Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-25
CIIAPTER XVI.

CHAPTER XVI.
After tLct evening Lashmar yielded
himself &c the allurements of Gree, In
the person Of Lady Cnrminow. with less
reservoir than he had hitherto shown, and
In proportion ns his attentions grew more
marked, Claricc became more enchant-
ing.
by this time 1.ashmar had decided that
destiny meant him to be Lady Carmi-
now's husband. He had escaped the
doom once, he had pluckcd himself out
Of the web: but this time he felt that he
was caught.
lie could account for his tepid emotions
by no other theory than that nature had
made him colder than other men. He
fancicd that he had even an aversion for
women, and that nc would have ended his
days n bachelor. were II not that self-in-
tcrest and his mothers inccssant prompt
ing urged him 10 marriage. He had had
everything to gain from union with
Lady Cnrminow, and II was sheer wan.
tonncss In him 20 hang back: and yet he
put Of from dry TO day the uttcrancc Of
those fatal words which would seal him
rs n slave forever.
lie had promised TO drive to Brumm
with Cluricc and Mrs. Mulciber that af.
tcrnOon, TO 20 over the great DnncbroOk
iron works. Of which Lady Carminow was
sole proprietor. Her name was on the
carts nnd wagons. "Clnricc, Marchion-
css Of CarminOw." 1.ashmnr had never
been over these mighty works. and he hat.
ell seeing works Of any scriptiOn-hated
the thud Of the engines. the smell Of the
furnaces, the CRIME and dust upon every
thihe, anu WIS no. Ver! ionu even OF the
operatives though q humanitarian nge
ihsisteo 'hat nc sh""'u "ocre 'hch.
brumn an" 'he ou'skirs OF brumm
iooked NIUE more "e,cs.ao'e 'hnh usua'
10 Lord ia'snmnr INA. oc'oper nitcrhooh'
nHnougn Lazy Cnrmihow was s'tting op'
posne nun. c'"u III ruauy Drown veivet
nnd saoic hi's' WIN ht!'e saD'c oohne'
TIM, narlhoh,Aca GENEROUSLY WIN her rich
eoiu'Dr"wn hnr. IL Ihe Deauty OF a
woh"n VT 'ne ,uA"ry Vi o"!o.cne couiu
| n"Nc su'"cc" "m',' he m'Rnt h"ve oeeh
n"pE; Dn' OH inns particular AFTERNOON
ne oenc,1 cen I,ady Car"'ho"s periee'
uom WIN J"un"ccN we.
Inc WISH !" inc gre"' i.nheorook works
did NOT serve 10 cnahgc MS mocd, as the
workmrh were OF, the eve OF striking anu
received inc |is'ors III rnther surly
manner.
| IL was bctwceh SIX ana seven when
ihuy Carmihow anu ncr companions re-
turned 10 the castle. AFTERNOON ten was
over. ana the shooters hnd retired to the
bathrooms ana urcssihg-roohns. ana there
was the souhd OF p'n,o ana very thii
soprano voice from inc "r"wing,room
whereby i.nshmar opiheI mat Mrs. Nava
sour was 'n1"'eing III p"Mnu aiohe or II
company. nc wen, 70 ,nc Library, INTEND
ing 10 EMO! I"c' n"', ''c"r WIN 'h'
newspapers o'iore nc eresscu.
Inc room was cn!y ''sn,ea ny the burn
ing Iogs ~ one Vi ."c wv "repl1ees mnt
Single Mn,p .. y T"u'ns '""ie. I'M
curtains hau no, nee" uruwn' anu al
L-ashmar crosst" 'he roo". 'oward ih'
iampmsht III saw TWO unrN "s"res p"c'h'
slowly past INC wmuoWs'
lie olenSu cnsen,en' anu 'ookea out
~ Hh"n mnu "oin"h were s'"nu'nR n n,,l
way o" III e"rnes' converssuon. In'
woman. o.sN ,oue". D"r. . n.n"eu, ,a'' an'
stra'ent nha s'""' WIS S'e'"' Inc HUI
was Nestor'us.
lie was benaihg 10 speak 70 mer, unit
seemed 70 ;'asn'har 'nat ms Ups mus
al'host tSIcn her muir n,s nnna was o.
her shou"er' US u ne nua oeen p'e"S,n'
OF arguing WIN 'h'ensest n'rn''"s, euu
dehiy stel'a reiensea nerse' rom uat Se
INNING grasp. kns't LOT IN ms'n u, y. ",
..., "mu e"sM """ $780, .,.,, "" ".'