The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-28

rienced almost irrepressbIe desire 10 throw her
arms round the sad, gentle woman-the with
the weary face and tired sad whose shining
coils of fair hair ranshxed by the silver dagger
with the amethyst hiIt
But she kept her seat, afraid of behaving fool
ishly.
have just told your husband possibly
agree to the suggestion he has made"
oh my dear child. don't that" Lady NARROW
interrupted. Il entreat you implore you remain
with US; for that I have you. you think
that can lose you-do you imagine that I can ever
let you go back? Why, I have implored Sir Hilary
for years-for long yearsto invent to get
you here and at last he has"
What do mean?" exclaimed Patience She
trembled nervousy. Was Lady NARROW going mad, she
wondered-was she shut up in this big studio with
Iunatic?
I'VE never met each ether till yesterday" she con
tinued and though it's wonderfully of you to
have taken such strong fancy almost first
sight, yet why did you invite me here before
when you knew nothing about even"
When knew nothing about your Lady NARROW
iaughed why for the last ten years-ever since my
husband first told you were alive. darIing-there
has not been incident in your life that have not
known Patience my Patience. doesn't your heart
whisper the truth to you2 Don't you realize as
sit here facing each other that some strong bond
uHltes us2-that we are mother and child?"
LADY MARROW, what 90 you meah?' Patience rose
TO her feet in amszement She quite certain
absolutely eertainthat her hostess had suddenly
head.
You making some strange mistake" she con-
tnued' you are mixing up with elss in
your thoughts, for how I be your daughter Lady
MARROW? the Oldest child Major and Mrs Am
herst one Of family of six. Ny home at Marken-
ford have lived there nearly my life ever since
1 can remember anything"
You think am mad" Lady NARROW smiled-a faint
hickering smile Il am perfectly in my senses 1 can
assure you, Patience and though Major Amherst and
his wife have been kindness you and doubt
less you love them much though you were-ther
own child stiH the fact remains that you are their
adopted daughter. They found you year after their
marriage, when they were travelling in Waes-a moor
little deserted infant-a baby wrapped up in a big
shawl and left in wood, which adioined the small
house they had taken. On, it's the truth-it's Gods
truth that am telling you" woman continued in
agitated tones and If you will not to reveal
10 your supposed parents the mystery your birth
for they are entirely ignorant your parentageI
will tell you the whole story I will prove to you
yes prove beyond any possibility of doubt-that you
belong to me-that you ny child-mne"
Lady NARROW spoke with intense excitement and
Patience reeed under the shock her words II was
terrble-terrible to be told that merely the
adopted daughter Of the she dearly loved
not their real child at all the upon her like
thunderbolt and though she doubted the truth Of
Lady Marlows story still the assertion of such
fact made her faint.
II won't my people" she rnur-
INJURED swayng from head to foot but you must
prove your stoTy-you must prove that am your
child"
Il can. and I willP Lady NARROW exclaimed in
triumphant tones, "and when you realize that YOU are
my own daughter you VIII stay with
my rdsfIlnsF You Will never leave me-"
Patience made no answer, fe IL tbe
home, $50 u "S'