The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-04-30

~ thank Heaven tor H." said the old
man. "Listen, my children. Many years
AGO a great sorrow and shame fell upon
me. "a great sorrow, that, as Lsometimes
ihink, II affected my brain. AT any rate,
| determined to do what most men would
have cosidered the act Of mailman, 70 90
far away into the wilderness with my only
child, there TO live remote from civiliza-
tion. and its evils did 80; found this
place and hars. we have lived tor many
years happily enough, and perhaps uet
without doing good In our generation, ou.
sill In way unnatural 10 our race and
status. At first thought that would let
nv daughter grow up In q state OF COM
plete Ignorance, that she should be Ma
lures child. But as time went on saw
the folly and the wickedness Of my plan.
l had no right to degrade her ~ the ieYei
of the savages around me, Tor, II the irul'
of the tree OF knowledge Is a bitter run,
still it teaches good from evil. SO edu-
Gated her as well as was able, till In the
end knew that In mind, as In body, she
was in no way inferior 10 her sisters, the
children OF the civilized world. She
grew up and entered into womanhood,
and then il came into my mind that | was
doing her bitter wrong, that was sep
arating her from her kind and keeping
her in wilderness where she could tnd
neither mate nor companion. But though
knew this, 1 could not yet make up my
mind to return 10 active life; had grown
to love this place. / dreaded to return,
into the world had adjured. Again and
again put my resolutions aside. Then
at the commencement Of this year l fell
i'll. For while waited, hoping that
might get better, but at last | realized
that should never get better, that the
hand OF death was upon me-"
"Ah, no, father, not that" Stella said
with a cry.
"Yes, love, that, and 1t Is true. NOW
you will be able to forget our separation
in the happiness of a new meeting" and
he glanced at me and smiled. "Wel,
when this knowledge came home to me l
determined to abandon this place and trek
for the coast, though well knew that the
journey would kill me. l should never
live to reach it But Stella would, and II
would be better than leaving her here
alone with sayages in the wilderness. On
the very day that made up my mind to
take this step Stella found you dying in
the Bad Lands, Allan Qualermain, and
broughtyou here. She brought you, OF
all men in the world; you, whose father
had been my dearest friend, and who once
with your baby hands had saved her lie
from fire, that she might live to save yours
from thirst At the time said little, but l
saw the hand of ProvideRcein this, and ! de-
termined to wait and see what came about
between you. At the worst, II nothing
came about, soon learned that l could
trust you to see her safely to the coast
alter was gone. But many days ago l
knew how 1t stood between you, and now
things have come about as prayed they
might. God bless you both, my children I;
may you be happy in your love; may 1t
endure Til dealh and beyond it. God
bless you BOTH" aud he stretched OUT his
hand towards me. s..,-----------
took II, and Stella kissed him. Z y
Presently he spoke again;
ut is my intention" ;" he said, IF you
two consent, 10 marry you next Sunday.
wish TO do 80 soon, for do not know
how much longer will be allowed 10 me.
believe that such . ceremony, solemn
ly celebrated and entered into before
Witnesses, will, under the eetrounstasces,
be perfectly legal; but Of oourse you
will repeat IL with every fornality The
Hrst moment 10 lies In your powss 20 to
do. And now there Is ore more shizs.
Whom left Engiand my Sortu.ss vsrs
In = shattered condition; In Ne oos.sc
Of ysars thoy havc recovered tAsassiysss
the acouuulatsa soats, - heard bnt
roosnAly vben the wagons lsst yst.zaod
from Port Natal, hsve sufhssA - pAy -
all charges, snd thero is eosskasssbls
balance ovor, Consequently yos vttinot
marry On nothing for Of osusss -, etsa-
Ia are my heireas, and l wish 70 make y
stlpulation. II Is this: That 90 soon -,
my desth occurs you ahall leave this
plaoe and take the hzst opportsaiy OF
returning 70 BnglApd. Ido Aot ssk yoa
10 1.-Two there always, u night Provo too
much boz people rearcd b ~ wnas.
as both Of Jon have beea. Bst ! Do ssk
you 10 mako 10 yOur psrnansst homo
Do you consent and promise thisT
II do,D / answered
sand 90 do I,D said Stella.
"very WE'LL" he snsworsd, and now
I am tired out Again God bless you
both and goOd-night"
CHAPTxR Il
On the following morning / had
conversation with lndsbs-dnbL First
OF ALL / told him that I was going 70
marry Stella.
''ohr he ssid. 81 thoushtso, Mscums-
rahn. Did not tsii yoa that yoa would
fnd happiness on this journsyf Most
men must DO oontent 10 watch the Star
from Q long way Otto you II is given
10 wear her on your heart But remsm-
ber, Maoumasahn. remember that stars
set."
''csn you not stop your croahins oven
for . dayf" I answered, angrily, for his
vorda asnt n thrill Of fpaP throaGh ma