The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-03-21

did,
BE hated 10 hear himsSlf telling such Q
deliberate falsehood but there was no help
for IL MAdge must mover know The truth q
long a. be could conceal II
Just like you aid Madgo, kining him
lightly with alial pridA Tho bast and kind
sSt Of men,
He shivcred slightly a. he felt hor carcs.
and thought how she would Feco1 from hin
did sho know all "After all" says some
cynical writer, ''the illusions Of youth ars
mostly due TO the want Of experience
Madge. ignorant In great measure Of the
world, cherished her pleasant illusions.
though many Of them had been destroyed by
the trials Of the past year. and her fathei
Ionged TO keep her In this frame Of mind
Now 20 down To dinner, my DEAR he
aid. leading her TO tho door. u viii follow
Soonr
Don't DO long" replied his daughter, ''or
shall como up again" and she ran down
stairs her heart feeling strangely light
tsr father looked after her until she van.
Isl-,i. then heaving regretful sigh, returned
70 mis- study. and taking out the scattered
papars fastened them together. and indoFsed
thonl. "My Confession" He then placed
them III an envelope. sealed It. and put it
back in the deSs If all that Is In that
nacSet were known" be said aloud, a. be lsft
the ruan, what would tho world sayf'
That night he was s.ngularly brilliant Of
the dinnIT tahle Generally a very reticent
and grave man, Gu this night 10 laughed and
LalHssl 90 gayly that tie very servants noticed
the change rhs fa,t was that he felt .
ssne n relief 1t having unburdened his
mind. ami felt III though by writing out that
confession he had laid tire spctor which had
haunted him for so Ions. His daughter was
delighted at this chanSu IN his spirits, but the
old Ss,otch nurSc. who had been In the house
Gnr Asdge was baby. shook her bead
"tles fey" size said grnvsly "Hes nc
lanz FOR the rar!dr OF course she was
iaughei Gt--pcppie who believe In PRESENT.
uIsa;x generally Grc-but, neyorthela1A shs
held tirinly 10 her opinion.
Mr FTettihy went to bed early that night,
Us the excitement Of tho last few days and
the Guyety in which be had lately indulgOd
proved too strong Tor him No sooner had
he iliH Ills bead on his pillow than Inc dropped
On Ia sleep az ono,. and forgot In placid
slumiE'r tho trUubles and worries Of his wax
Ing hHirs
II waS oniy O'Clock, and Madye BY her.
self in the great drawing room began to long
for some one to tall to, and, ringing the bell,
ordered SI TO he sent in The two girls had
hecOlne great friends, and Madge, though two
years younger than the other, assumed the role
Of mentor. and under her guidance Sal was
rapidly improving Il was q strange irony
Of fate which brought together these two
children Of the samo father, each with such
different his;ories--the ono reared in luxury
and affluencc, never having known want;
the other dragged up In the gutter, all IN.
sexed and bcsmirched by the ufo she had led
Tho whirligig Of time brings In Ii 70
veuges," and il was the last thing In the
world Mark Frettlby would have thought OF
seeing. Rosanna Moores child, whom be
fancicd dead, under the same roof o. his
daughter Madge
On receiving MadSo's message Sal came 10
the drawing room, and the two were soon
chatting anicably together The drawing
room was almost In darkness, only one lamp
icing lighted
They Ind teen talking toZsther for some
time, when Sal's quick ear caught q football
on the soft caTtet, and, turning rapidly, she
saw q tall hsure advancing down the room.
Madge saw 1t too, and started up In surprise
on rrcoguiz;rg her father. He was clothed
IN his dressing gown and carried some papers
in bis hand
"why. papa aid Madgo. In suEprisa,
"IH-
"HushT" whispered Sal. GraSping bar anna
"tleS asleep"
And 20 be UaA In accordance with the
dictates Of the excited brain. the Weary body
bad risen from the bed and wandered about
the house The two girls, drawing back into
the shadow. watched him with bated breath
~ he came slowly down the room In few
moments be was within the circle Of Light.
aud. moving noiselesaly along, be laid the
papers he carried on the table They were In
. large blue envelope, much worn, with writ
ing In red ink on Il Sal recognized 10 q
once a. the ono she bad seen the dead woman
with, and With an instinctlvo feeling that
there was something wrong, tried 10 draw
Madgo back % she watched her fathsFA1
action with an intensity Of feeling which hold
Der Spellbound Frettlby opened the envo.
lope and TOOK therefrom q yellow. frayed
piece Of paper, which he spread out On the
tabla Mndgo bent forward toseo n but eal,
with sudden terror. drew her back.