The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-19


"You are nlarrted9'' said Hdgdr In q
loud, hOdrse UOtce
carriages and dogcart, and only cou-
pie of pairs of horses rested in the one
corner of the vast place that had not
fallen into utter decay.
1t was melancholy sight and sad
dened Hagar as she gazed abroad, for
though man must and does die ~ is rare
for the careful work of his brains and
fortune to come to such evil plight as
this, and, as now, possibly not through
his own, but the faults of his descend
ants.
And vet an echo Of the life Of the
life that goes on forever was even now
on its way to this ruined spot, as Nan
ME and Will, who had been up betimes
and who wore an air at once guilty and
triumphant, came stumbling over tho
uneven stones of the courtyard from a
direction contrary 10 the house, and ut
sight of Hagar turning into the riding
school stopped short and consulted.
"Let us tell her first" said Will
"She was awfully kind and sweet last
night. She'll be delighted.
Mamie was by no means so sure, as
Will, just fortifying himself with hug,
led her over the dusty threshold and to-
ward Hagar, who, lost in thought, was
standing at some distance, bit OF vivid
life glowing in the midst of dust.
Turning, she saw them-saw some
thing else, too, change in their faces
as they drew near, not knowing that
her own frightened them with its ex-
preston so much that Mamie could not
get out word, but timidly held up her
hand, upon the third finger of which
shone plain gold ring.
"You are married." said Hagar in a
loud, hoarse voice. "It is not legal. An
undutiful daughter makes a bad wife. I"
Her voice rose to a shrek. She looked
wildly into the long dismal vista of the
school as if listening for the sound Of
cheerful tongue and galloping hoof
Then she doubled suddenly up and lay
in heap among the shavings and old
iron and dust Of the floor.
Before they could touch her the door
way was darkened by Blake Trelawny's
figure as he came in, touching his hat
ironically to Will Cassilis as he did So.
81 am the bearer of message from
your aunt he began, addressing Nan
ME, his glance sweeping in some sur
prise over Hagar TO rivet itself as II
by instinct ON Nannie's hand, still I'M
consciously held out.
With one stride he was by her side,
and pointing to it in voice shaking
with rage and anguish cried, What
FOOLS play is this. MANNER"
Will drew the little hand through his
arm and said quietly:
LADY Anna Cassilis, IL you please
not Mamie.
For a moment it looked as If Blake
were about to follow Hagar's example
or have fit. Then he lifted both clinch
ed hands high above his head.
"By Godl" he cried furiously, "yor
stole her; she was turning toward me
she was wearying of your milksop ca
resses-a few days, hours even, and sh'
would have come to my lure-and ga,
curse you, curse you, curse you, Cassi
isl"
ldk6 youI puuisbnShe inv ~ ASss~s
said Will roughly. "We could not boil
win her. Before God, if she had chosel
YOU I'd have made shift to bear it with
out disgracing myself before her eye
as you are doing at this moment T"
Disgrace said Blake Trelawny II
a tone of such profound despair as Nigh
make his worst enemy pity him. "Wha
is disgrace to me? You've stolen fror
me the only thing ON earth ever want
ed-that will keep up an Internal wan
in my breast till die. But look you
You got her by foul means, not fair
see that you don't lose her in the sam
way Spoil i'll gotten is risky and dan
: gerous keeping.
"What / hold that keep" said Wi
/. doggedly as he smoothed the head bul
, , rowed in terror ON his breast, and no'
1 if you have done your heroics go. Will
you brawl perhaps a fainting woma
dies F"
"Pshawi The devil will take care {
his own" Then, with every sign of tn
widest disorder, Trelawny rushed froi
the place.
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