The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-05

OF my parents, if they are still living. He
LINKS LILIES my father is dead, however, and left
/ property that will place me in independent
circumstances - + q
"a fine story-a very fine story forsoo+,
our parents belonged to the very scnno ~
society. Ii you had one scintilla of self
hsespect you would want to keep the ocean
between you and them
'Traduce me if you must, flashed Taoin-
INA, out don't dare traduce my parents !,
Inat IS gong just one step farther than T
w M submit TO even from you. 1t Is true
less, but owe nothing else to you-not even
tne euucatlon | possess. l have toled for
you IKE bond servant since the day I en-
tereo your door. have submitted to taunts
sneers and even blows at your hands. and
now you reward me for it by calling me
a thief and slandering my parents. But
mere is such a. thing as justice, and you
Will VIII I'VE u -. 70 regret what you have done-re
sret II TIL the last day Of your hfe!,
Ha, ha, ha!' laughed Mrs. Kenneth
nat heroic speech for a criminal and the
daughter OF criminal! l didn't know that
you could be so bornbastic. Well Won will
remain right here till you return that brace
let or TIL summon policeman" and she
went out locking and double locking the
door behind her.
On the following morning Jacintha found
herself before magistrate
Roy Walton had charge of her case The
prosecution was very bitter, and the testi-
mony Of Mrs. Kenneth was given with ele
CANT ease, but there was just a perceptible
undercurrent of malice in all she said. Mat
| tiers began to look hopeless for Jacintha, when
Mr.. Dalton rose tn his feet with jewel in
his hand.
rs this your bracelet Mrs. Kenneth?''
YES SIR"
Examine it very carefully, went on the
, Va" a, c cig;i want to make certain that
oh. it's my bracelet know. The pattern
is very peculiar. 1t was designed by nv
late husband, and Iweuld know it any
This little pendant was designed by him,
too, I suppose?" pointing to a small, bejew-
eled charm suspended from the bracelet.
you are certain %
"Oh, very certain. j remember when he
presented me with the bracelet he wanted
to remove the charm-said it might be in
my way, but / protested, for l thought it
very pretty, even if it was a bit inconven-
lent
'sNow, madam, let me have that Jewel
| again, please, remarker Dalton, taking it in
his hand. HAS this charm a secret spring?''
NO SIR
"You are mistaken, madam replied Dali
ton. touching a spring that caused the charm
Now, what was the Christian name of
| your husband?'
Charles. -
And your name before marriage?"
fSatterfed''
Was your husband a widower when you
married him?''
is this his pieture?' holding up the charm
to Mrs. Kenneth.
'tYes-yes.' ta95i
And the other picture-is it not %
mol" d1c1
Mrs. Kenneth stared at the miniature as
if it had petrified her.
And this inscription: From Charles Ken
meth to his beloved wife, Clara SearIe Ken
Meth What is the meaning of that?'
No answer. Q
you can take your seat, madam"
ire npotb frc+
heart. - q -
"Mad!' whispered one physician to an
other. IS ea.
Yes, her mind has lost its balance for
she realizes that she has never been the wife
of the dead man whose name she bears
AS the trial went ON 1t was developed that
the bracelet had been found in the possession
of a common housebreaker, and Jacintha
was discharged the great crowd giving her
cheer after cheer as she went her way out Of
the court room In company with Roy Dalton
And now, little one, have news for you y
said the young lawyer, and he proceeded
gently to break the glad tidings that her
mother was living; that she was in the city:
that she was in fact, at the Dalton rest
dence, and thither they went at once
With the meeting Of mother and daughter
began the brightest life they had ever known.
and one that continues still. Jacintha is
Mrs. Roy Dalton now and lives with her hus-
band and mother in the fine old Kenneth
mansion, where she often tells her children
that she is the happiest woman under the
sun.