Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-01-06
The Golden Cord


bling with al the splcndor Of the count
less stars; ana the full moon threw
her shmmcring rays over the pli'i
waters
Kate Moore or Bonnie Kate MS she
was generally called, walked slowly
down 10 the beach She was rather
sad and thoughtful tonight for was
she not to bid goodbye 70 some one
whom She would be sorry to leave
and vet great new life was opening
10 her: was she not glad and happy 10
find her own dear father and mother
after All these years. But how strange
TO find that dear. kind Mr. Moore, VINO
had always been so good 10 her was
not hcq father II did not seem true
Why, she had always called him father
always: and But here she was in
terrlptcd in her reaTy by the sound
of a step, and soon Harry Clifford was
by her side
Bonnie" said he what Is 1t, what
is the matter? You promised TO tell
me something tonight, something I'm
portant, your note said. You seem sad.
I hope it is not bad tidlngs You are
10 tell me"
ITS a long story" slld Kate look
ing over the waters; "a long story
they sat down on a large rock and
Kate began her sJorg.
We'll, Harry. you must know in the
first place, that Mr. Moore i5 not my
father"
Harry started with Il sort Of wild
surprise What, Kate. what are You
sayingT
1T is so strange, and such be-.
wlderlng surprise to me-"
DO you mean it, Kate? Who, then,
are you, and how you came hcreT
II win tel YOU all, If you win but
be patient"
When | was but wee girl too
young TO remember only In the present,
my father, Lord Leicester, my mother
and myself and our maid were crossing
over from England one night there
was an awful storm, and the vessel
struck a rock The boats were low
cred, and i'm the excitement Of getting
into them / became separated from
my parents. You see it was this way.
NY mother was an invalid, and my
father had 10 carry her 10 the boat,
for she could not walk a step. Turn
ing TO the maid he said, quite stcrnly,
Keep Leo close to you, and follow
us. The maid was too frightened to
think of anything but herself, and
as my father and the men were lifting
my mother into the boat, she gave a
quick leap into another of the boats
before / could cry out In the general
excitement no one noticed that l was
left behind, and the boat with my
father ana mother in had by this
time pushed of My father looked
back and seeing the maid in the other
boat supposed Of course | was with
her l was so frightened could not
cry out or make sound, but / ran
ms fast as / could ana caught the cap
tain CWho was the only one now left
on the ship by the sleeve ald he
stopped down. picked me up, ana car
rcd me to boat II was the last
boat, and he and ] We're the onl.F ones
in h. II was dark night an Il .'7
I'VE had no compass or lights he al
lowed the boat 10 DRIFT only keeping
a sharp lookout for steamer. II was
not very far out so In the morning
Ne had dHfted into shore about here
and my father, or rather Mr.. Moore
came ont aud took MS into his house
Mr. Moore and The captain went out
the next day, but could find no trace
of any of the people ana the captain
concluded that a steamer had come
along aud picked them mp, as he re
mcmhered having heard a fog horn
ehe night before while we were drift
ing Shoreward The capt n did not
know where my parents came from
and was too young to remember
mySrlC. SO Mr. Moore told him NE
would take me and take care OF me.
/ learned also that the maid terrified
hy what she had done, had told my
father that / had jumped ont OF her
arms into the sea As soon as the
steamer. which rescued the poor half.
drowned SscuegerS, arrived at Liver
pool she ram away SO that my mother
or father never found trace Of her.
The captain lctt the next day 1 have
lived with Mr. Moore ever since thinl,
iue hlm Ga hc my father. until a day
or so ago a lawyer trom England came
to the house. and after making inqujr
les and looking at the little lockct |
had on That night of the wreck and