The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-11-12
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THE DARK STRANGER.
CHAPTER I

THE DARK STRANGER.
CHAPTER L
"Ah, AngeIy, I am ruined--utteriy ruinedh'
|exclaimed Robert Wilson to his young and de-
voted wife. go ls 5o Ss177ui1 e4as
"Ruinedl why, Robert, what can have hap
pened? thought you were doing so well in
your business" returned the wife, with the
deepest anxiety depicted upon her fair features.
"And SO am, my love; but in an unlucky
moment, I embarked in speculation which
has proved unfortunate, and every dollar I
possessis gene" .,.,.ses...5 49,. s...e
"Why have you not told me of this before,
Robert?n as 80 -
II wished not to pain you. love.p gf5g
Il fear you have been impradent; nay, win
not reproach YOU" ~ ss-e asff !. .-ss
''I have hoped until now that I should be
able to redeem myself By risking few hun
erred dollars more, / feel confident that could
retrieve my losses, and come out bright again,
but alasl have not another dollar in the
world" =
And the young husband looked anxously
at his wife. 2 ps a saussa sss eH
"What kind ofa speculation was it, Roberto
asked his wife, as q slight misgiving crossed
her confding heart. - s-.-f
40, it was strictly business transaction.
rather complicated its details, and don't think
you would understand it ifI explained il, .
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Il am not so dull of comprehension that
cannot understand an ordinary business trans
action" 4s-As'' -4.-
"No, my dear know you would understand
+ better than ladies generally would, but it is
very intri6ate-very." = p"
II will not insist, Robert, upon knowing
anything you desire to conceal,n said Mrs.
Wilson, with q gentle reproach in her tone;
"but methinks wife ought to know the occa-
sion of her husbands sorrows"
eForgive me, Angely, y replied the husband,
Iimprinting tender kiss upon her lips; sfor-
give me and I will tell you all.pa aeg7s1g
NAY, love, ask it not; / am satisfied now.
And is there no hope?''
"If 4 had two hundred dollars, l feel per-
fectly confident that i should redeem MYSELF
SIS there no risk Roberto .aiaem s
II will be candid, Angely; there is some
risk"
twill get you the money, Robert.''
"My own true wife!"sTaaa gai1e1
This conversation occurred at the house of
q young New York shopkeeper, He had been
married to young, gentle hearted girl only a
year before, during which period they had
lived in uninterrupted happiness. si M
The young wife had noasuspicion that the
clouds OF adversely were lowering over their
Joyous home until her husband had communi-
Gated the fact. For some weeks, however she
had noticed that Robert was more than usually
ldull. Once or twice week he had absented
himself from her side in the evening" alleging
that he had business demanding his attention.
Angeiy Wilson, at the time of her marriage,
was the possessor Ofa small sum Of money be-
quethed to her by her father. 1t had been
settled upon herso that her husband could not
control it, and could spend no, portion of it
without her sanction.
q The young shepkeeper's business had pros
pered beyond his most sanguine expectations
so that his devoted wife, who would willingly
have placed her little fortune in his hands, saw
no occasion to withdraw it from her uncle in
whose hands it was not only deemed to be
safely invested, but was producing handsome
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Robert Wilson was whole-souled young
man, without selfish thought in his compost
ton. He had married An.ely for herself alone
and had hardly bestowed o thought upon her
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But the "bad speculation" had worried him
Exceedingly. All the ready money he could
command he'd been exhausted, andin his ex
tremity, the thought had occurred to him that
his wife could supply his wants. The ideaiof
asking her for relief, was, to man of his h gh-
strung temperament, SO highly repugnant, that
he only had the courage to hint at the service,
she might reader him. issfe 1-s iiia1 is's
l9 CHAPTER II.