Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-06-07

| my friends, even my name, and came
hlther, where | hoped to be able to
| forget my sorrow and live in peace
| forget the shame that in England was
ever present with me. You will find
| the shame and sorrow follow you as
it did me, and that people will re-
gard you with kindly pity. All, give
me anything rather than that"
But mamma" said Kathleen, I'VE
| have no cause for shame; we had no
thing to do with what happened"
ut falls and rests on us just the
same" she replied. "A deserted wife!
All, children, when you know more Of
the world, you will understand all
that that means! A deserted wife Is
branded even by the pity and compass
sion she excites."
Then Sir Karl's daughter rose from
her mothers side and stood erect in
the white moonlight. She raised her
clear delicate face to the sky. She
the long grass two hours before; she
was woman now, with the light Of
high resolve on her face.
Mamma she said, have you the
two letters written by thIs-woman?
VIII you show them to me?"
Il will. ! have your fathers por-
trait too. | have not looked at 1t
for sixteen years; but ! will show it
to you"
THANK you. And during these
years you have not heard one word Of
the man who loved you and his child
rem 80 dearly"
"No-not one, Gertrude"
And you believe, mamma, that for
sixteen years he has been with
with this rival Of yours?"
Il must believe 1t, Gertrude. Surely,
il he had been anywhere in the wide
world but with her, he would have
written to me- Why should he not?
We parted on the most loving terms,
But, mamma, that argument cuts
both ways. II you parted on such
loving terms 80 much the less rea-
a fashion"
Dolores looked in bewilderment at
the child; she had never viewed the
matter in that light before,
Mamma" said the girl, with a
grave sole~n,,y tAat startled Dol
ores 81 do not believe 1T will not
believe it. If my father was the
good and honorable man you describe
him, would one hours interview with
n person for whom you say he had lit
tie affection or respect make him false
10 his whole life false to you and to
US? A thousand times no! If the
whole world swore to me that my
father was guilty | would maintain
his innocence as ! would maintain the
truth of Heaven He Is innocent
mamma continued Gertrude, "as
surely as the stars shine in the sky
above us. Oh, how could You who
loved MIN have believed him other
wise?" She turned and pointed to
the river. You might as we'll say
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