The enterprise-recorder., 1912-06-07

but you might JOuiucy thele 10 hs"S
to my further words OF wisdom"
Il have not forgotten the permIs-
sion already granted me, and it IL a
temptation not easily cast aside Voc
return North soonf'
within "A week d"
[ hardly knew what prompted me
10 voice nv next question I'eS1
haps, weary OF being 40 long mockedi
for I felt small Interest Ia her prob,
able answer
DO you expect your husbands rel
lease from duty by that timer
She gave quick start Of surprise.'
drawing Ia her breath Az though sud,
ienly choked Then the rich color,
oyerspread her face My husbandrl
she CALCULATED In voice barely audi
bic. my husband Surely you csu-
lot mean Major Brennln"
"Ilut certainly dp.' I said. woD-
iering what might ba wrong Whom
else could ! mean''
And you thought hat" she asked
ncredulously "Why how could You"i
"ltow should llvp thought other
wise" exclaimed NY ayes eagerly
searching her iDWn,l5t face why
Cation told me H. vas 50 The night |
was before sheridan, he confirmed 1t
again ia ,)nvor5lLiOn lees than IN
ppur ago tOlgltn. my Lleulcnaut
who met 'og 70 a Baltimore hospital,
r"tnrrnt Ip hlm 'h' same way ll |
nave hspu J'r'ignd ,lgpuGh al ihuHc
mOn0ls surely nvoryhug tni every
DJdy "ousplr'1 10 mat md YOU bore
he same a1mp, vOu fDd mo plImly
you Fnra married Epu Hpro 4 we'd
ling ring. }ou resided while "t amp
u ms quarters. YOU nilicd each Dth-
nr Nrink tud fdith frpm irst 10
lat no, one word n1, been spoken
Dy Iny one - cause ne 10 DOUBT hat
yOu Nero IL, wife
= 'ecall 5Hrting o explain an This
/ 10 1Du pnCo she bld striving yanly
/ % appear ,, case 4, was when wo
Wern intercepted ny thr sudden rom-
| ing upon us of Nr ana Mrs BUnsay.
, Yet supposed you knew. lhdt you
would nave learned the facts from
others rhe last lmc we were TO-
/ ga,her ! told You ! Did not wholly un-
/ jcrsiand YOU II is no wonder ~bcu.
/ you thought phat oi me Z
y am going 10 leIl you my story.
| Captain Wayne II is uot a plcasant
! toak under lhcN" rlrc"mstances, yet
one ave YOU ls well rs myself tbs
may prove our 'lsi meeting, and we
4 must moi part Indcr ihc shadow Of
mistake, however nnoccntly II may
have originated im the only child
. of Edwin adams, 4 manufacturer OF
Stonlnglon Connecticut Ny lathcr
was also lor several |erns a member
) of Congress rom .ha state Az tho
death OF my mother occurred when ]
was bat Ave years I'D al my ather'g
loye was laViShcd lpon ne, and |
grew up surrounded by every advan.
iase which abundant means and high
social position could supply, During
al hose earlier years my playmate
and most ultimate companion WAS
Charles Brennan, 4 Younger brother et
The Major, aud The son OF Judge David
brennan OF The state Supreme Court,
hB we grew older his friendship for
me lipened into love, "A feeling which
found il impossible to return. | liked
him greatly, valued him most highly.
continued his constant companion.
yet experienced no desire FOR clon.r
relationship My position was rem
ha haA
been the dream Of the heads OF both
houses chat our two families, with
their contingent estates, should he
thus united. aud constant urging tried
my decision severely, Nor would
Charles Brennan give up hope. When
most serious accident occurred-s
runaway which Charles heroioaliy
preserved my life, but himself re-
ceiyed injuries, from which death ~
a short dine was inevitable, IN those
last lingering jayR OF suffering, hut
one hope. one ambition. seemed to
possess his blDd-the desire to mako
me his wife aud leave ma the fortune
which was his through the will ol MS
mother cannot explain to gou. Cap
tain Wayne, he struggle I passed
through. seeking TO 10 what was right
and hest but hnally, moved by my
sympathy eager o soothc his final
hours of suffering. and urged by my
father. [ consented 10 crafty his Wish,
and no were united In marrisge whilo
he was on his deaihbcl Two days
later hc passed awav'
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