Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-28
4 WEDDING TOUR.
Continued from Second Page.
humblest way. She taught English to
the Chi Of some of the richer peo-

music. She had SO much credit in this
latter. branch that she often held the
| organ in church ON a holiday and pleased
everybody. Then she worked very we'll
| with her needle, and woald help on an
emergency. at first for pnre kindness,
and then as her faculties and her pow
ers Of service became known for pay,
with diligence and readiness. She found
riche in the little place which she
filled perfectly, though only accident
| seemed to have made it for her She
had $50 of her little fortune laid by for
the boy. She had a share of cottage in
o garden. not an English cottage in
deed, but the upper floor of two stored
French house. and she and her boy did
| much III tho garden, cultivating pretti-
! nesses which do not commend them
selves much to the villagers of st. Hon
orat Whether she ever regretted the
| step she had taken nobody ever knew.
She might have been lady with a lar
ger house than any in st. Honorat, and
| servants at her call. Perhaps she some
| times thought of that. Perhaps she felt
herself happier as she was Sometimes,
l think she felt that if she had known
the boy was coming she might have pos
sessed her soul in patience, and borne
even with Mr.. Rosendale. Blu. then at
! the time the decisive step was taken she
lid not know.
She hurried home in great fright,
| not knowing what to do. then Gained
herself with the thought that even if he
| had recognized her there were mapy
chances against his following her. or at
least finding her, with no clew and
after so many years And then dread
full panic seized her at the thought that
| he might take her boy from her. He
had known nothing about the boy, but
If he discovered that fact it would make
great difference. He could not compel
Janey TO return to him, but he could
| take the boy. When this occurred to
her, she started up again, having Just
sas down, and put on her bonnet and
called the child.
Are You going out again, mother?'
he cried.
Eyes. directly, directly. Como. John.
Come, comet she said. putting his cap
upon his head and seizing him by the
hand. She led him straight to the pres
bytery and asked for the cure, and went
in to the good priest in great agitation,
leaving the boy with his housekeeper.
Label" she said, with what the
village called her English directness,
Il have Just seen my husband 60 past in
the train"
Not possible. said NJ. liable, who
in U hal hal 81,
at all.
And he saw me- He will come back,
and am afraid he will find NE. Iwant
you to do something for me-
with pleasure. said the priest. Il
will come and meet monsieur, your hus-
band, and will explain
THAT lis not what / want you to do.
1 want you to let John stay with you,
to keep him here till-till- He will
want to take him away from me!'' she
cried.
He will want to take you both away,
chere petite dame. He has q right to do
So"
"No, no! But do not ask you what
is his right I ask you to keep John
safe, to keep him here, till the danger
has passed awayP'
The priest tried to reason, to entreat,
to persuade her that father, not to say
q husband, had his rights. But Janey
would hear no reason. Had she heard
reason either from herself Or another she
would not have been at St Honorat now
And he gave at last reluctant consent.
There was perhaps no harm in it. after
ali. II q man came to claim his rights,
he would not certainly 60 away again
without some appeal to the authorities
which was thing it must come to
sooner or later-if there was indeed
husband at all, and the story was true
Janey then went back TO her home.
She thought she could await him there
and defy him. II will not 60 with
you," she would say. II may be your
wife. but l am not your slave You
have left me alone for ten years. Twill
not go with you now.' She repeated
this. to herself many times. but it did
not subdue the commotion in her being.
She went out again when il became too
much for her, locking her door with a
| strange sense that she might never come
back again. She walked along the sea-
shore repeating these words to herself,
and then she walked up and down the
streets and went into the church and
made the round of it. passing all the
affairs and wondering if the saints did
pay any attention to the POOR women
who were there as always telling ST.
Joseph or the Blessed Mary oil about it.
She sank down in dark corner ana
said:
80 my God! O my God ~
She could not tell him about il in her
agitation, with her heart beating SO. but
only call his attention, rs the woman in
the Bible touched the Redeemer's robe.
And then she went out and walked up
and down again. / cannot tell what
| drew her back 10 the station, what fas-
cination. what dreadful spell. Before
she knew what she was doing she found
herself there walking up and down. up
and down.
AS ii she were waiting for some one!
"fou have come to meet friend"
some enc said to her, with an air of
surprise And she FIST nodded and then
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