St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-18

future; she was, L found, absolutely
penniless; l had no mother or sister or
any relative / could ask to befriend her.
"The innocent joy she betrayed when
ever she saw me and her utter Cepen-
dence on me suggested the one way
open to me of fulfilling my promise to
her dying father.
81 could not help regarding her with
pity and affection, and i'll the end L
asked her to be my wife"
Effie buried her face in her hands
with cry of pain. "Ah. Philip" she
sobbed, what have you to tell me?"
My own, my own," he answered.
"You are the one, the only love of my
life-do not grudge to poor little Blanca
her brief period of happiness.
1--WE left the scene of so much sorrow
Immediately after our marriage. Before
going, gave the cure of the village my
address. that he might communicate
with me if he had any intelligence of
the runaways. l tried in every way to
trace Weldon and Mercia, but without
success. We remained abroad. and in
due time Blanca became mother.
"A little girl was born to us, but
Blanca never recovered her strength
and passed away ere we had been mar
ried year. The rest you know"
And did you never hear what became
oil MarciaT' said Effie.
mot word until two days ago. AS
L was walking home on Wednesday
| evening, finding | was late, | was nail
ing fly which was returning to the
| station, when | was accosted 10y wan,
unhappy looking woman, in whom l was
mortified to recognize Marcia.
My first impulse was to bring her
here, but she utterly refused to come.
| She declared she could not meet you
till you knew her story.
1T was terrible shock to her to hear
of Bianca's death.
"As she was resolved to return to
| London took her to the station, insist
ing that she should look upon me as
brother and allow me to act brother's
part to her-while she implored me not
to speak of her to you till | had visited
her (aS promised to do next day. and
had heard the whole of her sad tale.
This is why | said nothing to you on
my return home late on Wednesday.
"a telegram early yesterday sum-
moned me to go at once if | wished to
see Marcia alive. She had broken a
blood vessel and it was with difficulty
she managed to speak to me; but she
made me understand that when she dis
covered how she had been deceived by
Weldon's false promises and that he
could not marry her (even if he wOuld),
she left him-t1ed from him secretly
and has since worked to maintain her
self.
1.-The life of privation she had been
subjected TO undermined her health.
and the shock and grief of hearing of
Blanca'S death was more than her en-
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"A short time ago, finding her health
falling, she wrote to the cure of her old
home, begging his intercession with her
father for forgiveness.
I'm answer, he told her of her faith
er'S death and her sisters marriage,
and also gave her our address. OF sub
sequent events he was ignorant.
1.-The poor creature came here trust
ing she might find her sister; but her
courage failed her, and she shrank from
presenting herself at the hall door and
looked in at one of the windows, hoping
to be recognized by Blanca"
philip" exclaimed Effie, II saw her
at the window; ii had but known. l
was so startled. l recognized the face.
for l had seen miniature in your
escritoire. and faneied it was the same,
and oh, IL have been so unhappy"
''Effie. my dearest, that was iBanca's
picture; l had forgotten where l had
put it.
"Poor Marcia fingered till dawn this
morning. | am thankful l was of some
comfort to her at the last.''
And that dreadful man, Mr.. Weldon"
asked Effie; "did she never see him
again?"
mo, nor have l ever met him since
we parted in the bay of Salerno."
More than year ago | heard that he
persisted from the laundering of his
yacht off the coast of Ireland.
"Effie, my darling, can you forgive
me Tor conceallng from you my former
marriage? 1t was wrong of me, but
some words you dropped soon after our
engagement on the subject of second
marriages made me turn coward ABOUT
telling you. l was always wishing for
an opportunity of doing so, but it never
seemed to offer"
Fife stole her hand into her hus-
bands.
There is" he continued, "one sub
Ject L must touch on, for there must he
entire confidence, dear, between US
the child. Bianca's and mine"
did the child live" asked Effie.
'I-I didn't understand"
EYES," replied Philip. "our little one
lived and tlourlShed. Before going to
Canada. placed her in the kindly care
OF Welsh clergyman's wife, who has
many BARNS of her own. and ="
"And what, Phillip"
'Why, of course, she is happy there,
and." he added with sigh, II suppose
she had better remain; can see hel
from time to time"
Effie turned away her head.
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claimed Philip; don't let this shadow
of the past come between us. Tell me
you forgive me?"
Forgive you." said Efie, with a
bright smile; Eyes, but on one condi
tion."
"And that is?" began Philip, with ar
anxious tone in his voice.
Effie threw heI arms around her hus
bands neck as she replied:
THAT we go together to fetch home
our little daughter"