Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-13

temperament ne hsd noiaea that he siShfs
tt.es. would interest him any more than shs
so.ussoaplace realities Of the village itsesf
He repaired to the prison The warsier was
very kind and urhare-he Gould 60 through
The ursson il be % desired An usher who -
corta.l him through the di1sreaf d parsrssrfs
expiained every point in the wor kl;.ss;s % me
place, hut be issenAi iDiiterenfly; be iefs
that NOT one Of The hnrsiesed rsiiai1saA ae
ras.ed by could be niere choFfaii'..i thai BE-
In going out be had 20 rzss BY SsitilS
ronra He casually looked through h'iss m
the panel Of the door that opened int that
room. La that room SIGHT met his gar, lis.
sfye-f u which almost fro1s his blood
Was IL Coras face be saw. or was i- Tho
pbaE.fom OF his love,
To insure hfansslf he peered again; the truth
vas very PATENT Her arms were eutss ii
arss,ssd = tall, Esanly form, but b. eochi rot
see the face. a. the back was t'zrIsssi t0'Tard
him The usher. noeicing his Wild. fixed zzs.
drew him TO one xide and asked him II b. Hss
zics
4 glass Of water vas all that be- requested.
q b. sat or rather fell into chair he I'D
the man tsAt il was an attack Of the YER 30.
il would soon be over he felt as thou.. rs
reassn aas fast leaving him, strang- i.s'.ss-
TASTES shot through his brain
That Csra loved another, AMI that pei osi a
epnvi. ted felon vas bis first Distinction Ins
horribhs truth sank into his soel ike q pol
sonesi shaft A craving for revenge Oh tho
man I've hal jus. SEN all but controlled him
Thai lnan should never live To enjoy tho
happiness that should bs'his.
The usher in his disIpay was about to shout
for help, thinking be was Gagged with a mad
man, when Harlow suddenly spfang 10 his
SIDE and hoassaiy answered:
-Wila Is that man in the other roomf
The latter, seeing that his companion had
subeiied somewhat in his willnssss. deigisesi .
reply.
IL was John Lane, who was about to he lis.
charged from prison. He had been cont igtecl
Of forgery and had served a Gft.,sn years gu
tsnes. The woman was his daughter This
was ali be knew.
The sudden reyulsion in Hariov's fesl.ags
stunned him; be reeled and would baye fallen
had not the usher caught him in time, ten
reason again found its way 10 his brain Hs
slipped gold coin into the hand OF the usher
and lsft the prison in a rush.
He sought tree near by, whose large
dropping b. anches afforded good enscouee
ment. and. throwing himself On the greer
grass, began to ruIninate over the exciting
circumstances which had just taken plare.
That indeed was one Of the bafpies. mo
ments OF his life. His heart never beat 81
lightly before.
The words noble, grand GIRL escaped BIZ
lips in the delirum of bis delight. All! now b.
knew the reason Of her magnsnimous s1cri
flee; Of her refusal to accept the haiEd Of th'
| man she loved The filial love was paramount
to all other affections
| Why had she not told him all. So great wa
bis love he could have forgiven everything.
He lay on the cool g, ass for some time, turn
ing over future plans. but was at last rotset
from his L,issiul thoughts by the noise o
the approaching train which was TO bear hin
| and lis love back to San Fra isco
| He watched the devoted couple until theJ
boarded tho traI.i, and then took u seat him
self in ti.a rear coach How different was tn
journey back Every object tlorg the roaf
sparklel like dazzling gem. every plot o
grass dissolved some new born charm; the yer,
air see: red u breathe happiness Harlow
new life besan when he boarded the trail
that afternoon. For reasons better know
To himself IL did not seq Cora Lane for tw'
weeks after the prison epis, de.
| He allowed the excitement of the past few
weeks to completely die out before be venture,
| u see her. Then he found her AID reiteratet
his undying affection. They were soon mar
ried AMI returned to the east, hut the fathe
remained In San Francisco, where fer man,
years he led good. u eful life, and fully ex
| plated lis past msdeess. John buried IT,
secret Of Ills wife deep in his heart; rs regard
that his lips were forever silent. Often rs h
sits and gazes into her large liquid eyes h
wonders if she reads his Thoughts; but as sh
neve. speaks of the reason why for three lon
years she avoided the man she loved, he rest
contented tbut lis secret is unknown TO her