The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
NQ SAID CHARLOTTE; HAvr Corr 10 AN. AN EVERLASTING fARfWTlL.

tated to tell her why he could not make a formal proposal for her hand Finally he resolved to tell Julia the whole story of his sin and folly and let her decide what should be done.
 As for La Rue, now Mrs Crayton, she flew in the very highest society, had train of young officers dangling after her, lived extrayagantly and made her husband utterly miserable. Belcour still retained the confidence of Montraville, and when the latter told him of his re- solve to tell the shame of his life to Julia Franklin the older man said: What nonsense. Why my dear fellow, I have not told you before. but now I consider lotte is undeserving of your sympathy. Blind youth, can you not see that she has other admirers than yourself? Why, even to me she has made advances which I have repulsed as she was the mistress of my friend. I can prove to you the truth of what I say.' Montravle at first was incredulous, but Belcour said, Visit the cottage and see. You will find suf- ficient evidence" Meantime Belcour had bribed Charotte's servant to bring him all letters which she sent, and those which came addressed to her. He had, he thought, the poor girl in his tolls.
 Thus 1t happened that letters written to Charlotte by Montraville asking ex- plantations. representing her for inhdelity and appealing to her to give him word of her present condition were unanswered and unreceived by the victim of perfidy. Belcour in the meanwhile was constant visitor at the cottage, and one day when Montraville came for an interview with Charlotte he contrived by fendish inge- nuity to penetrate to the poor girls bed room while she was in a faint, and to be discovered there by Montraville. Bel cour," said Montravile, few days later, T fear 1t is as you say. The poor. un- happy Charlottei have proposed to Miss Franklin and have been accepted. would that you look hereafter to the welfare of the girl whom I have wronged. What ever her faults may be I would not see her suffer. Here Is money. It Is to be expended for her support. We can never meet again, but see that she is happy"
 Yet in her distress Charlotte found one friend. Colonel Crayton had @ daughter, Mrs. Beauchamp, who had married an officer on duty in New York. She -.aew how matters stood with Charlotte and visited her. Through Mrs. Beauchamp, who suspected when Charlotte opened her heart to her. that the letters the girl had dispatched to her parents had never been mailed, Charlotte sent off to England another long and repentant let ter, begging forgiveness and that she might be allowed to return. This letter reached its destination.
 But communication was slow between England and America in those days and before the results of the letter had been realised poor Charlotte had drunk her cup of bitterness to the dregs, Montraville married Julia Franklin and went on an expedition to one of the outposts of the royal army. Beleour's fancy was taken by the blooming cheeks of fathsr's daughter and he forgot Chariotte-even forgot that he had money in his hands for her support, Without friends-for Mrs. Beauohamp was then also away from the city-end without money, Charlotte was driven from her cottage by the land4dy, who heaped upon her the oearest abuse.
 It was n night of winter. Snow lay thick upon the ground, and lightly clad