Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24

which he had drawn close tO tho win.
dow From h;s honsa- ba could 500
the wide sween of Mount,s Inv Tho
Trinity fender was steaminp ont from
the harbor If struck him as an or.
traordlnay fact that tbis wos the dav
of his relief had he served his full two
mo,tl,s on tha rock
| Today Inv his own ,,as,pn the second
era of his checkered career would have
come to nencafn, close within n
j LITTLE while he would have talon Con.
| stance md Enid If unmarried on that
long contemplated continental tour.
But the hurricane came when "the
blast of the terrible ones is as n
Storm" and the pillar, the refuge of
his distress. became the center of inf,u.
enccs destined to mold his life afresh.
| What did 1t all mean? He bowed
his face into his hands. He heard his
wife's low. sweet voice continues:
81 lived there nearly six wears. Then
nv manager died He was an English
man named yausittart. Within n
| month his wife died There was some
fever about the place. and became
frightened. A longing for the old life
seized me. and went east. but NOT as
!. Mrs. Brand. the name which ALWAYS
bore In Nebraska. | had done with II
and with Won. as i Thought Constance
never entered nv mind save as fee
BILE memoyy-so l became Mrs. Eta
yanslttart."
Rrond ro;sed b,s h.od ona ,oo,,od Mt
her opoin she was snookino NOW in
| cnriouslv suhdnad tome sbo Woo
g,vine evidance oro;nst hersa,f and
GIVING II trn,,.
DIV Novnort soro+ooo o,a +,o .u
rondoo,,s ~ sn,Mnon :, NJ. W..
during the winter Y lived in drowsv
content peonle who take DRUGS must
rencb TINT state. bnt their condition 10
pitiable when they are aroused Many
men asked me to marry them I,onph.
ed at tho ,dao A. ,,st 7 mot NJr rro,l,
We were friendly for quite five wears.
l came to Europe, to the Engadine.
where l found that Mrs. Stephen
Brands troubled life was forgotten
but Mrs. Vansittart. the rich widow.
was popular. There l saw Mr.. Trail
; again. He offered me marriage. and I
fancied 1t would be well to ally nv
self with man SO distinguished and
widely known on both sides of the At.
lantic. / did not love him. respected
and admired him-that was all. ac.
cepted him. but stipulated that |
should 20 back to the States and wind
up my affairs there. returning to Paris
for the wedding. That was necessary
If would maintain my deception. So,
Stephen, after a lifetime of vagary and
wandering this is the result. am be-
spattered by the mud of my own acts.
see my forgotten daughter grown to
beautiful womanhood. meet NV bns
band, whom might have loved and
(. honored, patiently following the path
into which my neurotic impulses drove
him. Stephen, do you think nv punish
ment Is complete?"
The bitter self condemnation in he,
voice was not defiant but subdued
She had Travelled far in spirit through
the vale of tears since the Gulf Rock
barred her onward progress
/. Though she asked question she
seemed to expect no answer. Brand
thinking to render her tasl, less irving
was still looking through the window
and watching tho steady chrrnino q,
the tender toward earn du and thence
to the lighthouse.
At last he spoke.
when entered this ROOM" he said
II meant to avoid scene which must
have been as exlausting to YOU as it is
painful to me. Yet as it happens it is
well for both of us that you have lifted
the veil from what has gone before
Now it should be acknowledgements"
"Tell me what you wish to do.
will obey"
Don't YOU think it will he better 1,
we defer finnl settlements You have
already taxed your frail powers no
yond their limit"
mo. Stephen. Sneak now will M,
faint nor Weld to weakness. vii,
live. Have no fear. Death does not
come as n sl,illful healer Of tho wound
cd conscience. 1t may be sought. and
have thought of TINT. But Constance
would suffer. and If II will, snare no,
pain / will endure to the end. Surely !
owe her that rcparation 7 committed
moral suicide once in NV life Tot I,
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