Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-03-22

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Enoch Marrish's Waterloo had been the
pair of eyes. One day Patience Black
thorn came home from school; and all
the passion which had been frozen as if
to death in bath of gold burst out into
fame. Then, for the first time-after
he had fought against the fire and had
failed-he felt that he had put off be-
ginning to live too long; that. in short.
he would before long have to think of
growing old. He tried to pay atten-
tions-to "go courting'' they called it
there; but it was perfectly evident that
the girl had not the least suspicion of
his meaning. And, meanwhile, time
was passing; every month he was
month older, while she seemed month
younger; and it was very plain that if
he ever meant to live he must begin
and as q married man; the last thing
that had ever entered his mind.
1t would take long to tell how he tried
to fight himself out of the desire to
throw himself and his money-bags and
his plans at the feet of q not particular
ly pretty child fresh from school, who
knew nothing, it seemed, except how to
laugh and how to spend. Itwould take
longer to tell how, having been at last
driven to conclude that love is fate, he
took his policy from the spider, and,
mesh by mesh, got that big fly, Legs
Croft, first into his web and then bo-
tween his claws. And then, by just five
minutes, to have lost tho game, and to .
boy whose very existence he had we'll
night forgotten-it was crully hard.
Ninety-nine men out of hundred would
have broken the web and given up tho
dredth man; and, whether visiting his
fields or feeding himself with Cruel, he
had but one thought-how to weave the
web anew, and stronger one this
time.
Not that Enoch Marrish had become
20 much passions slave that he would
really have paid away Legs Croft, the
best farm in the country, AZ the price
even for Patience Blackthorn. Mammon
is not to be conquered by Cupid quite so
far as that would 60. His old web had
been q scheme to gain both by one
stroke; his new one also must gain both,
and good bit of revenge besides. But
what, in the name of vengeance, was
that plan to bep He could not see it for
all his thinking; he only knew that it
had to be done.
He had just swallowed his last mouth
full of scalding cruel, and was scraping
tho saucepan, for the sake less of appe-
tite than Of principle, when quick step
came up the graveled path, and a radiant
face came to the kitchen window.
"Marrishr' Stephen Harlow hailed
him. '.Are you very busy there7 want
. word with you"
Enoch's impulse was to throw the
saucepan at the fellows head; but that
would only have damaged good sauce
pan. and done no good in any way.
He never forgot anything; SO he held
bis hand.
Here am. What's your wordf"
"Why. that I'm to be married as soon
Is there's been time for the banns! You
were the first to wish me joy, you know.
l know your times precious; but will
you spare morning for once, and be
best manp"
ZIP" He was really taken aback by
such request, considering what his
thoughts had been.
If you wouldn't mind. I can send
for one to Millport; and, if could,
you've been so old friend Of my Pa
tience that Id sooner have you than any
man anywhere. Say yes"
My Patience! Had the young lover
taken and stabbed him, his heart could
not have felt the dagger more sharply
than such a word. However, he must
not let even so much as q look hinder
any scheme that he might form-must,
form-within three weeks at tho utmost;
for what he had heard, was both sud-
den and terrible news.
"Yes, then! 1 will!' said he.
"Thank you, with all my heart Mar
rish. knew you would; and when you
want it yourself, I'll do - much by you.
forget, though best man must be q
bachelor. Why don't you do IS l do,
and get Patience Of your own?"
won't you como in? have just
had breakfast, or I'd offer you sone-
thing: So you are getting . rich man.
eh?"
"rvs got my foot ON the laadar.
Fancy my coming just in the nick Of
time Is I did-it looks Like Providence.
Aarrish; it makes one SEQ things clear
that one nsver saw befores 1 wonder
who the scoundrel was that wanted to
buy my Patience You know, Of course
of course, shan't ask, but ! should
like you to tell him, when you see him,
before he tries to buy q girl at market
again. to ask her if she wants to be
sold The scoundrel-the cold -blooded
brute-it makes my blood boil hope
shan't ever know; for l don't want to
be bothered with having to leather
cur. But never mind him. No, thank
you'll can't como in now. I'm of to
Manchester, and as I'm ON Shanks'
marc. mustn't play by tho way"
ITO Hunchester? Law businessp
Lucky you can afford it I'm my own
lawyer"
Mot this time," said Stephen, with .
laugh. which raised in Enoch the devil
of murder. I'm going to buy . ring"
"A ring?" asked Enoch-rsther stu
pidly, it must be owned
1.-THE ring!'
He nodded good-day, and went OF
whistling tune. There had not been .
happier man in England last night;
there was none so happy this bright
morning in the world. He had paid
back his benefactor tenfold; he was
young and strong; his employers had
such faith in him that they would make
sacrifices to keep him; he was well up
on the ladder of fortune; he had not, so
far as he knew. q single foe; he was in
good-fellowship with all the world; he
had won the girl of his heart-no WON
der that his soul sang within him as he
marched along Manchester road. 1.-The
ring, and what shall the posy bep
There must be posy; though it's not
the mode in Millport-but hang the
mode! Patience must keep to her sweet
country ways. l wonder what she'll
think Of that big town-how she will
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