Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-26
CHAPTER XIX.
Io. suriss Her Dead.

CfG 5lTHce f1eF OGa0s
-HE replies that Ivory had re-
c.iveL from his letters OF in
ouiry concerning his fathers
movements since leaving
,t,i,e and his possible death in the
vsSt left 10 reasonable room for doubt
T-,ce< % Aaron B0yuton in New
Tz,-rshi-e. in Massachusetts. in New
ys-k and finally in Ohio all pointed in
= direction. and. although there were
ar and discrepancies in the account
A. his do!ucS. the fact Of his death
seemed 70 be established by two ap-
parentIy reliable witnesses
That he was not unaccOmpanied in
he earliest miErationS seemed clear.
Int the woman mentioned as his wife
disappeared suddenly from the reports.
snd the story Of his last days was the
story OF a broken down. melancholy,
uufriended man. dependent for the last
Offices on strangers. He left no mes
ssces and no papers. said Ivory's cor
RESPONDENT and never made mention
O, any family connections whatsoever.
He had no property and no means Of
defrayins the expenses OF his illness
No letters were found among his poor
effects and no article that could prove
his identity. unless il We're a small
gold locket. which bore no initials or
marks Of any kind. but which contain
ed two locks Of fair and brown hair.
infertwined. The tiny triuket was en-
closed in the letter. aS OF no value. IN
less some one recognized il as a keep
sake
Ivory read the correspondence with
heavy heart. inasmuch as it corrob-
Grated all his worst fears He had
sometimes secretly hoped that his IA
Their might return and explain the rea-
son OF his silence or in lieu Of that
that there might come 10 light the stO-
~ OF a pilgrimage. fanatical perhaps.
but innocent Of evil intention. one that
could be related 10 his wife and his
former friends and then buried forever
with the death that had ended. it.
Neither Of these hopes could now
ever be realized nor his fathers memo
p made other than "a cause for end
less regret. sorrow and shame. His
father. who had begun life SO hand
somely. with rare gifts Of mind and
personality. wife OF unusual beauty
and intelligence and. while still young
IN years. q considerable success in his I
chosen profession. Ills poor father,
What could have been the reasons for .
50 complete o dOwufauz
Ivory asked Or. Perry-S advice about
showing one or two % the hr!cfer let .
tiers and the loeket 20 his mother AT .
81 her faiutiuG NJ and the exhaustion
that followed IL. Ivory begged her To /
See the old doctor. but without avail !
Finally. after days 81 pleading. he took /
her hands in his and said. i do every /
thing mortal man can do 20 Ice a I
good son q you. mother Won't you /
90 this 20 please me and trust that ] I
know what j. best Whereupon she l
gave q trembling assent. as II she (.
were agreeing 20 something indcScrib- T.
ably painful and. indeed. this sight 81 /
Z former friend seemed 10 fri=hten her /
Strangely.
After Or Perry had talked with her .
Tor t1If hOUr and examined her suf- Z
nc!ently 20 make ar least a reasonable /
guess aS 70 her mental and physical /.
condition. he advised Ivory 10 break 4
the news OF her husbands death TO
her
II Won rau ret her 70 cnmprehGS-
u he said. " y f. bound 70 be a relief
from this terrible suspense"
Will there be any danger Of making
her worse: MiShtu't the shock cause
TOO violent emotion asked Ivory anx-
iously.
=,
i don't think she is any longer ca
pao!s o. violent emotion" the doctor
answered. Her mind IS certainly
Clearer than il was three years ago.