The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-04-14

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ago, large, attractive residence,
which to every passer-by formed the
subject of a careful observation. Its
queer architecture and the large and
magnificent estate which surrounded
it, served to draw ones. notice to this
stately old mansion. Another object
in front of the house attracted even
greater attention. This object was
nothing more than a pot of ground,
right in the middle of the spacious
lawn, while in the center of the plot
were two trees surrounded by a low
iron fence. The first of these trees was
a tall, stately maple. The other was
also maple, but it lay fiat upon the
ground, uprooted, as if by some strong
wind. and as it began to show signs of
decay, one was forced to the conclu-
sion that it had been lying there for
many years. But why was it left
there? And why was it so carefully
guarded? These were questions which
occurred to every one who beheld this
PROSTATE tree, and to which few were
fortunate enough to find the answer.
The house and the lands which sur
AouASASA ~ " CIC VIC uOluc 6tuu property
of John Hallowell. The land was left
to him by his father but the house he
built himself after he had ade for
tune by risky Tut lucky speculation
risky. because he staked every cent of
the little capital which he inherited
from his father: Had he lost he would
have been little better than pauper
He was also fortunate because he was
soon to be married, and he could give
mis- wife an elegant home.
We'll, he did ma, ry, and he took his
beautiful young bride to the home that
he had prepared for her at Glenmere.
There they lived happy in their love,
and when, few years later, their
child was born they called her Dorothy.
Mrs. Hallowell's maiden name was
Margaret Lyford. She had an adopted
brother, Richard, the orphaned son of
a very distant relative of Margaret's
father. AS Richard--he was more COM
monty called "Dick'-came into the
family when but mere child, the two
children had become as much endeared
to each other as if they were actually
brother and sister. They grew up to-
gether, and three years before Marga-
ret married John Hallowell, Dick we'd
ded Mary Thornton. This young wife
was not destined to long enjoy her hap
piness, for when her son came into the
world, she passed out of it, leaving
husband stricken down by grief from
which he never recovered. His child
,he cared for, but could not love so
dearly because he always felt that lit
tie Willie's life was poor compensation
for his wife's death.
1t was not long after the birth of lit
tie Dorothy Hallowell that Dick Ly-
ford. broken-spirited and broken-heart-
ed. ended his young life The little one
was left without home, and it was
then that he was brought into the fam
lily of John Hallowell. Thus, like her
mother, Dorothy had a companion in
her childhood
That was a happy home for six
years. Not shadow crossed the light
of happiness of it's occupants. When,
however, certain important case
compelled John to stay at his law Office
two or three nights week for several
weeks. the first light white cloud of
unhappiness appeared on the horizon
of Margaret's life, for never until then
had he left her for single night.
When she asked him why he stayed so
long, and he said that he could not tell
her then, the little white cloud became
large, dark cloud of suspicion. And
when she heard at last, by an anony-
nous letter. that the case was in some
way connected with . woman to whom
formerly he had been engaged, the
l cloud of suspicion took the black and
#hideous form of jealousy.
IL was hard blow which some
cowardly hand had dealt that happy
home, but il did its work we'll Poor
Margaret was overcome ~ grief and