The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-11-29

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Dunkirk, and the uncertainty in
which, to this day, that unhappy affair
has involved the fate of his daughter,
are matters of vital Importance to US.
Will you, therefore, please tell me brief
ly what you know Of the history OF
Hamilton Dupont?" .,.5 rsst gls.... -
And with pencil poised over his note
book, North waited for the recital.
Mrs. Maynard began at once. a&
;ya. CHAPTER XIII &
King-1.et US from point TO point this story
know. rs AIS Well That Ends Well
Hamilton Dupont was the youngest
of large family, of which, by the time
he reached the age OF twenty one, he
and Mrs. Dunkirk were the only sur.
vivors. The eldest of the children,
Mrs. Dunkirk, was more than twenty
years older than Hamilton; disparity
in age that prevented them from hav-
ing any common interests or pleasures.
All the other children died in infancy,
and Mrs. Dupont died when Hamilton
was in his tenth year. He was wild
and ungovernable in his boyhood, and
as he grew older he became so incor-
rigible that his father, who was q very
hard, stern man, disinherited him" i.
I'd s'And pardon the interruption, but
one question, please-how soon after
this did Mr. Dupont's death occur?'
II really do not know, positively, but
it could not have been many months
after Hamilton was only twenty-one
when his father died" ...-.-. -.
'sAnd after this sad event Mrs. Dun
kirk and Hamilton were the only sur
viving members of the family.
Do you mean by this their immediate
family, their fathers family, or, in a
broader sense, that there were no col
lateral branches, no cousins of any de-
gree?'' ~ .3.
II used the expression as Mrs. Dun
kirk herself did, in it's broader sense.
She frequently spoke of the fact that
her family was SO nearly extinct. She
had not relative in the world, she
said, Of whose existence she had any
knowledge" i. H.. W. If ...sa.. .
'.She was a widow, was she not, for
many years?' ~. z, ,
s'She was. DR.. Dunkirk was lost at
sea on his way to Europe, q few years
after their marriage. OF course, though,
Mr.. North, you know all this" she add
ed, checking herself with q weary little
smile. .....,, ...s...
North also smiled. r5v1E@Ts
ssWell," he said, my one question
has grown to several. beg your par
don for this long interruption. Will
you please proceed, Mrs. Maynard?"
''Where was I? Indeed, have for
gotten" 5& - b" At"
You spoke last" observed North, re-
ferring by q glance to his notes, "of
Hamilton Dupont's reckless course,
which resulted in his being disinherited;
and my first question ELECTED the fact
that within comparatively short time
after this event his father died." ya}a
ssOh, to be sure! Now don't expect .
detailed history, Mr.. North, for my. in
formation is extremely fragmentary:
but it is certain that there had always
existed between Mrs. Dunkirk and her
young brother q barrier of cold reserve,
which time and his hayward conduct
only increased. Mr.. Dunkirk was not =
woman possessed of warm affections.
Her regard for people was purely mat
ter of intellectual esteem. If her stern
Judgment approved them, that was suf-
fcient; If not, there was no tender voice
in her heart to plead their cause.
There was little in Hamilton's hayward
life of which she could approve; hence
her total estrangement from him.
"After the death of their father, how
ever, she seemed to feel the loneliness
of her position, and for the first time
she turned to her brother Hamilton for
sympathy and companionship. He was
in trouble Of every sort, drifting about
in the world without aim or purpose,
friends or prospects. She offered him
every thing home. wealth, social adj
vantages, asking only that he renounce
his youthful follies and strive Tor tho