Daily Republican., 1888-10-31
HEE vENeEANOe.
BY auINEvFRE.

BY duINEvFHE.
II was solemn, sad-faeed rTouu
that occupied tho morning room Of
Hartley Villa carly one ilne day; an
elderly woman OF arlst0cTatic mien, a
darkily handsome young man and a
slender girl.
The last wore the plainest traces OF
grief, tor her checks were wan and
her eyes darli-circled; once in awhile
her sensitive lips quiyered, and she
claspe1 and unolasped her hands In a
nervous way.
ITO think we could not even look
upon his face" she said quaveringly.
buried In strange land with only
one mourner to attend him-oh, Mar.
vim, my brother, it we had only
knownW
"Do not give way 60 Elena" said
Mrs. Hartley. ut could not be-the
fever was contagious aud immediate
burial necessary"
And We thought he would he with
US this week--iHglead, only that sad
letter lrom-irOm his vile"
Her voice ialiored over the last
words, and a iAint flush dyed her
cheeks her mother sat erect with di.
lated nostrils.
II cannot recognize her az such-he
was mad TO wed her" sne said. "For
his sake we would have tolerated her.
though we shrunE from the meeting;
but now-noW that Marvin IS deed, /
feel that we may ignore the claim"
Ibid che write auEhl 10 Imply That
she intended TO visit usi' psh led the
young man.
"No, and I will give her to under.
stand in my reply that IL is not our in,
teniion TO receive her now or at any
future time"
"Shemust feel very sad" said Elena
alphabetically.
'Oh, yes, suppose 80; but, l dare
say, she married him for position. A
gamblers daughter-Oh, what was the
poor boy thinking Or
"And a coarse creature without any
beauty 10 recommend her" said Aiau-
rice. "You are right, mnthcr-she
could not come here. ] would not have
Elena brought Into daily contact with
woman Of her stamp-undoubtedly
an adventures"
Il did not admire her portrait, - said
Elena, "but sic may have been very
charming "
"Whati with such bold eyes anil
coarse mouth, she has the face aud
taste In dress of a cate singer. Poor
Marvin was inlatuated-he was always
rather weak
"Well, his death relieves US Of all
responsibility in that direction" said
Mrs. Hartley. 'iLel US forget this lis.
agreeable misalliance. l shall 1o-
spond to her letter, and there my duty
ends. That woman must never come
here"
"You arc right" said Maurice
again. ''Lei her remain in her own
sphere"
So the subject was dismissed, and q
coldly formal letter sent over the wafer
to the young widow OF Marvin Hart
ley.
Strange to say, when she received
It, she sat in the room Of hotel but q
few miles from Hartley Villa. She
read II with peculiar CLEAN in her
eyes and curl Of her lips,
"Sol they think this is tho end"
she said aloud. "They do not know
the spirit of the gamblers daughter.
They do not know how, weary aud |
sad, l sought them. trusting to find |
sympathy, and OF the very threshold |
of their home was arrested by the
words that stunned me into silence;
how stood there while they stabbed |
me with their cruel words aud learned |
the bitter truth. 1 hate them ALL
proud, cold, unjust. Most of all hate
him-his brother-but they shall pay
dear for every word If l have power TO |
wreak my vengeancep'
She rose, and with white face and |
cleaning eyes paced the floor, tear
ing into strips the letter she had just
read.
She would never forget that fine
morning when, crushed and vengeiul, |
she cIept away, like black shadow,
from The door OF Hartley Villa.
"BIauTice, We have a neighbor,"
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