The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-04-13

angry; and those VINO knew Ueryon
Boothby best, knew that he never hssi-
tated to carry out any scheme of revenge
from conscientious scruples.
One day, when Sir William and Ger.
yon had gone out upon saili G expedi-
tion, Augustin Ringwood called at the
hall. He found Kate in the garden, and
together they walked about the place.
Kate the youth said, after thou
sand meaningless things had been said,
Il suppose must leave you. 1t is hard
to think that ones heart must be crushed
because somebody in the generation
which has passed away did not happen
to get knighted or something of that sort.
The time was whenIeven fancied thatyour
tather's honor of soul might speak in my
favor and then hoped that some day
I might call you mine All, Kate, you
never-no I will not say that-but 1
hope you may find husband who shall
love you as I have loved
Tho fair girl looked up into her COM
panion's face and while the warm tears
started forth, she said:
TT must not be So Oh, have some,
times thought that I could calmly sub
nit to the will of my father, buth can
L? How can give up all oflove I can
ever feel, and form heartless, soulless
union with one whom II believe to be
not worthy the love of any virtuous fe-
male !? But Augustin,' Kate continued,
speaking as though new thought had
suddenly come to her mind-'you once
spoke of Geryon Boothby as though you
knew something against him. What is
| it?'
'Harkt who is that p Augustin asked
looking quickly around. They were
standing by an artificial lakelet, and be-
hind them was very thick hedge of
primroses.
L heard nothing. 1t may be some
rabbits
so it might, but press me not on the
point you have mentioned. When 1
made the remark to which you allude,
did not imagine that you ever were
going to sustain intimate relations with
i hi hi IA t---
yet I would know, Augustin; and
if you love me you will tell me-
'Ah you know my love-
'Now tell me what ask
IF you command me-
Il do command, uttered Kate smil
ing.
Then allude to Boothby's gambling
habits
Ha! And is he gambler p
"a confirmed one, fear. Last winter
he lost fortune in the metropolis, and
he follows it with passion tha. must in
the end ruin him. He has even bor-
rowed money to gamble upon, and I
know that once he pawned his watch
.Liarp hissed hoarse voice close by
him; and on looking up he saw Geryon
Boothby. It was the first time Boothby
had ever seen the young artist to know
who he was
Kate uttered low quick cry of alarm,
and in the terror of the moment she
caught Augustin by the arm and would
have dragged him away, but the new
conner interfered.
sDogP he hissed, his eyes flashing
with mad fire, how dare you speak
such falsehoods concerning me?'
4 have spoken no falsehoods, sir,
calmly returned the youth.
THE 5asest, meanest falsehood. thou
lying villainl By heavens, I have mind
to chastise thee to whip thee as 1 would
dog
In heavens name. gentlemen, let
there be no quarrel here, implored Kate,
rushing between the two men.
Villain, in the presence of lady 1
spare you. but have not done with you
So be gone from here, ere I get the SER
wants to kick you out
Thus spoke Boothby, and then turn
ing to Kate he added:
Come, lady, l will conduct thee to a
place more beftting thy station than the
companionship of this fellowp
With a bustling heart Kate followed
Boothby from the spot, and soon she was
out of sight; Augustin turned and walked
from the garden.
1t would be useless to attem pit to an
alyse his feelings, but after all there was
but one burning thought that could hold
his mind, and that was deep, crushing
shame of soul of the treatment he had
been forced to put up with. He knew
that Geryon Boothby was coward, but
his frame was stout, stocky and power
full, and he was only physical bally.
Between Kate and her conductor not
word was spoken on the way to the
house, and when they arrived there,
Boothby went at once to seek the baro
net, whom he found in his library. Now
the old man was not yet free from the
turf, and the oder of sport was fresh up
on him. He had been one of those dash.
ing, daredevil sort of fellows, and even
now he loved to be counted as one, when
fortune threw him in the companyof those