The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-02-01
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and . guilty conscience-had wrought
with the other since the days Wtae0
they were lovers and accompliceo In q
terrible crime.
For some moments not word was
spoken between them, yet WAS there
not perfect silence around them: for
the music Of the waits, which the fash
!! ionable band Mrs. Chesterton had On.
gagged for the enlivenment Of her
guests were playing, reached even to
that room, although but family pene.
trating to ito interior.
Presently Mrs. Chesterton broke into
slight, quiet laugh; she was greatly
amused with the stupefaction yith
which the viscount even still looked
upon that Eugenia, formerly % dear
TO MIN, and whom, she had no doubt,
ne had most completely forgotten. Il
Mrs. ChestertOn explained that she
had been many years. absent from
England, to which she had but very
lately returned. l.l-.35,,, e. -
A few weeks before. on her way to-
wards London, she had thought to
write to the visc0unt to inform him
that she was still In existence: but
having reflected. had torn her letter,
thinking It best to give him an agreea.
BILE surprise. ''t sN'55i liij
And again she laughed, az abe read
ON the viscount's face the annoyance
and vexation which he felt.
1t will be easily understood the torn
letter to which She alluded had been
that which had been found by Noel
Darlington.
Nov, listen to me very attentively,I
Norton" proceeded Eugenin." My hus.
band, Mr.. Chesterton, who died some
eighteen months ago. had encountered
great reverses and 30 has left me en-.
tirely without fortune" ,}t OFT MHit
The viscount would not believe that
behOlding the luxury with which Flu.
genia was surrounded. y
But the lady explained to him by
what means she had obtained posses
sion OF the house and furniture; that
before returning to England she had
collected together all her little scat
tered property, and had converted It
Into money; and that, month hence,
she would be without resources.
The viscount could not understand
her-in that case. wherefore such prod.
igality? .a l7l.I.7'173.
Because the Indy with whom Wis.
count Dareleigh's son shall wed must
be very wealthy, and because it was
necessary that u world, which judges
only by appearances, should believe
Miss Aurell0 CheStertOn to be very
heiress." .,.,,i.,.. .,f..
The visc0unt started and frowned
darkly on Eugenia, who, with q pecu.
liar smile, said banteringly: -''4
Il see, Norton, that you now begin
to understand. Fate has decided
against our own felicity, but we may
yet be happy In beh0lding our children
united" ,fu,. MIL M
"AudaciOus as have always known
your spirit" the viscount very wrath.
fully cried, II could never have thought
1t would imagine project 30 madly
absurd" - l,,'...j.7 10. :
"Really?" exclaimed Eugenia, with
q hooking smile.
mo more of thisv' pursued the Wis
count. You appeal to my former
friendship. and 1t shall not fall you'll
Will provide for you and your daugh-
ter. shall remember the Eugenia
Reckless whom formerly, In my evil
days, I loved!'
But is that all you will remember
Mrs. Chesterton ironically demanded,
"Are you quite certain that you will
have forgotten One Tree square, and
the Fifth Of February, 1907" -.4
The Lady had, upconsciously perhaps,
somewhat raised her voice. and tho
viscount,. with an expression of alarm,
entreated that she would speak lower.
And he glanced fearfully around the
room, although he knew they were
alone. ..-..,
Mrs. Chesterton then, closely an.
preaching the vlscount, and in q low
tone as he Ind desired, proceeded to
say that twenty years was a long in
terval, and during it many interesting
events might be forgotten; therefore,
Mt every hazard, she had in her secre,
tary an exact recital Of the history con-
corning One Tree Square, Of the time
when she and Norton sowerby had
separated when finding that, after all,
he was not then to inherit the wealth
and title Of Viscoupt Darele!gh,
Both had carried with them In their
separation despair, IL not remorse.
"But fortune at length favored you. I"
pursued Eugelia, land you are now
Viscount Dareleigh, and the master Of
enormous wealth. only yesterday
your happiness was perfect" and she
smiled maliciopsiy. you believed that
time had disembarrassed you Of Euge-
mia Reckless, as poison had formerly
relieved you Of Nicholas Shearmnn;
but Eugenia exists, and has forgotten
nothing, and that those memoirs may
not be thought apocryphal, she adds,
! to support them, correspondence
which will leave no doubt as to the
reality Of the facts" p
| And calmly triumphant, she fixed her
gaze on the yiscount, who quailed be.
meath her look and was silent. 'sf
do you at length understandy' Hu-
genia sarcastically asked, that Miss
Aurelia Chestert0l Ia an excellent
match for Yiscount Dareleigh's sonY,'
The yiseount still continued silent
,"Hark ye, Nortonp' Mrs. Chesterton
Missed into his ear. HWhen to obtain
yonF pardon and the fortune that you
coveted, you restored young Theodore
to the arms Of his dying mother, are
you quite certain that you did not
basely SPORT with her maternal kind.
nessY' ,f9-. ,,..fFr.
The ,yiscount turned towards her
I full Of rage, and she smiled corelessly,
and said: 'l1 4l.i tll7 f53.'s
May, do. not be angry, my dear Wis.
/, count; mistrust is permitted to one to
whom you are 30 thoroughly known.
After all, Theodore bears the name Of
Dareleigh, and It is that name which
I desire for my daughter" 9f,Nfia Z.
THAT marriage u doubly impossi-
ble! exclaimed the visc0unt, resoluts-
| ~. "a month hence Theodore will
have become the husband Of Lord Ash.
downs daughter" -.- 1. FRI
Before a month shall have elapsed"
said Mrs. Chesterton, very quietly,
my memoirs will have been published
and the first copy Of them sent to
Lord AshdoWn himselfh at.
"But 20 you would destroy yourself"
| sneered the viScount.
But only myself" replied Eusenia.
And added, that before then she would
have employed all the money ltiil left
to her. to place her daughter ID a for
eign convent, that the poor girl might
know nothing Of her mothers shame
that she might not see her walk to the
scaffold beside the Viscount Darelelgh,
who had everything to lose, and who
would not hesitate, she believed to buy
back everything with his signature be.
meath CONTRACT. .fats
But the viscount still said that what
she demanded was impossible. She
might name whatever other price she
pleased toy the delivery to him Of
those pretended maMoirs-of that cor.
respondence espe0ially-AAd It SHOULD
be hers, even though It should cost
him half his fortune. - ~
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