Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-11-16

me now"
sudden light came into Lord Carls-
woods face.
THAT is good news" he said; 81
am indebted to you for your sense and
prudence, Thorpe"
He tried to speak calmly, but it was
easy to see that he was terribly ex-
cited. Mr.. Ford was more demonstra-
1--WE.
You have done the wisest and most
nsible thing you ever did in your
| life" he cried.
Let us see the letters, Thorpe, at
once"
The man fastened from the room,
land returned with a bundle OF letters
in his hands lie laid them before
Lord Carlswood.
They are all in order, my lord, he
said, "just as received them; they
have never been touched This was
the FIRST and that was the last"
And then, discreetly Thorpe with
drew Mr. Ford went over to the
table where Lord Carlswood sat
You must open them, Ford--I can
not" he said His face was white,
his hands trembled. MY daughter
OH my daughter," he said to himself;
and Mr. Ford opened the letters
He was a hard man, cool shrewd
calculating lawyer, whose life had been
spent amongst deeds and parchments;
but, as he read the tears rose to his
eyes, and more than one deep sigh
came to his lips Katrine's first let
ter was a girlish gay composition
treating the whole matter of her elope-
mcnt and marriage as a jest, asking
her father il he would not be well
pleased to find his daughter married
without any trouble to himself. Yet at
the end there was a little prayer for
pardon. She asked him to forgive her
and not to feel annoyed She had done
that which would make her happy all
her life. She would write again from
/ London, she said
The second letter was full of praise
| Of her husband. He was so kind so
good, SO clever; there was no one like
him The next contained an implor-
ling prayer that her father would
/ write She had not meant to anger
4 him so deeply and she would not be-
lieve that he intended to cast her off
Then came despairing letters, telling
/ how hard the world was using them
but always speaking we'll of her hus-
band, and always praying for pardon,
! The next letter came from Liverpool,
and told Lord Carlswood Of the birth
Of a little granddaughter.
We shall call her Ismay," wrote the
Ihapless young mother; and l am sure
4 that you would love her If you saw her.
She has my face and my hair Dear
'est papa, forgive me for my little
daughters sake,
Then came a most despairing letter,
written from Chester They were
starving, Mrs. Cameron said, and her
! husband was ILL., The lawyers strong
voice trembled as he read the heart
broken supplication that followed If
Lord Carlswood would only send them
bread to eat-if he would but give
them the crumbs from his tabe-the
aims that he would throw to the poor
est beggar
She must indeed have changed -
said the Lord Of Bralyn, Shea Carls-
wood to beg for bread"
Another letter told him that her
husband was dead, and prayed him to
! let her come home to die
Il have parted with everything | had
/ in the world she wrote, except the
little gold locket that you gave me
with your portrait and the little ring
that YOU took from my mothers finger
for me; [ shall have those buried with
Ime."
The last letter but one said she was
about TO start from Chester, and would
walk 10 the town of Ashburnham,
where She would wait and rest for a
1 icw days The last letter Of all came
from Ashhurnham and was dated July
ninth Surely there was never a more
IpitIful petition presented; there was an
appeal that would have touched the
4 hlrdast heart and lord CarIswood
lowered his face with his hands as he
4 listened Kafriue wrote from a small
Istasjoner's shop, and the last penny she
aad in the world was to pay for the
postage OF the letter She besought
/ Aim for her dead mothers sake, for
4 The love OF Heaven. to send her a little
mouev-to save her from starvation
and death-"eyer 50 little or she
must take her child N her arms and
Ilie down by the roadside and die.