Iron County news. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1890-189?, 1890-12-06
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Come TO me, Robert, II you ever loved me
In tho old days, when we were 80 happy to-
pether In the quiet home that shall never sec
apninl All II ] hud never left tor you'll You
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And the child. Robert. He bcnrs your
name, and he has your eyes, your smllcl For
the sake OF the child AZ feast, come TO me, for
l am dying, and must leave him In your care.
Your unhappy ,9,sr -
This was the note, written In a faint
and faltering hand-a woman's hand,
mind you!-the note that pretty little
Mrs. Robert Strong picked up of the
carpet of her drawing-room, where it
had been dropped by her husband. in
his hasty passage toward the hall and
from. door.
She picked ii up. carelessly enough,
at first. She was an honorable little
lady, and would never have dreamed
Of ransacking her husbands private
papers, or desk, or diary. as so many
women would not scruplc to do, If the
occasion offered. Even this letter
would have been laid aside till her hus-
bands return, unread, had il not
CHANGED to open in her hand, as She
lifted IL from the floor
Her eyes fell upon the first line and
the red blood rushed instantly to her
face. What woman was this, who
asked Robert Strong to come to her,
by the love he had once borne her
years before, in the happy home she
bad left forever with anothcrP
Little Mrs. Strong had long, hard
battle with herself before she could
make up her mind to read that note.
But she did read it at last, and hav-
ing eaten of the apple" like her gold
sn-haired ancestress in the garden of
Eden, she instantly became as unhappy
as she deserved to he.
She had been governess in family
where Mr.. Strong visited. Rich, in-
1uential, and still wondTously hand-
some, though he confessed to tifty-
seven years ofagc, the stately bachelor.
The great 'catch" of the season passed
~ all the fashionable. bellies of his ac-
luaintancc, and actually offered his
hand, his heart, and his fortune, for the
acceptance of the little grey-eyed gov
erness whom he had seen now and then
at odd moments only, as she passed
with her pupils up and down the grand
staircase. or Though the hall of his
friends house In - street.
Or course she took him, and became
Mrs. Robert Strong as soon as possible.
Yes, Mrs Grundy was right there.
Within month of the milliopaire's
offer came his wedding-day; aud then,
after short trip to the continent. the
happy pair established themselves In
Belgravia under the full glare of Mrs.
Grundy's sharp and stony eve.
But one thing Mrs. Grundy never
knew, and would never have believed,
had you told her till you were gray.
OF course the bridegroom was desper-
ately in love with the pretty little
bride. That Mrs. Grundy was quite
willing to allow.
But it also happened that the bride
was even more desperately in love with
the bridegroom, strange as II may
seem. She was twenty, and he was
tiftv-seven; and every one would have
II that she had married him for his
money and his luxurious home. In
reality, she thought him the hand
soonest, stateliest and most agreeable
man on earth. But the severely classic
style OF his really beautiful face; his
stately form; his dignified manner;
even the calm hrm glance of his deep
blue eyes, frightened and awed her,
she knew not why. She dared not
show her love for him, even when she
was his wife. And so he fancied, al
times that Mrs. Grundy was in the
right. That his money had purchased
for him n graceful and lovely woman
to sit at the head of his table, and to
take his arm in all places of public
amusement q woman In whose care his