The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-11

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dilcs Medical Co., ElShart Ind
DP. E'iiss' ReRa9eg 7 ,fGTn aeal's
ment won her love learael 20 realize its
price. ess Value.
She was in my arms, ms KISSES failing
soft and rcveently upon nor lips, when
noise attracted nv attention. M.
Croneau was leaning over the counter a
few steps away. took my darling' hand
and led her up TO him.
M CroneaU," l said, Josephine aud
-
Eyes. yes j know, lnow!, he inter.
ruptod, rather brusquely.
II am going away, s'r, sir. to- To-
paused, struck By tic thought that
perhaps ! ought not 10 coaiidC 10 others
the affairs OF my employer
Tie regariei me with a sic smile on
his stern features.
"Nez, Also know shat. You spoke
loudly, monsieur. and ny study door was
open. "
"Oh, " / said, with a sigh OF relief, for
after all this was JoseDhUe's father my
father-in-law TO be; "thcn you know
all?'
- Yes, and ] wish you HUCCU55. AS to-
the arrangement you have naCc with my
child, ! must periorc. ba contunt, since
her happiness Is my so,e desire Monsieur
Jack. YOU may not realize 10, Eut no gem
oi Bonita can equal my josephine
miner with n shruy. "Ah, weil, / sup
pose IT must be our Josephine now! ne
Cost pas, m sier?'
"You are more than kind, sir. | shall
try 10 90 ray duty by her, and by you
also, il you will permit ne 10 regard you
as my father. i have none OF my own,
living. you know.
He took my hand and smiled, but /
thought his answer n trihC cvas 30:
ave shall see, Monsieur Jack. You
have before you Journey TlrBt, reTuerI=
ber. So Ii Is 10 BeDlia2 And you may
ran across my old irienc Howard For
sythe.
"why, he is Mr.. Forsythe's brother,
and the manager of the m.nasl'
$50? | scarcely remember him now.
Stil, II you VIII be SD kind, / viii send
my regards TO him-G note, to recall
IN 'sisr, bef re you go.
shall pass over my preparations for de-
parture, my sad and fearful parting from
NY sweetheart. my last interview with
MIR Forsythe and, in fact, my voyage TO
Benita, since nothing occurred therein
10 bear upon my story.
AS the steamer rufed up to the little
quay got my first look at the rocky
point Of land wheroon the mines Of Ben
ita were located.
There WAS one little clump Of cocoa
palms about half q mile inland, and
fews scattered shrubs here and there;
but for the most part the promontOry
was ono mass of gray rock, broken and
shelvy, aud wearing an intensely dismal
aspect. Toward the mainland there TO-
wered row OF bare cliffs reaching high
into the ar, and seemingly impossible, so
that the little colony was absolutely cut
off from the rest OF the world.
A short distance from the landing was
a large enclosure, the walls formed mostly
from the prevalent gray rocks, and en-
circling a huddle of unpainod wooden
buildings GONE what discolored by the
weather.
Such was my first view Of Benta and
YOU can guess that il conveyed no very
pleasure ole sensation when | reflected
that here was to be my home for some
time.
A few lightly-ciad natives and perhaps
dozen rough-looking white men stood
ouriousy awaiting our landing and
watching the Instrumentation OF the
stores the steamer had brought. | was
the only pgssenger for this port, and my
landing was soon accomplished. / turned
TO one Of the white men and asked to he
directed TO Mr.. Howard Forsythe.
The fellow scowled and surlily pointed
his thumb over his shoulder. / followed
the direction with my eyes and saw q
man seated on "A large boulder a few yards
of. lie was whiting something with q
large iack-knife and glauciny now and
then cacclessly at the bus scere about
the lending place. j walked toward him,
regarded him attentivoly as / approached.
lie was a large, heavily-buit man, some
what inclined TO corpulence, with n
rounu. fat face, smoothly shavcn. His
head was partially bald. and what hair
ne had was thin and black. His eyes,
which met mine frankly and curio1siy
as / came up, were his best features, and
reminded me of bis brother. my employer
lie merely nodded in return to my
bow, and looked down az his whiting
again. followed his gaze and saw he
was aimlessly cutting q biz of wood,
with no attempt al form, whatsoever
"Nir. Forsythe?' 1 asked.
He nodded again.
any name, sir. What can 7 do for
you?' Ills voice was pleasant enough
but wholly without Interest or heart ness.
took out my wallet ana extracted the
letter from MIR. Forsythe. and then. as
the note from NJ. Croueau lay next, I
handed that also. He took his brothers
letter slowly and thoughtiully, but when
his eyes Tell upon hat i-om M. Crcneau
he uttered 4 little ejaculation OF surprise,
and tore II open.
II was evidently short for he soon
rorused IL, and then, darting a swift
glance at me in which. 20 my surprise,
there seemed littio oi gCOd-will, he tore the
note TO fragments nnd tossed them to the
treeze. | instantly wished that I had
opoaed that letter and mastered its con-
tents. and then | reelected with some
shame that Il was written hv Jorcphinc's