Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-12-13
CHAPTER VII.
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Now was Mathew pulled asunder with
a grievous doubt and anxiety For not
only might bis enemy al he considered
him, appear At any moment to demand q.
strict account. bnt he knew very we'll
that if lie pushed on his suit or attempted
any deviltry with us might send for
Ralph and ask his protection Yet could
my story be truet How could know,
and alone Of his welfare and the place
Of his dwellingi Was it possible. he
thought, that such a secret. If there was
any secret. should be ntrusied 10 the
keeping Of mere eul2 Il the boy was
really doing well why ala he not return
on his twenty lrsl birthday aud 1leim his
Inheritance? So that the more be thought
abont it, the more he tliad to persuade
himself that the thing was false And
yet lie was afraid could see that Ito was
continually haunted by the fear Of what
might happen lie sought me often and
begged for Information concerning his
cousin Next. he tried my father. bit
his memory as regards the lad was quito
gone and my mother but she took no in
tereat in the subject. and said she knew
nothing about the boy for her part.
Yet said Mathew your daughter
pretends 70 know where he is and what
lie is doing
Then. replied my mother sharply.
Lord help the mani 90 and ask NY
daughter"
bat she will not tell me
Then how can Il Hank s. Naste,
Mathew, you come here 400 oftan ely
daughter Lath given you hlr an aer
Size bears na love to you. size W. hare
none Of you Go, then and leave Y s oiope
We are poor enough, God knows Bit aat
SO poor as TO thrust husbands an our girl
against kar viii Leave Us t. ourselves.
good man and find another wife
After this Mathew rer.aiued quiet
again for three 81 four MOI hs That IS
! to say. he came ne more to the house.
81 great. and reasonably great, was ny
suspicion Of him that was certain h.
would do something TO revenge himself
I upon me OF 70 res me ia i4is rover Yat
know nett coHia not g,aess-what h
would do. ~ III what uay hs could snia!a
me as K tbs vaccinations OF wicked taeu
can even e as.ect2,! and !, guarded against
IS i the hcaI oi him whp IS desperately
/ wicked may aot conceive. yea. and exc
I cute things which All inaoc ,nt eiFI would
I believe Incredible Tie ars1 alarm was
caused " a visit froui h.ubarl. wao eaiaa
70 see my mother and myself together or
I separately She said size WIS y MESSENGER
from her brother who. whaIavet lnight
say or thiHk. was the m1 st folglytng and
the most long suffering az men. that lie
was perfectly prepared il would make
submission. ask parton for the injurious
things had said. and reveal what knew
I Of Ralph viz where be was living. what
he was doing and what were lis inten.
tions. to pass over all. AID to take me
once mora into favor
Coed I.ord" said ny mother. Does
the man think lis is the Great Bashawl
/ Favor indeed"
"Beggars," said Barbara, must not be
choosers
I At these words my mother famed up,
+ and asked Mistress Barbara many ques-
tons relating to her birth, parentage.
wealth. religious professions. personal
beauty. and SO forth. leaving her no time
to answer any. This IS, with respect 10
the memory Of kind parent, manner OF
4 speech common among .women-eyen well
bred city madams when they are angry.
Finally, she said that there had been quite
enough said about Mathews proposals,
and that he was to understand again, and
once for all. that they. were distasteful;
upon which Barbara Fcouehed, and said