The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-01-19
CHAPTER vI1.-fContinred,
OR A BITTER RECKON
By CHARLOTTE M. RRAEMB

I'M. I'M world il. Miss Mallett." he he..n
Aour father loves you, and take, eveyv
cs!e OF you. You must therefor. b.,r
.n1e IN mind, and not be hard on the fail.
Jugs OF others who have not had var
privileges. My wife-poor rirli-h.d M
+otsm" wneh l first met her, and was
$50" ' dependent on her father for 30
10y. Il was bad training for a young
"""an' Tor her father was a good-natur-
careless fellow. always avoiding re-
spons'eility as long a. was possible. and
~nea at last compelled to show authority,
h;a Hine up by exaggerated harshness for
MS previous neglect.
Wy wife was a high-spirited girl and
souio not submit to the alternate its Of
indulgence and tyranny. She was about
senteen when first met her. and her
treatment was becoming unbear-
aoie' l became desperately sorry for
"ef ana suggested the only means In nv
power to help her, which was to max.
l NY vile. 1t was a foolish proceed
e: ! Know but l was young then, and
"u ""I negun to look at life seriously.
snouid have asked myself how her
position would be bettered by being tied
."1 INC 10 q helpless, psnniless fellow. az
! was then. Well, We were married
privately. of course-and for a few
weeks thought We loved each ether very
aeariy; then she had another fearful
VuaEfe with her father and begged me
axe ner away to a home Of her own.
~as earning beggarly pittance at that
cme' explained my position to her,
ana ADVISED her to wait until had OBJ
.a'nsd certain appointment. of which
was almost sure. She lost her temper,
pecr child. and vowed she's never
come near me again. The very next day
was tedegraphed for to England. I
wrcfe to her. asking her to be patient for
a"aAe, telling her that l would work
nara and get a permanent post now that
mere was q necessity to work. and prom
isanS to come back shortly to take her
from the cruelty to which she had to sub
malt.
On ny arrival in England l found
that al almost unknown uncle had left
me property amounting to nearly three
thousand pounds q year. You can i'm
agine hsw glad l was Tor my poor girls
sake made up my mind to surprise
her and personally communicate the good
news. 30 did not write. / got through
the usual legal formalities a. quickly a.
possible, and rushed back to Reme-only
to find them gone! Some told me they
had gone to one place, some to another
until l was utterly at q loss what to do
However, traced them, after a month.
search. to Naples, and then it was only
to find that her father had died a few
days previously and that she had disap-
vryhs
II did not know any of her people.
80 l was compelled to search single
handed. For six months went up and
down like a restless spirit in search of
peace At last l found her-or rather
her grave-for she had died: she had
died in a convent, where she had been
teaching English. By the help of SER
want I 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
to my visit Poor child! l cannot con-
vey to you how great a blow it was to
me, and my grief was not lessened by
the fact that. she had died at enmity
with me-"
I've must hope she forgave you, al
though you did not see her." Ethel said
quietly.
Polling did not answer, and there was
silence for a time. 1t was a relief when
Mr.. Mallett spoke.
.'She must have been of most unfor-
giving disposition to resent your pow
erty so bitterly, and to nurse her hatred
in her dying moments"
81 don't think she did that-indeed,
the chances are that, in her poor little
Wv she was looking for me as anxious
II AZ I was for her. 1t was one Of those
strange fatalities that human foresight
.eoms utterly unable to prevent"
IA rose aned shook himself, as if wish
Ell IA nut away the memories that had
crovaed upon him while speaking Of the
long-silent past.
for annoying you with all TINS history
hut If you can imagine the relief it has
been to me to speak OF It. and you have
.cv huuaa kindness in yeur hearts, Yen
viii forgive me for the infection. But
mn roer sketches3 l have it! You must
.o.ra down and spend 4 long day with
~. an SUNDAY. What do you say, Miss
T+hei looked perplexed. She had hoped
AGAINST hope that Jack would return ev-
80 SUNDAY since his departure, and went
th..ugh a torment Of expectation As the
Say vore on. This had taken place for
.hs ,,st three Sundays; but she went on
hon;nr Her father. recognizing the din
a,,itv in which Ethel found herself. came
"a the rescue. >. :,
"Tf Ethel can arrange matters. 1t shall
:. .. Won wish. l can't say more; for
:. 10 not my affair. but hers"
..Thsnk you very much"
Ten minutes later the captain stood
.,one At the gate, watching the dog cart
d;s.nneor down the road.
So irs Ethel's affair."" he said.
"wey I hope they'll come and bring
rthers affair with them. 1 shall be
hotter able to judge OF NY own cnance
go. 7 have seen my rival"
CHAPTER VIII.
r. ~. = day or two after Ethers
v,.ft 70 Wimbledon that she SCI reading
nnr;ous letter, which ras &C follows:
"Your lover cares for yoa no longer
Vic honor and his pity for you alone
zee, him to his given word. He makes
light of you to Others"
Ethel did not quite believe all this;
hit she believed enough of it was true
..-,.;fx ber in giving Jack an oppOr-