The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-03-24

what she almost screamed. ~ar1
YOU In such haste to blazen your dis
grace to the worldgr
Il may as well let you know a
once" he continued not needing hel
interruption. My wife was Miss Hin
ton. daughter Of the late Captain Hi
ton. an old cavalryman. OF good fam
~. / believe: but that / don't care !
rap about"
Il expected this. said Mrs. Savllle
In a low. concentrated tone. and rising
In her wrath. Some inner voice told
me evil would come OF your long. un-
accountable stay In that vile place.
Now leave me. Never let me set eyes
upon you again. You have blasted my
hopes. you have destroyed my affection
for you. You cease to be my SON
Stop cried Hugh. in such a lone
OF command that his mother obeyed
You must n shall hear me. Pray
sit down. l have a good zeal to say
He resumed his walk for a moment
while he strov TO collect himself. Mrs.
Saville was silent. watching him with
cruel. glittering eyes.
you have a right to be angry.
Hugh began. throwing himself into a
chair near his mothers You have
been q good mother TO me. and you
deserve that I should have consulted
you-but knowing that you would do
your best TO forbid or prevent the mar
riags. even to the length of writing
cruelty to Kate. I determined to say
nothing TIL the Iced was accomplish
ed Now hear me. l first met the Hill.
tons in Naples nearly two years ago.
when i was with the Mediterranean
squadron. My uncle Everton was
there, and I had leave now and again
while we lay OF Sicily. You know |
never bother about women. mother:
but before I knew Kate Hilton a week. +
l was fathoms deep. l don't know
whether other people think her beauti
ful or not. to me she Is the best and
l0veliest- Mrs. Saville made a
motion OF the hands expressive OF dis
and repulsion. while a contemp
smile eurled her thin lips.
There. l win not trouble You with de-
Iails." continued Hugh. grimly. she
sang-well. like a prima donna. and
he used to let me sing with her, but
he more I showed her-well. the feel
ngs ! could not repress. the colder and
distant she grew She drove me
lalf mad Then l was ashore. as you
NOW. and went on wandering abroad.
to meet her. as I did. Still
kept me at arms-length. but some
hing told me that she wasn't as Ia.
Iifferent as she seemed
NO doubti" calculated Mrs. Saville
About six weeks ago. went 10
lice. and found old Hilton very ILL
o bad that l could scarce get speech
I Kate. They were lodging In the
utskirts OF the town. Then he died
cry suddenly at the last. and Kate.
nnerved with watching and grief for
old man. who. though by no means
good father. was never actively I'M
Ind. broke down and chung to me
he was friendless. penniless, helpless. {
took the command and insisted on ]
marrying me-" :
Have you lone yetg~ asked his I
other. harshly. !
Nearly. Have a little patience. AS |
woman I ask you what opinion you !
ould have Of a man who could have
the girl he loved with all his Q
art and soul In such d~esolatIon7 $
,uld / have helped her. given her ,
oney. protection. anything. ave as a 5
She was not her usual 7
'oud self. OF she would have seen
rough the thin excuses with which I
yelled your silence. Now. mother. be n
nder. womanly-ay. and reasonable. G
axe up your mind to the inevitable. o
ate Is my wife. See her before you q
ndemn me. before you Danish me. u
We her the protection / cannot stay r
give I have LEFT her with the kind
4 Frenchwoman in whose house her s.
died I dared not endanger my 10
reer. my reputation. by losing an 1
ur: SO. for her sake as well as my d
N. I tore myself away. I don't b
! ever asked you a favor; now az
pray You. II you ever loved me. take q
= wife to FOUR heart; let her live "
ar you; give her a chance Of win OF
ng your good opinion, Jour "
A scornful laugh interrupted him. m
10 o imagine / am as weak a fool CT
my son? such an AFFECT weakllngs 20
, / shall have nothing to do with 70
a or your wife. Go; / shall not see
a again. You have never asked me
avor? Have 7 not paid our debts?,
Yes. at Rawson's request, not mine. N
: should I have incurred them had
allowance been measured By the =,
IDS and habits with which I had
brought up Did you ever love
father. that you are 50 hardened -.
inst the FIRST love OF your sons -.
- We
I had a proper affection for my p
band. but I should neve have for
ten myself for any man. / repeat ~
you cease to be my son from this ~
IT. You shall have the quarters al
now due to you. but after this
a penny more. See how you will .