Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-07-30
CHAPTER XLVI.

No horror OF Hcr solitude, no lntIailcioly
recOlectiuiIS. no dread "f the future, disturb
ell Sydney : m,ud. The one sense left III hel
was the sense of fatigue. Vacantly, me
chanically. the girl rested as tired animal
might have rested. She saw nothing, heard
nothing; the one feeling of which she was
conscious was dull aching in every limb.
The moon climbed the heavens, frightened
the tOpmOSt leaves of the trees, found the
gloom in which Sydney was hidden, and
cheered it tendcriy with radiant light. She
was too weary to sleep; too weary even to
shade her face when the mOonbcamS touch
ed it. While the light still strengthened.
while the slow minutes still followed each
other UNDECIDED, the one influence that could
rouse Sydney found her at last-set her faint
heart throbbing-ca called her PROSTATE spirit
to life again. She heard a glad cry OF rccog-
milton in Il child'S voice:
ION, Sydney, dear, is it your
In another instant her little pupil and play.
fellow of former days was in her arms.
MY darling how did you come here"'
Susan answered the question. We on
our way back from the palace, miss. | am
afraid" she said, timidly, "that we ought tC
go in"
Silently resigned, Sydney tried to release
the child. Kitty chung to her and kissed her;
Kitty set the nurse at defiance. DO YOU
think | am going 10 leave sgd now | hnv"
found her? Susan, | am astonished at you ~
Susan gave way. Where the nature is
gentle, kin mess and deicacy 90 hand in
hand together, undsturbcd by the social ir
regularities which beSet the roadway of life
The nursemaid drew back out of hearing
kttys first questions followed each other in
GREATNESS succession. Some of them proved
to be hard, indeed, to answer truly, and
without reserve She inquired if Sydney
had seen her mother, and then she was eager
to know why Sydney had been left in the
garden alone.
why haven't YOU gone back to the house
with mamma?" she asked
Don't ask me- dear was all tLat Sydney
could say. Kitty drew the inevitable con
clusion: Have you and mamma quarreedr'
'Oh, no.
Then come indoors with me-
Wait a little, Kitty, and tell me something
about yourself. How do you get on with
your lcsSonS?'
You dear foolish govcrness, do you
expect me to learn my lessons when
| haven't got you to teach me? Where have
you been all this long while? L wouldn't
have gone away and left yOu!' She paused:
her eager eyes studied SydrGy's face with
the unrcStraincd curiosity of n child is il
the moonlight that makes you look pale and
wretchcd?' she said. "Or are YOU really I'M
happy? Tell me, sgd, do you ever sing any
OF those songs that taught you, when you
first came to uS?'
Never, dcarr
Have you anybody to 70 out walking
with YOU and running races with YOU, as |
dld?"
mo, my sweet! Those days have gone by
forever"
Kitty laid her head sadly on Sydney's
bosom. ITS not the moonlight" she said
shall tell you secret? Sometimes | am
not happy, either. Poor papa is dead lie
always liked you-lm sure you are sorry for
him."
AstoniShment held Sydney speechless. Be-
fore she could ask who had so cruelty de-
ceived the child, and for what purpose, the
nursemaid, standing behind her chair, warm
ed her to be silent 10y a touch.
Il think we are ali unhappy now" Kitty
went ON, still following her own little train
of thought. Mamma ism: like what she
used to be. And even my nice captain hasn't
word to say to me. He wouldn't come
back with us; he said he would 90 back by
himself"
Another alluNlon which took Sydney by
surprise! She asked who the captain was.
Kitty started rs ii the question shocked her
''oI, dear, dear, this is what comes of your
going away and leaving us! You don't
know Capt Bcnnyderk.'
The name of her fathers ,orr,,snnu. t.rt,
The name which she vaguely remembered IN
have heard in her childhoodl "Whcr4 aid
van inst r,,,,t Win hi,.,,, $780,, IT,, N''
AT the seaside, dear"
DO YOU mean at Sand>Srls
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momm, liked INN n,,,i.I, '',.,Ir,,"
and gave him KISS I.r,.n,... 49,, ,.,,, >,
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p;,t'. 49," wv. tlu'eu, must go away On,
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,,,, n,'t 800. p''is'is "1h' 10 MAKE
~. -. i,eiu> "s"i Don of'aK
80 80, s!"nel 'o"e nome WIN me,
m"r, N"N' nv "''" play WIFI me- ana love
'''S e.,
ga. p"i'e" uespe'a'eiy III sydney dress;
. GUY N"''e" 10 susan 70 heip her With tears
:" ne' Eyes Tue slrl did her best to help them
ootl' Miss Westerheld will wait here"
she said To Kitty. while YOU sneak To your
iiiah'iha. Say YES, she whispered to sgd
ID, "a, 9ui o'ils ehailce.
a., NC c'I'iu instantly eNacted promise. In
"a. .,'e e'ihe>'hesS oil her love she even dictated
.uv Mo'uS' say 1t after me, as used to
s"s "a. isSsoiS she insisted. Say Kitty,
ihuu;'Se 10 wait Tor you.