| Show 1 nil 1 ge I 1 I 1 I 1 1 N M A I 1 f bice ice 0 G i i W i f aj I 1 1 ft I aguir e I 1 ky by I 1 i 11 ar N A ri I 1 1 I 1 cl 7 STORIES 1 l V A WESTERN TOWN fl 4 j r by 1 abc atleco bronch arenell 3 1 SYNOPSIS A V aft th lahl act roni only y K knem anol IT he died when he vaa only on 2 og old 0 1 hat failure never vor recovered from I 1 IL C tho the blos A year I 1 lalit ili w ahn b 11 A little rul girl if tern it ditc lAred n A abat c would zhan look 11 ni al her chill child A I 1 of V na rth rah th V an gave at 11 tho h ot or kenold hate or 0 f tile deal acal boy b 3 k mile jj t but on account 0 I 1 ho he m others mothers linta unnatural tu k be t 0 o nagi tw A mot the he child to lo bf bilk 0 bilm she shan to k 0 M up T this h t a val yar 0 m befort th the altory 9 to or bugl in mill d now gr old and ami blind Is in liv it ro 1 wentworth Ment worth alone alth ith h arvania rv ania in ithe alic at 4 ing lieu 1 the litt aig L 0 noll lif liffland flond an oty I 1 liv v hah is tho the peen a of oe tho the story ono bv be on 11 hor her bus g an it A binl the chloren c b I 1 died when kellnor E I 1 it 0 r he last to hv bay dyler n nabon alho T roll 10 kanc lm butk win BO f y 1 bin ke avii 11 ft her to coin to h hw ln in europe ellinor mt felt s mir aire ioa m lc lir mother t ui to 4 if at if kenelm co cini g le or of would 11 falt and 1 all I 1 I 1 ocl afler if belll fa I rould N bo 11 welt somo 1 1 r nr W d death I who he 1 ir cnown to 1 alio ho world A as bouto com lo 10 D th iho e to lnla tho I 1 tic th 1 I 1 1 bh 1 hafl as be e city izi I 1 1 I 1 1 slina euid act conff d to 1 0 philllp i 4 se know or ej u ajl I 1 iho of her h alic 1 mother moti lers tre in ent of hor As neallo N if groer r abe ho in madini wentworth who falla great f fancy a ber cawa 0 o he and d luki k s hw to to 0 w bar r j 11 sir T fa to t 0 the iho curtic lio bo or are or of nl d a fineday une dy fil yom lo 10 t rose hr her mother tho T h edoor pol IB ml I 1 ly 3 mif I 1 f alla an old 44 we r 11 sent b tio nt at otna or tho the girl her h rc to hr mother I 1 h rulf s ol at chudo lowar lowury this thin mrs krsto urns otts N i bal idt s knout let pig her bor go co to reale h cpr r i in h but fin dt r tn 1 fi prevails I 1 r upon her to t like her ier I 1 to 0 tier her wm rl in t PART III r anim vaa laa dimly conscious ot of a hivry very 1 large arge chamber chamb vr of spra Bp raHne ling roses ion I 1 on the wall and many portraits ot 01 J dull hued rugs on the matted noor floor and ot of the dim shine of heavy mahogany maho eany I 1 furniture every het e but all this was as abut but an indistinct halt half toned bock gre u nd to one erect slim figure in lus terl berlas sg black with closed eyes and a It hiew cap on her pray gray head it hla Js MIB granger gramer said a full firm feln ginging fang voice olce my itly dear how good I 1 natured tatU teil of 0 you to come I 1 itla lam I 1 I 1 went artly N as still a handsome woman kenelm thought hor her tho the mott beautiful oman that she had bad e v er seen tot her gray eray hair and her iti blindness made her seem ten en years yearn than her kenelm nas asa are that A dihe he changed color its as she ehe touched madam jad riha white while cool hand hut am she a e acquitted herself m c ell enough as n to voice v lee and when then madam went inoch paid this Is my n iy kind friend I 1 aini betts who haa ban taken care of 0 me any trany year she voa axon heart by J r the doneit cordiality of her smile as aa nhe bhe an angered sered mrs mra bolls betts and I 1 have f made friends already ir eady i i Tha tB bald madam went s orth or now before re sell ou do anything lw my dear you must have so some 0 f tw bur old fashioned loc lee cream 1 v e artter raf r to ell au the caterers cateress cater ers cripper fripperies fripp eries 1 e a ltd id you u M alk had walked it was waa very bitant walkine th thon n yo you u must munt drive back my dear nd after he has left you shall ahalt W if mrs curtin curtan and idus elsie vui still bot it like ike a drive send a messenger to biem iem will you bette betta athir aas no loophole for tiny any protest from om ken kenelm in and sho phe could only mur fiur ur ber thanks when lh the tee ice cream ere appeared however ho sever alt hugli sho she tinkled the spoon poo n on the dish slid and made the it elp expected e red r remarks em a about lee c regi cream anade ried out of real cream delta noticed that not once did 1 I id hac he lift the spoon to t lier i lips and delta botts met her appealing t ir ianco J 0 o with krim smile jr the he ancon unconscious lous hostess talked on 7 As I 1 told I 1 iou ou my dear I 1 feel that hint I 1 should apologize apologise apol ogise to you for asking so much I 1 had thought thouc lii to have a young wom ft n come up from boston but I 1 have a ad dread ren d of brungers tr and when yoland you yo u and an d moy may I 1 eoy any took look much fluch a afa daniy Y to lo YU you Y U alien I 1 heard that you etere interested in some piety kenchen repented repeated them all in her suret C oven ven unemotional voice and at intervals ladre north nonh made a comment ile ho 1 I it 11 ta fa sulk vol voi lie ito of mine mile sull as kenelm finished ile he m as aa univ and pompous pompou aarl OL n d drunk drank more than was WAI good tor for him I 1 am almost certain but my dear hla his n wife if e gilld d and I 1 him 1 a widower I 1 ft ith ith anu four r little I 1 tie achl children dren and he be nover never ti if ird to marry again if I 1 write rite the wentworth it bak k I 1 shill shall certainly deal with fill denoral con oral K e ii c we n lm 1 I think off he in s nice paid genolin Ke nolin nich eyu and mrs lit rs went orl you must write rit the th hook book dictate it to me ill look up all tile the facts A flash lightened the bund blind womans comans face nho bhe vaa as plainly moved in 0 of rheu f the light tone nhe used to answer anmie put 0 ou u will pet get tired indeed no paid gald koncle ken ell you fire arc in much uch alno moie ie likely to get cl tired of 0 my 1 I never pet get tired of 3 ou mild bald MA mam madam m wentworth are you a the N no 1 I 1 aid kenchin 1 I dont think I 1 am 1 I nm ere partly my dear that Is I 1 believe ile ve that souls are wed over and over again ant and I 1 believe that t two 0 souls tt alch have been rear to each other in som some is P previous r elou existence ela tence meet they know ita it subtly they feet feel an althe t av 4 I 1 I 1 it 4 vl I 1 if 4 I 1 I 1 1 j I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 i I 1 blind woman took out a packet tied with a faded ribbon traction I 1 felt it the near first ume I 1 imet met my dear husband and child forgio an otil 1 moman I 1 felt tt it nith you it 1 the voice of nature kenelm started an aa she heard glicr ter mothers words word 4 but she aho yes res I 1 bellev believe it t 14 I 1 felt tt it too and moved by a sudden impulse being seated sealed deiy near dadant wentworth WentA arih orth she raised the hand that touched hr her shoulder to her soft young lips alpe A little hll quiver passed ovar the handsome old face above her that Is more of a comfort to me my dear than you can know it emboldens mo me to ask a favor of you will you let mo me see you blind people have only one way nay of sering seeing mth n ath their finger tips and I 1 should hould not denture ao 10 to ask you it if you make me feel that it mould nt embarrass you indeed no field majd kenelm nelm and she knelt n e it down before madam wentworth but bu t hr her color turned and she wondered on dered nervously it the blind worren woman could hear the rapid boatin her heart the tears were here standing stand lne iu in her eyes it they jhc thc y only it if they only kulil bould not roll down her hr r cheeks checks madam went r ent morth i slim passed lightly over tho th face ace 1 I pop she murmured a satin skin and silky hair and features jutt just tie as pretty as aa it if they were more regular arid and she has haa black hair haslitt she Pt bells tle betts bells I 1 who bo had been at the group and furtively knuckling Knuckl lm P tear tar nut ut of either cither eye answered glibly hair nod ind consider abul of tt it loni long nose kinder small ear and mouth dark but not a bit sallow or pimply and I 1 guess shed about a hundred end and twenty ashes got darkish eyes find and they aint t f 9 vj za I 1 t f I 1 I 1 I 1 tv ris I 1 I 1 aw SO 1 l 1 I 1 17 I r q I 1 I 1 ili 1 I 1 1 7 jo r I 1 I 1 I 1 e 1 I 1 51 10 ab 41 W I 1 dear ther tell me chanty Y of your ell for orphan children thought ou ell bould pardon me so 90 I 1 pad ade the proposal tb that t I 1 did aal nit I 1 answered y you 0 u kenelm depa ducted DUCt led pd that thai I 1 would come gladly put ayou you mum maid bo be generous end and allow ie e to coina for my own polonium it I 1 I 1 Y will be b a Dle pleasure asure to lo tile me t madam adam wintworth orth smiled my idy dear hai it in DI a very pretty kind way to put bt t I 1 phail not bittl your plon lure re enu and you ell let in trio do memo ax for tile HID poor littia children chil dien shall be batill till octta oil taking t the e question tor for an ador or crossed the room to a tall soc ac belve telve of 0 antique form and finish took but t tit I 1 f one of the ihfe drawers I 1 eoln W n box malch aich she ho and med tile box before madam went orth abo he blind woman took out it a packet io 1 I with faded ribbon felt delicately vu arthe the adges of the th knot and then th hh nn an almost imperceptible sigh re ra need aced it and too took out a packet of a description Y yellowed e slowed j and mad 4 and written ritten in I 1 the be r round clear fand nil of another century 1 I elsh to I 1 fresh rny MY memory regarding certain wt C said ad madam wentworth can call mi make out these letters le tiera eneim took the th pil clet from her and began beean they were letters let lr from pt revolutionary Wont orth to his itaf from camp of the army ew if of tile the ildy day Pors pomonal interviews fm arlow pith men whole names bid bad since lie 10 itne a martof liar bof tile tho nation 1 v ere en jumbled ato the a a an anxieties of P bind d humbard an fidfl 1 fi ther ate In I 1 anthe weather VP sime or patriotic or of or of the great ques kond nil ut at laade and u little rather per very wide open and she jhc squints ere cm up when hen she phe smiles madam wentworth worth laughed kenelm laughed lau too grateful Krate ful for the chance outlet tor for the emotion nith which her bhole being was waa palpitating tating she frit felt the electric velvet of her mothers touch in every narve ilor her resentment her ter pride hud had vanished she bhe wm wad only conscious conSt conS loua clous of nn an immerso gratitude that she ahe could lo 10 join e her or mother that al ready in a AKU way ey her mother could love her yew yen ellinor dear saint as right with the iho scorn ot of pailon ate aie bouth 3 auth for logic or tunit her imagination nent ent down a beautiful vista of happy sem ben lee ice she knew that the bhe could brighten those blind and conoly daya day she wondered how soon aon ohp h dired dared tell ll 11 her mother ot wentworth if site lui called him philip hla his other name at the same time she bhe who had most reluctantly consented to any disguise who was determined that very day to reveal h herself craela and to demand an answer to arr shrank more every sec end from tile tho thought of breaking break lna the spell of nor hor mothers fancies bette looked on the with an impassive malk but keholm kant lm had been the in two 0 tears 1 I knolls I 1 had better see pee about that c arriago COTT or laKO riago paid latta its the vic torla aint it you went want yes thank you dotts said madam wentworth A bear dear good friend of n mine I 1 trio MIM nellie she added im as tho the door closed on hetta betts she canin came 11 arnt when phen my little boy was waa it a baby anil ajai 1 I ban baa been milli me m ever mines and alow elsie told me that when nhe idle had the smallpox you not lut let them take IKI hot to the peat houna but were quarantined and nursed liap let yourself will WIL roy my deir who ahe nil ni ci chit dren ahr through ugh the scarlet fever which A she he hatlon had never ever had herself said and she dreaded tho nest best ho house me and nobody was visa in dho admer n or for we ware vr strictly 0 o ia t ed and dian didn I 1 w we succeed well an i av 0 id n jr any marks rm im plad glad to you did all the th same and it waa as noble it wan nas only decent dear c child h ill but dey ild I 1 like ke to hao hae you think no me well of ime mf I 1 want to atik a favor r of ion ou I 1 oh im so 90 glad clad sold said kemle madam ladam N lad am Werft woth patted the chock check before her you make it so much eosko ell s for for f r me in my fear ono on of the it liard u cat H a I 1 of f my blindness has bee awn n I 1 that liar I 1 et oil re read a it tiny any more the let to cpr of it my chil children ire n and my husband hen my daughter r ellnor w as alive A bh it 0 used to lo read them to me and I 1 A banco in 0 be kelts t in he has t tiled led to rend read the chil letters lct tera ab but u t nor ner education waa not of tho the beat arid and it Is hard for her and pd w ell S soft on understand that I 1 cou efto tier her read col went borths letters there mero sonic some that tha I 1 I 1 could not tit bianc ing myself to give eve even I 1 to malnor but lately I 1 have longed to lo have some nome of if those letters let term asam again they would comfort trio my so ad I 1 sit bit here hf re so many hours tons atone I 1 thought of 0 a dozen tricks b by y wani means of ft alch nt not I 1 e t 1 in 9 tho the reader r e oder know the w I 1 liters term 1 identity d n tl ty I 1 might hear them as am if they were ee on onla iv razo family I 1 I 1 y letters written tt by more bom ither the ir n tu but I 1 dow never I 1 c cilla rould myself that my cheat ca I 1 be quite qu it e transparent tran t and nil besides I 1 dien headed ded to hear I 1 the h words that belo so precious 4 to me motif mouthed hed toy by a sharp professional voice no I 1 bear it and then 0 ou u canto cam will you yon read the them to nl me my diar what Is the matter my aly child you ou shiver bolit r as it if in a chill have you been suffering and hiding it chile I 1 waa ranc for or botts ohp put nut hor hand to rise but K enela it 0 id hr her alil tin tile eyes bent so an wistfully on her been able to see I 1 madam wentworth had been sure thai that the girl was ani Pu frering nothing lt Is the rite matter with ni me 01 i said paid 1 cenell in a hard voice noth i ing in except that I 1 shall ahne to give ou ell a shock und and you will bill never forgive n me e I 1 all joae but when N hen I 1 know 1 how sell lou have felt all those theme yew deais a about mf me and mh what at y you 0 u would 0 1 feel if you ral know I 1 cant rend r ea d my tda fathera fal a hera letters to I 1 ou GU i she did rot riot dare to glance up at her i mothers moth cra face there was ono breath loss moment she fihe could feel madam wortha tenae glamp on the arms anns of tile the chair and lie bior r clovin downcast cast eyes took in tile the lik or of the hand which clu clutched ached the wood tighter lighter and tighter madam adam i wentworth antworth ont worth poke her voice was as hardly above a Th whimper isper yo you arc kenelm and I 1 mutt lose you too genelin sprang to her feet never T che he crad Mo Alot thor hr I 1 don I 1 know now what this dreadful thing Is that made you cast capt me out of your heart when ullen I 1 was it a I 1 it to helpless baby but ion have taken me in again and this time I 1 wont ont got mother there are only we I 1 two 0 and I 1 have learned to love you and I 1 have learned larned to love you you are nil 11 a lV entworth soul and body kenelm kenelm I 1 must never speak to you again but you will let your mother core care tor for you lou in onu one way may at ifan I 1 can call give ive you ou money 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