Telegram-herald., 1889-10-20

not only a fortune bat possibly me-
life of innocence: and who knows if IL
was not designed % pat out of tie way
the hero OF tins story
Although Hamilton raised money rap
idly by mortgages on his property DE
did not raise u fast enough 20 suit Eva
and her lover, Mann Both coveted his
wealth. and Eva especially coveted the
Hamilton JeUels. though she sad that
she would very soon turn them into cash
II she got them. josh and Eva put thoir
heads to-e;her 10 devise a scheme 20 ui-
timately get possession Of the prop Ty.
THE Downward PATH
Step by step Eva had lcl Hamilton
down from his proud condition 90 that -
her lover-a lover II one who ios cd not
him. but a degraded creature such as
Josh Mann. Sine bad hong known Ham
iltons disposition. las strength and his
weakness. ard understood how 80 take
advantage Of both. She had ied hmm by
his passion. Perhaps now size relied
largely on certain delicate sense -
honor which j. not at all times iuoom-
paiiblc with more absorbing passions
In addition 10 other means was one
which had thus far only been used g. cx-
tort money. Iva had often accused
Hamilton Of being accessory to several
ab0r'ions She declared had been procured
upon herself Thus the threat % accu-
sation u crime would perhaps avail
wlon all else had failed
The fruit was ripe and IL was time 20
pluck a. Hamilton had been So long and
so thoroughly in training that Eva could
count upon there being no great difficulty
in forcing him into tIis last culmlnatiug
position. Upon tho production Of
spurious child which she could naske'him
believe was his own she might caiolo.
threaten. plead. until her lover would
Weld aud become her husband Then
there would be moro threatening. caiol-
ing. pleading. tail the Hamilton fortune
should be lcit by viii f. her aud the
child. As is sad with reference q heirs
20 thrones. there would then be "oulv
one hfe" between Eva and Mann and
splendid fortune.
All being ready Eva impaired -
Hamilton tho news a her irforeefinr
situation. OF course il would be better
for her 10 e. awav in order - cover uu
the evidence n her haviug yielded with
out marriage Elmira was q good place
for this. she had friends there - she
told Hamilton that she would 90 - El-
mira 10 be- confined Sine treated Ham
ilton very knaiv in the matter. only re-
quiringof hin that he send hcr frequent
and large rcuIusnces. and giving lim
no trouble whatever as a. her conlne-
ment An TINS was f0 fail on the goo8
nafured Josh.
TuTr SUCCESSIVE UrTRe.
One day--it was ab0uf tho lffh ~ last
November-Fva told Mrs. svinton flat
she wished her t. have some baby clothes
ready for her about the middle ~ fhe
following December She sad that fho
and Josh were going 81 Eimirs ard
would need them on their return. Mrs
S,rinton asked what she wanted them
for. Eva told her that there v.ps p frioud
of Harniitoa's who had gof lady into
trouble and that when the baby was
born she EvaI. on Ray's account would
take care # % and get = home f0r &C.
Mrs Swinfon. without asEirg any
further questions, procured tie baby
clothes. Evs aud josh went awsy 20
Tlmira and returned ora CHristrnas rnoru-
ing about 2 o'ciock Eva asked nrs swim
ton II she had got fhe baby cloak and
car. Mrs swint0n replied thst si,e had
not. isuf Rad everything slae ready
.Wel. lets g. down town and buy
them. sid Era
They wers down town and made ths