The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-11-29

CHAPTER IN III The Tolls.
Aad uuN thlt thc night was >ene>eent
AHA Star tl~ pointed At morn,
Aui stars .u8l> limited at m0rI..
From aut ~ radiance hquesceut,
A utbuiuu~ lu>tru Wa born.
Out i which miraculous crescent.
Arose with It's duplicate horn,
A.IlrttS biidnmpnded crescent
Tine muor with us duplicate horn PoE.
une memorable night, scarcely year
after the events detailed in the past chap
ter had transpired at that hour when the
last OWN. sciutilations 81 the orb If day
cast that melancholy tinge over all the
earth, which NJ pencil has ever yet pro
duced no pencil delineated. man stood
upon high promontory which Jutted out
into the Atlantic. near the little town of
Acton, then known as the most fashlona-
bic place Of summer resort IN the short
but lovely stretch Of the New Jersey
coast, drearily viewing the broad eXPanse
Of waters before him.
In every hneament Of this mans face,
m every gestdre and motion, aas exhibited
depths Of intelligence and the presence Of
majestic will apower which m friend
could fail to comprehend no Caasal Oh
server fail 10 perceive In the deep soul
lit eyes. in the broad and smooth forehead,
in every gesture and attitude. there was a
something namelcss grace which charm
ed the eye and attracted the mind. II was
the eve of one who reads the mind oi one
who thinks, the soul of enc VIII" loves
Magnificent in all his physical beauty. glo-
riously gifted in his mind, he looked out
over the far, blne, reach of sea, and Idly
hummed some popular air. as idly as
though the forewarning shadow Of terri
bic tragedy was not dogging his footsteps,
and forcing its irksome presence within his
mind.
If the man felt any undue premonition
Of danger. however, he evinced no concern
for the emotion. After casting a few hur
ried glances around. and observing that
the falling darkness was fast obscuring the
cliff, he prepared to descend to the long
reach OF level country below, from whence
music, light and activity glowed cheerful
ly. A dark shade of annoyance crossed
his face as he retraced his steps, and his
impatient lips framed the words
1T is strange that she has disappointed
me-
All unconscious of the fact that ''she, y"
the object Of his thoughts, was near at
hand, he was somewhat startled when a
womans voice murmured his name, softly,
and woman's form, dimly outlined in the
dusky evening, intercepted his farther pro-
gress.
She was a woman in whom seemed com
bined all those rare characteristics which
90 to render the partner Of mans sorrows
and loys a veritable thing Of llte and beau
ty In the truest sense Of the word, she
was woman perfectly, splendidly devel-
oped, tall, regal, graceful, statuesque, the
magnificent development Of feature and
form gave most perfect representation of
the old Roman idea Of queenly beauty.
Eyes that shone like diamonds, hair that
was glossy, and long and dark, hung from
brow white as marble, but Just tinged in
light sufficient to relieve the monOtony
Of pure ethereality of color, in which the
deep blue veins indicated the untainted
patrican blood.
And this. in semblance, was what Beatrl, Q
Vernon was,-a woman Of magnificent
physical beauty, the possessor Of a grand
intellect, the true representative Of the
beauty Of woman as she has been in histo-
ry, as queen, warrior anu wife. In every
grace winning, nameless fascination ex-
erted itself, and her whole manner was
suggestive Of a soui enwrapt in the lowell
ness Of nature and the beauties Of life. In
the eyes Of the man before her, she WIS
the noblest, truest type Of woman. New r
had his inception been 50 fully realized as
now and as he caught the impassiOned look
of that eloquent eve, he bowed his head in
mute devotion TO the woman who was des-
tined to ruin his every hope in life, who
was only drawing him nearer to her in
order to draw from him a portion Of the
wealth which, magnihed by the current re-
ports. had made him a most desirable
match. In the mad infatuation Of her
queenly presence, he forgot all save love
and herself.
In the man who stood upon the cliffs
overlooking the sea, that beautiful and star
lit July night, it would not be difficult to
recognize the hero of our romance, but on
ly as man may be changed by the dom
ming and costume which presented SO great
contrast TO the rude miners apparel, in
which we have first seen him. He had
but little beard upon his face, and a we'll
fitting suit, and the result of nearly a
years travel and association with men of
the world had refined him, benefited him,
and improved him, in the native grace and
natural manner which was habitual to him.
He had come to Acton, the then celebrated
watering place Of the East, following the
general run Of fashionable society. He
had corresponded regularly with Colonel
Adams, and had announced his intention
of returning to California within q very
few months at the farthest.
Rut Acton brouOht To EupeDe Aliertou