Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-31
mind telling you in coaiidencs. !"

buried his face in his hands Then. speak
ing through his fingers. he continued:
About six year, ago mana handsom
scoundrel-came to our neg hborhood in tn.
east invited him to my house What i
tho use Of recalling it alli His name wa
Henry Potter. He-hs ran away with my
VITA She is deed, thank Col The scoun
drsl Is not dead, but l will kill him whe,
when We meet He came ou. here. learned
several yean ago followed him, but b,
disappeared There, don't say anythin,
about it"
We sat q long time in silence Then ",
heard lmlette approaching The old mar
shook of his air Of crushing grief, and a
the girl entered the room he said:
Yes, Robins, We would like to have you
board with uA We are very lonely q,
TINA"
'Happsr is ready, father"
'Olsd 10 hear IL aid the old man 'Coms
Robins With an effort think that you can
put up with our mode Of living"
CHAPTER III
Cisne were few, IL any ct al, but to
M HogAnville was mors than . paradise.
AZ morning l would go to my office, not to
study law, but to study the magnificent
creature whom had just seen. Day after day
We had spoken Of commonplace things; night
after night we smiled at jokes that were
well worn / lad no heart for the Law. |
had no heart at all Ii was gone-passei
| into Imlstts's keeping What would she do
, with itf How would she treat itf l shut
myself in my Office and tried to reason
might Is well have tried to invent fiying
machina This state Of affairs could not
long remain would bedr.ven to madness
/, would leap into the river Why did not
speak to her-throw myself at her feet AMI
tell her how crazy / wasi l could not
which she hai never Who'll y put aside held
me in q cheek which felt at the time to be
gentle, but which afterward knew was
powerful.
l soon discovered that the old mans mind
was not sound At evening. when Imlette
was putting away the dishes, he would a.
ways begin . conversation by saying:
YES, there is on'y one man whose blood
want II l die without meeting him I'm
lstte must kill him"
How can you think Of such horrible
dear l asked once. Your daughter could
not stain her hands with blood"
'Oh, yes, he replied. oh, yes with the
shame.r
Nearly every day the old man, taking his
gun, would spend hour after hour in thu
forest knew that he was not hunting
gama knew that he was looking for the
man who had destroyed his happiness He
Hoganvilla Horrorsi how correct was his
belief
One day, while Mr. Fletcher was in the
woods, lmlette and sat looking ino the
great fircplaca
',Imlette," said L 1--WE have known each
other quite . long time haven't wef'
''Only thrss months, /" she replied.
But even q month Is q long time In .
nsw country"
"Trus, she said ~ often find day very
long"
Il thought that to you the hours were
golden"
They once were golden, but now many
Of them are drosA"
She turned her eyes upon ma Ihad never
seen her face 10 cad
II wish that there were some ono who
could make the time pass pleasantly for
you" remarked.
Are you SO much interested In me- Mr..
Robinsf
Yes, ang-!" Icame within one Of calling
her an angel "Ys, l am very much in
terested Though. you knew that
why should know it,
MY actions should have taught you"
your sctions have taught me nothing
except-
Except what, Imletter'
'Oh. nothing"
"Plesse tell me"
Nothing. only you do not sosm to care
for my society"
''Imle,ter exclaimed, springing to my
feet and seixing her hands. my love for
you Is burning mp my soull"
dropped upon my knees She gently 70
leased her hands, placed one on each side
Of my face, leaned over and kissed me.
"Wilkins," she said, you viii never
know low dearly love you"
Ecstasy Iaross and caught her in my
armA kissed her-kissed her twenty
times sne would Be my wife With me
she would Be happy in the woods There
would bs no droA AL the hours would b
golden. A We sat, in nLttsr Of Joy. talk
ing over our plans, ws heard the old gen
tlsmans footstep
Father, what On earth b the maiAs.~
tersd the room His face was hag2ard. He
soetersd - be walked He placed his gun
in tho rack and continued to walk the floor
Imlette was almost wild with alarm
Father, what -Sn do for your
The old man stared at his daughter
"a saw himl' be gasped saw him. but
he got away. ! ran after him-ran for
miles Imlette, will you promise me oos
thipgi'
Yes, any thing" sobbed the girl
"Will you swear itf
Yea"
"Hold up your right hand"
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