San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-11-20
LURED AWAY;
or,
The Story Of a Wedding Ring,
BY CHARLOTTE NJ. BRAEME.

fashioned the word that they seemed TO
tremble over it.
How could l." he continued, bring
the children of such a man to live here at
Bralyn? How could let them succeed
such ancestors as mine? 1t is impossible"
1T would be better, perhaps. than to al
low stranger to come after you. or than
letting the old name go to ruin and decay.
They may be the children of Thornton
Cameron, but they belong to your race
also, my lord-there is no denying that
fact-they may even haveyour features"
An expression of unutterable lOathing
came over the proud old face.
Il hope not" he said, abruptly
'"They may even" continued the lawyer.
with great diplomacy, have the grand old
Carlswood spirit-the fire, the chivalry,
the honor of the race.
Lord Carlswood's face cleared.
'If that should be the case" pursued
Mr.. Ford ''they have greater claim TO
succeed than any stranger without these
characteristics could have. After all,
there is something in a rightful claim: and
most certainly the children of Katrine Is
may Carlswood ought to come after her
father-that would be a crying injustice
to pass them over"
You are begging the question:" said
his lOrdship, sharply-"she may have no
children"
II grant that: but | suggested that we
should find her, and then we shall know. y
At first Lord CarlswOOd was Violently
opposed to the idea--he would never let
the children of that thief have Bralyn.
He was a thief cried the old man, in
sudden passion of anguish. IF he had
stolen all my wealth, could have spared
it far more easily than could have spared
my daughter"
He buried his face in his hands, and the
lawyer respected his grief. Lord Carls-
wood would not at first consent to Mr..
FOrd's proposal: he was angry, contempt
uOus, indignant; but after time he re-
opened the discussion, which Mr.. Ford
considered good sign; and then he lis
tened to reason, next made excuses for
himself, then wavered in his resolution.
and finally agreed To what was suggested.
He persuaded himself that after all he
had only listened to reason-that he had
only consented TO do what was best for his
race. He would not, even to himself. own
that natural affection or lingering rem
him. Having yielded, he wrapped himself
in mantle of reserve; he became to all
outward appearance harder and prouder
than ever. But Mr.. Ford saw how the
proud face quivered with emotion, and the
firm lips trembled. The old nobleman
was silent for some minutes after he had
given his consent and then he turned sud
denly to Mr.. Ford
IF it has to be done at ALL" he said;
''let it be done quickly; there is no time to
be lost"
Then they began to discuss details. Mr..
Ford found, not much to his surprise, that
Lord Carlswood knew nothing of his
daughter-that he had never heard one
word of her since she left home.
Has she never written" asked the law
yer.
Yes" was the brief reply; but all the
letters have been DESTROYED"
1t was agreed that they should begin to
search for her at once, but there was not
the least clew to start with.
It's more than twenty years since she
left home" said Lord Carlswood. 1T
seems to me almost hopeless"
But Mr.. Ford thought differently.
at is not SO difficult to find anyone as
you imagine. ! shall seek the help of one
or two men from SEQ land Yard, and you
will see that we shall soon have news for
you" he said, hOpefully-and he believed
what he said
For some time after this interview,
friends and servants all noticed how eX-
cited and restless Lord CarlswOOd had
become. 1t seemed to him impossible that
he should ever look upon the face of his
child katrine again. He was always won
dering if news had been heard of her-if
she were found.
Weeks passed, and, though Mr. Ford
wrote constantly, his letters contained but
little Intelligence. One came at last which
threw Lord CarlswOOd into fever of ex-
element. Mr.. Cameron and his wife had
been traced first to London, where they
had lived some months. and in all proba-
bility had spent the little money they had.
In London Thornton Cameron tried hard
for a professional engagement; but, young,
unknown, without friends or influence,
how was he to succeed? From the great
city he had gone TO Liverpool. only too
thankful to take an engagement that
brought him in Il hundred per annum. In
Liverpool he and his wife had taken furn-
ished lodgings; and there a little child,
baptized at st. Johns Church under the
name of Ismay Cameron, had been born.
In Liverpool Mr. Cameron had tried the
hopeless and difficult task of endeavOring
to maintain Il lady, brought up in the
midst Of atfiuence and luxury, on the hum
dred per annum. The struggle had been
from the very first a most hopeless one.
With a careful economical wife he might
NhNe Meathered the stnrn. hut Katrina