Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-25


turning intelligence. She remembers
that she has been told TO hope--re-
members and looks forward to the
realization Of the promise that has
been made. If we fail her now, despair
will again take possession Of her
more bitter because Of this ray OF
light The plan formed by tho Sc who
love her best is to give her child to
love--a child whom she will believe at
first TO b. her own, saved from the
German river, but about which, in
time to come, when reason and st ength
have returned, she may be told the
truth. She will have given the little
one her love by that time, and the
adopted child wi fill the place Of the
lost one"
"A most romantic scheme assured
ly, Sir Cyprian. And pray what part
do you expect ne to play in this do
nestle drama? Why choose me for
your contdante?"
The little girl you have adopted Is
about the age Of Mrs, Sinclairs baby.
You admit that she Is not very dear to
yoI--a charge which you have taken
upon your elf ont Of charity ! ct Gil
bert Sinclair adopt that child. lie
shall provide han isomely for her t0-
ture' or, if you prefer trusting me,
will settle sum Of mon Y which you
shall approve in trlst for your little
cousin, you yourself choosing the tlus-
tees. GIVE me that der child, Mrs.
Walsingham and you will be the
means of saving Constance Sinclair's
life"
THAT child?" criel Mrs. Wasing-
ham, looking at him with wide-Open
eyes, 81 give you that child to be
Constance Sinclair's solace and consola-
tion-to win Gilbert's wife back to lie
and happiness! ! surrender that child.
You must be mad to ask it"
Did you net tell me just now that
the child was not especially dear to
you?"
"She is dear to me, answered Mrs,
Walsingham, vehemently. Il have
grown to love her. She is all | have
in the world to love. She reminds me
Of one who once loved me. Why do
YOU pirate to me of Mrs Sinclair's lone
illness? She cannot be lonelier than |
am. What is there but emptiness in
my heart-yet do not complain of a
broken heart. do not abandon my
self to madness or imbecility. bear
my burden. Let he bear hers. Give
you that child, indeed. That is asking
too much
pardon me, Mrs Walsingham, l
thought | was talking to woman with
a noble nature, whose higher instincts
only needed to be appealed to-.
1T is 50 long since people have left
off appealing to my higher instincts
that they have somewhat lost their
use. Do YOU think, Sir Cyl rian DAY.
enant, that | have cause to love or pity
or sacrifice myself for Constance Sim
clair. You should know better than
that, unless you have lived all these
years in this world without knowing
what kind of clay your fellow men and
women are made of. have the very
strongest reason to detest Mrs. Sin
clair, and do detest her frankly. She
has done me no wrong, you will say.
She has done the greltest wrong
robbed me of the mani 10 g. of wealth,
status, name, and place in the world.
DO yol think it matters to me that she
was unconscious of that wrong? : he
has done it, and hate her for it, and
shall so hate he till my dying day"
"Your hatred will not reach her in
the grave or follow her beyond it, "
answered Sir Cyprian. Your pity
might save her lite.
Find some hospital brat to palm
upon this distracted mother-some
baby-farmers protegee.
81 will find some respectfully born
child, be sure, Mrs, Walsingham. 1t
was only q fancy, perhaps, which led
mo to propose taking your little kin Sc
woman, | counted too much upon the
generosity of disappointed rival"
And with this home thrust Sir Cyp-
rian bowed and walked away, leaviL 9
the lady to her own reflections.
A woman of this kind, a being swayed
by passion, is often mass of inconsist-
ency and contradiction-now hot, now
cold. At late hour that evening Sir
Cyprian received letter, delivered
bJ q man-servant. 1t was from Mrs.
Walsingham
81 am the most wretched of women"
she wrote utterly weary OF life.
Mrs Sinclair may have tho child. She
would grow up wretch if she grew up
under my influence, for every day
llldhCO lllC nv y llll0Gl tbDlC anu lllbl "
bitter. What hall ! be as an old
woman? Send some trustworthy per-
son to fetch the little girl tomorrow.
give her up TO you entirely, but upon
condition that Mrs Sinclair shall never
know t. whom she owes her adopted
child May the adoption prosper, But
as hear that Mr.. Sinclair is in fair
way to ruin, | do not think that you
are giving my young kinswoman very
brilliant start in life BE this as it
may, wash my hands of her. She has
not brought me happiness; and perhaps
if were to let her wind herself around
my heart, it might prove by and by
! that had taught a serpent to coil
: there. | have not too good an opinion
of her blood. Yours truly,
CLARA WALSINGHAM
"Hall-moon street, Wednesday night,
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