consulted with me as to what was best to be done under the
circumstances, explaining that, although he was willing to do all in
his power for the girl for the sake of old associations, yet that he
did not wish to peril his own reputation. I promised to do what I
could for the girl, and calling on her was informed that her
paramour was an officer in the Rifle Brigade, who had returned to
England, leaving her to bear the burden of their crime. Having
procured suitable lodgings, I saw the girl comfortably housed, and
in due time she gave birth to a fine little boy, which, as usual in
these cases, was sent to the nunnery to be taken care of by the good
Sisters of Charity.

Mr. D'Alton did not come to visit Miss Wilson during her
convalescence but, after she was completely recovered he called
frequently, taking her to theatres and concerts, and sometimes in
the winter to sleigh-rides. What his intentions at first may have
been I do not know; I certainly think that but for his friends he
would openly have married her; be that as it may, in a short time it
became apparent that they had both overstepped the bounds of
ordinary friendly intercourse, and that Mrs. Rushton (as she now
called herself) would soon require my services a second time. This
time she gave birth to a beautiful girl, and, before many years were
past, there followed another girl and boy. These children were not,
as in the former case, sent to the nunnery, but were retained and
brought up by their mother, she being smart enough to perceive that
by doing so she would maintain a hold on their father, and secure
for herself, if not a respectable, at least a comfortable position,
Mr. D'Alton having been successful in business, and being at that
time one of the leading brokers in Montreal.