Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-08

make him a most excellent wife Helen
was an orphan. worth some ten thousand
dollars, and | leave you to guess whether
this latter item had any influence on
Mari. But / introduced baltimore to
the n'aideu. and in a few months they
were nserrsed, and from that moment
Mari Delaney swore vengeance He went
away to sea, aud wh..e he was gone you
were born, and while you were yet an in
FAINT your mother died. Two years after
that Your father died. On his death bel
he placed his BOY in my hands, and with
him forty thousand dollars, to be kept
for that boys use. Your money is safe,
Paul. and has more than doubled low.
When you had been with me a short
time my own child was born-my little
Mary. here-and all seemed sunlight for
awhile; but soon a cloud came. My
sweet wife died, and / was left alone
with my children, for the gentle boy had
won my love, and in my heart he found
the place Of son. Two years passed
away. and my wounds were healed, when
Marl came back. He had now taken a
new name-calling himself by the name
OF the girl he had tried to win. He met
me on the highway near my house, and
accused me of having stolen his love
from him. ! told him all had done, and
also why / had done it. l told him of
his character, his dissipation, and so on,
and in a moment of wrath he drew a
knife and sprang upon me. He struck
me in the shoulder, and cut a cash the
whole width of my bosom, but the wound
was not dangerous. This was in the
spring. In the following autumn he came
to my house in the morning, and by the
help of IA old woman whom he bribed,
he got the children away. | knew it not
until night, for | was not at home.
remember the day we'll; it was a dark,
dismal day, aud that night, after / had
searched every nook and corner in vain,
| sank down IN utter despSfr On the
following morning one of my men
brought me piece of paper which had
been found stuck into one OF Che crevices
of my carriage. 1t was a sceawl from
Mari Learoon, and simply informed me
that he had my own child which he
should keep out of revenge, anc that the
boy be took as his own, it being the child
OF one who BY right was his. CT course
| did all | could, but / could gain no
clew to my children, save to trace them
to Boston. Years after that l heard of
Laroon as you have already heard me
tell. The rest you know l have suf-
fered much, more than you can ever
know. but all is bright now. Hereafter
haavea shall hear thanksgiving with my
prayers"
Within a week the authorities at Ma
gasaki had taken possession Of the pi-
rate's valuable estate on Silver river,
and Col. Stephen Humphrey bad gone
tn tie city with his friends CT course
the faithful Otehewa accompanied her
loved mistress, and Billy Mason went
with Paul.
When another spring opened its gifts
of Sunshine and flowers the great house
at Humphrey Park was alive with joy
ous spirits. The Colonel WAS young
again, and Paul and Mary were made
one for life upon the spot aud amid the
scenes where their earliest chilaaood was
spei4t.
And young Mason, who had ever prov
ed himself noble, faithful fell3w. wills
perSd strange question into Otehewa's
ear. She blushed and hung down her
head, and then told him to go to her mis-
tress. Mary smiled at his request and
sent him to her husband. FaYl smiled
too, but his answer was favorable, and
Billy and Otehewa were married; and
if they had one thought in their souls
tina. could possibly rival their mutual
love for each other, 1t was the love and
devotion they ever felt for their noble
young master and mistress.
1t was not until after he was married
that young Mason knew of the wealth
he had gained with his noble-souled
young wife. His eyes opened WIDE and
he was long in realizing that he was
the master of more than hundred thou
sand dollars. But so il was, for Otehe-
was diamonds yielded her that amount
under the careful negotiations of the
Colonel. The gems belonging to Paul
and his bride were disposed of at the
same time, and yielded in the same pro-
portion.
The summer came and passed, and
autumn followed with its whitening touch
upon all without; but within The home
where dwelt our friends the cloud and
storm never came. All there was peace
and joy, experienced by souls that had
learned the value of heavens blessings
through lessons of bitter adversely.
(The end)