Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-10-20
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a leading Radical, came to the rescue
He sent the children to a boarding
school kept by a poor relative of his
own-a Miss Fairfax-who resided at
Kew. He forbade any mention OF
their fathers Imprisonment; and the
children were told that he was away
from home, absent on special bust
ness, and would not return for a few
years. They believed it implicitly
They had some kind of idea that
their father was a great statesman
born to set the wrongs of the world
right. If they had been told that he
had gone to dethrone the car of all
the Russians, they would have be-
lieved it just as implicitly.
They spent three years with Miss
Fairfax-and very happy years they
were.
'cLet them learn everything" Sn
John had said. "The chances are
that Martin Ray will never be out of
mischief again, and they may have to
work for their living. Make them
clever and accomplished women"
Sir John spared no expense, Miss
Fairfax no pains; and the two sisters
received an excellent education.
Martin Ray was released from
prison when Leah was in her fifteenth
year and Hettie still almost child OF
fourteen. He was not grateful to
Sir John. He had intended to educate
the girls after his own fashion. Leah,
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he had meant to bring out as a
lecturer; beautiful young woman
lecturing on politics would be a
novelty that would pay well. AS for
Hettie, there was plenty of time to
think over what should be done with
her.
Having plans of his own, he was
hardly grateful to Sir John for having
sent them to school where they had
received a solid, sensible education.
He comforted himself by the thought
that it was not too late to undo the
effects of it; he had time yet to form
their minds as he would. He came
out of prison homeless, friendless,
almost penniless, but the first thing
he did was to take his daughters from
school He had secured apartments
for them and for himself in Camden
Town, and there he intended to de-
vote his time, first to making money,
and then to the education of his
daughters. They never heard of or
suspected the secret of his imprison-
ment; he would rather have died than
! let them know it. He received their
homage and worship much as he had
received their mothers before them,
as a right, as incense they ought to
F, burn before him. When they talked,
| in their simple girlish fashion, of how
great a statesman he was, of what
great things he would do, he was
! fattered and pleased.
Many people looked colby upon him
now who had once seen noble qualities
! in him. The Imprisonment had been
against him. He was the more de-
| termined that his daughters at least
! should retain their generation for him.
People began to look upon him more
as a popular agitator than as guide
or a leader. He was soured imbitter-
ed, yet compelled by the force Of the
law to be more careful and reticent.
! He dared not again advocate the MUIR
! der of king, and the fierce senti-
ments he had been wont to express
, openly now seethed and gathered in
! his heart. Sullen, bitter, vengeful
rage had possession of him. How he
longed to crush all those above him,
| the queen in whose name he had been
arrested, the jury who had found him
guilty, the Judge who had sentenced
him, the governor and chaplain Of the
Jail where he had been imprisoned,
every aristocrat who had read his trial
and smiled at his sentence! How he
hated them! How he clothed in
words more fierce than fire his black,
bitter thoughts, though he did not
dare utter them, lest the law should
seize him again and render him mute!
| If he dared not speak in public, in
private he atoned for it. When the
little group Of men met in the dingy
parlor of the dingy house in Camden
Town, what horrible treason was
spoken, what vile, murderous plans
were suggested! The very fact that
he could carry none of them out i'm
Uttered Martin Ray the more. He
went into prison mistaken, yet
earnest; he came out more fiend than
man. Before that event there had
been something human in his breast;
nothing lived there now but desire
for revenge. He looked at the beauti-
full face of Leah, his daughter. If he
could but educate her to his way of
thinking, and send her out into the
world like a firebrand-send her to
preach equality and fraternity-men
would listen to her, would follow her
in crowds; she would soon make a
name, have an influence. He re-
membered how many women had
made themselves famous in the same
fashion. He looked with complacency
at her beauty If those dark eyes of
hers would flash fire, if that lovely
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