Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-05

had been forced upon me. The law [
knew, would free me, but to the law
could not resort without exposing nv
mothers guilt.
| was evidently in the bedroom of
one OF the men-servants, and he was
fast asleep again, as heavy snoring tes-
titled. Evidently, too, l had not been
followed. Either my escape alarmed
the wretched lunatIC or I had passed
from his mind.
With the first glimpse Of dawn
crawled from the room and made my
way towards broader stairway than
that which [ had assembled the previous
night. went swiftly down a long cor
ridor which ran the length of the oppo-
site wing Of the house, hoping to find
some maid-servant's door a Jar, for it
was impossible to leave the house in
my present dress, or. rather, undress.
Fortune favored me. At the far end
was large closet, or, more properly,
small room, around the walls of which
were hung the servants Sunday
dresses. | appropriated one of these,
black shawl and plain bonnet, the veil
of which would serve to mask me we'll
felt no fear as I glided down the
three long flights OF oaken steps which
led to the back entrance hall, for | was
convinced that Lord Trenton had es-
capped from his keeper, Black, and that
finding Inc flown he would return to
his own apartments. In ten minutes [
gained the high road, which skirted
the park walls, and sat out relieved
and bravely tor my three miles walk to
M, where | could take the earliest
train TOR London. Here / knew could
dispose of one Of my plainest rings to
enable to pay my fare to the great city;
perhaps the best hiding-place in all the
world
In M posted one line to my
mother. ''When 1 can forgive you," /
wrote, "you shall see me again"
My disappearance was hushed up;
but [ afterwards learned that Lord
Silurian, my mother, and one other
moved heaven and earth to find me.
Two handsome rings, by which might
have been traced, l sold Immediately
I arrived in London and long before
the money thus gained was exhausted
[ had been introduced by young
woman who lodged in the same house
with me, to manufacturer of artificial
flowers. He gave me work, and thus |
lived, if such an existence may be
called living, for three years.
Strange to say my landlady came from
shire, and through her learned
the gossip concerning the Silurian
family. l learned that the heir was
generally supposed to be "queer" at
times, and always dull. brutal, and
heavy, that his unfortunate mother had
been mad for years; and that some poor
young lady had finally married Lord
Kenton, but had left him the next day
never to return.
One evening, more weary and down
hearted than usual, I was dragging my
tired limbs slowly homeward, after the
days work, when passing hanson
stopped suddenly, from which sprang a
young man, who seized my arm. cry
ing ''Thank God, Olive, you are found
at last
It was Jack Beaumont. Jack, good,
dear, handsome as ever.
go, Jack" [ cried, breaking down,
them, mamma and the girls, only don't
tell them where [ am else they will
want me to go back to Lord Silurian,
and / can never forgive him, never"
"Old scoundrel! [ should think not
But he can't modest you, dear Olive;
now that his miserable son is dead, he
has no more authority over you than [
have"
"Dead Jack" l cried.
eyes, three months ago. All, Olive,
naughty girl to hide from me. If you
knew how / have suffered"
On my twenty-frst birthday / became
Mrs. John Beaumont. Ny mother to
this day thinks herself the aggrieved
party; and has to remember that my
purchase money enabled her to find
suitable husbands for all her girls before
she can forgive me for refusing to- profit
by her excellent bargain