The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-10
TIT FOR TAT.


They were coming back from Obser-
vatory Rock. The setting sun was cast
ing long shadows athwart the waving
field of grain and stealing slowly down
the rocky hillsides.
She was q facinating woman. Her
face was beautiful beyond description,
and her voice had a subtitle power, a ca
ressing UNDERGONE that sent q thrill
through every fiber of her companions
being.
She and her widowed mother we're
staying at a spacious farmhouse IN a
lovely Connecticut valley. She had
come there to temperate from her social
dissipations Of the past winter In New
York, and to gain strength for new dissi-
pations and triumphs in the fast APP
preaching autums.
1t was rumored that she had broken
many hearts andruined more mems lives
than she cared to count; but then rumor
often lies.
He was a tall, sunburnt man, with
dark blue eyes, and a mass of waving.
blonde hair. he was cladm the garb Of
q simple farmer, but he did not look
wholly like q tiller of the soil. His brown
hands were too shapely and his carriage
too elegant for q man country-born and
country-bred.
Still, he had been working on the
Meadow farm during the summer, and
in all his leisure moments had been the
constant shadow Of the woman at his
He was a man OF passionate impulse,
and his heart was capable Of an all-ab-
sorbing love or an alldeyouring hate.
As they walked slowly down the hill
side in the rich evening light, the lady
chatted half Familiarity, half condescend-
ingly with her companion, while he
listened with the partly eager, partly alb
stracted air of q man plunged In some
deeply interesting experiment.
She talked with an ar OF conscious
social superiority, and he listened OF re-
piled like man with hidden purpose
and a hidden strength.
As they came to q Low stone wall he
took her hand to assist her in surmount-
ing ito Upon the other side of the wall
he still retained her hand. She turned
upon him with q look full of astonish-
ment.
s'Thank you for the assistance, Nj.
Chapman" she said coldly, striving to
withdraw her. hand from his. 81 am
quite able to proceed alone now"
He made no answer, but still held the
little hand in his strong grasp, while
with his eyes he seemed trying to search
the innermost depths of her heart.
A crimson food Illuminated her face.
"Mr. Chapman, you viii be kind
enough 20 release my. manu- sssohce-
in.S WIN lieze a.n1t ar
gn supposo e.u oo.:%@.
Iuleey, Tisn = tooA sS,
supPoset sen you 1nas ! n ~ so4 d ios
uon .be, va,1r paant;fnI facs enslayas
NC tboa yo,r .oft voice sets NV heart on
fire. that can not 7 viii NOT i've WITH
ont ye,;S,
.H;s aves vaya ~oiov;no @l;ta living
Goals ond bic fece o1nsarad ,trans6 o,,rad
w;th tba noss;ons "a Ks momant Tben
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s o1.L ~ Ell 80 - ~ ovaru, So
:oniana W
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An, Gnrisrne, my aarnng, my queen,
my me, ne crled p~ass,onately, re me
claim you as ny Owl, Jet me axe you 03
NY neaI., ie' 1,e iI.Ae you my whe. !
ali ssaIs,nS, oILn1nie, ao'1 lazy sseis ,Me
Ior y iit.ie Iofe ION YOU: oSy yeI 10Y
ne, 9ailils, ", ne aaueo lastly, =
you u0Aol now ioYe me- say you "iil1
10; GiVe me . iragMens OF nope, GEAR
mute crump WlIh Wn,ch.lo appease th'
leIrlpie munger al my heart.
he nae cropped on ms knees q! ne
!eet ano was iooslng eageriy, longingt.
lnI0 ner lair nusneu lIce !,
VIII great ehorG sne %Fencheo ne
ana nee Inen WIN gieanIng eye
ana a zone tha' cut nm IKE . Anie' sn'
saiu. X
You could have hardly chosen 2 NOR
fitting opportunity Or Q better place Il
which to insult me, 81. Whether yor
are q brute or o driveling fool I canno
tell. I hardly know whether to feel pitt
for your ignorance or anger at your an
dacfty. You marry me, you" she ex
claimed with an insulting laugh. sd,
we mate COWS with canaries. or iackal
with lambs? Come. SIR. I will allow tina
your speech is a little better than tn,
average country clod; I will acknowledge
that your manners bear some degree Q
refinement: in short. that you are q httl,
above your station in life: but to MARI,
Won. to live on carrots and turnips witt
Won to contempIate q life of patchworj
1nilts and rao CARPETS. why surely yo
are insane raT;no madin
She bnTsf into cr1el laughter at th
n;ctnre sbe had drawn, and then. no
wen de;gn;ng to glance Fl the howe,
head offf6e mar beside her she turne,
mon he hal and moved SLOWLY awav.
With q honnd he was before her AGAIN
srNT;ss Oanneu Ohr;stina hear me-
ba c,;ed eaeer1v ssyon wrong me yo
IL ua crua1 ;n;nst;ca T am a oentlt
- % ro,,r ,oa- has sJda
man, every IN u II IT, - .;ch
can crafty YOUR every wish, L can su,
round Won with eyery luxury. T."
She cut him abort
sfEnonoh- thought Won we're + q
o-aNc,S-T Enotg - fYo, : veaJtb
mani Do men Of means masquerade !
homepun, in cotton jeans2 Do men
means toll day after day in the broilin
sun for mere pleasure? An inspirin
noefina tra1lv for q rich man 70