The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-12-06
Chapter III-tcontinuedl

pounds
The lady raised her voluptuous shoul-
derS with a gesture of great disdain.
"You had led me to believe that his
title and his entire possessions would
be yours" she said.
"And so they might, and should be,
If you would lend me your aid" was
the reply.
What would you have me do"
Listen, Eugy, and will tell you.
And then a long and whispered con-
ference enSued between these two.
1t had not, however, proceeded far
before the woman, Shudd sring, and ut
tering a cry of horror, sprang from her
chair, and seemed as though about to
ny from the room; but Norton seized
her arm and held her fast, and present
" she resumed her seat.
And soon her agitation seemed to
subside, and she was listening almost
calmly. 3 81
When the conversation had proceed.
ed little further:
But why, should you have made nae
acquainted with your purpose?n the
lady said"
How exclaimed Norton, ''have you
assistance, the deception would be i'm
possible? And from what woman, save
yourself, Eugy, could I hope for aid
In such a matter?"
'"Tis terribler' the woman said.
eyes, but by yourself rendered neces-
Sary" 49, r.-...... 3 ...
There is an alternative by which il
might be avoided"
But you would not, / hope, Eugy
be willing to accept that alternativep p
II must consider" the lady said
A few words more exchanged be
tween them, and they separated
The woman was driven away in the
hired carriage which had brought her
to the place; and Norton, leaving his
horse in the stable. to which it had been
taken on his arrival at the inn, made
his way across two or three fields till
he had reached sort of enclosed shed
which, so far from seeming fit hab
itation for even the most wretche6
of all human beings, would have made
but a sorry dog-kennel.
Within that miserable apology for 6
dwelling was seated a short, heavily
built fellow, of about the age of the
man who now was seeking him.
Low browed and coarse featured, anG
with long, unshaven beard, and clothed
with the very poorest and dirtiest at
tire, this individual did not appear al
all like one whose acquaintanceshiI
would be coveted by those who had Q
character to lose.
He. was sitting on log of wood
crouching over a fire made up G.
branches and turf; and the smoke OF
which, or rather some portion of 1t
found an escape through hole in the
matched roof.
He had heard Norton's approaching
step, and started to his feet and stood
Rne listened.
Norton reached the shed, and stopped
at his door, at which the man within
expected to hear knock, but fol
some moments it came not.
what is the fellow. whoever he is
about?" the man within the shed sale
to himself.
But, never mind" his thoughts con
tinued, 'he is but one, so let him com,
on"
Before proceeding further, it is neces
sary we should say a few words con
corning the woman to whom we havt
been SO lately, and so strangely intro
duced. -
Eugy was Sowerby's fond diminutiy,
for Eugenia.
Eugenia Reckless was the name O.
the yelled lady of the tavern.
Born to the afHuence of which, whe1
she reached the age of fourteen, sh,
was suddenly deprived by her father
as sudden and perfectly irretrievabl
ruin, her whole nature changed witt
the deprivation. of those Iuxuries o
whose endurance she had entertainet
no doubt.
The constant and bitter povert
amidst which her after youth wa
reared, soon rendered her heart Gallon
to all but one purpose, that of recover
ing the affiuent position from which sh
had been hurled.
However attained, she was resolves
that riches she would again possess.
1t was soon after the death of he
parents that Norton Sowerby by acc
dent saw. her.
Greatly struck, he followed her to he
wretched hame, visited her. severa
times; ana then, declaring his love 70
her, proposed marriage.
What fortune sdosyou. .possess?' sh
asked him, when he had declared him
self.
OF course he was surprised at tn
question, and then she told him he
history; confessed that she could Low
him very well, but would never MARI
other than wealthy man.
And infatuated with the mercenar
syren, Norton made vow to obtaiI
he cared not how, the wealth whic
would entitIe him to claim her.
In the meantime he introduced he
to coterfe of female gamblers, and tn
display of money, then constantly bt
fore her eyes, rendered her more an
more avaricioua and sanore and NOR
resolute to become. wealthy.
She soon became SO Aebased, as gla6
ly to receive from heY lover a few lei
sons in the art oE managing cardl
and afterwards constantly won.
But one evening her shameful tricl
cry was discovered and she was bran(
ed as a cheat, and ignoniniously q
PEELED from the society of female gan
hlers.
Then again, Norton Sowerby aske
her to be his wife.
But her heart had grown still NOR
caf1ous; she was now utterly deprave'
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rage for her now, unless golden th
chain which was to bind her.
Norton upbraided her that she love
him not,
Yes, she said, she loved him, but ha
an iDsurmoun table horror, Of povert.
of which already she had known to
much.
A proof that she loved, Norton wa
3 H.aA 10
to- afford him time to become ricl
and had not sought another, and. a
ready Wealth shitor:
Nay, more afk he could form an
scheme for becoming rich. < and III
assistance should. be necessary to carr