The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-06-25
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whole world: and the woman who was
now, indeed, his wife, and who had
done no wrong to Rosa. would be made
to suffer terribly for her husband $
atrocity.
A single word to Ter mother concern
Ing thai proposal Of n private mar
ria 70. and Rosa had been saved; and
bitterly now, and with too good rea-
son, did she repent that. when most
they had been needed. she had east, in
n moment. fro miner mind those les
sons whose teachings had been for so
many years thu precious employment
of her mothers life.
And Mrs. WillDughby beheld the fab
rio she had. ms she believed. by long
and earnest labor. SO Solidly reared. by
the mere breath of Il villain, made 10
topple down and become Il hopeless
ruin.
Mother AMI daughter mingled their
tears together: Rosa accused and hum
bled herself. "A too late repentance,
thouyht Mrs. Willoughby; but the
words were not spoken.
Again and again did Rosa entreat for
pardon that in her mad love Tor Il
heartless wretch she had forgotten the
sacred duty which she owed 10 her
parcut: and Mrs. Willoughby forgave
and pitied her poor child. and never ut
tered to her one upbraiding word, nor
asst upon her n r~eproacliui look.
For Mrs. Willoughby well knew that
II Lochlen O'Aicara had been an honest
man, and not a most atrOciouS villain:
that if the marriage had been, as Rosa
had believed it. real and true. II not,
as it had proved. Il vile and implous
mockcry. but slightly then
would have been poor Rosa, that siic
la, not sought her mothers couhsei
and consent.
A wife. and not IA wife, 1t was ne
cessary that Rosa should be sheltered
from all discovery of her SAD secret -
wronged and innocent was sue anu
forced to hide her head as though she
had been guilty of Il crime.
The destroyer might strut 1t bravery
before the world; the victim must
shrink and COVER in obscurity.
Mother and daughter came 10 Lon
don: what other place so well ntted III
which to live unnoticcd anu uhkhoWh'
f.. Rosa became a mOthcr; ana when
little Sydney so she had named h'f
Inv WAS about three years OF age. IL
well -to-do engrayer, IL worthy young
man rs ever lived. very hulnDiy Sole
tied her hand in marriage.
lanes Drummond had been for over
two wears deeply in love will the beau
tiful Young wid0w-for Il WIDOW Rosa
was supposed to be. and SO indeed she
was: and never more terrible WIDOW
hood than was hers-but, awed by SO
much l~oyeliness. il was some time ne
s..l ,ttsl. oven I'D nlnl
to the object of his worship now nee
cssary she had become to ms hapPi-
ness. perhaps to his very lie.
Rosa had plainly learned 10 distin-
prish between mere outward ga.ter'
where all within was false ana hoiio":
and that which made no
show. since ali within was sound ana
true.
She had become attached To james"
Drummond: "A calm and tranquil love,
so different to thai wild passion which
had been annihilatcd rs suddenly al
most as il had risen; she thought, TOO,
OF what "A heavy burden she was 10
her moor mother. who could i'll spare
her small income sufficient to support
her daughter and her daughters child.
Rosa reflected deeply. and had soon
resolved.
James Drummond. she told him.
mist withdraw the proposal he had
made to her and listen TO her past his
tory.
And then, her hand fast locked in
that of her mother. Ii related the
story of her folly. and of the terrible
deceit of which she had been made the
victim.
And when lie had heard, James
DrummOnd said. and truly, that it was
not she who had reaso TO feel
ashamed. that now he knew how deep
Iy she had been wronged, he loved her.
if that were possible. more than ever
before; and if Rosa would but consent
to make him happy he would endeav0r
in the future To recompensc her FOR
her past and unmcrited suffcringS.
Rosa wCpt grateful tears and gave
her hand to the nOblG-heIrted en-
gravcr; and Mrs. Willoughby. weeping,
too, and very abundantly, embraced
ard blessed them both.
our friend Tony was the only child
born of RCsI's second marriagc-we
say second marriage, for real to her,
and in the eyes of heaven, had been
her first union-and sydney and Tony
were left to believe themselves sons of
the same father. and rs wholly broth,
crS by blood rs Were they in the love
which for each other they had always
cherished.
And If James Drumm0nd had cared
less for sydney than for his own son
certainly he had never permitted thai
fact 10 be perceived.
Sydney was cut ont for a gentleman
and Tony for an cngraver, James
DrummOnd said; and the boys should
he placed in life according to thei;
qualifications.
And Mrs. Willoughby lived to follow
her daughter and her daughters trus