Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-05

Does your little girl look much hKe
her father
"Ohl she is the very image OF him
same blue eyes and light hair
lighter than his. Of course, because she
Is only a baby yet, you know-eut as
much like him as-wen. you will see for
yourself when he comes in person to
thank you for saving his little Edith's
life"
.Janet went out and walked OH the
beach in the darkness alone. She could
not see where she was going, but that
aid not matter. The rain wa falling,
but she was not conscious Of it. With
her arms folded tightly across her breast
her fingers clinched in her flesh, her jaw
set hard, and her wide eyes fixed upon
can she moved slowly, mechanical
ly, trying to think
So hat woman was his wifel What,
then, was she2 A wreck Love had
come into her life with the suddeuness
az a storm and stranded her h~opelessly.
His blue ewes had been false beacons for
her. Ahi how cruel had been his treach-
,,vi He swore that he loved her, would
love her always, and she-poor, weak.
credulous, ignorant fool that she vas
had believed him Oh, how she had
trusted himl how she had loved himJ
And al the while he was simply amusing
himself with her betrayal. laughing in
his sleeve at her foolish faith and fond
ness And when the time bad come for
him to go and receive his wife he had
gone, lightly leaving her to her blighted
life of Loneliness, Onow and shAmel
How was it possible that M who locke
SO noble could be 50 base? How could
his lying lips promise a lifelong love to
her when in his heart he knew that his
wife, the woman he really loved, was
coming across the sea TO him? And h
a mock1ng fate il was that il must needs
be she, herself, and no other, who should
drag that u Of the back
10 life-for him! On, had she but
known-no. no! Not that. She would do
it over again. But, o God! how hard
IL was 10 think Of and 10 bear!
She did not take any heed 70 where
she was going until she walked into an
arm that the rising tide had flung across
the beach. and was almost carried on
her feet by a strong and stealthy wave.
Then she turned and went home, tread
ing more firmly, as if her agonized and
turbulent thoughts had settled them
selves in a formulated purpose of action
Outside the door. standing IN the dark
with his ~tarpaulins on. she encountered
her father.
Il got sort Of anxious about you and
started out to look for you" he said
Where nave you BEEN
Taking a walk. Ny head was no,
and l wanted 20 cool it"
"woman and her baby all right,
suppose
Yes
Has she told you yet who she iy
Yes"
What's her nameF
Mrs. Selden Rangely."
What! DOT
YES, his wife: from England
She spoke in a hoarse whisper, an
passing him entered the house withou
another word Mr.. David King re
NAMED outside a long time, freeing h
mind in phrases that doubtless made tn
recording angel sigh
The next day Mrs. Rangely and he
child started in a beach wagon for Tom
1 TINEI. MutTE LuEN MOAAa 10 11A1A<@
a take the regular stage for Philadelphia
. Not only did Janet suppress the hc
eous discovery she mad made and nery
herself TO reply smilingly TO the woman
untiring iteratiOns of ELUSIVE gratitude
: and bid her ''good-by and godspeed
: when she took her leave, but the poo
!. girl even found arguments 10 restrai
! her father from executing a design tn
!. he had formed the night before. h
wished TO accompany the woman on b,
journey that she might unconscious
a lead him 10 his vengeance upon the b
trayer Of his child But Janet said
him:
h you shall not do 30. Leave him
his conscience and to God 1 have Il
right 70 demand this, TO say what sha
be done TO him. l am the M mo
deeply wronged. and l forbid your see
"a ing to avenge me upon him"
h. 'Do you mean to tell me you forgi'
him. hotly demanded the old man, WI
the fierce FIRE Of his Scotch blood blazI
he in his eyes.
'No. / cannot say that" she repb
n huskily; that is too much, but l bi
20 nv time. | will not have your de
r. bruit my shame abroad to the world
al There's something IN that" assent
her father gfimly, $50 well bide a b
H. Waiting is not forgetting. He'll
main glad 70 greethis wife, no doubt.
ed It was a keen thrust, and she felt it
be meant she should, but she answer
til with stony calm;
no "She is innocent. She has harmed
ne not. For why should l break her he'
as with the knowledge that he is as ia
as to her as to mey'
IN CHAPTER Ill
ut, E