Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-11-26

her face went suddenly down into her hands and
n1oau, suoh M they never before had heard wrung
rom her lips, escaped her
"If am TO be haunted, even here, In my own
fathers house-if am never TO be free from such
subtle danger, such devilsh persecution Ne this
then, my God, know not what 70 do" she muir
mvred, presently lifting white face, and looking
at her parents with wild, Intense eyes
They were the more startled AZ her vehemence
because usually she was 30 caIni her mother an
swered her beseeching look with one OF trembling
sympathy but every drop OF blood in her fathers
You shall not be persecuted, Evelyn, not while
live 20 defend you. Curse him viii see him in
the morning. shaking his revolver ~ and we will
settle this matter at once and forever"
"Oh, no exclaimed Evelyn, springing from
the bed, and grasping her fathers hands, as II 70
hold him back from the threatened violence, rNol
no ! no mther; whatever may say when j am
xcitedThoweyer indignant you may feel At times
promise me that You win never fnjure Mr.. Cor
dou. you kill him, yOn kill me. father--remem m
There was an agony Of fear in her yoice-yes
there the agony Of ope alsoy Did she sti love thlf
man y--or could his death bring TO light cts which
woulu distress her I'm some other wayf Those
neafest and dearest 70 her could only contectune
Her father for the first time, grew very angry with
her pale atid suppllant though she appeared, His
very anxiety for her welfare made him impatient Al
y think it,s high time fhis damned fooFng came
70 an end he said, pulling bis hands away 2" am
His daughter burst into tears, Saying, humbly
infny power TO rightly explain this matter to you
would do 20. But you must have patienee-p pa
thence with me- dear father. on, cart you bear
little while with your poor Eva. papar' z
With those arms about his neck, with that pak
yonng lace upon his bosom, what could he do
"At least, may hold Celeste, II she is foundf"
"1ea fmher-but do not question her. mus
do that and alone. ''fEF 900 fHrn 7r- q - tti.
However the dressing -nnid was not TO be found
The, front basement door was uniastened. and sh'
had probably escaped at the frat alarm. CD
"This comes Of taking girl without looking
| mp her credentials" complained Mrs Brockel
| thorpe. But Mrs BIS name, IN Paris,
| thought quite sufficient; and | recognized tbs
handwriting as really hers. Evelyn will you cont
| and l!o ON the sofa in my room the remainder 0
| the nightW ... .... -
| the house, she viii not come back. am safe fo
| ne present. Just leave your door open, papa, an,
I VIII leave mine, for am little nervous"
| They obeyed her; and, If the startled and mysti
fed parents slept little, SO did their daughter. Sh
lay for hours with the locket clasped IN her hand
her eyes wide open, staring at the ceiling, her fet
\ lures set almost as II In spasm
4 II her mother had seen her thus, she would hav
been more seriously alarmed than ever; for so SUI
cessfuy had Evelyn hidden the wound in he
| heart, that no one dreamed that 1t was likely I
prove mortal
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