Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-11-06

"NOu are not a fit person to have
charge Of girls like these. You would
sell lnem heart and soul to further
your cause" and Leah shrunk at the
words, a sudden pain piercing her
heart. you value their youth, their
fresh, sweet grace and beauty. only
SO far as they will help you and lure
men to your belief whom you cannot
teach yourself. ! declare to Heaven
he cOnunued, passionately, that | am
relieved and grateful to find them as
they are. | should not have been
surprised had / discovered that you
had, even young as they are, tried to
make platform orators Of them"
The random shot went home to the
very heart Of Martin Ray and blanched
LEANS face with great fear. This
was indeed the furnace of fire from
which she had longed to be free.
my children are my own" said
Matrin-"to do as | will with"
"Thcy are not all your own" re-
joined General Hatton. "A dead hand
is stretched out from their mothers
grave to have them, They belong TO
her, dead though she may be, as
much as they belong OF you. They
have no business with you, you arD
no fitting guardian for them. Those
two girls have good blood in their
veins. Their ancestors were loyal,
they gave their lives for the safety
and Wcll-bCing of the throne that you
are trying to overthrow; they lived
and died in the service Of the royal
race that you would destroy" His
anger seemed to increase as he went
on. a." he continued, make no
boast have served my country and
my queen as an honest soldier and Il
loyal man. What could ] have but
loathing and contempt for one who is
the greatest traitor and the worst |
foe to the royol house that | serve? |
Light and darkness, day and night /
should meet and embrace, rather than
that | should tolerate you"
Il do not want your tOleratiOn,' |
said Martin Ray; Indeed, have not !
desired the honor of this visit at all"
81 should not have paid it, but that !
my sister asked me to save her chill !
drcn. She was dying when she wrote .
the words, and she knew best from |
what had to save them"
"There is one thing you must allow !
me to say; you have not been in any |
great hurry to fulfil your sisters !
wishes. She has been dead some |
years; it must therefore be rather |
late to save my children, as you
chose to express it,
A deep flush covered the soldiers
face.
ut is true" he said, that | have
been ncglectfuI in this matter; | re-
proach myself bitterly for it, When
that letter came | ought to have
started for England at once; but | did .
not, and other interests drove the
subject from my mind. | will make !
all the amends | can. Armed with |
my sisters authority, | am here by
her wish to save her children from .
the fate that living with you, an
agitator and impostor, must of neces-
sity bring upon them"
My children are my own repeat |
ed Martin Ray, with difficulty re i
pressing his passion, and | shall .
keep them"
you are untitled for the charge. |
Heavens knows how they have Jared |
hitherto; but you could never teach |
them to lie honorable, industrious or |
honest You are disloyal subject
You have spent some of the best |
years of your life in prison; what can
you have to do with the training of
innocent goung girls?'
a cry from Leah interrupted him.
lis it true, father she said.
'IIayo you been in prison while
Ilctuc went up to him silently, and |
placed her hand in his.
In the midst OF his shame and eX-
posture one at least of Martins daun-
tors was faithful to him.
is it true?" repeated Leah, in IL
voice of anguish that smotc both men !
with regret
II was a political prisoner Leah, !
he replied; and that is a very diff
lNl'hN HlillNl HUN u'lHS 1t Atlul>'h ]
fclon. Kings have been political |
prisoners before now. am not !
ashamed of it'-yet his eyes dropped |
before the wistful imploring gaze of |
his bestowed child. Il am not |
ashamed of it. Leah he repeated.
"lIow is it that We did not huow?" !
sh" asked. why did you ncyer tell I.
u.s."
"Thoro was no need to throw the
shadow of n prison across the bright |
ness of your lives, he replied. and he |
noticed--he could not help that |
while one daughter drew closer to !
him and kissed his hand, the other |
seemed to shrink further from him |
The fatal word prison had shocked |
and terrified him.
Il am sorry | said that" iutorposed |
the gonral, hastily. Il did not know
that your Imprisonment had loon kept
secret from your children, or | would
not have mentioned It, Nouy conduct
was commemorative Martin Ray. |
never anticipated that | should have