Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-12

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hoJ;herately, "on that unlucky even
1eFy und never could find it: but why
ms ~ aA not the robber have picked it up,
'iiIu'1 found it, as he most probably Old,
n the tent" - fooo mo "a Won
u io ,ho exclaimed. "But 1 hold you in
do' .and" and she clinched it. Il will
. ni YOU who found it, and Where! 1our
VIZ .',as+ beloved iuncee, when paying me
or;yate visit in my room, admlrlng my
Sonn.dress, espied the glitter OF that dla-
D .'and among the lace on the body, where
~ Nv had dropped when you struggled TO
!! .,nefv me with your horrible cholorform.
w. the woman you have been making
1"ro to ten minutes before-Who was
, uoodv TO give you all she had-you base
"nn not be so positive. Might it not
aoro fallen among your lace as we danced
4",otbor or when l was assisting to lit
'V "vo no no." she cried, as if carried out
. herself, and speaking with immense
.anidtv II saw it on your breast when
'n, loft me. and Nora, your Nora, told me
ro,, never touched me! 1t is useless de-
s sr;rg vour guilt. Waite, the detective,
i,nnws YOU. He saw you here, here with
-no before he started to pursue you. lie
. .~, with YOU at Amsterdam, in Paris, at
rHoraire, when you went to your sick
trierd De Meudon. He tracked you, he
aan swear to you. l have paid hundreds
=" nrove it. and have you in my grasp!'
She stopped, painting.
Marsdan rose slowly, his eyes fixed up
ar her, She was frightened by his silence,
bis desperate look. She, too, rose; but
her fury seemed to evaporate.
"What are YOU going to do, Marsden!
she said. quivering. you would not MUIR
der me-"
He laughed a strange, discordant laugh.
~ am blackguard enough" he said;
1.hut would not hurt hair Of your head.
Nor II is useless to contradict your as
sortions. You have me, indeed, III your
crash and there is but one way OF es-
cape"
He moved to the door, but she was too
mick for him. Setting her back against
# she stretched out her arms to keep him
off.
You shall not kill yourself! 1 forbid
Won! You are bad and base, but you be-
lone to me-you belong to me! NO, Mars
den you shall not leave mel
What is life to me?" asked Marsden,
/ with calm despair. "A dlshonorlns
shackle. The sooner l am rid of 1t the
better. | cannot struggle with you. II
You have any pity, let me go!
Il will not! | cannot! oh! Marsden,
how | have hated you! You have been
so unspeakab,y false. To rob me, that You
might shake me off and marry my rival.
Yet" and her eyes softened as they rested
on his fine face, so rigid in it's despair, on
his attitude, grand even in its expressive
abandonment, with ALL l cannot let you
destroy YOURSELF! If l could hope that
gratitude would awaken anything like
affection, tenderness.'
Il am not worth saving" interrupted
Marsden speaking more collectedly. He
began to calculate chances. Il know l
have done a dastardly deed. l never saw
its full baseness till | was found out. -
EIesm;led a bitter, cynical smile. THAT does
not show much of moral nature to work
lpon; but have so much decency lett that
1t is torture to be under your eye, to hear
-FOUR Just reproaches. l do not ask for
mercy If you choose to call policeman,
do so. You will be in your right. l Will
cot resist
He folded his arms and stood quite still.
And do you not know l should tear my
own heart to pieces if injured you?" she
cried, in a passion of anger and love. "Oh!
l can save you! I will save you! if you
promise to give me the love l long for!
Can not win you by such service as man
never had offered him before? l can
save more than your life
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in 4 low tone 81 have done with love and
friendship; and, however generous you
may be, how can you silence your de-
tectve?"
4 have bound up his interest with his
discretion" she said, eagerly, still keep
ing between Marsden and the door.
Il tell you, your bitterest revenge is to
prevent my escaping life and it's intolera-
ole pangs'
And | tell you," she cried, hardening
again, that if you kill yourself l will
olazon the story of your felony, your
shame to the whole world! l will my
self describe to Nora LEstrange your dis
guiSes, your creeping to and fro to sell
Your plumber"
Silence" interrupted Marsden, fierce
", making q step forward, then recover
ing himself. ut is not probable can do
anything to atone, to compensate. If l
tan-' he broke off.
Mrs. Ruthven paused and clasped her
Aands tightly together.
If hold my tongue none need ever
Anow of your-infamy," she said, slowly.
1t will be a secret between our two
selves. Ought not that to be an indis-
soluble bond of union? There is not a
breath of suspicion against you. Waite's
interest is distinctly to be silent. If |
choose to submit to so great loss, that is
NY affair"
1t is q tremendous it," said Marsden.
now am to repay so huge a debit"
by giving me your life,' she returned
~ quickly resolute tones, ''by giving me
Your name"
DO You remember that l am not only
Ger?"
do, and breaking with her will be a
3Ionsiderable part of your atonement. l
NOV men tolerably we'll; you are quite
'anaHle of loving two"
lou are right! My love for Nora is
a cannot speak of it to you-it has hith-