West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-06-28
~ 40 u ruGt7' asked Henry.
Edward Hartman.
"Tnc b-.t kerS'

I Edward Hartman"
"Thc bankerf"
Yes, Edward Hartman, Lena Hartman.
iather Harry. yOI nnl Lena PLAYED 20
gether as children. and Nr. Hcrsfnrn eu
/ I've were neighbors and good friends III
those days often laughinglv spoke of III,
marriage Of you and Lena From thai
time 90 this she hls loved YOU. She i, an
only cbi.d and her father IS worth 5000
Doc
III you will call or her at once may GET
TIME 20 think, and f you ask her 10 marry
you u VIII saye me aad your mother fron
an ola axe 81 poverty. and i'm the end You
VII bless the day thnt you took my advice i
Mr. iicnshall held out his treinblipo
hands appealinSly aud Henry who sst
with his back 20 the picture, took them and
said impulsively
J would give my life gladly 70 save you
from trouble, father. so will DO as YOU re
quest; though IL will be unjust 70 Lena
Hartman TO offer her nay hand when / can.
not give Ter ny heart"
Rejoicing much at his sons obedience
Mr. llenshdll left the studio.
Then Horny turned TO the easel. and
more distinctly than it had yet appeared
hc SAW the beautiful mysterious face look
ing up appeaiingly from the water
the real Lenh Hartman, the art Child that
haunted him sleeping and waking with
the large, fall faced and stupidity good
natured bankers daughter.
Henry lienshalls mind was certainly in
an unusual state Of perturbation but it
was placiGity itself compared with the con
dltion of his unknown idol.
the sudden disappearance OF Mr. Craw
lord ana his FAMILY from No. West Thirty
eighth street WIS at the suggestion Of DR.
watson, whose keen ears and sharp ewes
were quick 10 discover the hourly increas
Ing curiosity OF their ncighbors I'm the
apartment house, AID IL was DR. Watson
whO sccucec Jac new and .losc secluded
quarters on kowenhIVen place, near sixty
Svcnth strset and Central D34k.
sieinR retired, we'll furnished and on tho
ground floor. the new apartments were
preferable 20 the old ones. anI Mly. Brown.
the governess. who OF late had shown
coquettish interest M Nj Crawford, de
clared 20 Edna thtt 10 was "a perfect little
paradise Of home"
To Edna Crawford. who seemed 70 have
lost interest 90 life, il mattesed not where
she was or whittier she went. 40 that the
place offered her a refuge from the haunt
! ig eyes OF ijr Watson
To avoid meeting this man nj table she
feigued S,ckucss aud had her meals served
ia her room, bat the very mcpns uscd to
avoid him brought him into her presence
with IN eager tender OF his professional
services
When he w3rs ont of sight she loathcd
him. when nc was near. with his strange
eyes burning into her face, or his fingers
pressing her pulSc, while he pretended to
look at hia watch, she was az powcrle.,, %
resist as II bird under the fascination of a
snake.
Fortunately, the doctor WAS now away
the greater part OF every day, and Edna
would take advantage Of his absence 70
comfort herself with the magic violin
She shunne. her father. because he was
forever sounding the praises OF the doctor.
ana, Tor the same reason, She avoided Miss
Brown as much as possible, though tina;
ldy's increasing devotion TO Mr. CI.tw
ford did no, escape her noti.e
Onc rvruint aittr slppcr she heard Dr
Watson saying o. her father IL the ball
! expect to sev puty from the west 20
night and " there IL, anything Of imDoF
.ancc To- communicates I'll wake you up on
uy fctUu alter 4"
To this Mr. Crawford replied iua neYv
niiS voice IF there is not n certainty Of
/
LEFTY. We must s,ul for Europe on Satiil'
day feel aS if | coald not hold up much
longer under the strain"
After the doctor had gone out Mr.. Cyaw
ford ciime into his daughters room, ana TO
bis great delight she was less eXcitahle
ana more deuonstrative in her affection
than usual
After M hours talk she kissed him good
niYht, saying that she felt weary and
would lie down, a,il requr,tiny him to tell
Miss Brown that she need not see her a1ilin
till morning.
As soon Us her father had gone ont Edna
quickly placed her violin and several rolls
OF music i'm the case. then hurriedly put all
her leweIry and chaugc OF clothing into
little valise and lowered the light.
she waited for an hour after Miss Brown
bad gone TO bed in the adjoining room.
then quickly put on street dress, aud
carrying the va,isc and violin case left the
house as noiseiessly a. "a shadow
Looking neither to the right nor left she
made her WAY TO the Third Avenue Elevat~
ci road and took a cur bound south
she got out at Fulton street utterly ic
uorHnt OF her whereabouts and quite as
uncertain Us 20 her destination, but 10 her
great JOY sho saw respectable looking
hotel near thcstaticn. and this she entered
with a confidence Of manner that in no way
indicated her feelings
she wrote her name on n blank car,i
Mis- Louisa Neville, " and asked the wait
err who appeared in the parlor To have her
registered and a room assigned her.
she had 81 in cash besides her Jewels.
and this so she thought, would enable her
to live gill she could find place for tho
exercise OF her talents.
Although not hungry, Edna Crawford
went down TO the dining room the follow
ing morning, and while Whiting for her
coffee she looked over paper that lay on
the table.
II was copy OF that mornings World.
and glance at the want" columns de.
cided her az TO what she should do next.
After tho merest apology for breakfast
she put veil over her hat and hurried to
Tho world office, on Park row Sine was
about 90 write ont AN advertisement. an
plying for the position Of governess. when
p handsome middle aged man, with re.
fined German face, raised his hat ana said.
a. he handed her a slip OF paper.
'Bicwo ~ ogskule me. nces. but T am
not sure IF mine IS gOot English. Is dot
spelled HdcW
with flushed face md trembling hands
EDNA read Che following.
WANTED Immediately. youug lady who cor
pay violin fH'os in q European concert cYrat.,ry
Il