The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-12-06

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was the reply. "You are 80 certain OF
her whereabouts, let me ask you if your
mistaken diviniation of her present where
your imagination to give her a place in
yonder garden T.
Eugene Allerton sprang to his feet as
his companion pointed t. the hotel gardens
from out the open window.
"And that too, he pursued, I'm the
company of Nane Evelyn"
The young miner paled as he listened to
the words.
You are certain Of thisl" he demanded,
huskily
IF convince you of the truth Of my
word, will you believe that she is the base
adventures and intnguante which have
made her out to be 7"
Eugene Allerton did not reply.
Take me to her" he said simply.
Ronald Darlington led the way from the
room, into the hall, and down rear stair
case out into the garden.
'sYcu most crouch Tow. he said to his
/ follower.
"Why r.
"They will see us, and take the alarm. :"
81 will not allow the woman | love to
be the object Of low espionage She is
above the suspicion Of any man, he said,
in naughty manner
"As you please" was the simple and
cool reply Of Darlington, as he withdrew
into the house again.
Hold -
Y He came back to where the wavering,
hesitating Allerton stood, IN pondering
dilemma
We'll :" he said
Go, on, will follow"
''You promise to make no demonstra-
tIon p
Il promise"
And ;" discard her, if prove to you
she is unworthy Of your love 2
"Yes, move on"
Ronald Darlington led the way by the
fiowerless hlacs and TO a narrow walk lead
ing by the sequesteerd summer house, en-
veloped in robe of the densest green.
Keep perfectly in the shadow, and
watch with me.
They crouched low as two figures, the
one a woman, the other man, came down
the gravelled-walk and entered the sum
mer- houses, arm-in-arm.
A groan involuntarily burst from the
lips of Eugene Allerton, as he recognized
in one of the two, the object of all his
love Beatrice Vernon, and in the other
the disreputable habiture of the card-table,
Nane Evelyn.
Ronald Darlington laid OBTAINING hand
upon his co npanions arm, as he murmer-
ed
Would you spoil it all T.
And, then, together, they watched the
two.
lyon are certain Of what you say, Vane"
the woman was saying.
Yes am / ever mistaken &
And he will be here tonight"
YES"
Early r.
Noon the last train.
Beatrice Vernon tapped with her foot
upon the floor of the suInmerhouse, while
the mans arm stole unobservedly and ca
ressingly around her aist.
Il am in no mood for triiing, said the
woman, as. with an impatient shrug, she
removed his hand
Nane Evelyn frowned darkly.
You are no pleasant mood ever when
am near you"
Perhaps not. Come, now, do not add
to my bother and worry by playing the
part Of the petulant lover. You know
what lies at stake if he comes and re-
mains
Il know that your California favorite
will 60 by the board. and l, for one, will
be glad of it. My chances of sharing the
fortune would be very poor, with his jeal-
Gus eye around you"
Nonsense, was the reply. "You are
indispensable to me"
Il have been, you mean r.
"And are. am glad that you were so
thoughtful as to come to me with the news
of h,s expected arrival. We must be wary,
for one false announcement or a single
wrong, and we will loose all. "
"And it is not every dav that fortune
slips through persons fingers, was the
reply, as the woman arose and left the ar
Dor.
"YOu believe me now
The words awoke Eugene Allerton from
the deep trance of amazement and horror
into which the developments of the past
few moments had plunged him.
Il will believe anything | may hear, af-
ter this" he murmured, in a broken tone
of voice, as he allowed his companion to
lead him from the spot and to the room he
occupied In the capacious and elegant ho-
tel.
He did not notice when his compani on
left the room, he did not even know where
he was until, with sigh, his soul emerg-
ed from the awful gulf Of despair into
which it had been plunged. Then, he
burst into food Of tears. man, as he was.
the discovery Of the guilt Of the woman
whom he loved, had been too much for
him. miner and social outlaw even as he
had been.
Within his soul, in all its selfish cling to
this base, bad woman, arose dim convic-
ton that his punishment had been retribu
tive and deserved ore. He had as fondlv
loved Myrtle Adams, and his cold neglect,
for he had not written since his arrival at
Acton, must be as convincing to her OF his
faithfulness, as was his own present knowl-
edge of his deceitful charmers guilt. He
had constructively been villain, for, al
though he had not openly avowed his love
to the old Colonel's daughter, he had won
her love. and, overtly, was an unprinci-
pied and base deceiver.
But little Of the fair-haired, soft-eyed
MYRTLE Adams came to him now as haunt
ing remembrance. The very powerful fas-
cinations of the the cast love of his soul,
Beatrice Vernon was as potent as ever.
He was 10th to believe that she was untrue
to him. He cared not for the overheard
conversation, it was true, suspicious one,
but it was ambiguous and might mean on
" something which was not SO entirely
wrong as it appeared.
Then. again, he unused upon the words
of Miss Vernon-he remembered his prom
ise never to doubt her. never to believe
wrong of her until he had seen her and had
heard her own version of it-of whatever
suspicion he might have had conveyed to
him.