The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-05

asked Hagar if she would like to the picture gal
lery.
When they had departed, Paul took Margaret into
You won't keep me waiting long. dear? Castle
steads wants mistress, and want WIFE" he said.
father has suffered ana forgven He must be one of
the best men earth not to hate me-"
Wait minute, Margaret" and, looking toward
tne door they saw Paus father and behind him Miss
shenstone and Hagar.
He went to the fireplace and stood with his elbow
on the mantelpece as he looked at the little group
who were regarding him with interest.
little while ago I said that some day would
e4plaIn "nat meant When said that IN rehnquish-
ing your claim to the Arlington estate you heap
the explanation until had taught Won to regard me
with affection, but the overheard have shown
me that I should be a hypocrite il I won your love
while you were in ignorance as to the sort of man I
am. You spoke of fOrgiving. Child you never
made greater mistake When I came back to Eng
land it was with the determination 10 he revenge5 on
your mother. did not intend spare either you or
your father-I couldn't have done it and secured re-
venge ample enough to satisfy me II was to further
my object that L bought The Hermitage. One night
I saw half-starved young fellow whom the world
had used so badly that he wanted to quit it. climb the
parapet Of London bridge, intending to commit sui
that he was no ordinary ranon So took him home
and gave him food, and I let him have glimpse Of
what wealth meant. Then I tempted him. I offered
him the good things of this life. If he would serve
me body and soul, scruple Of conscience was to
come between him and the work I gave him to do.
He wavered, so I made my bait more aIluring
and finally the compact made and Paul Clelland
came down here to be the instrument Of my ven
geance. But he did not know against whom it
Accident led to his acquaintance with you. Mar
garet. All went well until the time when told
Paul Clelland he had to shoot your father"
A cry Of pain burst from the girls lips
You do not think me forgiving Well Paul
refused to do it. and in telling him the story Of my
wrongs I showed him a miniature of my wife. He had
a similar and in cavity, unknown to him, there
were the certificates Of my marriage to his mother
and his birth Can you imagine what it to to
realize that had done my utmost to make murderer
of my only son? I think then my redemption began,
that revenge looked less alluring Still the passion
for it died hard but am glad to say was able to
forgive your mother,
zone thing mOre-I don't want you to misjudge
Paul. He entered into the compact when he
weak from want of food. but his whole soul rebeled
against it, and he would never have killed your
father. Paul would rather have died than do it. The
whole Of the sin is mine. That have been saved from
committing great sin is due to my Now you
know me for a revengefUl cruel man."
mo, not now. You may have been, but all that Is
past and you sorely tried said Margaret rising
and going to him she laid her hand his.
Shenstone grasped it firmly.
yes, it is past but the knowledge that I tried to
ruin my boys life will always be bitter memory. It
would be well if could remember that God has
said: Vengeance belOngeth unto Me- "
Don't you think that the world would be happier
If he tried TO fulfil SayiOr's command, To love
our neighbors as ourselves?' said Margaret.