Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-23
CHAPTER XVIII.


Captain Starbright started at seeing Lura
Joyce. The meeting was an unexpected
one on his part.
"You hereP' he calculated. II thought
you would not return to Lone Hollow again.
"Why did you think so, Captainl Lone
Hollow is all the home have"
II surmised as much, that is all. Grace
was glad to see you"
AFTER your lies, yes" interrupted Lura,
in kissing whisper. "I'l thwart you yet,
Captain Starbright"
Then she turned about and resumed her
seat beside the bed, the short red curls on
her foretop quivering IN a way that boded
no good to the scheming Captain. His'biack
eyes took on look of intense hate as he
gazed that, had Lura seen IL, would have
chilled the blood in her veins. His white
hands clinched, and for moment he seemed
the very incarnation of evil
He turned swiftly on his heel and passed
from the room. Once beyond the gaze Of
Luras eyes his face assumed black and
threatening look. "One day more and all
would have been well, the fortune would
have been mine, and Grace beyond help.
Now, what may not take place with that girl
in the housel wish she was dead"
IL is easy TO understand the Captains
thoughts. He realized that Grace alone was
the one witness who could testify To the
forging of her grandfather's name to the
will With her out of the way he was COM
paratively safe, and could bid defiance TO
the widow and those who might choose TO
call themselves her friends.
Mrs Penroy was far from well, and was
at the present time confined 20 her room
with a sudden severe cold.
"If she, too, would only die" thought the
Captain, and then wicked resolve en-
tered his heart as he paced the long hall
alone in the lower part of the Old house.
While the man OF evil was thus conjuring
dark thoughts, Lura Joyce succeeded in
calming her sick cousin, aud learning from
her the story of how affairs came TO change
so greatly in the short space of three
weeks.
II can hardly account for it myself fall
tered Grace. II know l felt almost well
when you left me, and should have given
up my medicine altogether but for Mr.. Star
bright"
Eyes, indeed" agreed Lura, in sup
pressed voice, her eyes shining like bits OF
steel
He thought the medicine was necessary
to strengthen rue, and so continued TO take
1t, only to grow weaker gradually, until l
nh0 10 take 10 AlAF teu NllNt AlANAt. Cut y W
can not imagine how dlscouraging It Jas
been"
Il understand il all Lura interrupted
ienderly. How long kas il been since DR..
Faxon has been here!'
''Oh, along time. He came but once after
you went away
''But why was tEisf'
HE SAID il was best; that Faxon was old,
and that ought TO improve faster, and so
be procured medicine from doctor in
Stonefeld, who came TO see me but once"
1T was Starbright that recommended this
changer
yes
"And your motherl"
"She has been i'll herself most Of the
time, and has made no objections, but has
left every thing to the Captain. DE has
procured the medicine, and rave taken 1t
regularly, but 1t doesn't seem 70 do any
good. grow weaker all the time. Isn't 1t
strangel"
Eyes, it is strangel" uttered Lura, in
smothered voice "And this has been going
on for three weeks. What is youg medi-
cinein
! "Thsre is some Id liquid fern fsllasysd