The Marshall republican., 1906-01-19

that have recently
Strung up, and which for a moderate
fee distribute 4 individuals such cut
tings from newspapers as may con-
Germ them, beer made acquainted with
a considerable amount OF gossip more
or less truthfully connected with my
private affairs. This nuisance began
to come upon me shortly after the
publication some years since Of my
work, "Tbe Secret Of Life" The
reader will remember, II this shor;
history Of facts is eve made public in
years to come. that the appearance Of
this book created n great sensation.
even In what is called English society.
Everybody appeared to have read
THE Secret of Life" or pretended to
have read It, and II was no uncommon
thing TO meet ladies who evidently
knew far more about the whole mat
ter than | did after many years study.
But it-society I mean seems soon
10 have tired OF the scientific aspect
Of the question. not even the interest
attaching TO the origin ana cause OF
existence could keep its attention fixed
on that for long.
Unfortunately. however. curiosity
passed from my book to myself. II
seemed 10 strike people as wonderful
that they should never have heard any
thing Of the DIR. Gosden (ior this was
before Her Majesty was graclously
pleased. somewhat against my W in
olinations. to make me a baroneD. who
happened TO be able 10 discover the
Secret OF Life. and accordingly they.
or rather some OF the society papers.
set themselves TO SUPPLY the want
Thus II was that n good deal OF rather
i%l-natured talk got about as TO what
had been the exact relationship be-
tween myself and my fellow-laborer.
Miss Denelly. ! say Ill-natured ad-
visedly. for there was nothing more
than that: but still. at the best. II was.
and indeed Is calculated TO give pain
Ia myself and TO the lady concerned.
whose conduct throughout has been
morally blameless. and such as I can
mcnds Itself TO my reason however
much II may jar upon my prejudices.
And now with this short apology to
myself for setting down on paper n
passage In my private history. | will
tell the story, such as II Is. ! say ITO
myself" for probably II will never be
made public. and n Il Is. II Will be In
accordance with the judgment OF my
executors after my death. no | shall
have nothing to do with Il.
am now n middle-aged man, and
have been n doctor for many years.
While I was still walking the hospit-
ais. my mother died and left me all
her property. which amounted to four
hundred q year. and on this slight en-
couragement. having quiet and do
nestle tastes, | went the way that
young men generally do go when cir
cumstances permit OF IL. and Instantly
got married. My wife. who possessed
some small means. was q lady OF my
own age; and. owing TO circumstances
which ] need not enter into here. had n
cousin dependent upon her. n girl OF
about thirteen. That girl was Fanny
Denelly, and my wife made II n condi-
ton OF our marriage. TO which | read
fly consented. that she should live with
us.
shall forget the impression
that the young lady made upon me
when she anne TO join us In our little
house at Fulham. after We went there
to settle at the end OF honeymoon.
AS II happened. ! had only seen her
once or twice before, and then In the
this was the first opportunity I had Of
studying her. She was only a young
girl between fourteen and fifteen, |
think. but still there was something
striking about her. Her hair, which
was black and lustrous, was braided
back from a most ample forehead. The
eyes were large and dark. not sleepy
like most dark eyes, but intelligent and
almost stern In their expression. The
rest OF the face wal well cut but mas
sive, and rather masculine In D
ance, and even at that & the girl
gave promise of great beauty Of form
to which she afterward attained.
~ year ditei my mafIidbc my Wilc
unhappily became the victim OF a bad
accident In a cab, as a result OF which
our child John was a cripple from his
birth. To this unfortunate babe. Miss
Denelly, or Fanny. a We called her,
took a violent affection. which. as the
child's intelligence expanded. was am
ply returned. Indeed. he cared more
for her than for his mother and my
self put together. and l think that the
cause OF their mutual attachment was
70 be found in Fanny's remarkable
strength OF body and character. The
poor. weak. deformed boy rested on
solid depths Of nature, as some by faith
are able to rest on Providence. with a
sense Of absolute security. However
much pain he was In be would become
quiet when she game and took him in
her strong arms and nursed him.