Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-01-12


suddenly. one night after she had re-
tired. the old longing and fascination
came over her and she knew Milburn
was near. Arising, she went down
stairs. her heart crying out in terror
yet unable to resist the SPELL He
was there and declared that he still
loved her devotedly. She forgot all he
had done and listened At daybreak
he went away
Milburn's Power Complete.
When Alice arose in the morning all
the lightness of heart that had come
upon her had vanished. The mans
power she felt more strongly than
ever. His visits were repeated, al
ways secretly, and none but the girl
ever knew of his presence in the par
ish. She dreaded his visits but could
not or would not avoid him.
Finally she resolved to leave the
place of her birth forever, and with
her daughter, Alice slipped away from
her fathers home, telling no one of
her plans. She went to Whitehaven
and there sought employment. This
she obtained and after a while life
again assumed a brighter appearance.
But once again the old feeling came
Milburn found here there and again
his attentions continued. When the
man was away she despised and
loathed him. Yet she could have rid
herself of him by a word to the police
authorities. This she would not do
and to escape him she moved again
into remote hamlet in a distant coun-
ty. But again she was found out.
Comes to America.
For the sake of her daughter. who
was now growing into happy girlhood
in blissful ignorance OF the spell that
bound her mother about like hidden,
relentless web, Mrs. Milburn bore up,
and at length. Ia years after her mar
riage. she left England and came to
America. She settled in Hamilton.
Province Of Ontario. Canada. There
she obtained employment and once
again sought contentment, but it was
the old story over again.
Milburn, In some manner. traced her
to her Canadian refuge and again the
old miserable life was on. With what
little money she had left she moved
again. this time TO the United States.
She chose Cleveland at random, and
arriving here on a gloomy November
morning in 1906. her heart was heavy
within her She knew nothing of the
great city and saw nowhere a familiar
face or object. But love for her daugh-
, ter. who was now ripening into wom-
anhood. kept her up, and after weary
search she found employment i'm an
East end family and placed the girl in
boarding school on Franklin avenue.
Here, as everywhere else, Milbum
found her. and after a few months she
migrated again, this time TO farm in
Portage county. where she secured a
position as housekeeper. Months went
by without word from Milburn and for
the first time since the day long ago
when she stood on the uncovered
porch of her little cottage in England
and listened TO the death knell of her
hopes from the lips of police officer.
she began to achieve a feeling of Sc
curity. But one night there came a
knock at the door. Emaine. the daugh-
ter. opened it and there stood Milburn.
Father and daughter had never before
seen one another, yet each recognized
the other
Claims to Have Reformed.
Milburn came into the house and
stood before his wife and child. He
begged forgiveness Of his wrongs and
declared undying love He had re.
formed. he said had been converted
to Christianity and was now prominent
i'm the ranks of the Salvation Army in
Pittsburg. He begged his wife TO 20
with him to Pittsburg. where he would
show his changed condition of heart
and life by undying devotion and man.
ly living. At length his fervor pre-
vailed and, installing the fascination
OF the man, which she we'll knew. for
| love and forgiying all the wrongs he