The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-12-24

Que& Someone I'D evssAsasd Part a
his quarrel with Mr.. Hugh. and the
police were endeavoring to ind him.
The wife and Sue cried again when
told them this: and q NO one knew
he was In our cottage, I listened to
them. and persuaded him to lie quiet
for q day or two. Then, when We
heard that the coroner's jury had
brought IN q verdict Of manslaughter.
We fairly smuggled him away.
I'VE received one letter from hint
which told US that he was about to
set sail for Sydney: and the next thing
We heard was that the ship he had
mentioned had been wrecked. and HE
name was not In the list Of the
saved.
His letter had contained q mes
sage for Miss Winifred. and that led
to her becoming acquainted with the
whole story.
"She did not know how to BE-
grateful enough to US for the little
Kindness We had performed.
Heaven bless her! She has re-
paid 1t a thousand times.
"'He is innocent Of the crime Of
which he II accused she said, again
and again. I know Hugh would
not lift up his hand against the poor
old dad. shall always love him as
long as he lives. and pray for him
night and morning. Those are her
very words.
Then. when the news of the ship
wreck came, her heart was nigh to
breaking. She used to watch the
papers to see II there were any after
tfdings Of the missing ones. and she
went into mourning AZ If she had fol-
lowed him to the grave.
Things went on like that up to last
Christmas eve. and then II she didn't
knock at our door. just as you knocked
now. and asked us to take her In.
'She said she could not stand her
cousins behavior any longer. He treat
ed her as II she were servant, instead
Of being his cousin. and mistress OF the
house: and yet he was continually
pressing her to marry him; and spoke
so sneering-like Of her constancy to her
dead lover, that she made up her mind
to leave him in full possession:
HE couldn't touch her money. that
was one blessing.
so. all through the past year she
has been living here, and has been
like another daughter to us-my wife
and me. We are thankful to think she
ever came, although nobody could be
more sorry for the cause which drove
her to 1t.
There are many others. too. who
are almost ready to worship her. fon
she has been like a ministering angel
the poor. She says. II she
has been deprived Of her chief happi-
ness, that is no reason why she should
not try and make life better for other
people.
And in one way she met with q
reward which perhaps she would not
have had II she had remained at the
old place: for only a month ago a
young fellow, to whom Miss Winifred
had been very kind all through q Sc
:ious illness, sent for her to come and
zee him, because he felt he was dying.
and he had something on his mind
which concerned her.
"And what do you think 1t was?
Why, he confessed that it was he,
md not Mr. Hugh who was the cause
4 her fathers death.
1T appeared that some time before,
he young man had been had up be-
ore the squire on a charge of stealing.
SQUIRE Martin was always dead nuts
gainst stealing. and sent him to pris-
N for three months. After he came
ut. Will Ransley-that was his name
determined to get even. as he said.
lie had been logging the squire's foot
teps for some time, and happening to
meet him that night just after he had
eft Mr.. Hugh. he attacked him and
ad his revenge. He did not mean
, kill him, and was dreadfully fright
ned when he found what he had done.
hen the next day he heard that Hugh
'anvers was suspected. and SO he held
is peace.
ne SdlU ne COulu uOS VIC "ASAOuS
skiing Miss Winifred's forgiveness.
nd she-well. said she was an an
el-she actually forgave him.
But she had it all taken down in
riting and got it signed. She said
would clear her lovers character il
1er he does return.
"And, really, right down at the bot
I'M of her heart I think there is
int belief that he will come back
rain some day.
Where is she now? Well, you
light almost guess; for she has gone
It to take something to sick child
,wn the lane. 1t is only half a miles
ak certainly, but no one else would
we ventured on such an evening as
is.
I'VE are expecting her back every
mute, for she promised not to stay
ng. Was not that the latch of tho
tie? That is her. then. Yes. here
e comes, bless her!
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