Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-04-10

though much of her attitude was due
| to the Aeen and unrelenting Lady
Kew. Ire colonel and James Bonnie
during all this time put their two fond
heads together, and Mrs. Mackenzie
fattered both of them and Give as
we'll.
Meanwhile the Lady Clara was not
happy with her Barnes. All the life
and Split had been crushed out of the
girl, consigned TO cruel usage, lone
illness and to bitter recOllections of the
past. Jack Belsize. now Lord High
gate, could stand the strain no longer
and took Lady Clara away from her
bullying but cOwardly husband. The
elOpement OF Clara opened Ethels eyes
to the misery Of loveless marriages,
and the mamma OF her new love, the
Marquis of Farintosh, already dis
tressed over the unpleasant nOtOriety
of the proposed Newcome alliance, re-
ceived a letter from Ethel which set
her son free
Ethel then turned to the lonely,
mOtheriess children OF her brother
Barnes, and found comfort Ia devoting
herself to them. Give married his
Rosey and his father determined 10
become a member of parliament Ia
place Of Sir Barnes One night the
colonel returning from his electloneer-
ing. met Give, candle in hand. AS each
saw the others face. 1t was Sc very
sad and worn and pale, that Colonel
Newcome with quite the tenderness of
old days. cried God bless me. my boy,
how Il! you look Come and warm
yourself, Cityyr'
Il have seen ghost. father" Cite
said, "the ghost of my youth. father,
the ghost Of my happiness, and the
best days OF my life. l saw Ethel to-
dayY"
Nay. my boy. you mustn't talk to
me 80. You have the dearest little
wife at home. dear little wife and
child"
You had wife; but that doesn't
prevent other-Other thoughts. Do you
know you never spoke twice in your
life about my mother? You didn't care
for her"
II did my duty by her" inter
posed the colonel
Il know, but your heart was with
the other So is mine. It's fatal, it
runs in the family father"
The shares of the Bundelcund Bank
ing company, In which the colonel had
made his fortune. now declined stead
lily, ana at last the crash came, wiping
out all the c0lOnel's money and with
il all k0sey's fortune. The impover-
ished NewcOmes settled down first at
B0uIogne. and then in London. the
Mrs. Mackenzie a perfect termagant.
Rosey pale and ailing. aud little Tom
Tuy. the baby. Il comfort and d care to
the hard-wOrked Give.
The colonel, no longer able to live
under the same roof with Mrs. Mac
kenzie found a home with the Grey
Frtsrs and here I saw him.
When the colonel's misfortunes we're
at their worst Ethel. 10 reading an old
book, found letter from the coloners
{
al memorandum OF a proposed bequest
| 10 Give. Ethel at once determined TO
carry out this intended heQuest, and
80 she and fastened to Gives home !:
but not even good news could soften
Mrs. Mackenzle's evil temper. That
was a sad and wretched night, in
which Mrs. Mackenzie Stormed until
{ ~ a. Ell
fever to which she owed her death
We soon repaired to the Grey Friars
where we found that the colonel was
In his last Illness. He talked loudly,
ne gave the word Of command, spoke
FIlndustanee as II to his nen. Then
ne spoke words in French rapidly.
SeizInG hand that was near him, and
crying. 'toujours, toujours I" Ethel
and Give and the nurse were In the
room with him. The old man talked
on rapidly for awile; then again he
would sigh and be still; once more
heard him say. hurriedly. 'Take care
of him when I'm in India; :" and then
With a heart-rending voice he called
for the love of his youth "Leonore.
i4eW'ore me patient voice sank
into faint mrrnurs; only a moan now
ami then announced that he was not
osleep.
AT the usual evening hour the chapel
bell began To toll. and Thomas New
F.! comes hands outside the bed feebly
! beat time. AID just a. the last bell
struck Il peculiar sweet smile shone
over his face. and he lifted up his
head a little, and quickly said, "Ad-
sum. and ell back. II was the word
we used at school. when names were
called and 10. he whose heart was as
that of little child. had answered to
his name. and stood In the presence of
the Master
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