The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-03
IN QUEST OF A
SINGLE vI0IE1

mon, 0iiaSlL flULt
9Copyright. 1862, by w. R. uass
! When Carolyn Arnold left hnearst)
had no idea of ever going h Ia, She
for had not the saddest mo sh asain,
her life been buried there 1'ents 0,
When was but sixtee, !,
rents mad taken her SO far AWE .er pa.
.hey mlgnt hide the great sorr. That
LII. aaugn.eTs quick marriaes Of
qu.eK alsorce all who knew and
abandoning the tender little pain al
she lett behind -!:h the blossom
that she was never to know. landing
Ecame of 1t. But after har mnat be,
New York an irrepressible ,ornsaI,arn %
Pher baby seized her. 'oneing te
Ihe years failed to bring n.
OF healing n might expect tns palm
young. In time her GRIEF ny nv one 50
evident that those who knew lame am 80
believed her heart containea ner best
her lips dared not tell. How d story
who had never referred to their I ,so.ns,,
since their return. little dreamaaeu Ols
oaugn.er 5eit she had done other ne neg
right in obeying her. 'Her Than
Carolynas second weddin.
not far on. Nothing won,d uay was
aid but a European trim hesin.
course, they would visit Paris SAa: t
Ing could have pleased CaroIvr tsoln'
II Reginald had only known all a alofe,
1t. HOW would he take it? Wor, a9Vas
could he, love her Just the s.noe M,
He had eve said a word IN
ence to his past, and he had li,a s,e'
much longer than she. WAS tb asu 50
mire on h ~undersole of his eyistas.aae
If SO. b did not wish to know ~ nNSes
loved Reginald for what he was sns
for what he had been; but for hn.Aa
hide a secret longer from the NAV -
loved was impossible. Anytbing s sss Z
would a all hope of ever SEEING I as
enid e alone would render b bs
unfit for the highest womanly de,, Mf
ment. Ne'eop'
That evening Carolyn c. ,lad -
maid as she vas hurrying to ansWo. ns
ring at the door: "'s
IF that is Reginald, SEND him ~ :.
at once" N'' ma
There r Drawer battles fought H..
are recorded. This victory had nror.s
one of them, but in the battle ra ~,
had won that high plane of idasl,sts,ai
thought that rendered her thoronahsit..
unselfsh. So with all her gentle WOW Wow
aniiness h breathed into the cav =,
her her story. the sufferings ~ 4 i
which had SO purified her nature 90 ~ ~
make n feel he was in the prassncs
Of an angel.
As she talked her big brown eyes al.
laSed until they were black. Her poda,
hair. which she still wore after 't tsa
fashion Of a schoolgirl fancy f IN
gracefully about her neck. Ths l,s,
rays of a setting sun kissed her chaas
now growing redder and redder win
every word.
Before she had finished she felt Reg.
maids arm steal closer about her and
in a lew voice he bade hersay no mora
With a kiss which seemed a mart ot
his soul he assured her the one object
of his life would be to ever be worthy
of a love 50 pure; that If his efforts
and money could restore to her her
child she should have it.
Never did merrier wedding bells RIM
than rang for those two, though mona
save Reginald knew why Carolyn was
so doubly happy.
Their trip to Paris was nearing an
end when suddenly the train STONED
near a small villa for the purpose Of
taking water. In came a small troou
of children bearing armfuls of flowers,
Scattering the flowers from side to
side that all might share alike Their
fragrance, feeling doubly paid if in re.
turn they gained a smile from this or
that one, the children hurried on thel,
way.
Following In the trail of the olie,
zones came a little girl, scattering mere
Hand there some violets that her own
ftiny fingers had plucked and She peerM
Eas she passed into the face Of every
Ewoman passenger.
L When Carolyn's eyes fell upon her
Ivshe seemed dumb for the moment
! Than ola Cnirr tho ohi1l i, bar ormt III
she cried out:
My darling, my darling, l have
found You at last"
Reginald insisted she might be mis-.
taken, that many children might re.
semble hers.
Carolyn. pointing to a locket thai!
hung from a chain securely fastened
about the child's neck, exclaimed:
Il put it here, Reginald, when she
was too young to know me-"
Opening the %loclSet, the child cried
out quickly:
THAT is my m who is lost.
come here every day to find her"
Dearest Violet" cried Carolyn, ff
to call her. Il am your mother. You
have found her today. Dear heart, YOU
have found her today"
Then, lifting her eyes to heaven
Carolyn offered a prayer that only q
mother could understand.
It is needless to say that with such a
noble heart as Reginald's to help mel
Carolyn secured possession OF mel
child. Like another Cosette, Vlols
became a comforter to Reginalds DC.
.clining years. How many as sTea
Violets have bloomed unbound because
there were SO few Reginalds to max
a path to find them!-By DoT0l'
Gettys.