Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-08-10
SIRE" murmured the guilty woman,
thouphtfully; Il wish I did.
GcSo1I vor see him?"

@S6all you see him?"
"I am trying to think what is best to do.
IF refuse most likely he will say l was
afraid. If see him But pshaw 1
yyill see him" And hastily recalling the
footman, who had discreetly retired, she
said:
turning to the Secretary: you go into
Mr.. Ellistons private room; it will be
ouite as we'll if he doesn't see you"
Slyme, who was of that opinion him.
self. hastened to retire, and the door had
hardly closed upon him when Eugene
was admitted from the reception-room.
Cora slowly lose to receive him.
The Young man advanced, and when he
had nearly reached the table, by the side
of which she was standing, stopped and
regarded her fxedly, yet without speak
ing.
scrutiny, then, feeling that she coulo not
keep her feet another instant, rapidly said.
please take seat. sir, and tell me OF
what chance am indebted for the honol
of this CALL" and, without waiting fol
him to accept her invitation, she sank
back into her own easy chair.
Eugene, however, made no movement
toward seating himself, but advancing
another step and resting his hand upon
the table, he calmly said:
Mrs. Elliston, have called TO ask you
if you are now quite satisfied with youi
completed work."
"Sirl I do not understand you, an
swered the lady, with quiyering lips.
And vet it seems to me | have spoken
quite plainly" said Eugene, bitterly.
From the night of our interview in this
very room you have pursued me with Q
vindictiveness that has never rested MOI
slept And now it has come to this: You
have caused the death of my wife, ano
not only that, but she, poor innocent
/ child, died, thanks to you, believing me
un "aithful to her: l, who never wrongeo
her e,e en- in my inmost thoughts.
"You have married, then, since saw
YOU, and your wife is deadP" said Cora
in low, questioning tone.
yes; but apprehend there is no neces'
sity of telling you about it,
@And you accuse me Of your misfortune
of her death?" persisted the LADY.
Il do, most positively" said Eugene
firmly.
aYou do so wrongfully, then. | have
never lifted finger against you. / have
not had the cart" And the words wert
uttered in a mournful, melting tone that
spite of himself, thrilled the hearer'
whole being.
He regarded the woman with a look ol
amazement.
I'm that case," he managed to ask, a
last, why did my uncle cause me TO be
dismissed from the bsnk?"
Your uncle is o person who does no
like to have others set up opinions in op
position to his own. He told you 1t wa:
light to tlke the hundred dollars his wife
offered you, aud yet you refused. de le
garded that refusal as a direct lnsul
offered to himself as well as an upar
donable slight to me, and in spite OF al
could say or do, he insisted upon hay
ing YOU TUNED away from the bank
Eugene continued to regard her hx
edly.
Then you solemnly declare 10 me tina
YOU did not persuade my uncle to haY'
me turned away from the bank2"
son the contrary, urged him, evel
with tears in my eyes, to have you re
tanned in the place More than that,
showed him how hard it must be for yo1
TO live on the meager salary you were re
ceiving, and begged him to have yo
adv. need. SO that you might live as yo1
had been accustomed to from you
youth.
Eugene was still incredulous.
Mrs. Elliston, be said, so far as
know, besides yourself, l have not an en-
emv on earth-you remember, yol told m
YOU we my enemy, and that, sooner Q
later, you would make me feel the weigh
of your wrath. Now. then. can you TEL
me how it is that all my movements wer
watched up to the hour of my MARI age
and how. before'I had been married a
hour, was decoyed from the side of IN
bride, and how she soon aferWard wa
reused to jealousy and induced to fe
from the man who loved her with oil hi
hearth"
Il know nothing of all this, said Corr
sadly. Indeed, Mr.. Cleveland" she cor
tinued, fixing on him ber wonderful eyet
since the. interview to which you ono
! referred, I have been lila part Of tE
time. very i'll.
Can it be possible, madam, he sal'
drawing yet step nearer, that ha'
wronged you-that l have accused yo
unjustly?"
"If ou really believed me capable
what you have charged me with, you hay
indeed wrcnged me most grieyously, oil
> swered the lady, in the same sad ton
, and with downcast eyes.
Then will you-can you forgive me
exclaimed the young man, carried aws
by sudden impulse.
r "Willingly-freely," erie | Cora, star
, ing from her chair. And with an hyste
! ical sob she threw herself into his arm
At that moment the door conneclir
with Mr.. Elliston's private apartme
no selessly opened, and face, as
/ might have been the face OF fen
, looked out upon the couple, united, to 9
' appearances, in passionate and lovlI
embrace.
' CHAPTER x.
EUGENE RECEIVES VISITOR
Eugene Cleveland left his uncle's hou
in strange state of mind. His hei
I was dizzy-confused, as though he we
drunk with wine.
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