Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-03-05

CHAPTER xiV-contlnued.

Since the old man snatched the pic
t1re the Pearlhunter and the girl had
ihasn staring at each other Events
were happening. developments unfold
,rr too fast for comprehension. The
oId man was staring at them both,
from one to the other, as T. unable to
grasD n revelation that had been TWEEN
~ Years coming. He stretched up his
hands at last to the young man, pulled
his face down to him, gazed on It as
a+ something of which ne had long
dreamed but never hoped to see !;
turned back to the man on the floor
Martin Redmond, I'll requite the
deed you've done, the one good deed
Of your evil life. The little girl I've
raised as my own, the child of the
good woman you cruelty killed, the
child you deserted, your daughter
stands before YOU"
The girl recoiled in horror. The IN
natural father strained his glazing
ewes toward the daughter his thought
had outraged; cry muttered up out
Of his chest and brought with it gush
of froth and blood he stiffenad; his
face frightened horribly; he fell heavy
against the arms of the sheriff-dead.
The girl turned away from the grue-
some sight, stole half faltering
glance at the bewildered face of the
Pearlhunter, threw herself down by the
side Of the couch and bowed her face
upon the old mans bosom.
"Unsay it, DaddyI Oh, Daddy, I'M
say itr'
He softly stroked her hair with his
great, gaunt hand.
cts the truth, Dotty, and can't be
Hnsaid. But you owe him no respect
parent only, never a father. He de-
serted you, and killed your mother
in ways unspeakable killed her-a
woman of the high blood of the
Dawns" He fumbled the picture up
OF his breast held it before his face
moment, laid it back. "God" he
groaned THE ruin he wrought For
years / searched for her"-he spoke
the name In reverence, land you, my
son"
His hand found it's way back into
the Pearlhunters; his eyes strained
hard toward the face bending over
hin.
They seemed hungry to know many
things-the twenty years of wander
ting; the death of the woman of the
picture; how the young man came to
De just there; of his wounded arm.
But with the steady courage Of a sol
der who knew the end was near, he
put them by, and dropped his eyes to
the girls hair.
Your grandfather, Dotty. old Cod
Trey Dawn, cast your mother off when
she married Martin Redmond Alone,
and dying In poverty and want, she
sent for me at last" The girl was
crying softly. He stopped, put his
arm about her and drew her close. Il
mad the privilege-and honOr-of max
# ms her last hours less terrible. She
died without-seeing you. You we're
1hree Years old when l gave up the
search, left everything in the hands
q my good FREUD. Judge Eskridge,
ana came up here TO lose myself in
uiese vast woods along the Wabash,
q present from General Jackson"
his eyes closed YEARLY. He lay
a 30 still, and the pallor on his face was
80 gbastly that the Pearlhunter bent
snXlously over him. But the heavy
aus presently Enclosed; the voice,
queer and hoarse from long disuse,
ana noticeably growing weaker, fall
tered on.
Seven yearsl It seems only this
morning he shot mel And yet, 1t
couldn't be, or Dotty wouldn't be the
wonderful woman she has become, nor
gOu' my son, the man you are-the man
was When / led Jackson's rangers.
hesper Dawn Red" the quavering
voice hesitated. ''No. no. let that
lame perish with his who dlsgraced
Inc judge knows. Hesper Dawn;
DaFla Nulf Warbritton. Both of the
e 0looa OF the Dawns; your moth
y pom named Hesper Dawn, distant
NooSins, both the same name. and both
"a ne same high blood. Neither need
~ DC ashamed, my son, Of your name
"eroritton. It has been more or
Tess On the tongues of men since the
Grave days Of Saxon Harold. Share
9aE estate with Dotty. 1t is in the
"1' That you do so, and there's ample
g. you both. The judge will know"
The PearIhunter was on the point
mentioning The lctter-the death
me girls grandfather. his relenting
- viii But the falterlng voice left
Pm Pc opening.
AE son, you are a man grown. but
p Wlli rot deny your father the
munger Of twenty bitter years"
s voice was fast failing; his ewes
a''.l hard to find the Pearlhunter,s
-a9aSh he was bending low over
tHe young man read the mean
twenty years Of longing. in
raining eyes. He knelt down and
iaee against the Oh mans
Aa atm stole about his neck
him close.
..ae time the old nan Law still
arm around tie girl kneel.ng