Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-08-22

Quence Of having married. secretly. the
man of her choice. Allow me merely to
say that when you read this, the sister
that you once loved will have passed
away, and. therefore. she trusts that all
hard feelings that her marriage may have
occasioned will be buried forever. Broth
er. write to you now In order to crave
favor at your hands. My only child
died In infancy. and just twenty and
half years ago. I. with the consent OF
my husband. took charge Of little girl
of gentle blood and some pleasant future
prospects. and gave her the love Of a
true mother. On her twenty.frst birth.
day she will be at liberty to open certain
documents laid aside for her. and then
will come into possession of her own
property. for some little awaits her ma.
jority. Until then. after my death. she
will be friendless and alone. Now, I ask
IL you will care for her until that date.
October fifth Ii renched2 Can she not
be In some way Of service to you, and
thus compensate for her board and trou-
blcy DO this for me, my dear brother.
and be kind and care for my beloved
Ethel. and my dying gratitude will be
Yours.
"Your aifectionate sister.
GERTRUDE"
"Of all impudent proposals, that IL the
climax" calculated Belle, Indignantly.
take her into his own family, indeed
The mink don't come here, II l can help
II. She Ii no earthly relation to him"
Your opinion will not be asked, sister
mine" returned her companion In evil
deeds; ''and you must remember that you
nre supposed to know nothing Of the con.
tents Of that letter. But do not be alarm.
ed. Our relative looked too much like a
thunder cloud to be cajoled into receiv.
ing her here"
a scene. to describe the wholly heartless
characters Of these relations of Lady
Constance Glendenning? INDUCED from
infancy by their own parents as much
as by the Indy Constance. whose whole
affections had centered upon them, In
consequence Of the cold manner Of her
moody, passionate husband towards her
self, II Is not to be wondered at that
they developed with each year selfish and
unamiable dispositions under her foolish
~ fond sway.
As for Lady Constance. her naturally
amiable disposition had grown hardened
Life with her violent tempered HUSBAND
| had proved anything but pleasant, and a,
she finally saw his ugly features Of char
actcr being initiated by these children
under her charge, she became morbid,
Indifferent aud cold to such degree tina
her nearpst relatives could scarcely rec
ognixe In the proud Lady Constance
| Glendcnning the once lisht-hcarted ant
gay young cousin. whose society was ~
much sought In former ycars by the three
brothers before their fathers death, wher
life had been NO different for each. Thi'
morning Lady Constance felt UNUSUAL!
| dispirited. Her apnthetic heart ha,
been moved the night before by a sing,i
larly vivid dream. In which she had me
once more her never forgotten early lover
aud the face Of sir Arthur had appear
ed IN that midnight hour with all tn
readiness Of life. while she seemed &
hear him wall In despair:
"Oh, Constance, Constance"
Starting from this dreary sleep. sh,
tossed restlessly until morning. and thel
after rising. found that the impression
made upon her mind had not In the leas
vanished. She sank upon her knees, an,
weeping bitterly, nioaned:
"Oh, Arthur, why was I no unfaithfu
TO thy precious memory? Why did
forget thee no room. my own, my own
Wretched guilty woman that have bee
to wed for title and inheritance, 10 uil
feeling and heartless II man as I. alas
have done! Oh, heaven. forgive this. M
sin. and grant me peace with thysel
after my weary life IL ended"
Long and bitterly she thus wre~tle
with her own heart, never stirring frOu
her lowly posture until she was sudden
ly aroused by a Mortified scream frOr
lips she knew to be Bellies, while
strange call In tones Of anguish for "Aun
Constance" caused her to rise and Ope
the door. where she. too. was startle'
to see the whole household assembled 1
the halls, and then the first knOwledg
Of some awful calamity fell upon he
heart.