Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-12-19
Continued.

tf"t.As ,.onr name is Madeline? he SAID
to her strong Dasnara J,
.srhat waaa good thought OF yours,
nasnard. said the old man, let
49, ~ me chiIds hand fall abruptly, 10
uns bar her mothers name and the
: n of her mothers people, II you
- nj done that | should scarcely
l 80 listened to you when you first
In name here begging, in spite OF her
- face. Yes, she Is like her
I atbar child, listen to me" he said,
,,,rning again to her with sternness
& manner which Madeline could not
understand: do you remember when
ron saw me first?'
ON the pier, ! think" said Made
line.
newspaper and you picked it up. Now
iii me ala YOU do that out of natural
nolteness or did your father send YOU
you to pick it up?"
Madeanes large blue eyes were
raised 10 his face with an expression
II indignation and surprise.
eT did it myself; father did not even
90 the newspaper fall. | thought it
Would blow away and you could not
move to pick it MP" she answered,
WITH a touch of resentment.
aRight. And had your father told
von n Re attentive to me-if you got
the chance?"
Madeline blushed painfully.
Really general, began the father,
bit was summarily cut short.
Hold your tongue, Despard. want
to hear the child's own account. Your
father had pointed me out to you, had
be not?"
no. indeed said Madeline, with a
fash Of seorn. AS il would not be
polite TO an old gentleman like you,
without being told beforehand"
The general looked at her fixedly FOR
4 minute or two and then his features
relaxed.
The girls honest enough, anyway"
he muttered to himself. And in a
louder tome sit down, my dear. It's
ait right. | only wanted to know if
You had done kind act spontaneously
Or Ii You had been prompted. You
may thank your stars, Oscar Despard,
that the child has inherited some good
feeling and some habits of courtesy
from her mother. | did not expect to
see them, | must acknowledge.
i think, sir you underrate the care
thai have always bestowed on Made
line said Mir. Despard, with an at
tempt at pomposity, but again the gem
eral cut him short.
u quite appreciate your motives" he
said dtyly. 4 have heard a good deal
about you in the town. 1t is my opin-
lon that you have used my grand
daughter ais decay duck long enough
ana the sooner she is removed from
your care the better. You are willing
70 give her up?
Despard looked at Madeline, who
bad turned crimson and then white.
a touch Of moisture, showed itself in
the fathers haggard eyes. He was not
without feeling of kind-for his
daughter, although he allowed the pas
sion Of greed and the irritability of his
TEMPER 70 get the better Of 1t some
times.
siFl he said. you ask a great sac
fitee from me. But | can make it, if
I is Ion my Madeline's good
tie opened his arms and Madeline
utterly overcome by the heroic sound
q Als speech, ran into them sobbing.
lfspafd pressed her close to him and
Missed her forehead. There was some
la'ng touching In the sight. Made
INES love for her father at least was
Feal enough
Father father. you won't send me
away she cried.
Ng poor little GIRL said Despard.
PERHAPS he thought Of the cruel pun
fament which he had inflicted on her
II hls F2aa few days earlier, for his
seakt olaa eyes had tears in them as
II taFhel them alphabetically toward
w general. You see, sir, you see
u sald hlmbly Il may not be lie
s3aole son-ln-law, but have not been
y w Y iathar as you think
ne general was little softened ~
HI afhaal He had had great cause 81
s9HRlaiaf against Oscar Despard, who,
hseas drawing master, had made
hls only daughter and induced