his brothers sake He ran the risk of
! consequences, and inquired if Catherine was
still to be found at the hotel
The captain answered by a sign In the
| negative.
Randall persisted. DO you know where
she has Cone?''
Nobody knows but her lawyer"
I'm that case," Randall concluded, II shall
get the information that want" Noticing
that BennydecS looked surprised. he mem
toned his motive. Herbert is pning to see
Kitty" he continued, and | mean 10 help
him. He has done all that man could do
TO atone for the past As things are, | firmly
believe shall not offend Catherine il | send
him straight to the place in which Kitty aud
her 0other are now living