Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-10-29


sisters. of course, knew nothing of
this, and the young mans ardor rath-
er carried them away. In a word,
married young man whose name was
given as Aubrey Wallace.
Anne Haswen had married a car
penter in her native town and was
widow. For three months everything
went fairly well. 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 a 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 a part
of her devotion to the child hat she
should be ambitious 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-
plalian home, and secured the posi-
ton of housekeeper to the Arm
strongs. There she found Lucien's
fot
1t was Arnold Armstrong.
1 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 a time, he
did so. Then he realized that Lucien
was the ruling passion in this lonely
,, womans 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 for
Lucien'S support, as the years went
on he forced money from Anne Wat
son instead until she was always pen
niless. The lower Arnold sank in the
scale, the heavier his demands be
came. With the rupture between him
and his family things were worse.
Anne took the child from the home
and hid him in a farmhouse near
| Casanova, on the Claysburg road
There she went sometimes to see the
boy, and there he had taken fever
! The people were Germans, and he
| called the farmers wife grossmutter
| He had grown into a beautiful boy,
| and he was all Anne had to live for
The Armstrong; left for California
| and Arnold'S prosecutions began anew
| He was furious over the child's dis
/ appearance and she was afraid he
| would do her some hurt. She left the
| big house and went down to the lodge
| When 1 had rented Sunnyside, how
| ever, she had thought the prosecutions
| would stop She had applied for the
position of housekeeper and secured it
That had been on Saturday. Thai
night Louise arrived Unexpectedly
| Thomas sent for Mrs Watson and
| then went for Arnold Armstrong al
the Greenwood club. Anne had beer
fond of Louise-she reminded her OF
Lucy. She did not know what the
| trouble was, but Louise had been in
| state of terrible excitement Mrs
Watson tried to hide from Arnold, but
he was ugly He left the lodge and
| went up to the house about 2:30, was
admitted at the east entrance and
came out again very soon Something
had occurred, she didn't know what;
but very soon Mr.. Innes and another
gentleman left, using the car.
Thomas and she had got Louise
quiet, and a little before three Mrs
/. Watson started up to the house