Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-02-25

what" she almost screamed. "ars
you In such haste to blazen your dis
grace to the worldr
~ may as well let you know at
once" he continued not needing her
interruption my wife was Miss Hill
ton, daughter OF the late Captain Hill.
ton, an old cava,ryman, OF good fam
ily. | believe; but that l don't care
rap about"
II expected this said Mrs. Savllle, |
in low, concentrated tone, and rising
in her wrath. "Some inner voice told
me evil would come Of your long, I'M
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 tone
| of command that his mother obeyed
you must and shall hear me. Pray
sit down. have a good deal to say
He resumed his walk for moment,
while he strove 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
chair near his mothers. You have
been a 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
rage, even to the length Of writing
cruelty to Kate, / determined to say
nothing till the deed was accomplish
ed. Now hear me. first met the Hi,
tons in Naples nearly two years ago,
when l was with the Mediterranean
, squadron. My uncle Everton was
: there, and l had leave now and again
while we lay off Sicily: You know l
never bother about women, mother;
but before knew Kate Hilton week,
? was fathoms deep. l don't know
!, whether other people think her beauti.
!, full or not, to me she is the best and
\ loveliest-' Mrs. Saville made a
E motion of the hands expressive of dis.
h gust and repulsion, while contemp'
;. tuous smile curled her thin lips
O There, will not trouble you with de-
O tails" continued Hugh grimly. She
e sang-well, like a prima donna, and
Z she used to let me sing with her. but
+ the more / showed her-well, the feel
l. ings could not repress, the colder and
more distant she grew. She drove me
II half mad. Then l was ashore, as yor
v know, and went off wandering abroad
d hoping to meet her, as I did. Still
v she kept me at arms'-length, but some
n thing told me that she wasn't as in
n different as she seemed"
4. mo Doubt" calculated Mrs. Saville
Is About six weeks ago, went Il
'. Nice, and found old Hilton very ill
IL so bad that could scarce get speecl
IL of Kate. They were lodging in tn
Is outskirts of the town. Then he die
n. very suddenly at the last, and Kate
unnerved with watching and grief 70
a, the old man, who, though by no mean
". good father, was never actively ur
1t kind, broke down and chung to me
h She was friendless, penniless, helpless
l took the command and insisted o.
" her marrying me-"
le Have you done YETI" asked hi
I'D mother, naTSnly.
le Nearly Have a little patience. A
a woman / ask you what opinion 70
err would have of man who could hav
or deserted the girl he loved with all hi
To- heart and soul in such desolation
e. Could l have helped her, given he
er money, protection, anything, save as
re husband? She was not her usus
| Oh hox
ad through the thin excuses with whic
IS. yelled your silence. Now, mother, /
r? tender, womanly-ay, and REASONABLY
Make up your mind to the inevitabl
v: Kate is my wife. See her before yo
nd condemn me, before you Danish m
ed Give her the protection l cannot sta
to give. have left her with the kin
pr, old Frenchwoman in whose house hC
er father died. dared not endanger N
ID, career, my reputation, by losing a
Ily hour: So for her sake as well as N
a own, tore myself away. l don
res think ever asked you favor; no
re ] pray you, If you ever loved me, tai
u.s. my wife to your heart; let her liV
3D. near you; give her chance of wi
ming your good opinion, your"
nd scornful laugh interrupted hiI
If. do you imagine am as weak 70
=" as my son? such an abject weaklinl
he No, shall have nothing to do wi
nj you or your wife. Go; l shall not s
ant you again. You have never asked Z
led a favor? Have not paid your debts
ZEN Eyes, at Rawson's request, not mir
lid nor should l have incurred them hi
my allowance been measured by I
yht needs and habits with which h
yht been brought up. Did you ever 10
my father. that you are so harden
be- against the first love of your sol
eek life?"
II had a proper affection for l
18th husband but should never have {
gotten myself for any man. l reps
lar 1t, you cease to be my son from t
hour. You shall have the quarters
lowance now due to you, but after i
on not a penny more. See how you v
dis. get on with the beggarly pittance J
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