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CHAPTER XIII.

CHAPTER XIII. !
wrR's HISTORY. ~ |
,m,r called sunAower was TN.
0hlv a beautifulrwoman, possessed q
'ne neculiar pearly transparent SKIN
generally found in combination
,t,,,t hair. She was distinguished
,'' " !, e charms and more Of the
cts Of the style of womankmd to
he belonged. !
her heart che did not know what
d meant. She was wasteful, care
|uumanly-incapable of love, most
of hate; unable to be grateful,
ma to return evil for good. In a
he was one of those women appar-
ent upon earth to show how utterly
n we ought to be that so many wo-
] as they are found to be. unspeak-
bod and merciful. t.tL
lad been the terror and dread of her
life, Clever and quick, she had
{,lv in life obtained a knowledge of
accomplishments beyond the or
education of those born in her
Iof life. As she grew up to woman-
he had lovers in plenty. She ap-
Ito possess a positive delight in at
|r a new face, and then in laughing
er away.
lev came, saw, and conquered. Pos
Is stnpendous height, his vast voice,
|warc. brutal ways, accorded more
or nature than that of any of the
who had tluttered about her. 1t is
that she at once promised to be his
as below her in position, and he was
b clad to marry her; not that he had
be Of obtaining money with Sum
hrt because he knew that once his
,a could not escape from him dur
lovers she mad Tilted were bitter
rcd for her cruelty, though they
Earned the facts. Within a month
miserable marriage she had ascer-
the frightful extent of her error.
become his slave; he showed him.
be itiveincarnation of jealousy
Fed not leave their lodging without
they were out together, a mere
lat any man who happened to pass
ificlent to enrage him. Finally,
three weeks of the marriage he had
bned her life.
be loved her devotedly in his way,
ben she bitterly complained OF being
up in a couple of small rooms, as
" he hated himself, that with all
ength he was incapable of earning
ban thirty shillings week as car
for that was his trade.
)re six weeks were over. she asked
j liberty, to go whittier she would,
trouble him no more. He lifted he1
Fhe floor, dashed her down, and
|ehe lay MANNED, bruised, moaning.
Pc flung himself down by her side
Pike little child, and promised that
puld have all the riches she wanted
langley became a thief-a burglar.
fell in with this new and criminal
ith great easiness, for it gave hel
les and pleasures. But it was an ex
p which sooner or later was
b be troubled by the interference O.
(lice. A few months, and Langley
faken in the fact. and finally, upor
lal. went to Portland in pursuance o,
|ence of five years. penal servitude.
Pm he was taken, Sunfower this wa
(me Langley himself bad given her
Tor Joy, believing herself freet
i'm forever-sO it seemed to her, 81
Time did five free years appear tt
|ehe was clever, and with the few
Ps she possessed she paid for learning
|Ork the sewing machine. Within
\ she was the ioness of the room o
fglrls which she had joined, and VIII
no idea she was married woman
pm month, her word was law, ant
oWer was not any the less that sh
50 clever at her work. But befor
econd month was at an end, she sud
vanished. Langley had broken fro1
unable to live away from his wifi
She was once more in his power,
Fplng six months, he lived hiddel
from the police in a small village i
iK' where the couple passed a strang
~ life, which only half excited tn
|eiohs Of the country folk, Whenc
'au q. obtained the money upon whic
!. .nved,she never knew; but in all prot
W ne stole it between the time whe
foke Jail, and the hour in which b
more claimed her as his wife.
the end Of those six months, SUI
~ returning from the village to whic
lad been sent upon some domest
III saw him being marched from the
se, handcufed, and in the custody
~ ,+-e~s T.
1e does love me-" was his though
! ne saw her fall to the ground.
W. she had tainted from sheer exec
y Often and often during those g
u.s. she had thought Of denouncir
herself, but the fear of his discover