Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-02-13

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Hey eve, followed i.4 as ions rs De- was
g. 80. o.; boy r.nu...'- wandered. To
InD. n . Wa t. I"nA ai the liiic
r .......u va.AlE hy rs side SIN. the
ch.a rtu H..,-l Der o.; ihe .i'.u- father. still.
TIE c,l..t ,rrotrri.v tortured her WITH ;hc
co.l>c..j,i.,>, ~ deceit The ;stA.c>, man
from Whom 80. ..,N had released h'r possess
81 i.u.~..to. ir Thoughts. 90 spite al tie
lav llr. .'.I lrnu 5. wls TIE N.>i.tafy
cpntlu.ou 4 I,f solitude when Size was len
b. ltrNr.t.
Ia te no Ter % the su tat De LAD
committed" 90 The insult that be- hai IN
f.,,,i ou tie woman whom Dee hIi foW"'! 4
love amt chez ,h' ", hr f"ra,rd - her ~
wears 70 ,u,r ilii size had passed 3, h.> side
lr upbra.dcd hrf NH the h4pp.ur~, Which
Sc hli wed Ia him in the Irmc and glory
az hen .ii. Woman. sct hat against me
wrong which I have done Ia You. You have
TIE ricui g. condemn m" and s.,cicty has the
reht To- condemn me u: am your child,
father Slui. forg"i nv u you can
Although " 20 hcai the ties, Of solitude
excepting only the tho -ht that finds Us ori
GIN in hopeless sclfre; ach. Tho soft nils
terry Of twilight. thu 'rmn silence ni the
SLOWLY coming night uuied Catherine In
that lonely place. She rose g. return 10 l.hl
AMI human beings y size 81 her fac 10
wAfi the hou.c di~r. - confronted her.
She wfsf.' Yt
\ woman was standlr, Oh the path, ap-
parcntly looking al her.
Ia the dim ..-ht AMI al the distance be
tween them recognition 90 the woman was
impossible. She neither moved nor spoke.
Strained Ia their utmost point ~ tension,
GATHERINGS nerves quivctri at the sight OF
that shadow sl'tlty nsurc. She dropped
D. 90 l..c ~rat Ia tones that tTrnhlcd she
slid. who are you? What do you want%'
The voicc that answered was. like her own
voice. faiut with fear. II said: Il want a
word with you. "
Moving slowly forwsri-s,opplng NOV.
ing onward again hrsitating agaln-the wo-
man NJ last approached There was light
enough LEFT I" reveal her face. now that she
was near II was the face Of Sydney WIN
erheld
The survival ~ childhood, In the mature
human hrng h"irnys itself most readily In
the Tat hears children. The chances
and changes OF lite show the child's mobility
or emotion constantly Associating itself with
the passions OF the WOMAN. Al the moment
OF recognition the troubled mind Of Catherine
was instantly steadied. under the influence
OF that cuar>est sense which levels US with
the anlmals-thc sense NJ anger.
II am amazed at your Rudaclty," she said.
There WAS no resentment there was only
patient submission In Sydney's reply
Twice have approached the house In
which you are living. and twice my courage
has failed me. have gone away again.
have walked, don't know WHO'RE | don't
know how far. Shame and fear seemed 10
b, Ia .rnsiblc 30 fatigue. This il my third
attempt IL WIS little nearer IN you
think you would see what the effort has cost
me. have not much % say. May ] ash
you 20 hear me?''
You have taken me by surprise, Miss
Testeriield. fou have 10 right TO do that (:
l refuse 20 hear you"
Try, madam, To bear In mind that no un.
happy creature, In my place. would expose
herself 10 your anger and contempt without
serious reason. Win you think AGAIN.
MOP
Sydney turned 10 so away-and suddenly
stopped
Another person was advancing from the
hotel; an interruption, trivial domestic In
tcrrupton, presented itself The nursemald
had missed the child, and had come into the
garden 10 see II she was with her mother.
Where is Miss Kitty. maam2'' tho girl
asked.
Her mistress told her what had happened,
and sent her 10 the palace IN relieve Capt
Bennydeck OF the charge that he had under
taken. Susan listened looking at Sydney,
and recognizing the familiar face. As the
girl moved away. Sydney spoke to her.
Il hopc little Kitty Is well and hAppyr'
The mother doesn't live who could have
resisted the tone In which that question was
put The broken heart the love for the child
that still lived In It. spoke In accents that
even touched the servant She came back
remembering the happy days when the gov
erness had won thei: hearts at Mount Nor
ven, and. for the moment at least remember
Ing nothing else.
Quite well and happy. miss, thank you"
Susan said.
As she hurried away on her GRAND she
saw her mistress bcckon to Sydney b. return
and place q chair for her. Tho nurscmaid
was not near enough "a hear what followed.
Miss Wcstcriield. regret what said to
you just now; ! ask you n pardon me-"
With those words Catherine pointed TO the
chair. Il am ready 10 hear YOU" che re-
sun,ed-"but have something 70 ask first.
Does what you wish To say to me relate only
70 yoursclf?''
1T relates 10 another person a. we'll - ~
myself"
That reply. and the inference 90 which Il
led. tried GATHERINGS resolution to preserve
her self-control Is nothing had tried 1t yet
III that other person." abe said, "means
Mr.. Herbert Linley-"
Sydney interrupted her In words which
she was entirely unprcpared 10 hear.
Il shall never see Mr.. Herbert Linley
again."
"IIas he deserted your
mo. II Is who have left himA"
Your
The emphasis laid on that one word forced
Sydney 10 assert herself for the FIRST time.
III had not left him Of my own free
vii" she said, what else would excuse mo
for venturing to come herey'
GATHERINGS sense OF justice felt the force
OF that reply. At the same time, her sense
Of injury set its own construction on Sgd
ney's motive. Has his cruelty driven you
away from himy'' she asked.
IF he had been cruel 10 me-" Sydney an
eweied, do you think should have come
here to complain Of II 10 you? Do me the
Justice 10 believe that am not capable OF
such self-dcgrada,ion A. that have moth
Ing 30 complain Of"
And yet you have left himY'
'lle has been all that IL kind and consider
ate; he has done everything that man In
his unhappy position could do 70 set my
mind at ease. And yet have left him. Oh,
! claim no merit for my repentance, bitterly
Is feel 1t! might not have had the cour-
age TO leave him-if he had loved me Is he
once loved you.''
Miss Westerfeldl You force me TO tell
you that you are the last person living who
ought to ailude TO my married life"
"You may perhaps pardon the allusion,
madam, when you have heard what have
still TO say. l owe 10 10 Mr.. Herbert Linley,
II not to you, TO confess that his life with me
has not been q life OF happiness. He has
tried, compassionately tried, 70 keep his Sc
cret sorrow from discovery, and he has failed.
/ had long suspected the truth, but only
saw 1t In his face when he found the book
you left behind you at the hotel Your i'm
age has from first to last been the one living
image In his guilty heart am the miser-
able victim Of mans passing fancy. You
have been (you are Silly the one object OF
husbands love. Ask your own heart II the
woman lives who could say what have just
said, unless it was truer'
GATHERINGS head sank on her bosom; her
helpless hands lay trembling on her lap.
Overpowered by the confession which she
had just heard-a confession which had fol-
lowed closely on the thoughts inspired by
the appearance Of the child-her agitation
was beyond control; her mind was unequal
to the effort Of decision. The woman who
had been wronged-who had the right to
Judge for herself and to speak for herself