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Author of The Tragedies of Oakhurst Won At of Jacksonville Fl it Tist Her Shadowed Life The FiremansHeart WhenAWoman Loves Etc Etc

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Copyrightedi 1905 by the Author and Published in The Ocala Banner THE AUTHORBy Special Arrangement-

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F CHAPTER XXIX4t MOTHER AND DAUGHTER

Seven years freighted with the joysand sorrows that fall to the common

lot of humanity passed away and= few changes were witnessed in the

restful and dreamy old town of Tal ¬

lahassee Representatives had as-

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in the legislative halls newlaws had been enacted and new bills

11 had been introduced for the benefitand improvement of the common ¬

wealthSocially and externally the town

remained the same rich in its sun¬

shine and its shadows its perfumeand flowers its wild bird songs and

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its spirit of quiet refinementBeaumont remained closed and de-

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The grounds which once441 were the pride of the town and sur ¬

rounding country for their beautyand the perfect order in which theywere kept were now a tangled massof wild vines and briar bushes Thefences in many places swayed andtottered and needed only a slightwind to level them to the ground

4 Weird stories were told about lightsseen on dark nights flashing between-the closed blinds of the mansion andof ghostly shapes which flitted aboutthe grounds when the moon was at-

its heightL Not a word had been heard of the

master of the place or of his familysince they had taken their uncere ¬

monious and sudden flight on thatmidsummer night seven years agoWhat the calamity had been thatdrove those people into exile noneknew and no one prentened a con-

jecture¬

The contents of the letter written-to Miss Bennett by the Jmis

1 tress of Beaumont a few days afterthe latters flight remained a secretshared only by Mr and Mrs Whitham and Mother Laurence and themoney left with Mrs Cameron topay Miss Bennetts salary remaineduntouched in the bank where Mrsf Cameron had depositel it to the

K a credit of Miss Bennett No <Iouuthad the contents of the letter written

I to Miss Bennett by Mrs Murriattein which the cruel charges of theformer were made become publiclyknown many grave suspicion wouldhave sprung into existence against

4= the popular and beautiful Mrs Whitham whose life as a Christian awife and wise mother a true friend-to the afflicted a kind neighbor and

4 a hospitable hostess none dared togainsay

Two children fair and lovely asf their mother blessed the home of

n young journalist who seemed to bethe especial favorite of fortune

Imogen they called the eldestgirl for Governor llurHattes daugh-ter and as the girl grew in years andbeauty the resemblance between thelittle girl and the sweet girl forwhom she was named was so remark¬

able that the likeness was remarkedti upon by all who had known Imogen I

Murriatte when she had been thefairest flower that ornamented Beau ¬

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About twenty miles west of StLouis on one of the mosfcfertile farmsfor which that section is renowned-is

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nestled a twostory frame house I

in a large grove ot natural forestI

trees The house stands back fromthe road a considerable distance and I

glimpse of its white walls can-dgreen

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to the road If a stranger in thisI

section struck by the picturesque ap-

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of the place had inquired-at any of the neighboring farms in

< regard to the owner of the place hewould have been told that it wasowned and occupied by a widow

i named Murriatte who lived the lifeola perfect recluse and that the I

lady shunning all communication I

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j alone with one man servant and onemaid servant who were as hermitlike in their disposition as was thetall dignified and sadfaced womanwhom they called mistress None ofthe inmates of the farm had beenknown to leave the place for yearsexcept the manservant who made-a trip to St Louis and returned thesame day generally about once inthree months

One midsummer afternoon aboutseven years after Governor Murriattesfamily had deserted Beaumont alady dressed in the deepest mourning-was standing at the gate of this man ¬

sion looking with eager eyes alongthe dusty road leading to the city

It was Mrs Newell Murriatte butso changed in appearance was shethat anyone of her old friends whohid known her intimately when shewas the happy wife of GovernorMurriatte might have passed her adozen times a day and never haverecognized her Her face though-not of a sickly pallor was thin anddelicate and her abundant hair part ¬

ly concealed by a widows cap wasperfectly white By and by she wasjoined by a large mulatto woman whosaid as she reached the ladys side

Doan yo see dem comin yetMis Alva

The lady glanced at her watch andanswered

No Diana they cannot reachhere before six oclock even if theydrove directly here from the depot assoon as the cars arrived and it is nowonly 535 oclock

Hit do seem lak a dream MisAlva dat my pore lam comin home-at las she dun been gone so long anwe been so lonesome an hungry tosee de sweet chile once moahDiana said as she seated herself onthe green grass growing beside thegate against which Mrs Murriattewas wearily leaning as she continued-to search the road with eager eyes

uYes Diana five years is a longtime for us to be separated from ourloved one but thank God our wait ¬

ing is almost over and we will soonhave our child with us and I praythat she may never leave us again nthe lady said with a deep sigh

But Mis Alva what we wine todo when Mis Imogen gits marriedDiana asked with a puzzled expres-sion on her kindly face

She will never get married DianaShe will live with us till we die andare laid to rest in the little cemetery-over there in the green woods back-of the apple orchard Then she willend her days here as lonely as wehave been since she left us and willbe laid in her grave beside us by thehands of strangers who will wonder I

what the secret sorrow of her lifeI

and mine had been the lady saidmore to herself than to her listener

Diana wiped the tears which were I

falling from her eyes away with hersnowy white apron and said

Maby yo is right Mis Alva buthit dont look natural ter me dat abootiful young lady an one smart asills Imogene is will go through disbail er tears widout a mate Hitdont honey sho as yo lib I clare I

fo goodnes hitdontA cloud of white dust had appeared I

down the road while Diana wasI

speaking and Mrs Murriatte whoI

had been watching it saw now theoutlines of a carriage and cried outjoyfully

They are coming Diana MissImogen is coming and our wearywaiting is almost over

Bress de good Lord exclaimedt

Diana piously as she sprang to her I

feet and surveyed the fast approach-ing

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carriageMis Alva she said with clasped

hands wonder if de saints in glorydoan feel like us do now when deyhas been waiting in hebben er longtime fo de goodLawd to fotch homesomebody day has lobed an left onyearth er long time ergo when deyheahs de good news shouted by de-

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The carriage was very near nowand Mrs Murriatte threw open thethe gate with trembling handsand ran out by the road side just asthe driver drew rein and the nextinstant a slender young lady sprang-to the ground and was clasped firstto her mothers heart and was heldthere in a fond embrace and then toDiana who received her darling withmany pious exclamations of thank ¬

fulness for her safe returnObeying a sign from his mistress-

the coachman Johnson drove to thestables and Imogen laughing andcrying walked between her motherand the faithful servant through thegrove of green trees to the quaintwhite house

Later in the evening as the younggirl in a white dressing gown reclined on a couch in her mothersroom she said to her mother whosat beside her I am rejoiced thatmy school days are over and nowdearest and best of mothers Ishalldevote the remainder of my life toyou

I know that you will my darling-but I dont feel as if I were worthy-of the sacrifice you will have tomake I am so proud of the splen ¬

did record you have made at Vassarand it seems very selfish of me to per ¬

mit you to tie your talents up in anapkin and allow them to remainunused while you devote your younglife to a worldweary misanthrope-like myself

Imogen pressed her mothers whitehand to her lips and then said

Mother you are worthy of alland more than is mine to give youand believe me darling my highestambition in life is to comfort you andbring what sunshine I may into yourlonely life Why God permitted-such a sorrow to darken our lives Healone knoweth But mother dar¬

ling we will bear the cross bravelytogether

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lettertray in his hand upon which was a

Mis Murriatte he said bowingI before his mistress when I carried-yo message to de lawyers today deygimme dis here letter main as ithad cum to them with the quest datit be sont to yo Bat I wuz dat gladdat Miss Imogen had cum home dat-II clar forgit de letter till dis minitan I hopes yoll pardon my keerless-ness

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