Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-02-05

terry was unsolved.
Meanwhile Genevieve's mother had
made n hypothetical explanation In the
hope of drawing her daughters mind
from her trouble by ending the sus-
pense. She said that Howard had en-
tered upon the match loving another
sweetheart and had disappeared with
out an explanation because he had not
the courage to make one. Genevieve
was not In the least moved by this
theory. She believed that there was
some mystery connected with her low
er's disappearance which when ex-
planned would show that he had not
acted unworthlly.
A year passed, during which Gene
We've hoped either for Towards return
or at least solution Of tho mystery
OF his desertion of her The postman
never left letter at the house that
she did not receive It with n rapidly
beating heart Tho doorbell never rang
but that she hoped Howard was about
to enter. There was never n mans
footstep on the floor above or below
her but what she said to herself, rs It
hep
Genevieve was not satisfied that
Howard had not left some word or
token for her that she had failed either
to find or to recognize. Again and
again she went through the desk, pried
into every crack, hoping to find slip
Of paper that had with the predisposl.
ton of inanimate things to hide fallen
under cover. Nothing was discovered
by these searches. But Genevieve IN
her hunt did something she had never
done befOre-she examined those pa
pers which had come to her after her
aunt's death that did not pertain to the
legacy.
BY this she made startling discov-
ery-her aunt hnd been secretly mar
rled. There was IN envelope contain.
ing several letters beginning Dearest
Genevieve" and ending "Your loving
husband" Then suddenly there rush
ed in upon the girls brain an EXPLAIN
ton Of the mystery. Howard had hap
pened upon these letters
What was more natural than that he
should suppose he had discovered SO
cret duplicating the girl he loved? She
had sent him to look upon the evidence
Of her little fortune without being
aware that this evidence Of a marriage
OF one whose name she bore was among
the papers What was to be expected
at such discovery Either that he
would return TO upbraid her or flee
from her The latter course was what
she believed. from her knowledge of
him, he would be the more likely to
take.
And now what should she dor She
did not believe that this secret mar
rlage had ever been impaired to her
mother, and she determined not to i'm
part 1t now, But Howardl How could
she find him to disabuse him OF the
mistake he had made? Alas, he might
have gone to the other side OF the
globe; he might have succeeded In ban
ishing her from his mind; he might
have another love--a wife
It did not require n long while for
Genevieve to make up her mind that
she was powerless 10 reacb him.
Another year and still another nnoth.
er passed, neither of which was amy
more comfortable than the first. Indeed,
when the desertIon occurred there werr
occasional flashes Of anger. which
helped Genevieve temporarily 10 change
from grief TO anger: now there was the
L..
a false position, yet was powerless to
explain.
One morning she received an envel.
ope addressed in Towards handwrlt
ing. She tore II open and Withdrew n
cbocls povoble 10 her order for $500
But there was nothing more.
Hone sprnng within her. Howard.
despite his fancIed discovery, still loved
her Why he had sent this money she
did not know. She made every effort
TO discover his location from the bank
on which the check was drawn. but
failed. Then she asked the bnnk TO re
turn il to the maker. This Il agreed
TO do, and another six months passed
with no further news from the missing
man
One day n telegram came from How
ard: 81 am III. Come to me-"
lie had broken down Mt last. Fol.
lowing the address nj the head of the
telegram she took train and the next
day reached the city wherein she was
TO find the man who had left her sey.
ernl years before. She found him in