Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-05-23
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tious of honest hearts should he vast
ed on what Is utterly worthless
He reflected how he could best serve
the dead lie saw that he had been
wrong IN aiding him to conceal ms
past that nothing but truth can serve
any human being; and 1t seemed To
him that he might fulfill those duties
he had left undonc, and carry on lhos"
that death had interrupted. IL"
thought especially Of Alma's neglected
child.
He could not rid himself Of the
strong feeling W" have in III" prrS"nr"
of the dead, that tllN spirit is towering
about its GUrsakrn shrine, ANA Is con
scIous Of the thoughts we cherish, aud
II seemed to him that the dead lips
smiled approval Of his resolution lie
unused upon the unfinished letter
found upon CyrlI'S writing table, ana
dated on the day Of his death Dear
Henry, your noble letter has broken
my heart" and lc felt, nS IN his an
dent youth that he could go through
fire and water for this man.
lie thought Of old that CyrlIS char
actcr contained the cwjg wcibIIch"
element Goethe priced. II" was wrong
that saving ingredient was In his own
manlicr nature, not IN the weak tS-
ril's.
Through all his long rcvcric he dld
not stir from his Statuc-likc calm;
nothing In the still chamber married
the quiet which IL the homage we
nay to that silent error, death. Ills
very breath seemed stlllcd In the IN.
tnsty of his abstraction; he did not
see the shifting of the sunDcnms, the
gradual dropping of the flowers, the
fall of petal after petal, nor did he
hear the recurrcnt chime music,
though years arterwnrd these things
recalled the solemn thoughts of that
long vigil
Tho AR was cool and refreshing,
and the slanting sunbeams were dye
Ing the Minister towers II clear wine
like crimson. when HIS long "vrrlr
was broken by the entrance Of CylllS
orphan children.
Then hc rose, greeted them alrc".
tionntcly, and bidding them look on
him M their father now, he lrlt them
alone with their dead.
CHAPTER NJ.
Eyemrd CLOSED the door softly be-
hind him, and went into the hhll with
n solemn radiance on his face, ana
was about to ascend the StnlrcilS" TO
inulIrc into Mr.. MAltlnnds condition,
when he was met by n gentleman with
n benign ana intellectual face ana n
dignlllcd bearing.
doctor Evcrard," he said, In rich,
deep voice, "allow me the honor OF
shaking hands with n man whose no
bio conduct has perhaps saved Il hl-
man soul. | am the Bishop OF bel'
Minister" he added, '1hr late dcnnS
executor and friend, aud nm trusted
Nv him with the duty of clearing your
character from the imputntionS which
have lain 80 long upon It,"
And, leading him into the study,
where the evidences OF the deans
daily occupations and the empty chair
by the table, ON which lay his unlin-
ishcd tasks, spoke more pnthctirAlly
of his death than his quiet form 1t
self, the bishop acquainted him briefly
with all that the reader knows al
ready concerning the will, tn" written
confession, and Almn'S death bed de
positions. Having done this, he led
him to the dra wlng room, which was
flushed through Its closed blinds with
the glory of the summer sunset, and
Introduced him to his brothers, kcpprl
and George, and his sister, Mrs. White
ford, who were waiting to receive him,
Kcppcl having brought the children
from Portsmouth.
They greeted him with cordial af-
lection, and many expressions of re-
gret and contrition for their long In
justice; and krrpcl introduced him to
Lady Evrrard. to whom he had been
married after his brothers disgrace.
Henry was glad, though he could
not but feel the meeting extremely
painful, especially under Cyril's roof.
The bishop had considerably with
drawn on presenting him, and after
Tue lllSl tNlll uSNNl tNIhtSSltlN VI WIZ
come, regret, and congrHtulatlon, the
relatives scarcely knew what to say
to each other until Henry at last cN-
pressed hope that all knowledge OF
Cyril'S share In benjamin Lees death
might be spared his children, which
all agreed IL possible, to do,
Admiral Sir kcppel and the Rev,
George though both somc years older
than llenry, looked younger; neither
had gray hair, and both were fine,
handsome robust men. They were
much distressed at the marks Of hard
ship aud suffering upon him, and Mrs.
Whitcfurd wrpt ANA blamed herself
greatly for allowing her husband to
aissuadc her from communicating with
him In his trouble,
You must pay us long visit, Hal
said l\eppcl. I'VE have 4 nice place
near hyde, ana tho children Will take
you about in their boat and mako
YOU young again"
And YOU must certainly como e.