Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-04
ALIcElNeoLpsBYs,s Luck

And love the mighty secret shall reveal.
ALICE INGOLDSBY - LUCK
There was building boom in Phila-
delphia in 1886 which went TO utter col
lapse and ruin the next yer, Among
the relics Of this speculation was row OF
three-StOry houses standing on the west
side of Eleventh street near Chestnut
street For the time they were quite pre-
tentious binding, but speedy went to
wreck. md from the garrat to the cellar
were packed with the poorest of the city
population. Ia 1876 one of the rooms vas
occupied by an newly arrived Irish immi.
grant named LngoIdshy, and he had With
him a wife and three young daughters.
They were utterly penniIess and but for
the ueighbors would have starved Gbe
father was feeble in character, and finally
got some labormg work, which just kept
them alive but the wife was active and
energetic, much more refined and lntelll-
gent than her partner, and they were be-
friended and helped along by Mrs. Read
ing, the wealthy widow of wholesale
grocer.
The girls grew rapidly and their IN
usual beauty and form began to attract at
tention The two younger sisters were
alike-deep blue eyes, dark hair and rosy
compilations. But the eldest, Alice, was a
Spanish beauty Of the most pronounced
type-eyidently inheriting her mother s
characteristics. Mrs. Reading had but
one child, an invalid daughter and she had
been almost mother to Alice lngoldsby,
watching over her as she grew into glor-
ious womanno0d with a wise sOlicltude.
and the girl came to love and obey her
foster mother implicitly. Mary Reading
was confined to her room, and she came to
love Alice as a sister, and nothing gave her
more pleasure than to look at the dusky
splendor of her eyes and watch the stately
beauty of her form as she moved abou, the
chamber.
1t was wish very near Mrs Reading S
heart to see her protegy marry well, and
she argued wisely that should she be re-
moved by death Alice would have. 10 seek
new relations. her beauty might he her
peril and her life made unhappy So
when Alice was 10 a gentleman named
DOnal an intimate friend of Mrs. Read
ing. made her an offer Of marriage. Tie
was about 80, rich and 10y no means bad
looking He had for a year been atten-
tive to the girl, but it was evident that
she had not the slightest idea of his in
tentions and heard his declaration with q
look of startled amazament that argued III
for the suit.
"Do YOU mean that | shall marry you,
Mr.. Donaly 1t can't be possible ! re-
sweet and like you very much, but ! can
Z tbut / mill f1t.tTav
give nv hand unless my heart goes with
it. The lover heard his sentence with a
feeling Of despair, for he was really in
love and he begged Mrs. Reading TO I'M
tercede for him. but Alice was hrm and
indeed little indignant, but soon renewed
her old relations with Mr.. Donal, who
was Ter frequent cnaperone to the
theatre.
He was a wine broker and the agent Of
a great firm at Cadiz One day gentle
man called on him with letters from his
Spanish correspondent. His name was
Raburn and MS age about fifty. Mr.. Donal
did all in his pover TO make his visitor s
iaunt to America a pleasant one, and got
him an invitation to a ball given by city
grandee Mrs. Reading and Alice lngoids'
hv were also guests and although there
was no want of pretty women IN the room
they looked commonplace by COMPARISON
with the magnificent beauty OF the Young
Irish girl.
Mr. Raburn was introduced and made
himself very agreeable He was an IRISH
man by birth and spoke to the girl abou'
Galway, from which county her father hac
come. But her recollections were toe
vague to make the subject Of much in'eres
to her. Next day Raburn called on Mr.
Dolan and spoke Of the ball He said
II am going to amaze you ] am a. con
fdent as a man can be Of anything thai
your beautiful Irish girl is my niece.
will explain the matter and hope sou vii
aid me in the investigation that ! an
I disposed 10 make.
/ bonal heard him with utter amazameni
which was not abated as Raburn con
timed his narrative. "My brother Georg
and myself were brought up 10y our Uiicle
I a rich wine dealer In OpOrtO beOrg
was his favorite. He was an impetuOus
1 head-strong fellow, but a thorough gen
( tieman.
In one of his visits to the south g
+ Ireland he made the acquaintance OF
beautiful girl named Alice Blake and wa
30 infatuated that he married her TIN
meant utter ruin to his future # my uncl
came 10 know it--so 1t was kept secret
/. He F4s obliged 10 return nome suddenly
and although be- subsequently did his Des
to provide for his wife in Ireland, she dis
appeared utterly and was supposed to hay
gone O. America with her sister, who's
married name was IngoIds6y. Ny brotf
or is dead, but be jeff ample provision
FOR 49, wife and offspring should they sui
+. giye him
Good Heavens! can it BE possible
+ Lei us call on Mrs. Reading and enlist be
services
That lads heard the story. am let
surprised than you might expect, 81
aid. II have long believed that the