Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-10-01

y io'm was lHllueTSeu In an elegant sui
of broadCloth. Besides all this, had
cultivated becoming pallUr, for was @
enact the role of an invalid. A carriage
was waiting. was assisted into il by the
obsequious footman, and sank languidly
on the cushions. l was driven to an ele-
giant mansion, met by my host, and almost
carried to a luxurious chamber. / was
too tatigued to go down stairs that even.
ing, but the amount of supper which |
contrived to swallow, and the wine it took
to wash IT down, would have astonished a
restaurateur.
In the morning my head was so bad
that took my coffee in bed. At dinner
l managed, with some assistance, to get
to the dining-room, and for the first time
met Kate Marston, the young lady whose
dearest hopes | had come to overthrow.
Alter the first glance began to think that
perhaps old MIR. Marston had made a
grave mistake in bringing me there. /
never had an ideal; my busy life in col
lege and my money to live at all after.
ward had allowed no margin for dreams
But ] am sure Kate MarstOn embodied all
the elements which would have composed
my ideal if had possessed one.
She was small, perfect brunette, with
glorious eyes which might sparkle with
love or hate; red lips and cheeks, lustrous
black hair, white, shapely teeth, and. in
TACT, everything which is charming in
women. She treated me very kindly,
very gently, because |, her fathers friend,
was an invalid, If had been apparently
strong and hearty she would have sus-
pectcd her fathers motives and met every
advance with rebuff. He had brought
several eligible young men to his house,
but Kate had sent them about their bust
ness in anything but a complimentary
style. All the ladies who had been hired
as companions she had won over to her
cause. They abetted her in her disobedi-
ence and were discharged in disgrace.
1t was planned that while drawing on her
sympathy and seeking kindly offices from
her l should watch over here, keep with
her as much as l could, and excite, if
possible, the Jealousy of her lover, and
tempt him to some desperate action.
l felt Immediately that it would be a
pleasant task, although had / been as |
appeared, young man of landed estate, |
would have entered into 1t with greater
zeal. For few days everything progressed
smoothly. Kate was assiduous in her at.
tentions to my comfort. | would lie on
the sofa and she would read to me in her
dulcet tones. | enjoyed this heartily, for
she was really a good reader, and Tenny-
son or Byron from her lips was the sweet
est music to me.
When my head ached, and often had
severe spells with my head, how tenderlv
she bathed it with those def fingers of
hers. would have been content to live
and bask in the sunshine of her presence
forever but observations showed me that
there was necessity for action. Some
times Kate would shut herself up in her
room for an hour or two. Meanwhile I.
on whom time always hung heavily when
she was absent, placed my chair by the
window to view passers.by. Invariably |
saw man pacing up and down in front
OF the house. He was of medium size,
light complexion, blue-gray eyes, long
SIDE Whiskers, mixture between flaxen
and brown. Most. ,yn4asalo. vrr,-irt.s,.lv
at the bridge of the nose was not
long in finding out that this was
Kate's lover, and l took a strange
delight in watching him. l caught him
looking at me with a malignant scowl,
With Kate's reappearance he always dis
appeared. was certain that they were
keeping up a correspondence, but never
saw him receive any letters. l now began
to concoct plans to prevent this. L begged
her as a great favor to help me in writing
some letters which were a necessity Tor me
to write, but which, on account OF my
weakness, l was unable to do. / Kept her
for long hours writing letters about all
sorts of things to imaginary people
which, of course, were never mailed.
have some of them yet carefully put away
in my writing-desk. Then we took long
rides, and she, believing me to be
stranger in the city, pointed out oblects o
interest, and answered the numerous ques
tions which chose to ask. think a
those times she must have thought mi
very stupid and possessed of very llttle IN
formation, but she always answered HI
with the same unwearying Kindness.
With all her tirmness, and, as herfathe
termed it, obstinacy, there was always Il
her that gentleness and sweetness whlcl
characterize the true lady. l only slghe
that she had not bestowed her love on som
worthy object-myself, for instanc
Luckily l met no one who knew me q
David Moss, attorney and solicitor, Dt
nearly always passed somewhere in on
rides her lover, whom her father had tol
me was called Walter Rcveaux.
At such times Kate would bow an
, smile, while he returned a naughty noe
| WHICH DIOuBni
into Kate's fair face Then an insane d
sire would seize me TO jump out of u
, carriage and give him the thrashlng
deserved; but discretion being the bett
part of valor, would, on reflection, I
5 main seated and by playful badlnage c
| deavor TO coax back Kate's smiles.
Y / had been at MarstOn's house nearly
i month and had been treated as an honor
+ guest by both master and mistress Il
- change in my life seemed almost as wo
l. derful as the miracles wrought by |
It genii of Aladdin's lamp. came SLOW
If down-stair on this morninga little earl
than usu.l and entered the dining-roo
1t | had expected to find no one there a
n WAS astOnished TO see Kate kneellng
n fore her pet canary, weeping bitterly, a
le between her sobs saying: Good-by, Swe
heart.n for so she called the bird.
v tered unobserved, so slipped out aga
closing the door softly after me, de
81 mined to closely watch affairs.
'u | came down late TO breakfast and i0t
re Kate and her father already seated. IN
were no traces of agitation about Ia
a there only seemed to be added sweetn
D- and gentleness in her manner to
m father. complained of having passe
'd' had night and of feeling badly. | k
ss nv room most of the day but within
on precincts ragged furiously, To let
ne escape with that scoundrel seemed to
ed would be to let the last of my life dep
ID MOI / was determined TO prevent II, e
at the cost of my life.
&c, The day wore away in slow, intermi
he BILE length. did not tell her father "
he | suspected, but prepared to keep my
I'D alone. BY ten o'clock the horse was
10 and silent. knew that Kate had gon
her room, for L had heard light step
the stairs some time before. low
ID the gas, opened my door slightly, and
ms pared to listen 10 every sound. & b
ore The town clock struck eleven, w
We, and one before my patience was rewar'
10 then the creaking of the stairs drew
attention Looking out, saw In the
ley light dark-robed figure stealing az
1ad then a clicking of the locks in a mon
ms followed out through the gate, dow
wa the end of the square, where a clo
N, covered carriage was awaiting | arr
IN lust in time to hear Walter heVea
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