The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-10-05
CHAPTER LII.

com" about mat "ileh shG nei SUI w.; vs.
puzzled 10 account ioF dh inc iiip -
mat rad urged heF on 10 Suth " i'Sn ''iN
unconSld"red step.
She had been engaged III lHe LrS' III
stance I" Mayor the non. Dairy l'"l 'li
als" OF me me Tn liuHSarS 'ii''ll
IMAM double her age, ana feIIeIe,' 'ooiil'
ana suspicious d! former Ini"tNS ~
ciHcht III ms NE. II nad pe'i M 81
~ ufSth t' even SeItsh tAac'Hl5 NV
had fascinated her. She had lHouSHt NE
passion the deeper 'hat 1t h"u eiio" gu
itself III such an uncouth forhl' con.
iHG :" markedly win the 9eilie, Amos
NIaNlSh de'ot!on mat was On 'u me- ~
"theF lovers. OF "Wii'e SiiI "a =,
| hei9ell 'hdt shC 'ouiu ''ii'' ms ."
'rsoh' ana render MN SubSslN i'n' " .'''
Her "hllllS ana lalcl'S. bu' l'iile us
proved inns ana she became lihl'"'!'n.
under ms jealousy, ana lep'Heu a6"IlN'
the strict supervision he deemed II neCeS-
SarE 10 Keep over htr actions 'iiil9iiS
unheeedtul OF the consequences sue
p.ayt" upon ms Tears 'hlhNlhS 10 PUNISH
nm 10y giving more cause Tor MS suSl'ic-
IONS, ana when demonstrated Win sue
only laughed
VIII be an old man. DARING II you
like, She told INN, sauclly; but h"th-
Ing shall persuade me to be an ola man ;
slave
She was So inuocen+ r 4vil that she did
not understand the extent Of his doubts.
She hirtcd with such openucss that The
veriest tyro could not have been misled
more especially as she 50 artlessly be
traved her love for her fance at every
turn. he was.rhe only one who was blind
enough 10 doubt her
At last crisis came He had forbid
den her 10 dance, an exercise Of which
sh. wa, uassiouateIv fond. and she had
not rabpIIcd Tor even TO herself il seemed
selfish TO indulge taste he could not
share \ow NOT contcnt with that. he
told her lac objected to her SINGING before
any enc bnt her own famiIv.
Then the girl crew rebeliious. and re
fused to comply with such an unreason-
able request. That same evening. in de
iapcc of his wishes she SING at n large
PARTY, and " hen he showed evident dis
nInosure made no effort fo rnuciliatr him
The next uIoruip. ne wrote to her. say
ine, thar hrr Iny.. of ,rai,ty and craving
for admiration were Incompari3l, with
Tho Ff, Ia. should wish his wife ia lend
and th,i he ,.gId NOT trust her with his
hanpipcss and honor.
only one Other. officer was with him on
detachment al Iiattiaba,i, and to him he
declared his intention of giving her up.
but his confidence had been met with in
lirnapt warmth.
GcraId Dem. had known Nora Molnet
all bar life and was furious at what TO
hin, seemed an ,,nyyarraptabIe insult. Z he
,,,d,Iip,r day vy,, iived-vas to have been
in that sam, month indeed: and he knew
how her fair fame would suffer if she
,vara iiItad 50 nj the last moment. The
morally friendly feeling ba had felt for
her seemed To devotion in Il moment to al
49, hrnth.rI, afarti,p Had she been
- l,;,'t,,.,. i, ,,,,,id not hove mar.
.,t,,,I II,i,,. ,,,,,,,. hob,,.ior
,,,,,.,,I ,,,I,. -.,,a ,,ar f. show
III; '. .,,,,., ~ ~. crnal imirstiro Of sucb
,,.l =, ..;,,,,,., ,,,aji,;n,,s tonqnas
=. l,.,o.,,,, h,.r husband in
~ mus '''el -
h1J'I l-"iioi ..,:,.,,
hu'ieFI'u ~ I',i VI ''''', 1''
pun, he pun ms CIV 4l'"us ''S.''' : 'ii," "a
ecutlon. lie 'ola 'L' Pii ol me Sll"ille
he ieit thai one n'i'"ElIS I" nv i'sl
mcnt should nave hriaNed 80 paHiE' ana
| INV h'''A - ~ -
the accusations against herself
In proof OF which ne ADDED. graVeiy'
Il can only say mat Il you VIII marry
| me, Nora, l VIII 40 my pest I" De worthy
of yoHr confidence ana I" win your love.
And she had consented TO The strange
! proposal, knowing that Sh" was not brave
enough to face the jecrs or pity of society
when the fact tr"nSpired that She had
| been Tilted. And she thought that Gerald
| Dene loved her.
Her pleasure was his fiTs: thought, her
wishes his own consideration. lie was al
ways at hand to do her service, and gave
| her no opportunity to discover how he
was getting more necessary 10 her every
! day. Although formerly a keen sports
man, he now seldom or never went out
with his rifle or rod for fear She should
begin 20 think about the past. and find
! leisure to repent the step she had taken.
That one short year had changed her
! terribly The shock to her pride had been
50 great that she had seemed TO grow
| alI ,.al.lup far mana If ,h,sa