The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-03
A STORY OF ADVENTURE,
LOVE AND DARING.
EESKINE BOYD
AUTHOR G
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LyA.E." "pAR;SIAN DElrl
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CHAPTER XIII.
suNFLowERjs HIsToKY.

which 70 generally found Ill conDlnatlOh
with chestrIt hair. She was distinguished
Tor many of tie charms aud more of the
drawbacks of tA,e style Of wumapklndt to
which she belonged.
As for her heart che did not know what
the word meant. She was wasteful, care
less, unwonanly-incauabl of love, most
capable of bate; unable to be grateful,
most able to return evil for gDod In
word, she was one of those women appar-
emily sent upon earth to show how utterly
thankful we ought to he that SO many wo-
men are, as they are found to be. unspeak-
ably good and merciful.
She had been the terror and dread Of her
parents life. Clever and quick, she had
very early in life obtained knowledge Of
several accomplishments beyond the or
dinary education of those born in her
spl ere of life. As she grew Up 70 womau-
| hood she had lovers in plenty. She ap-
peared to possess positive delight 10 at
tracting a new face, and then III laughing
| its owner away.
Langley came. saw, and conquered. Pcs
sihly his stupendous height, his vast voice,
| and savage. brutal ways, accorded more
with her nature than that of any ID the
youths who had fluttered about her, It's
certain that she ut Cnce promised to be his
wife,
| He was below her in position, and he vas
only too glad to marry her; not that he nad
Say hope OF obtaining money MlVn sun
tower, but because he knew that o0ce Efs
wife, she could lot escape from him dur
ing life.
Those lovers she hal tilted we've bitter
" avenged for her cruelty, though they
never learned the facls. Within month
Of her miserable marriage she had ascrr-
tained the frighj full extent of her error
She had become his slave; he showed him
erlf to bea positive incarnation Of Jealousy
She dared not leave their lodging without
him; if they were ont together, mere
Claacc at any man who happened to pass
was sufficient to enrage him. Finally
within three weeks of the marriage he Lac
thre tened her life.
Yet lie loved Der devotedly in his wav
cnl wien she bitterly complained of bein:
cOopsd up in a couple of small IOoms a
: bitterly he hated himself, that with al
Lis strength he was incapable Of earnin'
more than thirty shillinGs week as car
rsr'cr, for that was his trade.
Before six weeks were over. sfc asket
fer her liberty, TO 20 whi1hrr she would
and to trouble him no more. He lifted ne
, from the floor, dashed her down, ant
5 there ene lay manned, bruised, noanine
Then he flung himself down by her side
= oyic d lilto tx little CHILD, anu Frantsed una
che should have all the riches she wanted
So Langley became thief-a burglar.
She fell in with this new ami imina
life with great easiness, for it gave he
luxulies and pleasures. But it was az eS
} istence which sooner or later wa
sure to be troubled by the interference c
The police. A few months, and Ladcle
was taken in the fact, ard finally, upD
e his trial. went to POrtla, d in pursuance {
G o sentence of 1--WE years penal servi,cde.
a When be was taken, Suuhower tthis va
q the nam Langley himself Gad given be
l. danced fur joy, believing herself free
4 from him forevcr--so il seemed to her, {
+ long a time Gld five free years appear
+ her. She was clever, and with the fe
n pounds she possessed she paid for lrarnin
= 10 work the sewing machine. Within
y week, she was the lione8s If the room
= work girls which she had joined. ana WI
i had no idea she was married wGma
y Within month, her word was law, al
e ler power was not any the less that 81
e was so clever at her work. But befo
u tie second month was at an end, he su
: denly vanished. Langley lad broken fro
Y, iail, unable to live away from Lis Wi
r. and she was once more in his power
ir During six months, he lived hiddt
% away from the police in a small viiIage
a Suffolk, where the couple passed stran
r- retired life, which only half excited t
Is 6uspcioRs Of the country folk, Wher
It lie had obtained the money upon viii
% they lived shenever knew; but in all pro
= ability be stole it between the time VIII
a be broke Jail, and the hour in which
Il once more claimed her as his wife.
- At the end of those six months, Su
~ flower, returning from the village to viii
n r she had been sent upon some domes
u, errand saw him being marched from TIL
~ cottage, handcuffed, and in the custody
VI four policemen.
to "She does love me-" was his thong
r, when he saw her fall to the ground.
us reality, she had tainted from sheer exc
I'll of JOY. Often and often during those
in months, she had thought OF denounci
~ him herself, but the fear of hi, dlscoVt
I'd cf- her treachery prevented her. /
nd woman;s instinct told her that he wol
ne destroy her if he learnt that she had ey
IT, night of betraying him.
"Aet me kiss my wife"
od 1t was these words which she heard
M size recovered her senses.
al ~ II could stop in prison all my life If y
~ was with me, my SunfoweI," be SAID.
'P he held her to his breast, for he had pas!
bis huge manacled arms over her he
end thus held her close to him.
). That night, she returnd to London. q
nj next morning presented herself in
is old woIk-roOm. Again she was welcOm
he but by this time she was slipping down
Ta Nn life. :,
IL ne Whether falsely accused or not, il
- certain that within three ms Of
ice tine, she stood charged with an after
I'd. to commit theft, and she was sentenced
of six months imprisonment. The eXperie
nse did not improve her. How Langley, o
di- more at Portland. under sentence OF tw
In tv years penal serviJude, as a convict
slo bad broken from prison, ever came to h
uG of her imprisonment, is quite an abs
az -, question. But it is certain that he
cir. only heard of it, but very accurately
ssn certaincd tie date at which she was to
250, liberated.
and Upon that particular morning, when
'cks stood on the outside of the Jail, a cab
Ap- in waiting not twenty PAGES of; upon
Ex- box, disguised as cabman. there was
faithful Langley. His Sunfower beini
iail. he found no inducement to bl