New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28

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81 had rather not talk Of my brother
dcotb-cvcn To YOU Troy answered. ana
il struck him oddly, as nc spoke, that ne
should say seven to YOU Yet somehow IL
seemed natural. at may be different IN inc
future" nc went on; but 1t would 90 "o
good now: only harm. 49,,
"Vory well, as you like, said the oldeT
nan. "But when you have heard WHAT
have TO tell of your mother you'll give me
the sequel to my story, the end when you
know and don't
IVES" Troy agreed. "But it's not merry
tale If you loved her, 1t will make you
sad. IT,.
"Yct had rather hear it than anything
else i'm the world. Not a day has passed IN
all these years that | haven't asked myself
Where is Margaret now-Nlargaret, who'
ought to have been my Margaret IS sle
happy? Is she living, or has she passed out
of this world?' When my daughter told me
your full name Yesterday, then | hoped
should have the answer to those questions
through you.
"Docs Lady Daura know the story OF
YOU and my mother Troy asked quickly
If Lord Gormc said yes, it would account
pcrhaps for Daura's offer Of friendship
friendship in such unfricndly circumstances
He had hoped with all his soul, for an IN
slant. that the answer might be yes, because
the girls kindness could thus be explained
in sweet and womanly fashion. She need
no longer be for him a subtle, bcgwllng
creature, a white witch But the answer
was no.
@Nlv daughters have never heard me
speak of Margaret Cameron Lord Gormc
answered. at was better not. They
wouldn't have understood. They love to
think Of their mother, whom married years
after | lost Margaret They would believe
me dsloyal, if they knew, and that would be
to misiudgc me. | was loyal 10 all my wife
wished or expected Of me; but she didn't
care, or want TO care, as Margaret and
cared for each other As it was with me, so
it was with Elinor. There was someone else
she would have liked to marry, If she had
been given her way. Your mother was
Cameron, YOU know, and our families had
hated each other ever since there were
Camcrons and Scores. 1t was case OF
Romeo and Juliet over again and those
were the names Margaret and had for each
other. | was a soldier in those days. We
met first at a ball in Edinburgh, where | was
stationed. 1t was love at first sight for both
Of us-and the difficulties we forcsaw added
zcst and romance. But they were even
greater than we expected, especially tor
Margaret. Neither Of us had a penny, and
Margaret was devoted to her father, an IN
valid. She dared not let him know what
was going on. We both trusted to luck. 1t
seemed rs if all must come right if We waited.
But someone sent her father an anonymous
letter bctraying the secret we thought no.
body knew. Margaret confessed, and, think
ing her fathers life in danger, promised to
give me up.
1T was just at this time that Robert Troy
came TO Edinburgh, with letter OF intro
duction to some relatives of Niargarct's. He
was very rich, and don't know much OF
American politics but already he was a
man of importance, and babe fair TO rise
higher. Perhaps he was fascinating too.
People said so. Anyhow, Margaret was en-
gagged TO him within month after breaking
with me and it was by her fathers death
bed that she married. sent back all her let
tiers as she asked me TO do,-the letters used
TO keep in this silver box, ! never
heard of her again after she went 70 America;
that is, | never heard anything personal.
What the world knew Of your father, | knew
that was all: never anything OF Margaret
You knew that my father lost all he had
in a national panic?" Troy said.