Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-10-24
an Unnatural Bon0ass.


STE GziA not Uhfltzrrfs1s}s 443NSrA AaN
MT listened 10, a single word u Sts
last spesh.
Il ii ut tRefsty years ago. now.
she saisl earnestly. bending forward.
aa8 laying 4ne Iiftle hana Wpau Her
mans brad knee the better - N
command hls attention. since my
father paired parted HI anger from
my grandmother ana Quilted OH
friars foreYef.r
He was startled somewhat Ak the
abrupt question, and hesitated he
fore replying. 4 grea; pity was iIl-
Ing Ills heart to oYeTfi owing as he
looked al this lonely child-tte same
kind Of deep. chiralrous, manly com
llasslon which had taken SO strong a
hold u him concerning her and her
destiny the moment he had heard
from Lady Penriih that sir Rugs
daughter must come to Oldfriars.
What an existence IL would be FOR
this other Alicia. be thought sadly
ae who knew the cid place so we'll
FOR & young girl fresh from the
Honotony " school routine. and ready
excepting, perhaps far differ
ent life.
From that lark hour when her lady
ship and Sir Ruy had parted from
each other ID meet no more On earth
that night when Ruy Penrith had ser
cred himself from Garth, Garth peo-
tie. AMI all Garth associations. which
we're ~ Be To him hence forward AS
though they had never been-Old-
frlars bad fallen under a ban. as II
were.
The servants deserted il one after
another. and none could be found
willing 70 take their vacant posts
Nobody, in fact unless absolutely
Obliged. would venture near the place
either b. night or by day Lady Pen
rlth herself was never seen abroad,
and soon the folk in Garth, and else
where. too. learned TO speak Of her
with abated breath. Ugly stories had
somehow gos abroad with regard 10
the mystery of Alicia Leigh People
had long since come 70 believe that
Sir Ruy Penrlth himself WAS wholly
gulltless IN the matter Of thai strange
disappearance from Oldfriars which
had caused such connection in years
gone by. The river. after all, said the
wise cronies in the village knew best
What bad befallen The lost Alicia
Leigh; the viii. rushing river and
Lady Penrith between them knew
besi tie hapiess fate ~ Sir Ruv's lost
love
When mex. ire 5esolate mother
heard aught os her boy 1t was news
of bin continued II 4 letter from hts
solicitor telling her of Sir Ruy's M.
cease He had heen married Il ap-
peared had moreover. been loft a
widawer shortly after hIs marriage
bad d!ed. leaving one child behind
him a girl whou he had called
Alicia" 70 succeed to the whole of
his earthly possessions. aud who. as
soon ~ she should have attained her
eighteenth year. WIS TO leaYe school
and 20 to I've n Oldfrlars.
TIE old haIlSe and everything ap-
pertaining thereto was in reality the
estate u the late Sir Ruy. and as
such therefore. II mnst descend 70 his
only eflld. who. utterly friendless IN
The world. save for her grandmother.
should be placed under that grand
mothers care
The memorable letter apDrising
Lady Peurlth IL these mos, unlocked
events bad arrived IL 0ldfriars Just
two Years before. and me tidings. rot
withsnnilug their mnurnful nature.
had brought fresh HE 70 THE penI-
tents weary soul Rugs own child
permitted II COME N her Thank
Heavens for then III 1glag NJ must
have forgiven her
AMI now liz glrl wae eighteen mat
Easter tde. and. that wild March
evening VAR come rs take up Der
3beie 10 The gloomy Old house Of
which she atone was the richful
owner
Som citing If all as Was running
Yasneiy through tae mind ~ Herman
Merry Weathef rs BE looked with such
infinite PITY INFO tbe face NJ the
yeas mistress of Olifrlars And So.
he Hongaf dfeamilg SIR Rus. al-
though he bad married a. time went
IN bad kept green n bis heart The
memae8 O his poar dead love, calling
rs fsle daughter "AHeM' To remem-
tHlnge II Alicia Leigh