Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-01-17

OF OtlSr lsSSlouS, ana AllId EeLaiueu
oWtwardly quiet, passing sedately up
the church-yard path among the others
into the cool, hushed church, where
the words of benedction and hope
sounded in vain for her.
The poignant memory of Marion's
look made her eyes flash and her
bosom heave IN the sunny stiffness by
the brook side, and with a deep sigh
and n gesture of pain sine looked up
and met poor Charles adoring gaze.
In moment, the gate on which he
leaned was cleared, the bit Of meadow
crossed, the brook leaped, and he
stood before her, ioyouSly welcomed
by the child, who had too few friends
not to appreciate this one, to whom
he owed many toy and cake and
still more welcome game of play.
Alma" JudkinS cried, taking off his
hat that the child might play with
its gold band. dear. dear Alma. 1t
cuts into my heart to see you looking
so sorrowful."
"Never mind me. Charlie" she re-
Piled with A wan smile. II brought
it all on myself, and no one can help
me. Go away, please; it will do
neither of us any good to be seen to
gether."
zone minute, Alma" he protested;
"let me speak out once more. | love
you so true, Alma, so true; | can't
give YOU up. Let bygones he by
cones, and do yout ry to care for me.
It's what your poor father always
wished my dear, and what might have
been. if villains. ITS hy-gones
Alma by cones, and can't be helped
any way now; but you med have
taken me in time, if that hadn't CONT
between us, and you med be happy
vet. I'll be a good husband: III be Il
father to that innocent child that is
fond of me already. In another place
nobody need know he isn't mine. and
I'll never bring up the past against you
never. There's many have begun
life similar, and no trouble between
them"
~ would be wronging you, Charlie,
the like OF me. | could never care
for you as wife ought. | loved too
true once, and | can never love any
more. We are only young once, and we
can only love once" she said ex-
pr 'ssing Lilian's thought in other
words. "No, Charles, l mustn't take
advantage of you, YOU must go and
forget me-"
"Look here. Alma! that's true about
only loving once; and do you think,
if | couldn't forget you after what
has come between us, l ever could
now No. my dear. love you true,
and ever shall. and all I want is to
make you happy, that has been
wrougcd."
Alma burst into tears. and bid him
not think too we'll of her. for that
she had gr!evously sinned.
"And If we are only young once,
YOU are still young" he continues;
you have deal of life yet to live.
and no soul to look to but me. And
he is as good as dead. and that makes
difference. Take me. Alma, and
you'll may be get fonder of me than
YOU think. Consider the child, TOO,
You'll never get work in Melbourne;
and how'll you get it where YOU are
not known"
Alma was crying bitterly: ho had
never seen her in 80 accessible a mood
before.
II meant go away" she sobbed.
Then Judkins unfoded his cherished
project before her. Come right a way
with me, my dear; come to America
where we can begin over again fresh
and no soul To cast anything up
against us; and you may be happy
and honorcd-ay, and more thought OF
than people so humble as Ills can ever
hope to be in the old country. I've
a sister there, out west. married. and
went out four years ago: and they
are rich people now, with more land
of their own than Sir Lionel ever had
and all their own doing There's land
TO be got almost for the asking and
nothing wanting but a pair of stout
hands to make 1t covered with crops
such as never grow in poor old Eng
land. Think. my dear, II this corn
field here and half dozen more was
all ours. and we married. with com
Portable house and horses and garden.
and our own wood TO burn. and cat
tic and poultry. besides the wild game
TO feed us, and nothing known agen
MS how happy we might be. Ny sis
ter's husband, he's great man out
there, and precious poor chap he
was here, to be sure. Little Benny
would thrive out in the woods. and
grow up to have land Of his own and
never know but | was his father. And
ne should share equal with others as
might be sent us. he should. I never
do nothing by halves, Alma: and II !
said that boy was my son, my son he
should be, you may depend upon It
I've spoken to Sir Lionel about II, and
he has wrote to several that manage
about ships and expense and ali that:
and I've tidy bit Of money put by
and NV sister she writes every year !