The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25

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borne such storm recognizes It
! again. To whom could Tom speak in
that voice of the supreme knocking,
threatening. bou1ing forth abuse and
wrath. To whom did the boy dare
to speak so I? He had no wife.
! The voices| grew louder; the two
seem to be parting; the man hurry
ing away, diseharging a volley at his
companion, as heIleft her, the woman
weeping, following, calling him back.
Lady Car sat breathless, her terrified
/ cyus fixed on the path behind, up
which she heard him coming. GO
back, tell you; 7 have nothing more
to say to you, h$ cried.
His countenance flushed with rage,
appearing above the edge of the
rocks, while he half turned back,
waving the other laway, brought con-
firmation certain OFF Lady Cars fears.
She rose again and made step to-
ward him, totteriihg in every limb as
in other days, when his father had
beaten her to thd ground with such
another torrent. But to whom, to
whom was the boy speaking? She
! cried out in voice of anguish:
"Tom!"
He started in his turn so violently
that he stumbled on the rocks and
almost fell. "Modher!" he cried. in
stinctively. Then turned round with
a hoarse roar of Back! Back" ours
ing himself for that betrayal.
r Tom, what is it? To whom were
you speaking? Answer me! To whom
did you dare to speak like that?"
what are you'll doing here?" he
said. Listening! never knew you
to do that before, mother--come
along! this isn't lplace for you"
ITO whom AweFe you speaking,
TOMB"
/ "Me? / was speaking to nobody;
! there's some AFefthearts or some
thing carrying d down there. don't
NEEDLE with wllhtfs none Of my con-
Germs. Come apn$! am not going
to leave you hareR
He seized her hrmA to draw her
/ away, and Lady, Car saw that his rage
had turned to trenor. He looked at
her from under his lowering eye
brows with that fierce panic which is
sometimes in the eyes of a terrified
dog ready to fly at and rend any one
! II am not going from here till my
husband comes for me-nor till /
know what this means" said Lady
Car. She was trembling all over, and
her heart SO beating that every wild
throb shook her person But she was
not afraid of her SONS violence. And
other steps we're drawing near AS
Lady Car leaned upon corner of the
rock supporting herself, there grad
ually appeared up the ascent young
woman in very fine (but flimsy attire,
her face flushed with crying and
quarreling, dabbing her cheeks with a
handkerchief like a ball all gathered
up in her hand. The impression of
bright color and holiday dress so in
consistent m Ne violent scene
through W ad been passing,
and the N# tragical circum-
i stances in le unhappy girl
stood, thraT I grotesque mis-
cry into Tho the horror.
"Oh!" 81 newcomer, he
called you IVY he did! If you
ought - - payir
j Hold "A Z ID tongue" cried
Tom, beyoH& pME +. "and get off
with you! you SO before.
You're not ak to my-to a
lady. Go!
"You thu q nd to say that, !"
cried the sIzl billy emboldened
by the pres& bird party, "but
you must l4s DNo It up. I'm not
ashamed to n - any lady. I've
done nothinE' - named of. I've
got my marfi 60 to show and my
wedding rins inger Look at
that, ma'aM led, dragging a
glove off a Follen hand. 1t
was with tezz rouble, and ex-
element d. so swollen and
red. She tAf hand with, in
deed, a weoaIgs lpon it, in Lady
Cars face. that, ma'am;
there can't 69 Ike about that. :"
Il must fiz v BID cannot stand. :"
said Carr and here. If you
i please. and Isl ahU o you are.
shes n0t me where you
nre. told you to go" said Tom
go. and I'll send somebody to settle
i you've no business here"
If she's your mother, Frank.
won't deceive nobody. I'm Mrs. Fran
els Lindons, and I've got my mar
riage lines to show for il. I'm not
ashamed to look anybody in the face.
I've got my marriage liz"
"Mrs.-what?' said Lady Car.
@Mrs. Francis Lindons. l never
thought but what he meant honor
able. And my own mother was at the
wedding and evervthiho RIGHT No