Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-04-04

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preaching the viscount, and in low
tone as he had desired. proce ded to
say that twenty years was long in
terval, and during it many interesting
events might be forgotten; therefore,
at 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 TINT, after all,
he was not then to inherit the wealth
and title of Viscount Darele'gh.
Both had carried with them in their
separation despair, if not remorse.
But fortune at length favored you,'
pursued Eugenia, "and you are now
Viscount Dareleigh, and the master of
enormous wealth. Only yesterday
your happiness was perfect" and she
smiled maliciously. 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 us to the
reality of the facts"
And calmly triumphant, she fixed her
gaze on the viscount, who quailed be-
meath her look and was silent.
DO you at length understands" ELL
genia sarcastically asked, that Miss
Aurelia Chesterton is an excellent
match for Viscount Dareleigh's SOM"
The viscount still continued silent,
overwhelmed.
Hank ye, Norton" Mrs. Chesterton
Missed into his ear. when to obtain
your pardon and the fortune that you
coveted, you restored young Theodore
to the arms of his dying mother, are
You cutie certain that you did not
basely sport with her maternal kind
:nessy'
The yiscount turned towards her
full of rage, and she smiled carelessly,
and said:
May, do not be angry. my dear WIS.,
count; miStruSt is permitted to one to
whom you are so thoroughly known.
After all, Theodore bears the name of
Dareleigh. and it is that name which
/ desire for my daughter"
THAT marriage is doubly impossi-
ble!" exclaimed the viscount. resolute-
~. "A month hence Theodore will
have become the husband Of Lord Ash
downs daughter"
Before month shall have elapsed"
said Mrs. Chester on. very quietly,
my memoirs will have been published
AMI the first copy of them sent to
Lo... Ashdown himself"
But so you would destroy yourself, -
:sneered the viscount.
''Bu' only myself" replied Eugenia.
And >dded, that bafo"e then she would
have employed ali the money still left
to her, to place her da;- ghter in a for
eign convent. that the poor girl might
know .,cthil.g CT LIZ MO ner.s sna:uv
that she might not see ncr waIk TO rne
scaffold beside the Viscount Dareleigh,
who had everything to lose, and who
would not hesitate. she belie"ed to buy
back everything with his signature be-
meath contract.
But the viscount still said that what
she demanded was impossible. She
might name whatever other price she
pleased for the delivery to him OF
those pretended memoirs-of that cor
respondence csrccially-and it should
be hers, even though it should cost
him half his fortune.
To all Of which MES. Chesterton re-
piled that she had told him her wishes.
and had nothing further TO say And
then
Beware, Eugenia-bawarer' the Wis
count exclaimed, threatcningly, and
boiling with rage.
And Eugenia smiled scornfully, as
she said: "Oh, know you by heart,
my dear Norton! shall not leave you
time to recur to former habits, which
YOU would very quickly resume Were
l to delay but a couple of days l
should be dead woman. And so, this
very night intend to act"
Tonight" the yiscount cried quite
,Amazedly.
AN attorney will be here to night,
a wealthy and incorruptible man. And
not without a motive have 1 made
him one Of my guests"
What would you dog" was asked
wonderingly, and not without alarm.
And Mrs. Chesterton said it was her
intention at once to deposit those pa
pers in the lawyers hands. with in
:structions to read them ii, within the
next three days she had not returned
to him to ask that they might be re-
turned to herself
Viscount Dareleigh was dumbfound-
ed, and could but glare on his tormen.
tor with looks of 1iendish but utterly
useless fury.
And Mrs Chesterton was smiling
pleasantly; and after few moments
silence, proceeded blandly:
That attorney must have the priv
llege of preparing the contract Of mar
rage between our children. You will
not, l hope, object to that, Norton?
certainly owe him that for the i'm
mense service, without knowing it,
he is about to render me-"
And the viscount was, in his heart
now cursing the woman whom former
ly he had so loved; was striving to
persuade himself that he was in a
dream, but he was compelled to ac
knowledge that all was terrible reality
He had fallen into a sort of stupor
from which he was aroused by an alb
rupt invasion Of the apartment by Mrs
Cilesterton's master of ceremonies
who entered without any ceremony at
all, supporting. indeed, almost bearing
in his arms, Il young and elegantly
dressed lady, who appeared in faint
ing condition.
Having placed the lady in chair
thu u,Ostar Of tho ,nnrnmoNinS NnOlO