Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-16

| VIII IL Ctti. " 0cu / Garfield tue CiiiU
| Can.....A W her ulicle's nc-.olGo hee,1
| few i. rds dropped wlic.. e. /. ,e. nj
curiosity; to crafty That c..r.os:.
concealed myself at eleven O'Clock J..a'
| night br,illd the hanglngS Of TIE dying
man 5 - tcnamDer. There heard L y
masO I. |elli dictate his last viii aut
teStar 49,. to the lawyer, SIlaS Craig. H.
| the pr zee OF Your father. Tie So
mature mat viii was afterWarl W.
messed by two persons. one a creature
of the attorneys the other dependent
of Don Juan Moraquit U.s."
"BIt what has all this to do with
| me-" asked Paul
1T may have much to do with you
That night learned a secret"
"A secretw
"4es; and one by the aid of which
can scE" you from shame ana humilia-
| ton and elevate you to the proudest
poslLIon even your naughty spirit could
| dey Sc
You can do all this?"
Il can"
md you wilI?"
"On one condition."
"Inat is"
Y Oh renOunce forever al thoughts
! OF Camilla MoraquitOS: and that i'll tie
! hour when. through my aid. YOU are
| elevated to name and fortune YOU make
me yorr wife,"
"Yon-rav wifem exclaimed Paul
InunderStruck ny the words OF Tie
| trenchWoman.
yes. Is there anything so mon
str us III the proposition? [ am few
| wears Older than you. it is true. | have
not the Spanish beauty Of Camilla. but
fatterlng tongues nave told me that
am not destitute Of the power to charm
i am no lOve-sick girl, but an ambi-
! tlouS woman, with brain to scheme
and plot a glorious future-I ask no
| love from you, but d share in the future
to 'T!.lch | can elevate you. Do you re-
! fus" nv Offe"!"
4 do" replied Paul. Camilla No
raGultoS may cast my image from LEI
think me guilty: bnt. to the last, She.
| and she alone, will possess my love
Through tie deepest abyss of shame
and degradation | will he true to the
| guiding star OF my lie. Keep your Sc
! cret, MldemoI5tile COrSi; it can never
be mine at the price which you rrc
| pose"
"Fpol" c";ed the Frenchwo.nan,
| "ycH have refused rank, name, station,
ana Wealfh-lay, more than these, re-
| venge. BE It SO, abide by your choice.
| PERISH III ignorance Of the mighty Sc
cret which [ have kept for thirteen
| Years. and which VIII be Z fortune to
me II not to yon x Vt IN u ail: die III a
transport ship: drag ont your life in =
penal settlements; Pauline Corsl 1Ia,
| spoken for the first and last time"
| She walked to the door OF the apart
ment, and, opening 1t, admitted The
| officer"
You see," she said, there has been
no attempt at escape" Without one
! glance ut Paul, SIZE descended tie stair
case, and returned to the chamber in
which She had left heart-broken Camil-
| liza.
That hight Paul Lisimon was lodged
| i'll the Jail devoted to the reception of
those accused OF felony.
CHAPTER XIV.
AUGUSTUS HORTON TRIES TO AvENGE
HIMSELF.
| Upon the very day following that on
| which the events occurred which we
have described in the foregoing chap
ter, the Selma steamer started from
| New Orleans, laden with gay and fash
| lonabie company.
1t was nine o'clock in the morning
when me DELL rang Tor the starting OF
| the veSSel-a gorgeous summers day,
the sky blue and clOudless, the Missis-
sippi dancing in the sunshine.
| Amongst the passengers on board
| the boat were Augustus Horton. his
sister Adelaide, Mrs. Montresor, Silas
Craig, and William Bowen.
This latter parsonage had exchanged
his ragged skln-Jachet and patched cot
! ton shirt for costume which aped
that worn 10y the fopS of New Orleans.
He followed close at the heels of Silas
4 In
! lawyer, who seemed, however, unable
to shake him off.
Augustus and his party were bound
for Hortonville, the plantation and
villa of which we have already spoken,
and which was situated upon the banks
| Of the river, some miles beyond that
belonging to Silas Craig.
! The attorney was also bound for his
| plantation, whittier he was taking Viii
/ liam Bowen, who was henceforth to act
as his oyerSeer.
Augustus Horton was elated at the
success OF his villainOus plot. He had
lodged the only rival whom he had
feared III felon Jail; he felt that Ca
won; but his heart-if the profigate
who yields only to the dictates of pas
sion can he said to have heart-was
full % the lnIaee OF Cora the Octoroon
just as the boat was about pushing
off, two young men stepped on board.
The first was Mortimer Percy, the
second Gilbert Margrave. the young
engineer and artist. who carried a
sketch-bOok under his arm. lie salut-
ed Augustus and his sister with a grave
bow Of recognition.
so. Gilbert" said Mortimer, "yoIi
come armed with your pencils and
sketch-boOk. in order. [ suppose. to
catch some of the beauties OF the Mis-
sissippi banks as we glide past them.
u ITO tell you the truth. my dear Nor
timer. [ have far graytr reason Tor be-
ing here. | come to meet some one"
a lady?"
YES"
| And her name is"
Miss Cora Leslie"
Good Heavens, my dear Gilbert are
you in earnest? You know the girls
history"
Il do: and in my eyes that very his
tory renders her even more sacred thai
Il GefenoeieSS woman must ever be t
the mind OF an honorable man. | re
ceived a message this morning iron
Mr.. LeSlie,S old slave. Toby. informing
me that his young mistress IS to CONS
OH board the boat at the first station
and begging me to be there to NEE
her as She might have need of my
services"
And you took the hint"
.Giddly-proudlv."
MY dear Gilbert, I'm afraid you r.
very far gone" exclaimed LortimCr
laughing.
Adelaide Horizons heart sank as sht
received tile young engineer cold Sd
lutatiOn. She felt that he deSpiSet
both herself and her brother for thei