Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-06-13


than forgive when love and nonori
have been SO ludely shocked.
\ But poor Rougemont was 50 unhappy
that even Gerald was touched, and fer
his wifes sake forgaye and clasped
hands once more with his brother.
! The trial of Robert Murray came on
few weeks afterward, and ended In
\ his being found guilty of conspiracy
/ and perjury.
He pleaded guilty indeed and all mis-
( counsel attempted 10 urge was thai lie
had been led to the wrong by his IN
4 fatuation for the beautiful woman who
ruled him.
But the judge held that no plea for
i mitigation of sentence. ana condemned
/ the prisoner to the longest term Of im-
prisonment the law allowed for such
offences
4 Many said that he would not live to-
4 come out Of prison he looked so shat
tered. and it was alleged that he lad
received some internal injury, and
4 Gerald Egerton smiled grizzly: he
/ thought he knew something about hat.
4 So il was all over, and Hyacinth was
4 vindicated. and the shadow lifted from
the name of Egerton, and society was
4 delighted, and would have over
whclmed her with notice and cOngatu-
4 lations.
! Poor Hyacinth. who shrank from all
such congratulations and publicity
! with sensitive horror.
i 1T was very Kind and well meant,
she said to Gerald, YEARLY; but oh,
! Gerald, il is TOO awful to be spoken Of.
I and SO full Of pain"
i Yet She bore everything with her
own sweet, proud grace. and was
4 grateful for all kind feeling
I only one thing lay on her heart. ana
! threw a little cloud over her perfect
| happiness-the thought of the misar
i able woman who had worked her and
I hers such dire wrong-her sister!
! Egerton had taken care that Mrs
/ Lathrop, as she called herself, should
| not want; had seen her after the trial.
| She was still in the rooms AT c.
/ street, ana when he was announced.
had received him with a sort Of sub
| dued manner that awoke all shat
/ latent pity he had had in his heart Tor
| her, when she had sobbed so passion
ately the evening he first saw her.
You ought to hate me-" she said
half sulenly. half bitterly. I'm a bit
sorry now | was so rough on YOUR
| wife. It's been no good to NE either
Perhaps 1t may have been" said
/ Gerald
And she looked up sharply.
"Whyf" she said.
! because. ut any rate, now we may.
be able to help you Forgive me. oil
course. | can know nothing of your
life, or how you have lived; but If YOU
| wish to make fresh beginning my
wife is the last to turn away FROM
anyone in need of help"
| The woman looked AT him curously, i
there gathered a sort of wonder in herI
large eyes, her breath came quickly
What" she said leaning forward a
little; you would let your wife sol
much as think of me? And she-sheI
| must hate met
/ He half smiled.
"She is only anxious to befrieldl
you," lie said, in the same gentle way;i
| won have done her and me the bitter
est wrong. But for your guilt in this
one may find excuse; 1t is different
from a mans wrong. Don't YOU un-I
| derstand?'
She turned away abruptly.
YOU are very odd people" she slid,
| in IA dry. clicked sort of voice, and re-
manned silent some while--a silencel
/ Gerald did not break. only waited forI
1 her to speak.
Il wasn't always so bad" She broke
/ out ut last, with a passionate gesture.
Il was brought UP decently, but there
! ii is-his blood is IN me. and | wasn't
one To settle down | am beautiful,
love luxury and inc things, and II
could get them all. Inherited taS.eS,
I She said, with Il savage bitterness,
they're too strong for me. What's theI
good Of trying to 90 against them?s
DO YOU want 10 90 against them"
asked lGgerton. with directneSs thatI
seemed to startle her.
She aushod and her eye wayered
Il don't know" she said. l. She
broke of abruptly. and gave a snort
laugh that had the sound of tears ini
I it, II do think you want TO convert
me" she said. With quaver in her
voice.
"You can eall 1t what you like, Ger
aid returned, quite coolly; CONVEX
Sion' is not in my line but il Il hori'-I
/ hIo nuin ia 500 a woman made for bet
I ter things sink lower and lower. as
4 you must 10. You told me- you couldn't
be good because no one had ever
cared for you or tried to help YOU. III
my wife and / give you the means toI
live. help you to do anything YOU
think you could manage in new eoun-
Try among new associations, then All
least there will be some incentive toI
leave the other llfc behind YOU.
l., 4 an s..ss Is Al