Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-06-08
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BY MRS. ANNcsI Wills PRICE.
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was put into Katrine's hand which ral
thus.
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only the privilege Of seeing you once
more, q to skuOW3 ny fatenOR g-eruel
= FloR iy1i8sAhh0t d44i y me- eI4e "a ter
view, at least while you hesitate, EecoI-
lect that J am I6difiag. 4 few moments
or1y viii Sc Wasted in deciding 1wlle5h-
1 1er am sr to-be i hqiy 9F a,is9zq5t 3aS farS H
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: Flora flushed and tremMedasFilBIge gesrl
these artfuIIy worded lines, the first she
, had everFeeeived from thiseohs,immate
villain. She handed it to Katrine.-
"Mammy what does It mean / Shall I
gow she cried out and the next mo
EIheHth5iia &eeiJifsg 6fi-the-4,os65nd1--o her
long tried friend s,f IsB,
"I dinna read love letter like that,
+ but ifhagbl Re s6da 5t eYil4a Milan but
gang s6,lIs lIaitIlI " iIlgi NJ g
made ofsf HOTE TTUHT
81 will go nanny and he shall de-
eide. KPtrine sou Aave warned. plealot
td34a 6il6 Rgaih a6dI Ills shan Sc the
last time unIess''-
She did not finish the sentence. but
wOmdil5l g 5e. q tlie . TtoS8z.8ad re-
arranged her curls-and afterwards slow
/ ly descended to a small parlor adjoining
the library, where the fascinating hero
was half reclining half sitting olta di-
van. 7ra. rli,aH
He nether, with no Lack II haiIeyed
words bdt Fl6F4 drew back star fIaiil as
he attempted. toll5iss her 5eweIed Fingers.
Much as she loved him She felt an inuf-
tive perception, that he was not coming
to the point she had anticipated from
the tenor Of his npte, She stood prppd7
" before him, draWiHg her hand from
his touch aud looking at hinIApith eyes
in which shone the spirit Of her anees-
try. ...,,.f-T --.,.....y3
James Fit Hugh do you dare trifle
with me, she cried call me unmaidenIy
if yon, like, but you must speak out
plainly or will be sure your intentions
are dishOnorabIe.0 Her voice softened
alittle, 'Pefhaby am harsh and mis-
understand, ,yOuf feIsa mements -Ifsq YoH
wiz fhd tbatsff FIorsSt. 5bIh has 3
frery spirit, she also has a heart Speak |
I hang on your Wordsw NJ
He .TibQa Got a IhbRq3 b9IA her
pure gaze, but soon recovered assurance. /
Flora st. John he said youare the only
woman l have ever loved, but am too
poor to aslz>so gifted teiitg 10 marry
me. The knowledge of your lov9, did |
I.l1HeE, twas mine would give Inc life
and energy to battle with the world and
win a fortnne. Accept me as a IpveF.
let me know my fAte|I'-,sgr
$50 be itw cried the ardent girl "TtI
was I9rdE Necessary t5Rsi, ,ihk 5D7e.-I
You kIi5w that my heart has Abeio6ged
to you for months, but think not that I
can meet you again, until you prove the
words you have uttered. The world
says puarela tffaer, provo Ade EBiltdreI
not such and should it be years, you will
find me true should you return to cIaim+
me. Farewell till then, .Fftz Hugh"
He tried TO clasp her form as she van
ished into the library but she eIuded
his grasp. Bgtfied beyond All power j7y j. of 81
qtterahce he stamped hiiss foot ina per
feet rage. Flora had foEg0ften, in her
fight that there was no egress from the
library save through this, parlor. She
hastily ran behind 3, large screen which
stood near the wall brand waited with
painting heart lHntil she .VsdtIll hear him
depart. Presently the door opened.
which she had fast closed and the rough
voice of Mrs Hughes, the new house
keePsf fdRlsgIH sog6 ao3-
ton of Fitz HHgh.
''NObOdy is near sir, this room is emp
ty, but speak loVa for the very walls
might carry your words to the old
Scotch cat up stairs. I'm sOrryslr.tllat
the young lady giVRsS Shers6IB BemcEnairs,
apd,WOnt have you, ,3IUlldo AMI thing in
reason for you" The door remained {
open aIli B7or'Il isfeled fyTtll-ei 6eEip l
terest. ~ -' ''-''----,-' '7->' '.----' S
'AIiss st. John has gone to her apart
ments, she will not listen to me. I
want you to manage to entice her into S
the drawing room this evening, but, ,tIlat t
cannot be done without some lstFategy.i
Here is a small morphine powder, there Ia
is no harm in it, put this in her coffee g
and she viii be more tractable."
I don't like meddIing with morphine,
said Mrs HughsIa Bia fItaye Adad,dilf e
-erS9 ii9l dls dFes hnd nnIhity |9t I
and earn nhonest penny when l can !
Fitz Hugh slipped note of consider I
lble amount into herhaHd. q
/ ''Fifty dollars sir, is a good deal to me,
but hope there's no.Aarlh. IN it,Fsaid II
-he woman in a canting tone. 1
"Harm no ! only want to cool down Z
-he dsTyitemper Of my sWeethearts said +
he haaF aess sqltl, with 4 light laugh EIll
I'll give you IS mucR tomorrow if you K
ncceed.' ssaa.3za q
''Tll do my best" answered the wo- q
nan, with a hOarse laugh. In mo- Il
nent they were both gone and Flora V
ssued from her hiding place with q pale II
,heek. She scarcely knew how Sic had
.scended the long stair case, when the
roice Of the post man cried from the II
pen door f1otteIs letters ~ She paus- b
d moment and the voice Of Mrs. @,
Hughes, fell on heP. eal i1T discordant c,
ones. Capt. st. John, from Indiana" 5,
who can be writing to him from that II
ut Of the way place? I'll see And ST
he INSCRIPTIONS woman broke the seal eI
nd began reading loud, the following SC
Ontents. My dear brother'
You vii, no doubt be. surprised Ioltear Y,
rom me, but I'm your own born sister, 81
nd have lived a life Of double trouble. tl
never il1nowed 'Relius was dead till Ii,
yO year ago, but put on the best W
louning could find in this tamation D
ndiany'. Long years ago Rellus quit to