Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-07-21

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phau pnl ,.u took mr va aud were So
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WIN. go, hlr--lug. was rp"i to my
slf MI. i'u'i"l" sald You're like
- daughter g. mr
H'NH"NNN W. NIAANA " NNNHf'iAA'Hf - l'AtiA
clos" 60 her and putting h'r head un her
shoulder. how much could yuu forgive
me- n I had deceived yvu. lied 10 you.
could ,uu forgive me th,nf
Il gucs. ro. said Miss P,nrlupc. with
frightened gasp
There was - pause. then Winsomc
went on
Cousin Pen. do you remember how
curious you Thought u that Cousin Susy
llayland should sAy that hadn't leon e.
ar her for a year when you knew Ill
staii there tho night Of tho accident a
the Buttsrfiy1 You thought sho was los
ing her memory"
Yes" whispered Penelope
NV memory was oil right" Winsomo
went ON. III did not go there. was
with some one else all day. 1--we kept
II from you. but | must toll now; oh.
Cousin Pen. must"
In tho silence. In tho darkness, the
pure. proud. virgin spirit that inhabited
the plain little person Of Miss Penelope
Douglass endured an experience for
which there are no words. Suspicious
that she hal driven from her as though
suggested by tho evil ono returned She
no longer carrssed WInsune. though she
did not withdraw from her
go on" she said IN "a faint voice. and
In silence she listened until ths girl had
told her truthfuily tho story of that day
which had filtered her whole life.
when left you. really and truly
only meant TO 20 about with him a lit
tie. lie begged me 80 hard. and did
mean TO go to Cousin Susan's to tea. she
said. 'lt all happened. and then miss
Ing the boat. and Cousin Susan being
away. and no was my husband. had
to do as no said. and losing my certif
cate and my wedding ring-oh. It wa.
like fate. Cousin Pen"
"Winsone Douglass" said Miss Pencil
ope, remember God Is listening TO you
Swear to mo as If you were before hin
that you arc telling the truth"
| 81 swear II in the sight OF heaven. by
my dear mothers memory said Win
some. why. Cousin Pen. you couldnt
think IT.
81 believe you. child" said Penelope
''It's hard. very hard. but so that yot
are married 1t might be worse. We car
go to that old minister anyway. Hell
tell US what to do. He'll give you copy
Of the certificate. There's q record o
your marriage. according to law. ant
Jack Archer can DO made to do what b,
ought by his wife rs to providing"
IF no wanted to leave me. would
not call him back IL could. Cousin Pc
nelope." said Winsome. sobbing. Blu
Jack must DO dead. Oh. he must be
Penelope"
THAT can DO found out. too, and you
rights can DO maintained" said Pencil
ope. II wish you'd told me long ago."
But though the two women went I,
New York next day they found no rec
ord Of the marriage. None had beef
made. and when the old pastor died hi
servants took what he had left them ant
went to live in their native place. Tn
congregation called q fashionable preach
or and built finer church up town an,
sold their down town lots. upon which
bank had since been built
There was no possibility that Winsom
should discover the parsonage, since |
no longer existed. Jack Archer scenes
to have disappeared as we'll The fac
was that Winsome had really know
nothing Of him. save that he was at col
lege. that he graduated. and that he ex
pected to inherit fortune from an uu
Gle whom he spoke Of as "Uncle Tom.
At the college where she went to In
quire they knew nothing save that b
was to make the European tour. Fl
had paid his own bills promptly an
seemed to be very fine young man
"Some relativeY the tutor who wa
interviewed by Miss Douglass asked.
mo-" she said. "Only used to kno,
him" She went home disconsolate, wit
. very bad opinion Of young Archer.
"Can you bear little more. Winsomei
said Miss Penelope.
"Oh, I'm getting used to sorrow.
murmured the poor girl "Itseems mai
ural now"
"Well. DEAR" said Miss Penelopt
there's no record Of tho marriage eve
having been made. Jack.Archer has nc
written to you or to me. It's plain tbs
You wers deceived: that It was no res
marriage ceremony; that these peopl
were his confederates."
"You are crazy. Cousin Pen," Wiz
some cried. You should have seen th
minister-so good, SO venerable-and 20
know that ! had my certificate. m
ring
II believe the marriage was no res
one-that the minister was no ministe
that that villain Jack Archer carrie
Of your satchel," said the spinster sterr
ly. 1T all points that way. Face tn
music. ! have. and you've got to do i
It's the same old story. Winsome.
don't blame you one mite. They kind {
mesmerize girl think he's deceive
you"
Jack could not deceive me; that goo
old man was nc imposter." Winsoms d,
clared.
AS far as folks 60 it's the same any
way. Who will believe your story
said Miss Penelope sadly.
II shall never tell any story" sighe
Winsome. Cousin, will 60 away, an
you shall not be disgraced by me. but
will believe in Jacks truth and that m
marriage was real one. should di
else"
well, dear, shall say nothing {
hurt you," Miss Penelope replied. Will
all the blood in her veins was boiling
and she could have killed Jack Archie
il he had been within her reach, he VIII
had deceived her innocent eve lamb, lie
more than daughter. the creature O