The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1906-01-20
CHAPTER vII.-tContiauedI

1eur father loves you, and takes every
care Of you. Ysu must therefore bear
this In mind. and not be hard on the fail
ingS Of others who have not had your
privileges. My wife-poOr girlI-had no
mother whea l FIRST met her. and was
Totally dependent on her father fer so
ciety. Il was a bad training for n young
woman, for her father was a goOd-natur-
Cd, careless fellow, always avoiding re-
sponsisility as loag as was possible. and
when at last compelled to show authority
making up by exaggerated harshness for
his previous neglect.
My wife was a high-splrited GIRL and
could not submit to the alternate ats Of
indulgence and tyranny. She was about
seventeen when first met her, and her
fathers treatment was becoming unbsar-
able became desperately sorry for
her and suggested the only means in my
power to help her, which was TO make
her my wife. II was a foolish proceed
ing, l know. but l was young then. and
had not begun 20 look at life seriously,
OF | should have asked myself how her
position would be bettered By being tied
Tor life to helpless, Denniless fellow, as
l was then Well. We were married
privately, Of eourse-and for a few
weeks thought We loved each other very
dearly; then she had another fearful
Quarrei with her father and begged me
&c take her away to a home Of her swn.
was earning beggarly pittance at that
time. explained my position to her.
and advised Aer t. wait until | had OBJ
tanned a certain appointment. o. which
was almost sure. Sac lost her temper.
poor child. and vowed shs's never
come near me again. The very aeKt day
| was teiegraphed fer to England.
wrote 70 her. asking her to be patient fer
avAtie. telling her that | would wSrk
hard aaa get 4 permanent post sew that
there was a necessity to work, and prom
sing to Come back shortly to take her
fro1 the cruelty to which she had to sub
mit
~On my arrival IN England I feund
that al almost unknown uacie had left
me a property amounting to nearly three
thousand pounds a year. You can i'm
agins how glad was for nay poor girls
saka made mp my mind to surprise
her and personally communicate the good
news, 50 did not write. | got through
the usual legal fOrmaliries as quickly as
possible. and rushed back to Rame-only
to tad them gone, Some told me they
had gone to ons place. some to another
until | was utterly At a loss what 10 do
However. / traced them. after a months
search. TO Naples, and then Il was only
10 and that hsr father had died a few
days previously and that she had disap-
peared no one Knew whittier
Il did not know any Of her people
- | was compelled 10 search single
handed. For six months | went I'D and
down like a restless spirit In sea rch Of
peace. At last | found her-or rather
her grave-foF she had died she had
died in a convent, where she bad been
teaching English. BY the help Of q ser.
want | obtained permission to see her
grave. There was a plain stone with her
name only. and the date Of her death
which took place some few weeks prior
10 ny visit Poor child, | cannot con
yey TO you how great blow it was 70
me, and my grief was rot Iesssnsd BY
the fact that she had died At enmiry
with me-"
We must hope she forgavs you, al
though you did not see her" Ethel said
quietly.
Polling did not answer. snd there was
silence for a time. 1t was relief when
Mr.. Mailett spike.
She must have been Of most unfor
giving disposition to resent your pov.
srty 90 bitterly aad TO nurse her hatred
in her dying nomentS"
Il deaf thiak she did thnt-inde~d
the chances are that in her posr lttls
way, shs was Looking for Ds a. anxious
u as | was for her. IL was one Of hose
strange fatalities that human foresight
seems utterly Hnabls to prevent"
He rose aRed shoe himself. a. IL wish
full to put susT the memories tnat had
crowded uPoa hin while speaking Of the
long-silsnt past.
Yes will think me no end If bore
for annoying ysu With all this history
but, if you can ina gins the relief II hss
been - ae - speak Of It, aud you have
any hamaa kindness in ysHr hearts. vss
will fsrgdvs ne for the infection. BAT
my pssr sketches? I haye il. Yen mu.,
come dowa aud speed a long day with
me sa Sunday. What do ysu say, Ms.
MaiIsttT'
Ethel locked perpleKed She lad h,n.d
against hope that Jack would resur, -
cry sunday since mis- departure, aad v.nt
through a torment Of skpectati~O a. tbs
day were "a. This bad taken plsra far
the last three Sundays; but she went an
hoping. Her father recognizing the din.
Guilty In which Ethel found herself. came
to the rescue.
II Ethel can arrange matters, Il akaU
be as ysu wish I can't say more: fe,r
II Is net my affair, but hers"
'sThaak you very mueh"
Ten miautes latsE the captaJu .A,oA
alone At the gate. watching the dog cart
disappear dsTR tho rOaA.
So it's Ethel's AFFAIR" he asid
well, | hope they'll come and bring
Efhel's affair with them shan be
better abe to iadgs Of NJ own chance
after have seen my rival"
CHAPTER VIII
Il was 4 daT or tive aftss EthaHS
visit to wimbledon that she sst reading
a curieus letter. which rRa a. follows:
"Your lover cares fer yea no longer
His hsnor and his pity for ysu alone
keep him to bis given word He makes