Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-11-04
CHAPTER XXXvII.
MARRYING FOR HATRED.

MARRYING FOR HATRED.
In the interests of peace timid little
Mrs. Duke thought prevarication legiti-
mate. But Wllmott was not to be
denied. His suspicious were aroused,
and he persisted in asking for whom the
parcel on the table was intended.
"HoW cross you are" said Mrs. Duke
faeblv. at would make Hattie dread
fully angry il she were TO hear you.
Why can't we send q few things to a
poor person without telling you, Mr..
! Willmott."
And then Hattie burst in.
"a poor person" she cried, lndig-
nautly. "Why don't you tell him the
truth, mother? You are not ashamed
of IL, are you? l am not, at any rate. 1"
She turned and confronted WiImott.
Those things are going to George
! Vaue. And what have you to say?"
That they shall not do" declared
Willmott, his dark face purple with
rage.
"But say they SHALL" said Hattie.
shall they?"
He had seized the parcel, and with
teeth cleaning like wild cats had
raised il aloit TO hurl IL to the ground.
But Hattie's hands we're around it be-
fore it could descend, and, the string
swapping, she tore IL from him.
How dare you?" she cried, still hold
ing the parcel 10 her arms. Didn't l
say that some day 1 might hate you. l
hate you now-yes, do. l hate you
with my whole soul. shall marry you
! because l hate YOU"
"Oh, Hattie, Hattie" sobbed her
mother, "you don't know what you are
saying"
Eyes do, mother, and mean every
word of IT, Aud nothing ever will
nothing ever can-change my feelings
| Ii will be hatred-hatred-hatred to
the end. So there"
Willmott made an effort to control
himself.
~ see," he said with a sneer. "You
propose TO marry me in order TO protect
this gaolbird lover of yours"
Call him what you will, " said Hattie.
'You can't make me hate you more than
l do. And as for protecting him against
YOU, did l ever make any secret OF my
intention? Did l ever show the smallest
regard for you? Did l ever attempt to
hide my true feelings? Don't go away
and say that drew you into marriage
under false pretenseS."
"Oh. no, you have been delightfully."-
frank" announced Wilmott in the same
tones as before. From the very first,
| Hattie, YOU have been charming"
This was more than even Mrs. Duke
could stand. She asked him how
he dared to speak in such
an insulting way to her daughter. She
told him that really unless he mended
his manners be must leave the house at
once In fact, the little woman was In
a desperate passion-for her.
| But WillmOtt scarcely noticed her.
Finding that she could produce no effect
| upon her daughter, she went away in
/ great distress TO fetch her husband,
who had retired into a sort of Office at
| the back, some farmer, anxious TO make
preliminary inquiries about an advance
upon his land, having called TO see him.
Suppose refuse to assist you o this
matrimonial scheme Of yours?" said
WiIlmott. Suppose 1 prefer revenge
to marriageP"
Then" said Hattie, 81 shall find
some other way OF frustrating you"
my murder, for example"
! 81 am not an assassin"
But l don't intend to give you up"
| he said, after pause. II mean 10 keep
you to your promise"
Then be quite sure OF this" said
Hattie. "Your only hope of marrying
! me depends upon George Vane's safety.
Let one hair of his head be hurt, and
you so your way aud go mine. When
l feel certain that he is out of your
reach, will marry you-not before"
| Wilmott smiled grimly. He had great
! faith in the law. He believed that the
young man, now imprisoned on a charge
OF murder, would very soon be out of
| his reach. So would both his ends be
attained at once.
"And you will hate me stlll?" he
asked.
Like poison" answered Hattie
"Very we'll, my lady. As your hus.
band IL will be my duty TO see that you
| love, honor and obey me. Until you
do that 1 shall lead you fine life"
Two can play at that" replied Hat
tie defaatly. I'VE can lead one an
other fine lives. Oh yes" said she,
| listening Is 10 Hdthtu LOWhEu tuo uOOI,
I'VE have q grand time to look forward
to-" But no sooner had be gone than
she dropped into chair and wept as il
| she were broken hearted.
Mrs. Duke, though she had been sew
| eral time as far as the door Of her hus-
bands Office, had not ventured to dis
turb him after all. She was waiting in
the hall, and, when Willmott passed out
she rau in 10 her daughter.
"Oh, mother, mother" sobbed Hattie,
II wonder II there is another person so
miserable in the whole world"
Mrs. Duke Went down on her knees
by her daughters side.
Hattie, darling, don't cry" she
pleaded. Things may brighten yet
You should't pay any heed 30 what 80
angry man says. Never contradict
him-thAt's the best way; IL MAKES him
feel sorry al the sooner. But II was
BAT, day for Us when first We heard the
name>of VAne."
"Doh't say that. mother" said Hattie
sharply.%sGeorge is ali that Is good and
true and kying. Don't think am Civ
ing him up\ any fauit OF his; It Is be-
cause I lOveV 49,. And hate this Mr..
Wllmost-oS " hate himl"
"Well, we'll. shall not marry him,
then" said mother, so0thingly.
'Nohalznwap 70 marry him"