Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-08


sisters, ofS course, knew nothing OF
this, and the young mans ardor rath-
er carried them away. In word.
seven years before, Lucy Haswell had
married a young man whose name was
given as Aubrey Wallace.
Anne Haswell had married car
renter in her native town and was a
widow. For three months everything
went fairly we'll. Aubrey took his
bride to Chicago, where they lived at
hotel. Perhaps the very unsophisti-
cation that had charmed him in Val
ley Mill Jared on him in the city He
had been far from model husband,
even for the three months, and when
he disappeared Anne was almost
thankful. 1t was different with the
young wife, however. She dropped
and fretted, and on the birth of her
baby boy she had died. Anne took the
child and named him Lucien.
Anne had had no children of her
own, and on Lucien she had lavished
all her aborted maternal instinct. On
one thing she was determined, how
ever: That was that Aubrey Wallace
should educate his boy 1t was part
of her devotion to the child that she
should be aambitious for him; he
must have every opportunity. And SO
she came east. She drifted around,
doing plain sewing and keeping a
home somewhere always for the boy.
! Finally, however, she realized that
her only training had been domestic,
and she put the boy in an Episco-
ton of housekeeper to the Arm
strongs. There she found Lucien's
father, this time under his own name.
1t was Arnold Armstrong.
/ gathered that there was no par
ticular enmity at that time in Anne S
mind. She told him of the boy, and
threatened exposure if he did not pro
vide for him. Indeed, for time, he
did So Then he realized that Lucien
was the ruling passion in this lonely
woman's life. He found out where
the child was hidden, and threatened
, to take him away. Anne was frantic
! The positions became reversed
> Where Arnold had given money fol
/ Lucfen's support, as the years Wen
on he forced money from Anne Wat
!, son instead until she was always pen
:. niless. The lower Arnold sank in thu
= scale, the heavier his demands be
i came. With the rupture between hin
and mis- family things were worse
Anne took the child from the HON
and hid him in farmhouse nea
y Casanova, on the Claysburg roat
~ There she went sometimes to see tn
y. boy, and there he had taken feve
le The people were Germans, and h
y. called the farmers wife grossmutte
! He had grown into a beautiful DO.
IN and he was all Anne had to live TO
=. The Armstrong; left for Ca1iforni
- and Arnold's prosecutions began aney
lie was furious over the child's di
~, appearance and she was afraid /
" would do her some hurt. She left IL
", big house and went down to the lodg
AZ. When had rented Snnnyside hn,
ur ever. she had thought the persecution
~ s, %ca,,,,. stop. She had applied for Il
lui position of housekeeperand secured
ny That had been on Saturday. TIL
,S night Louise arrived unexpected
Thomas sent for Mrs. Watson a,
then went for Arnold Armstrong
the Greenwood club. Anne had be,
no fond of Louise she reminded her
'se Lucy. She did not know what d
icy trouble was, but Louise had been
eir state of terrible excitement. NJ,
que Watson tried to hide from Arnold, b
~, he was ugly. He left the lodge a
sisi went up to the house about 2: 80. "
'us. admitted at the east entrance a
zen came out again very soon. Somethi
~ had occurred. she didn't know whs
w. but very soon Mr.. Times and anott
W. gentleman left, using the. car.
era II: ..,,s
dis. quiet, and q little before three, NJ
5er! Watson started up 10 the hon