Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-01-21

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subtle power had ruined her life. Then
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
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 a 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 blissfu1 ignorance of the spell that
bound her mother about like a 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 hel
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
I
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 WON
anhood, kept her up, and after a wear,
| search she found employment in al
East end family and placed the girl II
boarding school on Franklin avenue
Here, as everywhere else, Milbur1
found her, and after a few months sh
migrated again, this time to a farm il
Portage county, where she secured
position as housekeeper. Months wen
by without word from Milburn and 70
the first time since the day long ag
when she stood on the vine-covere
| porch of her little cottage in Englan
| and listened to the death knell of he
hopes from the lips of police Officer
. she began to achieve a feeling of SO
curity But one night there came
knock at the door, Emaline, the daugf
, ter, opened it and there stood Milburr
Father and daughter had never befor
seen one another vet each recognize
I the other
! Claims to Have Reformed.
5 Mflburn came into the house an
3 stood before his wife and child. H
I | begged forgiveness of his wrongs an
: declared undying love He had r
d formed. he said: had been converte
l. to Christianity and was now prominer
: in the ranks of the Salvation Army
r Pittsburg- He begged his wife to G
with him to Pittsburg, where he woul
t show his changed condition of heal
f and life by undying devotion and maj
v ly living At length his fervor pr
n vailed and. mistaking the fascinatic
-
e love and forgiving all the wrongs I