Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-12-12


only child"
Your child" cried Lord Bayne-
lam. in unutterable wonder.
yes" said Paul, my child. Her
mother was the fairest and sweetest
girl in all Scotland, and she was my
wife. When l saw your wife, Lord.
Bayneham. thought my own had
returned to me again, young ana
lovely as l first knew her. She is my
daughter. l was Lord Hutton's dear
est friend; her mother was Lady Hut
toms fostersister; Lady Hutton adopt
ed her when my wife Joined me ove-
the seas"
There was silence for some few min
utes, and a thousand thoughts flashed
through Lord Baynehams mind. This
explained all that had seemed so mys-
tmious-the notes-ah, and perhaps
the interview.
why was this kept secret from
me?" he said, sadly. 1T has caused
bitter sorrow"
Il will tell you, Lord Bayneham,"
said the dying man. My daughter
longed to make her secret known to
you,-it embittered her life. She
knew nothing of it until her poor
mother went to see her, and died at
the Frs Cottage. Her mother, my
poor Magdalen. forced her to take an
oath that she would never reveal it.
and that oath she faithfully kept. 1t
seemed like an especial degree from
heaven that | should go to Bayneham
and find there my wife's grave and
my living child. I knew she was ms
daughter from ring that I had given
her mother, and which she wore, and
from her wonderful likeness to my
Magdalen. You remember when +
first saw her picture, my lord?'
yes, l remember" said Lord
Bayneham, sadly; why did you not
tell me the TRUTH"
You VIII hear" continued the
dying man; Il dared not, because my
whole life is living lie. She told
me so. My name, Lord Bayneham. is
Stephen Hurst dare utter it nov
that | am dying. My father was a
gentleman-no truer or nobler one
ever lived. / was always wild and
wicked. When | had wasted my little
fortune | went with Lord Hutton to
visit the lady he loved. Miss Erskine
Of Brynmar, and there / met Magda
len Burns, the fairest g'rl | ever saw
II married her, and we went to Lon
don. Let me tell you what | did
Lord Bayneham,-yesterday | would
have died sooner than have told 1t;
today, | care not. ! committed a forg-
cry, and was sentenced to transporta-
ton.
All. do not turn from me. my Lord;
have suffered for my sins, | lived
through a martydom,-n words can
tell what my punishment was like.
Magdalen came to me like an angel of
pity and goodness; | treated her with
barbarous cruelty, and drove her from
me and broke her heart
when the time of my sentence ex-
pred | went away to the diggings.
and there, | Ike many others, made a
large fortune.
Lord Bayneham. | am dying here
alone. and every sin of my life seems
to recoll upon my head. | never
meant men to know who was.
have kept my secret. hoping to make
for myself a new life from the wreck
of the old one. All things have pros
pered with me. | had wealth and
honor-my hearts wish-a marriage
with Lady Grahame was soon to be
accomplished, and now it is all over
| have wasted my life. and would fam
have 1t to begin again"
j 81 cannot understand" said Lord
Baynsham, gently. why you wished
this to be kept secret from me-"
: Il dreaded IL being known" he re,
piled, "As Stephen Hurst, l should
have been despised and outlawed: as
Paul Fulton, men have esteemed me
II had claimed my child, must have
told who | was. She begged of me
with tears, to tell you. but l would
not"
she is sacrificed to your pride
said Lord Bayneham. Tell me. on
the last evening you were at Bayne-
ham did you meet my wife and your
daughter In the Lady's Walk? Did
you talk to her there"
Yes" said stephen Hurst. Il did
so. | asked her to meet me there
and most unwillingly she complied
You gave two notes into her hand.
Yes" replied Stephen Hurst; but
how do you know. and why do you
mention these things?"
Because they have helped to des.
troy my wife" cried the young earl;
'she has been sacrificed 10 your sins
and your pride. She was asked to eA-
plain these notes. and refused; she
was asked why she was in the Lady $
/ Walk,-her bracelet was found there.
she would not tell; there was some
terrible mistake. and your daughter
has left home. know not where
+ she has gone; l cannot find her. and
begin TO despair Of ever seeing her
aga n. oh, II YOU lad but told me the
TRUTH