The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-21


aelle. very undistlnguished yuunw'
man, who has signally tailed to accom-
plish the dream Of hia boyhoOd, which,
ives 10 be a great artist lika Raphael or
Angelo Instead OF being famous ami
but a poor lieutenant IN The forces OF
Virginia"
'Xou have a mother, fathar, brothers
and sisterar' she intarrogatpd. sheI
did not understand his ailusion to thol
great artists Of whom aha knew moth
ing. She had never boforO heard O
them She leaned the poker aaairat thc
chimney jamb aud turned bar faos n
ward him.
Mother, father ana Oas siaaer," ho
sald, mo brothers. We wcrs a happy
little group. But my sister married and
lives In Baltimore. am hare. Father
aud mother are alone In the old house.
Sometimes l am terribly horneaick."
He was silent q moment, then added:
''But you are selfish. You make me
DO all the telling Now I want you 10
give me a little OF your story, made
molselle, beginning, 40 I aid, at the
arst."
"But can't" she replied. with child-
like frankness, "for don't know where
was born nor my parents names nor
who am. You zee how different II In
with me. am called Alice Roussil-
lon. but l suppose that my name ID
Alice Tarietou. IL h nOt certain, how
ever. There is very little to help out
the theory. Here ls all the proof there
is. don't know that II h worth any.
thing"
She took on her locket and handel
Il TO him.
He handled n rather indineroutl,,
for he was Just then studying the iine
lines OF her face. but In moment he
was interested.
'srarleton, Tarleton," he rcpeatod.
Then he turned the little disk oc gold
over and saw the enameled drawing on
the back, q crest clearly outlined.
He started. The crest was quite Ia
miliar.
"where did you get thisr' he 10
manded IN English and with such blunt
suddenness that she was startled.
where did II come fremr
II have always had Il"
"Alwaya7 It's the Tarletoa crest
Do you belong to that familyr'
"fndeed DO not know. Papa Roua-
slllon says he thinks DO"
'Well, this Is strange and interest
ing" said Beverley, rather 10 himself
than addressing her. He looked frOn
the miniature b tho crest and back
20 the miniature again. then AZ Aiice.
II tell you this Il strange" he repeat
od, with emphasis. 1T II exceedingly
strange"
Her cheeks flushed quickly under
their soft brown, and her eyes nashed
with excitement
eyes, l know" Her voice fuitered:
her hands Were clasped IN her lap. She
leaned toward him eagerly. "It 10
strange I've thought about II great
deal"
"Alloe Tarleton; that In right. Alice
II name OF the family. Lady Alice
Tarloton was the mother oe the first
STE Garnett Tarleton who came over IN
the tlmo OF Yardicy. It's a great fam
lily. one OF the oldest and best IN Vir.
ginla." Iio looked at her now with q
gaze OF concentrated interest. under
which her eyes fell. "why. this IA 20
mantle" be exclaimed. absolutely 70
manticl And you don't know how roo
came by this locketf You don't know
who was your father, your motherY'
~ DO not know anything"
"And what does NJ. Rousallon knowr
-Just as little"
"But how came he 10 bo taking you
ana caring for your He must knew
how he got you, where he got you, "
whom he got you. Surely he knows''--
"Oh, know all that was twelve
years old when Papa Rouasillon took
me. eight years ago, had been haV-
ING hard life, aud but Tor him must
have died / was a capuva among TIE
Indians, lie took me aud has cared fes
me and taught me. lie has been very.
very good 70 me. l love him dearly"
"And don't you remember anything
AZ all about when. where. how. the In.
dians got your
mo" She shook her head and seeaa-
ed 10 b. trying TO recollect sOmethlnE
"No. Just can't remember. And yt
there bAs always been something like q
dream IA my mind which ! could not
quite get hold OF. know that I an
not Catholic. l vaguely remember q
sweet woman who taught mo - pray
like this our Father who art IN heaV.
en-, hhilowed be- thy name"
Aud Alice went on through the beau.
tiful ana perfect prayer. which she ~.
peated In English with innnits sweet
ness aud solemnlty, her eyes upilftaa.
her hands clasped before hcr. Beve,
ley could have sworn that she was q
shining saint and that he saw a. an
reOle
Il know" she continued, that SONS
time. somewhere. 10 a very dear per-
son, promised that never, never. never
would pray any prayer but that. and I
remember almost nothing else about
that other life, which Il far on baek
yonder Ia the past, ! don't know Whers
-aWeff uoacpful ahndoWV A 0raaul