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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-16
CHAPTER ".

I have been reading over what have
written, and 1 feel that l have laid I'M
due stress on the fact of Greeley's III
fluence upon me. There was nothing
in any degree mysterious or occult.
hypnotic or mesmeric, in the power
which he certainly gained over my &C
TONS He was simply man OF ire
mendous will, we'll versed in the weak
nesses of human nature, selfish to the
core. and INSCRIPTIONS in dealing with
obstacles that barred the progress OF
his own projects He might have Sc
cured a chair in natures great unlVerS-
ity as professor Of the delicate and alb
struse science OF femininity, so ground
ed was he in the subject Of woman. II
could analyse and classify the mos1
difficult characters, reveal the subtle
ties of complex temperaments, and play
upon feelings and susceptiblities with
the firm and assured touch of a mas
ter.
He had read me at a glance; had dis
covered how native vivacity and gay
ETY. warred against the circumstances
of my life; had noted my vanity, the
strong predisposition toward worldli
ness which correspondent so i'll with my
position as a minister's wife; he had
seen how impressienable 1 was, how
dangerously sensitive to harmony, how
easily moved and excited. In word.
he had dissected me thoroughly, and
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debtedness to. the Greeleys for their
watchful care of me during that beWli-
dering week. So slight a negligence
on their part might have wrought such
dread consequences to me. For was
DESPITE my carnal inclinatlons, as III
genuous, as unsuspiciouS of the Wlckeo-
ness and corruption that stalk nakediy
and unconcernedly abroad In city
| places, as a child not yet freed from
leading-strings. But they guarueu me
solicitously. even vigorously, from the
approach of strangers was permitted
to meet only such persons, and THESE
were very few, as. they chose to pre-
sent to me- was kept we'll within the
hotel, and my soleseutside = diversion
was a daily drive in the park with
Kate, of whom 1 had grown more iona
than | had ever been of anyone IN
my life, not excepting old Pensy.
And had 1 no regrets, was un.
troubled by remorse, did my heart
never turn lovingly back to the nome
1 had deserted, the duties had apan,
doned, the husband and child l hao
forsaken? 1 ask myself these ques-
lions but memory furnishes me with
no satisfactory answer. Could the re-
pentance that often assailed me, SO
largely intermingled as it was with
Joyous satisfaction in my present sur
rcundings, be properly called remorse.
Could the gentle usefulness and tenn
perate regard, with which frequently
dWelt upon the memories OF those 1
had deliberately turned my back on,
be rightly denominatede regret! Coulo
q determination never to return. winch
once formed, knew no fuctuatlon. pc
held to indicate any very deep contrl-
ton? 1t seems to me not. MUST l. then'
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me, Jean Wallace, is a young Scotch
girl, who was chambermaid in West
ern hotel where I once stopped during
an sengagenasnt I found she had u
voice, and placed here where Knight
be cultivatedsehaying her with me dur
ing holidays.a..ft was reaching rare
degree Eof beauty when the poor child
caught cold, pneumonia developed, ana
: her prospective career vanished in thin
air. She is Of deeply religious ma
ture, and bore her ira gic bereavement
like a young martyr She is a homely,
warm hearted, tenacious little creature
and has lived with me ever since. She
overestimaies what. trifling service
have done her. and would fight for me
to stheSdeafhI Nerily believe.
left TSss Fen Esum 1ne neds back aay to
it, ItWassonsgof the many .coincidenc
es of my life that my husbands death
should have recalled me to his home on
the very anniversary Of the day upon
which 1. had deserted it.
was playing III Albany, and the
telegram, signedzshy my old friend,
Deacon Rogers, was forwarded me
from a theatrieaAagency in New York,
where, in his perplexity, the deacon
had directed it.5MIt besought me to be
present upon the morrow, when the
funeral would take place. I wired
him that 1 would comply with his
wishes, and went.
AS -alighted from the train in the
Shearton station, my heart sank like
lump of lead in my bosom. A deadly
oppression weighed upon me; the past,
with it's dismal chain of uneventful
years, trooped miserably through my
mind; I felt at once shackled and fet-
tered by the very calm and repose that
obtained throughout the village. l ar
rived in scant time for the service,
and walked the short distance from
the station to the little cottage. The
streets were deserted, not because a
funeral was in progress, but because
is was their habit so to be. Out of
regard for propriety I had dressed my
self from crown to foot not in widows
weeds, which would have been mock
cry, but in plain black.
At first, expecting, doubtless, to see
a play actress arrayed for all occasions
in the scarlet and gold trappings of
her profession, the group of men in
the doorway of my former home failed
Possibly they took me for some rela-
tive Of the dead man, come hither
from a distant city. But, as they
parted to allow me to enter the little
gateway, I heard an exclamation, and
knew that it came from the lips of
my old schoolmate, Joe Rogers.
"By gum! It's her." he said, elegant
1y voicing his discovery to his COM
panions And the news that 1 had
arrived preceded me up the walk and
through the doorway, invading even
the decent hush of the mortuary
chamber; and necks craned forward.
young eyes stared rudely and dim ones
peered anxiously, to behold the Curl
GUS spectacle of one who had set her.
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closet, and took the chair set ready for
me at the foot Of the casket.
Accustomed to meeting the gaze of
large audiences as I was, Indifferent
and Injured to observation as, through
great experience, I had come to be, /
found naslsslf compelled-to lower my
lids in hespresehces of that handful OF
old-time friends s, now my harsh critics
and stern Judges Not until the clergy
man in his prayers alluded to the child,
now bereft indeed, and worse than or
phaned. did my eyes open.
Where was she, this sadly afflicted
child? What were these humdrum
creatures to me, who had cast them off
in a never-te-be-regre impulse? A
sudden coyetous yearnings went through
me. raisedmy lids andsboldly glanc-
ed over the little gathering. Not there,
nor there, nor. there-none of those
withered countenances, nor any Of
those dull ,inanimate, early reflections
of the sl.aid sobriety of age could be
the face of my child. However much
she might resemble her father, she was
also of my bone, there was some of my
quicksilver blood in her veins.
Then I felt<upon me the magic of 81
straining gaze. 1 turned my glance
whittier Ishad avoided looking, toward
the spot where rested the head to which
I had vowed submission. A child sat
there with meek hands folded on 4
somber lap. A black and ugly hat,
which reminded me of the hideous fab
relations that cursed my childhood, sat
upon discreetly braided hair. the rad
lance of which made sunshine in that
shady place. The little face was pale,
wistful and sad. and from the heavy,
trimmed lids looked forth pair of
full blue eyes, which mine encounter
ing, awoke to instant life within me
that heart which nature had made so
strong and capable of suffering, as
strong things must, and do, suffer.
CTo be continued)
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you only asked me to procure you the
means Of reaching America. I have
never considered that the matter of
your further welfare was in my charge.
AS for your friend-M. Carette, was
it'll have no acquaintance with him.
and so his remarkable feats Of memory
and his eccentricities of behaviour
arouse neither my interest nor my
curiosity"
NV heart sank sadly even as spoke,
and my fearless spirit quailed within
me. for. challenge the fact as my pride
prompted me to do, nevertheless it was
borne in upon me, even before he re-
piled. that the man confronting me was
INV father. There was that within
constrained my reluctant belief. He
drew his heels together, as F'renchmen
do when about to salute, and raised
his hat. An ironical smile, filled with
maleyoIence, wFinkled his yellow skin.
s.Ah!" he cried, you make mistake,
madame, Permit that introduce you.
In public life I, like madame, though
of less distinction, make use Of q pseu-
donym. In affairs personal, or Of honor,
4 hear another name, as likewise, DOUBT
less. does madame. Allow me, then. to
name myself, since this is an affair
quite Of that nature. It Is M. Paul
Carette who has the honor to be in
debted to madame to an extent he will
not easily forget.
His eyes glowed Indignantly and his
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teeth glittered white in the darkness
shivered and drew my fur-lined wrap
closer about me. Had poor Isidore been
right, then, and had this man indeed
the evil eye for me? I gathered my
forces together, and suddenly threw out
my arm with a free, wide movement,
as if would sweep from my path some
was my father! He had deliberately
severed the ties between us. had
other occupation for my leisure than
that Of knitting together the time-fray-
ed ends of rudely -disjointed natural
affections. My identity was wholly I'M
known to him, and there was little like
lihood Of his discovering it.
"Then to M. Paul Carette l would
say that it is quite a matter Of indiffer-
ence to me whether he remembers or
forgets to discharge his obligations -
I returned incisively. Il have never
been one whom menace would much
intimidate.''
fancy that the contemptuous curve
of my lips was perceptible in the lamp
light, and that it still further angered
him; for, as turned to enter the hotel,
he took a step after me. His dark, thin
face was quite close to mine, as he
whispered sharply:
You are assured in your conceit,
but every life has its vulnerable point,
madame. A worm may bore to the
heart Of the most flourishing vine and
destroy it's glory. You think me coquin,
madame. What if I prove I'm YER
coquin "a vine-maggoD also?"
Porter" I cried; and the man, who
little dreamt that it was his daughter
who thus drove him from her door.
melted away in the darkness
And it seemed for some years that
permanent obscurity had swallowed
him and his threats. He disappeared
from New York, and from my life as
we'll. heard nothing of or from him,
and soon well-nigh forgot him in the
many and various interests of an alb
soTbing career. I was engrossed with
my profession, and with all the multi
tudinous time and thought-exacting
demands it brought in it's train. 1t was
an intoxicating period, until my vanity
became satiated and my neglected
heart began to revolt against, the can
oflisation of the Ego at the expense OF
all richer and worthier hopes and aims.
floated on swelling tide Of worldly
approval, and bathed in a full sea OF
tumultuous admiration My tours of
the country were royal progresses, and
I was feted and applauded abroad as
we'll as at home. Six years l was under
the management Of Greeley, who
proved very faithful to my interests.
which were likewise, of course, his own.
He died suddenly at the end of the
sixth season, and Kate became my
companion, although a well-dowered
widow.
I continued to study hard and con-
scientiously, and my life outside th3
theater was by no means dissipated
one Extravagant in tastes and habits
I certainly was and am, for l have
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a passion for beauty and luxury, and
would always clothe myself in purple
and fine linen. My Golfers were ever
overf1owing, so I might crafty my
caprices as I would without fear of de-
pleting them, and it was not one of
the least of my pleasures to relieve as
far as I was able the many cases of
distress and need which no prosperous
eyes are ever spared the sight of.
had acquaintance as numerous as
the sands Of the seashore, and friends
as steadfast as its rocks. They say I
am magnetic; that I have that indie
scribable, indefnable quality which
constrains love and liking out of all
proportion to the merits and deserts Of
one who possesses it, and it is true that
I gain affection, and hold it also, with
out conscious effort Yet, what be-
hooves it all, if may not profit by that
supreme and precious passion that I
have aroused?
But, in spite Of my popularity, and
notwithstanding the large drafts I
might make upon love and friendship,
was essentially lonely woman. I
had never obtained divorce from my
husband. The wedding tie, null and
void as it had become in spirit, yet held
in letter, and I felt it protection
against the unwelcome passions in
spired. The fact that was married
woman was one that kept prominent
ly before the public, and although 1t
did not restrain would-be lovers from
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write myself down heartless? 1t is such
an awful thing; one thinks who loves
a child, for mother wilfully to desert
her baby. 1t is as though such one
could not have the natural organ Of
affection within her!
But l have. Let who will deny me
beauty, grace cleverness, charm, talent.
I'll not say them nay. But an they pro-
test [ have no heart, by all my gods,
l swear [ have; for who has so cringed
beneath it's authority, has suffered I'M
der it's tyranny, has felt it's oppres-
sion. as have |, its servant and slave?
The heart was there; the princess
asleep within her slumbering castle
Was mine the blame if neither the lips
OF duty nor Of nature possessed the
charm to awaken her from her long
repose?
At the END of the week I was with
drawn from the stage. Nita Conquest
recovered from her accident, and made
her temperance before an audience
which received her so coldly that she
has ever held me responsible for blight
ing her career.
Greeley was too wise to trif1e with the
golden goose he had so Unexpectedly
discovered, and, as I showed unmistak-
able signs of nervous exhaustion from
the week of unprecedented excitement
which 1 had undergone, it was appar-
ent to his shrewd intelligence that not
long could l continue to enrich his
Golfers at such a rate. Therefore, hav-
Ing duly discussed the matter with his
wife. he made me the following propo-
sition. should allow myself to be sent
abroad for a. year at his expense and
placed in the care of Hates sister, who
had married professor eff dancing in
Paris. This man, NJ. Latrobe, was a
master of his art, with a Worldwide
reputation. Better than any other, he
would understand the proper devel-
opment of my talent, would retain aud
cultivate its originality, and train it to
consunmate perfection.
At the end of the year, if NJ. Latrobe
advised it, I should return to America
and place myself under the manage
ment of Greeley, to whom should rem
der my services gratuitously until such
time as the amount of my Indebtedness
to him were discharged. The valuation
of my abilities was to be left to NJ. La
trobe. II, however, my master conSid-
cred that more time was necessary for
my complete artistic development,
Greeley agreed not to press the matter
of my appearance within two years
from the current date.
I had sent letter to Mr.. Mayis an
-nouncing my intention to study for the
stage, and had received IN response a
cold, stern acknowledgment of my COM
munication. He made me no reproach-
es, he INDUCED in no predictions Of
ultimate ruin, he, urged no advice as
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had discovered that he might direct ME
merely by an effort of his will. He
never, however, gained an ascendency
over me which involved the absolute
exclusion of my own Volition. Weak,
prone to self-indulgence, and yielding
though [ was, I was ever mistress Of
my own actions; save, indeed, when the
frenzy of dancing was upon me.
Even this temporary madness, how
ever, I soon learnt to subdue. [ hat,
will of my own, after all, and [ found
before long that I must strengthen it
as matter of self-protection, else i
should become the mere tool of Geoffrey
Greeley's mercenary purposes. For it IS
scarcely necessary to state that 1 did
not return to Sheraton the next day.
nor the next; nor after that again, IN
til, years later, [ was summoned to re-
ceive a holy charge into my care.
It is singular how easy one falls into
narration. I had not thought it would
be so simple a matter to separate the
salient features in my past from the
dreary detail that encountered them.
But, as [ reread my little history, l
see how very few events of prominence
terval and L wonder, as I sit here with
my chin in my hand and think back,
how [ ever bore the nr3notony Of that
vegetation as long as [ did.
For a week took the turn Of Nita
Conquest, dancing every night and
gaining fresh and shining laurels. My
fame spread abroad among all nations.
and my fittingly bestowed title LA
Iegro' chung, and became veritable
nom de guerre. The town went mad
over me- and the theater did such a
business as it had never done before.
My costumes were varied each night,
and as I was without method in my
dancing, so it was never twice the
same. I was overwhelmed with letters,
invitations, offers from other man
ayers. Originators Of proprietary arti-
cleS. patent soaps, perfumes, etc, nam
ed their wares after me, and generous
1y supplied me with the same. I might
have bathed in different varieties of
matted extracts: I might have supplied
q dermatologists clientele with toilet
lotions; l might have soothed the cuti-
Gle Of a community with face powders
gratis, had I so minded. My room, and
those of the Greelys, overflowed with
flowers. The stage. door was besieged
by gilded youth. In short I was the
supreme theatrical attraction of the
hour in America, which is a far call
minister's wife.
Whatever else / may blame them fer.
] must acknowledge C considerable In
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self upon the very throne of Satan,
climbing over the bodies Of husband
and child to do So
One old man alone respected my feel
ings and sought to shield them. Deacon
Rogers rose from a seat beside the
door Of the tiny parlor wherein the
dead minister lay, and came forward
to greet me. On his arm my hand rest
ed, as, with dim eyes and ill-assured
step, I entered the well-remembered
room, that had once seemed of good
ly proportions and now looked a mere
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tacitly manifesting their alteration by
various methods, yet 1t did spare lne
overt proffer Of the same. had so scru-
pulously governed my conduct since
first adopting a public career that no
man dared hint to me Of Illicit love.
had two staunch women friends,
who would have gone through fire and
water for me. One. thank God, yet
remains to me; but the other poor old
KateD has gone to join perhaps) her
Geoff. whose death left her a sadly.
broken woman. She who is still with
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At battledore and shuttlecock
We played;
1 see your bushes come and go.
Sweet maid.
At battledore and shuttlecoek,
Your art
And graces found the way unto
My heart.
At battledore and shuttlecock,
You won;
Alas! the game we played so we'll
Is done.
All! battledore and shuttlecock
Was played,
When you in bib and tucker
Were arrayed.
II. S. Keller.
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Well Arranged.

Mrs. McSnl:th returned Us much cheaper
coffee than she borrowed of u.s.
We'll. put ii in jar by itself and lend
it to her when she comes again. Chicago
Record.
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BATTLEDoRE AND sHurTLECack.
The Portland daily press., 1897-01-12

Portland & Worcester Line
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER, 4. I.
STATION FOOT or PEEBLE STREET.

On and AFTER sunday. october 4 1896
Passenger trains viii Leave Portland:
For Worcester, Clinton, Aver Junction
Nashua, WindhsIn and Epping at 7.SO a
m. and 1880 p. IN.
For Manchester, Concord, and points North
at 7.2o a. N. and 12.SG o. IN
For Rochester. Springvals. Alfred, Water
boro and Saco River as 7.3o o. m. 12.3o ana
$50 .. m.
For uorhan at 7.3o and 9.45 n H.. 1880.
3.OO,6.3O, and 6.20p. m.
For Westbrook. Gum bertrand Mills, West
brook junction and WoOdford'a &C 7.30.
9.4E D. m. 1880. 300. $50 and
$40 q. H.
the 1880 .. M train from Portland connects
of Aver JunStlon with "Hoosac Tunnel
Roufs" for the West and at Union Station.
Worcester, for Providence and New York,
via "Providenes Line" for Norwich and
New ork viz "Norwieh Line" with BOston
& Albany Il. Il. for The West and with the
New York ALI Rail via "SprinGfeld-
Trains arrive at Portland from Worcester
at 1, 80 D. m. from Rochester at $50 a. Ill.
1.a0 and 5.45 p. M: from GorhaIa
at $40. $50 and 10.6o % M. 1.So,
For through Tickets to all points West and
South, apply to F. FL. COLLINS. Ticket
Agent. Portland. Ne. ,.nurps c..
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