She pined away and died, and----" "And that finished the romance, Louise." "Oh, no; that added to its interest.

The boy grew up in this dismal place and brooded on his mother's wrongs.

His stern, sulky old father died suddenly.

Was he murdered ?" in a low voice; "did the son revenge his mother's wrongs ?" "Figglepiff, Louise! You're getting theatric--and so early in the morning, too! Want to saddle my new farm with a murder, do you?
Well, it's rubbish.

Joe Wegg ran away from here to get busy in the world.
Major Doyle helped him with my money, in exchange for this farm, which the boy was sensible to get rid of--although I'm glad it's now mine.