Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-26

Mad not the courage Ia
After a while I asl,sa
pened upon the fatal n'si
her-how she came to rs
us.
She told me that a fuss
suddenly impelled her fo.
by the time she could
look round, she found
Carried out OF sight 81 M,
At that moment a youn.
ly the same who had ,ieIlss
eIy's message to me. tSs.s
the shoulder, and said ~.
ing for her in a cab 4 MN.
the street.
He was hurryine H.
time he was speaking.
"and ! was too bewiIderas
ton to offer the slirbts
There was a long line "a
riages; the one he pointsa
was the last Of all, and als,s
frequented side street
door and pushed me N
moment a strange man is@s
me, the door was sIammea
raised, and the horses ws.s
speed, before | could reeoves n
From her description.
that this man who aecos.
was Montgomery.
Il am such a poor. ne.ss
ture-sO utterly destltute &
ence Of mind that / Could q.
in a corner and sob with ts5.
After a drive, which sasnS
excited fancy to endure IA
stopped before a tall iron 81
after a time, was opened
They drove over a long FIoa
at the end Of which was ls,,.
looking house, before which
stopped. Then, assisted n IA.
she was suffered to alight
servant conducted her to ths
in which | found her
"She was very kind 70 NJ.
went on, "and assured me ove,
again that no harm would
me-that l was among i,s
whatever / liked to AK IN
have, but that she could not
leave that room. But no e6ls
wiring from her who her en,
| have been here now nearl5
everything | have expressed
has been given me, and / Wss
quite reconciled to my posiaa
can be content iii any place IS
treated kindly; but this erenin.
/ was watching the great IA
behind the trees, heard MS Il
and upon looking round | saw.
She buried her face Is 81
seemingly unable to proceed
perfectly well whom she had
though asked the question.
Those terrible eyesln shs
sinking her voice to a whisper
BY the aid Of words l had ha
en- a few hours before, ] begr
derstand it all now, but only
asked her what she meant
"Ah, / have never told YOU
with a shudder. Il win ten
that you may understand my IA
sitiOn, and that you may take
from it,"
She knelt down at my feet ak
close to me as she told her sl0g
ing in a subdued voice.
Il was brought up By q
grandfather, the only friend es
for my father, who was an %
in India, when / was veg ~
my mother followed him within
year. She was my grandfaihGl
est and favorite daughter an
her death, he seemed to han
ferred all his affection to ne e
orally dotted upon me. / bad
who was much-much older
self, but, like myself. an %
never liked him-or, / should n
/ was always frightened Of hln
erybody called him handsome
all the women. Until my motha
me home, a little girl, from lnit
the favorite nephew, and Eas
to be the heir to all his giln
wealth. John Rodwell hated
showed it, too, and that tuma
gentleman against him. Nha
about thirteen. grandfather ml'
will; and as he was never
have me moment from his go
dictated to the lawyer IN ml
In it / was named heiress lo A
sessed, with the exception Of
ity to John, and the formei
which John would have inbeuls
wealth, was destroyed. ! vas
troubled when / heard this q
grandfather how much happa
be if he would let things renal
were, as / was certain "
would know better what 70 g
money than / should.
We'll, in some way Of olaa
John found out that a naV
been made, and that / was
the time. Once or twice ns
questions to me in an oit'nal
manner as to its contents 1
of the strict injunctions M
l was very cautious, and hna
could elicit nothing from me
the attempt. But he beeaA
frequent visitor to US. r.
great pains to ingratiate X
graldfather's good gracea
successfully.
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