Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-07-07

you into that disgrace 10 "nlch On
" quiet consigns us. I'll make
YOU the scott and scorn of the
virgiuian people. Nay, more than
that; expose me, aud I'll make the
very dead confront you, with the
accusing finger and the bloody
facel !"
With a shrill cry of horror, the
woman shrank from the maddened
man, who, with eyes that seemed
to emit sparks of fire, slowly fol-
lowed her up.
"Do it if you dare y he continu-
ed. "You now know what | can
do, and if you place straw in my
way, I'll do all, and more than l
have said"
Belle Wingate, the coquctte, was
the whitest faced woman Herod
Blaine ever beheld. She was
actually covering before him in
dread the picture of guilt and
guilty fright, with the beauty OF
her bellehood turned to whiteness
and horror.
an love whom l please 7" the
young man said gloating over his
triumph, "and if you hinder me"
Enough !" cried Belle Wingate,
putting out her hand as if to keep
back the threats that she believed
were coming. "Do as you please,
l will not put straw in your way"
"And if l please to make love
to, and even marry, Lucie Drayton,
you will not say nayl"
81 will not !"
GOOD! Bell, this quarrel has
been for nothing. We can never
become man and wife, with what |
know. There are conquests in the
world for you"
"And you will not interpose 2"
AZ will not stand between you
and the hand for which you may
plot, so it is not mine," he added,
with a smile.
at shall not be yours, Harod
Blaine !" she answered closing her
lips firmly behind the last word,
1--WE understand each other now"
"Perfectly, Belle"
Her eyes fell before his; they
were so full of the triumph he had
lately gained.
A few minutes later the coquettt
was alone, and the man with whom
she had parted, was riding toward
Lucie Dayton's home.
81 did not think you knew 81
much !" she cried, gazing aftel
him. "But am in you power, af
ter helping you to estrange them
hoping that l would reap the great
est benefit. Shall I remain her.
and see him play his game to sue
cess, or, shall / turn upon him, an,
show him what a scorned and in
suited woman can do? / ought t
do the latter"
If any Of Lucie's lovers were re
garded with Partially of favo
by the farmer, Harod Blaine en-
loved that distinction. He wa
wealthy, and that was a great cor
ISOLATION in Joel Drayton's eyes
He was known as a schemin
young man-a cold, calculatin
trickster in business and love; bu
that did not lower him in the est
nation of the farmers who ha
manageable daughters.
While Lucie had never locke
upon Harod Blaine with any d.
gree of favor during Shirley Digl
tons love-making, she did not b'
lieve him worse than the generalit
of young men who spent the
DAYS in ease, because their father
had accumulated wealth enough
render such n course feasible. Bn
i. until the lawyers dismissal, ST
had never dreamed Of Harod Blair
, as a sutton for her hand.
But he became such soon aft
the night at the bars, and the doc
- of Farmer Drayton's home we
opened to him.
% Shirley Dighton still remains
=. at Richmond, or, at least it W
supposed that he was there, as {
general court was still in sessio
- and the sitting promised to be u
usually lengthy.
J. On the day Of the quarrel a
E. subsequent understanding betwe
Belle Wingate and Harod Blair
d at the formers home, Lucie Drs