Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-09
A Broken Wedding Ring
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By Bertha NJ. Clay.

You can tear down the BILL papa;
! but you cannot remove the man." she
said.
Unfortunately, no; if | could, |
would have him locked up"
Il should like to hear him. said
Doris Il nave never heard a really
eloquent speaker. May / go to the
Lecturer"
Il shall be ashamed If you do" re-
piled the lawyer.
But Doris laughed.
mot quite that. Sir John Darke
Is going, win his wife and daughters.
should like to go also"
We'll you can go, Doris-that Is,
| If your cousin will accompany you.
Just once will not matter, and 1t will
! prove to you what nonsense such men
talk. You will certainly hear a fine
orator / have heard that Martin
Rays words fall like fame and set
his hearers hearts on fire. Go, but
| do not mention the mans name to me
again"
Mr.. lIatton finished his tea and
went off to the Office, where, in the
! intriCacies of "Luvson v. Gother," he
forgot all about Martin Ray; nor did
he dream that tragedy had begun
that day,
EIarbury was quiet town, with
very few amuscmentS, and such
thing AZ n great political lecture, no
matter on what side was not to be
neglected.
Doris IIatton was well pleased to
go She had all her life heard her
father speak Of Radicals as Of a class
Of beings quite different from other
men, Here was chance Of seeing
tho enemy. Partly because she had
nothing else to do partly because fate
or destiny led her, Doris IIatton went
to the lecture.
Looking over the sea of faces.
changing, Frightening, or darkening
under the fire or sCorn Of his words,
Martin Ray saw one that lived In his
heart for evermore-a pale. refined
pretty face, with great earnest eyes
and tender mouth, the fate of girl
who must be n worshipper by
nature. The expression Of 1t was
rapt and attentive; the eyes never left
ms; the face paled, the lips Quivercd
the eyes frightened, and the face
flushed as he changed his theme II
was Ike playing on some grand harp:
touch what chords he would, the re
Spouse was certain. After awhile the
girls face hold him captive-ho found
himself speaking to 1t, thinking of 1t.
watching 1t as 1t changed and paled.
1t was no longer himself and his
audience but himself and this girl.
He was explaining to her his
doctrine; imbuing her mind with his
ideas.
Martin Ray surpassed himself this
evening; the young face inspired him,
aud, although among his listeners
were many who dissonted from him,
who believed him to he almost
CrImnally wrong, no one could help
admlring the earnest discourse Of
tho Voice of the People" Those
who disagreed with him regretted
that so much talent should be abused;
those who believed in him gave him
an ovation aud Toasted him royalty in
the old town of llarbury.
All night Martin Ray dreamed of
ono face, one pair of eyes; and. whea
morning dawned, he felt that the com.
mon lot of humanity was his at last
! -ho loved the fair unknown girl with
n love that naught could change.
He found out who she was; she was
Doris HattOn, the only daughter ot
the stanch old solicitor, who would he
his greatest political enemy He
\ tried to get an introduction at the
house, but failed completely. Amos
llattun would not receive him. Still
Martin Ray could not tear himself
+ away from the girl and he found
means TO meet her and to tell her how
/ we'll he loved her.
> Doris llatton was always inclined
to take a romantic view of matters
I and she made of the man perfect
. hero, All the ideas and theories oI
her life were upset She believed this
l man, with his dark eyes and fervit
thoughts, to be n prophet among the
. people. At his bidding, down went
! the affairs of her youth; loyalty
$ obedience, reverence for supcriors-
= all vanished, and before her sprca,
the wide plain of universal equality
i She loved Martin Ray with perfcc
love, such as he could have won from
i no other creature living. There was
a long struggle In her heart hCtwrpr