Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1884-04-10
A TALE OF THE HUDSON

| sNHS ago, uilu on lDp banks OF IN
Hudson, not many miles above it
mouth, lived Graham Stiles. retire,
money broker, rich, proud, and iii
scrupulous. He was past his COT
year, of spare. but sinewy frame, an
with cold, steol-gray eyes that gilt
tered with restless. uneasy glance frol
beneath close drawn and shagg
brows.
His house was large, though occu
pied only by himself and an invali,
widow, with her daughter, besides
few servants
None save himself knew why Ora
ham Stiles had given shelter for -,
many years to the Widow Lee an,
her daughter Emily. AS Emily grew
from lovely girlhood into still nor,
lovely womanhood, becoming the OK
act counterpart of hcr mother, Graham
Stiles found the hard faced demon o
avaric yielding ample room in hi,
bosom for the softer passion of love
This prompted him to secludc her Il.
much rs possible from society, that h,
might so educate her that she shonlt
look npon him moro rs friend thai
as Il guardian, and, that step attained
to become both friend and lover.
In The summer of 1850, Graham
stiles was strolling, at sunset, npor
the grassy lawn that boardcrcd th,
lofty banks of the Hudson. chafna
bitterly with consciousness that Emily
rather shunncd than esteemed him;
when, hearing voices as il from the
face Of the rocky bank. he drew near
and locked cautiously down.
Not ten feet below him. seated upon
Il ledge OF rock coated with soft and
thickly growing moss, sat Emily Leo
and Il handsome young man Of II or
70 years Of age, named William Lewis
conycrsing in Il tone gentle and thrill
ing, yet distinctly and audible to the
keen ears so jealous above
Graham S.iIcs set his teeth hard.
and his check grew ashy white, while
his knoticd brows grew crimson red.
as he saw that the beautiful girl rested
her head upon the manly shoulder of
her companion, whose arm cncirclcd
her waist with i'm accepted lovers
freedom. Tho listner soon learned
that The love of The youthful pair bad
been piighted. Some of the remarks
OF William were 80 uncomplimcntary
to Stiles that he made his presence
known by I'm angry exclamation.
The lovers were upon their feet in
IN instant, and Willie found all his
nerve necessary 10 sustain
the form of Emily as they climbed tic
rugged path leading TO the lawn
above.
"Had you not listncd you would
have been all the molrier," said vii
lie, rs he stood near Graham Stiles.
Il love this young lady have loved
her for months. She loves mo. Face
lim, Emily. He is Il man and so am |.
You seem to have some guardianship
over her, real or assumed, and so
lSll you to consent to our marriage.
ask nothing but herself, for ! have
Graham Stiles had listened to this
,pccch with his unuaual!y restless eye
iXcd upon the frank and handsome
Usage of the sloop-owncr, as if he
onged to turn him to stone, TO dust,
0 anything that he might set his foot
lpon; and us Willie concluded he
,re3sed his sharp teeth hard upon the
either lip until a drop of deep red
lood trica,cd down upon his chin.
let he answered nothing to Willie,
ut, turning to Emily, he said, with II
urst Of wrath that expanded into Il
brill scream Of rage:
"To your mother, rngratcful girl.
nd if ever again you dare to exchange
word, glance with this prcsumptu-
us, insolcnt, rascally y"
STEADY as you are" said Willie,
or Imay forget the color of your hair
nd think | ain striking II bully Of
listy morning.
SEQ, Willie pleaded Emily. 81
lay seem ungraloful in his eyes
crhaps l am but l have no scrf
rop in my veins to be thus addressed
ld tell you that / love you, here
afore him. and will ever love yon,
lille Lewis. We shall meet again"
he gave her hand to her lover as they
lrted, she going rapidly toward the
ou3c, he toward the path that led to
Ic river road; but first he exchanged