Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-10-05
"Bv Godv' he cried, "dead Already"

Inc eAcldtnatiOu gave inc uu lutui
what If were to feign deathP acted
on it. and presently heard him NOV.
ing about the room. muttering To him.
self. When knew him TO be- at some
distance l half opened my ewes. and
saw to my horror that he appeared to
be irving TO open the window. Sud-
denly he desisted. and / heard him
murmur. NO" this side won't do. l
want her to fall into the moat and
then he won find her. The bedroom
windows the one"
Again he approached me. ! hastily
closed my eyes.
dead, rs dead as nails" he said. in
n triumphant whisper. Again he
moved away and this time he turned
his steps toward the bedroom which
adjoined.
Tine was everything. ] sprnng to
my feet, gained the door which opened
into the hall. as ] supposed. and found
myself in long. dark corridor. Down
this | ran until l reached a narrow
sta rcase leading upwar'!. Agoniz nc
fear lent wings to my feet l gained
the upper floor. and spying an open
door entered and crouched behind tho
door. My terror was somewhat abated
when l knew the room to bo occupied.
Some ono moved heavily on the Isd
and mans gruf voice asked. Who's
therep"
l made no answer. for in that mo-
ment my determination was made
would manage to leave tho house un-
seen. and escape forever from the vile
and degrading influence of such
marriage as had been forced upon me.
The law. l knew. would free me. but
to the law l could not resort without
exposing my mothers quilt
l was evidently in the bedroom of
one of the men-servants. and he was
fast asleep again. as heavy snoring tes-
titled. Evidently. too, had not been
followed. Either my escape alarmed
the wretched lunatic or l had passed
from his mind.
With the first glimpse of dawn |
crawled from the room and made my
wav towards broader stairway than
that which had assembled the previous
night. l went swiftly down long
corridor which ran the length of the
opposite wing of the house. hoping to
it WAS impossible to leave the house
in my present dress, or. rather. UNI
dress
Fortune favored me. At the far end
was a large closet, or, moro properly.
small room. around the walls of which
were hung tho servants Sunday
dresses. appropriated one of these.
black shawl. and plain bonnet, the
We of which would serve to mask me
well.
l felt no fear as l glided down the
three long flights OF oaken steps which
led TO the back entrance hail. for L was
convinced that Lord Trenton had es
capel from his keeper, Black, and that
finding me flown he would return to
his own apartments. In ten minutes
gained the high road, which skiried
the park walls. and sat out relieved
and bravel, for my three miles walk to
Nj. where 1 could take the earliest
train for 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 NJ posted one Vne to my moth.
er. when l can forgive you" wrote,
you shall see me again
My disappearance was hushed up;
but l 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. sold immedi-
ately l arrived In London and long
before the money l thus gained was
exhausted | had been introduced by
young women who lodged in the same
house with me 10 a manufacturer of
artificial flowers. He gave me work
and thus I lived. il such an exist
ence may be called living. for three
years.
Strange to say my landlady came
and through her
learned the gossip con corning the Sill
ur an family. learned that the heir
was not generally supposed to &c
queer" at times and ALWAYS duh.
brutal, and heavy. that his unfortunate
mother had been mad for years; and
that some poor young lady had finally
married Lord Kenton, but lad left him
the next.day never to return.
Ouo cNcuiuS. lHOlo WcdLt anu uOVu-
hearted than usual, was dragging my
tired limbs slowly homeward. after
the days work, when passing ham
som stopped suddenly. from which
sprang a young man. who seized my
arm. crying Thank God. Olive, you
are found at last
1t was Jack Beaumont Jack, good,
dear. handsome as ever.
20. Jack" / cried. breaking down.
and sobbing pitifully. tell me all
about them, mamma and the girls,
only don't tell them where I 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 m SCRABBLE son Is dead, he
has no more authority over you than
have"
dead Jack" cried.
yes. three months ago. All, Olive.
naughty girl to hide from ME. Ii you
knew how have suffered"
On my twenty-iirst birthday became
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