Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-03

| for SO many years had she been de-
prlYed of the Injuries Of such a home?
! Why had she been deserted. neglected.
left to fall an easy prey to the design
ing italian, whose love had blighted
! her life?
Those Who watched the young girl
descend from the carriage, and won
tered at her beautiful proud face,
snew little Of the thoughts and feel
/ .ngs surging IN that rebellious heart.
Inez wondered still more at the
number of servants standing in that
magnificent hall to welcome her TO her
fathers house but no sign Of sur
1rise escaped her She walked through
! the long files of domestics with a
stately step and a half smile of ac-
/ acknowledgement upon her face. Some
one-she never knew VINO 1t was
told her that Lord Lynne was in the
! library. and conducted her there.
4 mist swan before her eyes; her
/ heart beat so loudly that she could
have counted it's pulsations; but her
proud step never faltered, her face
never relaxed Then a stately gen
! tleman came towards her, and clasped
| her in his arms.
'Tnez, my own child" he said; Took
at me,-you have your mothers eyes"
She saw his face grow pale as he
gazed on her own. The pain he had
so selfshly shrunk from for so many
long years, struck him with redoubled
force. It seemed to him that his
passionately loved blanca stood be-
fore MIN a gain III ri 'ef.r- Pride of hap
youth and wondrous beauty. There
the same exquisite southern face, the
dark almond eyes, the ripping south
ern hair. But In his dead wife's face
there had been a look Of gentle repose,
OF which he found no trace in the
features before him. He gazed upon
her until large tears rose in his eyes,
and he could see her no more. 1t was
as though the ghost of his youth had
arisen before hlm,--the beautiful past
that he had tried to bury and forget,
that one year OF happiness greater
than words can tell. She stood quite
silently before him.
di IS n i b H. ptamofgx
"Wil you learn to love me- Inez,"
he said, at last, forget the past?
shrunk selfshly from opening an old
wound that time has but half healed
Child, II you knew how | loved your
mother, you would not wonder at me.
II was a strange method Of showing
affection, she thought, never to wish to
see that mothers child; but she turned
to him and said she would try to win
his love, while she gave him hers.
you have some one else to love
also" said Lord Lynne, as he touched
the bell ASK Miss Agatha to come
down" he said, to the footman who
answered the summons
Before Iuez had time 10 think, two
loving arms were thrown round her,
and a golden head was laid caressingly
upon her shoulder. Willie gentle
voice cried My dear new sister,
welcome, welcome home." Then she
saw a tally graceful girl, with a fair
sweet English face, and a wealth Of
ripping golden hair
hor 80 hin, aoai, ~ yo,, sistor
,catho Who boe boon Iorcing 70 soo
Won considar n,yselr Tho banniost
ond orgbt 80 no tho nro,das, s,thor IN
IsnolanI for n,, 5archtars aro n,atoI
,css
When Agatha led her sister to the
"i,'l ''''e'''S p''i.'ieU lo' i'e'' ne. si,i-
.SH 'o'e '"i 'l,"l''' S"'p PRISE" 'ue
'"Ue''1' N"''',"9''i',
II w." '"4'" Out ,'lo". NEE sue
sa4"' no" nanny l. am, "I"aSS
,'hs[' ''I d SISTER niue "Ie"l"'HE ma
h"u que ''a' YOU suUl "p j" an u"
2H'l''sn ''s.''' no" Ie,"S'l,og,
o"I''nE' nou a'' gap" 7 'l'es' 'n'o,
," gu '''e S',s7 10y "N'' anu mistress u
10y nu,"o.Ue' no one WIZ lo'e' 9eIte'
qua 'ne'''' 70" more 'u"H your SIS
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Lord Lynne made all the atonement
10 his power for the wrong done to his