Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-05-18

the army, and was killed at Inkerman.
Her only daughter, who resembled her
father in character. formed a strong at
tachment to an obscure young Scotsman,
whom she met accidentally in the High
lands, under somewhat romantic circum-
stances Mrs. Newburgh set her face
against so disgraceful union; she dragged
her pretty daughter from one continental
court to another, and finally tried to force
her to marry an Englishman of high posi-
ton and large fortune. This was too much,
and the weak, simple, frightened girl fed
to her Scotch lover. Her mother renowned
her, and never saw her face again.
From this time Mrs. Newburgh devoted
herself to increasing her fortune, both by
saving and specializing. She returned 10
London, and once more took her place in
society.
The announcement of her daughters
death made little or no change in her way
of life; she made no attempt to communl-
cate with the bereaveI husband, and
seemed to forget she had ever had daugh-
ter. About five years later she was star
tied bv letter from the minister of
church in the ncighbOrhood Of Glasgow,
describing the last moments of Kenneth
Craig. who had been broken man ever
since the death of his wife, and inclosing
brief letter to Mrs Newburgh from the
deceased In it he simply said that the
paw of a bank clerk had been too small to
permit him to lay anything by for his little
girl, that his own people were poor, that
he trusted her mothers mother would sc
far forgive rs not TO punish the innocent
and begged her to give the chill sufficient
education to earn her bread hereafter. She
was named, he slid Mona Joscelyn, after
her mother and her uncle.
Mrs. Newburgh answered this appeal by
sending for the little bright-eyed sixyear-
ling, and placing her at Il school specially
arranged for children whose parents were
either dead or absent. II was in the cOun-
try, and kept by quiet motherly old maid.
For some time her grandmother never saw
Mona, but one spring, when the child had
nearly attained her tenth year, scarlet
fever broke ont in the school and little
Mona was sent off withou. Il word of warn
ing to Mrs Newburgh. who had been
spending few months in town, and was
packed up and really to start for the Con-
tineut
Though dreadfully annoyed by the con-
trCtGmpS, Mrs Ncwburgh was struck and
pleased with the improvementaG and promise
Of her granddaughter especially as she
was very like her late uncle, her reddish
hair being Il legacy from the plebalan
Craigs. Finally she took her abroad, and
placed her first at convent school in
Paris, and after in an educational estab-
lishment Of a very superior description at
Dies len. Here Mrs. Newburgh OCCASION
ally visited her, and she remained till she
was seventeen, when she went to reside
with her grandmother in London; she con-
tlnued to study music under the best mas
tiers and was always present when Mrs
Newburgh received. The spring before
the opening of this story she had been pre-
scented, her grandmother was well satisfied
with her social success and hoped for a
brilliant marriage, when the blow fell
which ruined them.
1t was quite dark when Mona reached
St. Pancras; she was utterly weary, and
profoundly still.
AS a porter threw open the carriage door,
Il respectable fOreigu-looking man, some
what tan coiGred in complexion, and pear
shaped in figure, going small to the feet
and spreading out roundly above, put him
aside. Raising his hat he said in German.
''Wclcome, my fraulein! [ hope you are
not fatigued"
Yes Il little. Wehner! How is my
granImother?"
Better, my frauleIn! but weak. ah, very
weak She is looking HnXiously for you.
If you get into the cab, | will find your
baggage"