Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-05-12

ne from my native land"
VI was not to blame"
you were to blame. You should
YTe ciung to me instead Of weakly
h,gtening to his advice. do and will
blame you"
Charles. Charlesr' she cried plead
inlry.
N will not spare you. have looked
Toward to this day. and this is part Of
/ your punishment. but only a part"
kd Us there more to conner Forgive me
lif 1 have erred. You loved me once,
Charlie" she said in winning man
liner.
WI That is past and gone. have
d lcome here today to demand our child,
Jmy sonl Where is he? Give him to
me. I, his father, demand him OF
Shyou."
III He drew himself up proudly Ms be
NIspOke and gazed with the sternness OF
an avenging spirit upon her. The
n wretched woman did not dare to meet
4 his stern eyes. How had she fulfilled
the sacred trust confded to herr What
account could she give OF the boy, who
had been taken away from her when
quite young and placed under the care
OF strangers?
where is my chlidY"f Continued Mr..
Bedington in stern voice.
n II cannot tell YOU" she answered
"And why not?
y First OF all, tell me IL you have not
q spark Of love left for me. Listen to
me. Let the past be forgotten, Charles.
Say nothing about our former mar
riage. No one need know you as the
Charles Bedington who went to India
and was supposed to have died there.
| am u widow. AS the relict of Lord
MOrdenheld have large estates and q
=. good income. Come to me as a stran-
! ger. marry me again, and we will go
into society as Lady Mordenfield and
Mr.. Bedlngton. Then my son need not
4 be the nameless nobody you say he is
On reality, and you will not take from
me the wealth that long use has made
necessary TO my existence"
"You are very careful about the in
terest Of your second son. whom you
/ call your boy. But what about your
first son, my boy? Is he to be an out
cast, nameless, pen1iiess, nobody?"
IL have only seen him once since he
/ was taken away from me quite young.
My affection Is centered upon Morden-
4 field" she answered frf
'4And mine on the other. will listen
to no plan which will sacrifice my boy
who Bears my name, Charles Beding-
ton, and l demand him once more at
n your hands. l mean to declare our
4 marriage; whether we live together or
not does not matter. can prove my
identity. You will be plain Mrs. Bed
ington and dependent upon my bounty
you and your second son, the brati
1 will drag you from your false posi-
ton! / will strip you of your wealth
and rank, and the present Lord Nor
denfield shall be without lawful
He was submissive aud almost sup
N plant.
"lf you set your heart on this boy,
we cannot c9me together. You must
go your way with him. and l will 90
q mine with Morden6eld." she said.
Must he never know his ruotherY
Never"
Poor child! Why are you ashamed
y of him. MImll is he ugly, deformed or
--or bad boy whom you would not
like to ACKNOWLEDGE
mot at all. He's fine, handsome
fellow. well grown for his age. clever.
honest. though little too self willed
4 and fond OF mischief, II what they say
at his school is true"
'"rhen be has been cared for to that
q extent? He is at schooi?" exclaimed
Mr. Bedington quickly.
YES"
"And you think cannot find himf"
# ~ am sure you cannot"
II tell you / will find him. | have
= tnlde up my mind TO. Never did set
my heart upon anything without ac-
Gomplishing it. You know that. Mimi.
because you know me better than any
body else does. l told you ! would
make fortune In India, and have
done 30. though when heard of your
death was very nearly fioored. II was
wonder | ever got over the shock
Then thought to myself l will go ON
working for the child now-her child.
My boy shall be the possessor Of this
money. He will be old enough when
return to go to some public school and
from thence to Oxford. Then l will
put him in the army"
"You can do ali this now II you let
me alone" said her Iadyship.
"But people will ask the lad who his
mother was. and mean that he shall
3 be able to tell them, Mimi"
'Very well. Do what you like.
anall not tell you where tho boy is. and
n it is to be war with us am not
4 afraid Of you"
They looked resoluteIy at one anoth-
eys
LADY Mordenfeld's love for her first
sos had been outgrown by that for her
secpnd. who had been so much more
W Usher.
After some confederation Mr. Beding-
tois said: II have taken you by sur
kitlse. You must have time to reflect