The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-07-05
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turn 20 her suse. and try 20 cheer u
paor woman ups Hederiek was back :
her hoaae. and proved q courteous an
ksnd friend 10 Als nrothes win. lie b
sought her net to speak to her fathe
about tie marriage. urging all sorts .
reasons for the DELAY. Frederick also ed
visesi her NOT to confide in his mother
and bearing In mind Franks wishes, nj
did all the youns man advised.
SO the days went By. Four month
were spent; the time was drawing neai
for her fathers annual winter visit 4
the Riviera. and Constance felt she oush
to accompany him, when suddenly thu
current Of her life was changed by two
events, the first OF which brought thu
color TO her cheeks and the thrill 10 hei
heart. the second of which plunged thu
girls soul into the deepest. darkest mis-
| cry q woman can ever know.
| Just As the letter In which she had
written. in timid, gentle words, the ma.
ternal hopes she might assure herseif of
blow fell upon her which all but
crushed out her life, a. 1t successfully
broke her heart. One day q woman pre-
sented herself ak Lady Anstruther's house
and asked to see Mss Gascoigne- Mar
shall. who guarded and shielded her
ySung mistress By every means In her
power, would have refused this woman
admittance, but Constance took the mat
Ter into her own hands. and . meeting
followed.
when Marshall went In to look after
the girl. thinking she had given the
stranger enough OF her time. she found
Constance standing before the Gre, her
facs ashen white, her eyes staring and
sxprensionIess. Ike the eyes Of the dead.
.MsrzAaIl,s she aid, with tones that
xers husky With emotion. .Marshall. l.
havs been deceived. / an n0t franks
wifsls
~Nss Mr., Franks wife. Oh. come.
Miss Ccn1tance. you ara altogether
wrong! Why, didn't ses zen a-staad-
III befors the altar With ny own e1es.
~ didn't I hear y~u swear 70 belong
"a zach ether
Constance PUT out IN iey-cohi hasd-
'DsaF, trnc frien1.r ne Whispered,
bstxssn ~ pa1lid Lin. and then she
tok ~ I 16scs ef paper and gavs = 70
N4rxhalI.
-Ile4d dat and ysu win - N not
wrong she sxsd with wintry emile.
'Th< wedding you assisted at w1s only .
fnvce. Herr 4 TIE certificate Of Frank
AnstrutArr's 6rss marriage. ~. first and
tasy one. fer Thai womsn vim AAs Inst
TN Ne h his lawful. legal wife
n viii nj believe Il! I VIII not BE-
.1ievs ltis s. cried farIhsii srer and
oser asxIn. while tie pcor girl crouched
d1wn 81 IL Are ard roried hersslf 70
an6 fro. askxns herself il Wild, mad
~. wk4t wss 10 become Of her.
. f'Afr. n115wick viii PCT this straight
- AIan6slI's verdict. aad for q brief
time ! Game ~ hops sprung up hi tbs
Nrs<che1 cre&ture's breast: bur alas. II
soon did doxn ard ms crushed sut for.
es<f.
Roderjck took DE naffer up immsii-
ek<ly. n sought ouf evvry cIew. follow
n d. kruth M 10 ths hitfers end. and.
ies<iy and sorrewfuily. had 70 swn bis
tsu<her i liar and q villain
r1aszanrs ssemed turned 10 stone. She
shed no tsar1. ~ made no moan: she
bere htxsttf with pride thar was soms-
fEsnx nnryeIous.
what was te beosne Fl her! What
a mr. eAilds~ Ihe question haunted hes
DR. ard night.
Fcrfnnat.ly. hrr suaf's health became
- hn6. ~ Was permitted to stay buried
u IL cennsry hoase without further mo
leslnticn from her father. wAo went on to
sIcnts Carlo and enjoyed himself, douhly
fx~ fr0m Ms daughters presence Letters
arrived from Prank By every mail. but
they we're tossed into the fre unread.
II leAve yea ID communicate with
your hfother.- the Firi bad said In hes
one md only interview with Roderick.
ana IT, hot bleod of triumph bad surred
infp his veins.
How we'll his evil. jeaious plan had
worked Better than be could have
hoped 81 drs1mc6- Frank was miles
42sy: be coul1 NOT ss1nd forth and re
f1ufe ~ horrible lies. Conssance. bound
IN II pride and misery, refused 10 DE-
81 ~ should has~ dome. write TO him d.
r<cf. and - learn the real truth. His
twe puppets worked at his yin ard hast
sned ~ revenge.
neFenrs on the hrpsh~r be had always
has<d revenge an the woman be had
Isved Ii ! wild, unreascninx. passionate
~. ana w1r had shrunk from his very
fr1entnhlp III ! manner that had chilies
Mn ID IL k<1rt. II wss q cruel, wicked.
nnnanly nct--she act rsther Of demon
diam at a : man.
A ~ affsr dmy went ~. the tiase
norreaxke6 f1r IL birth 81 C0nstnnce's
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