Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-11-26


Lord Elsdale's influence had caused to he
80 risidly kept, was at this mans mercy. |
She must purchase his silence IL she c0ulu.
She raised her head aud looked ut MIN;
she was dcathly pale, Int she was c''"'
and composed.
"You have fnishcdI" she quesuohed.
"You have said your say!
lie looked at her sharply. She would nc
no coward foe. he felt. as he met the pro"u
defiance in the beautiful lustrous eyes.
II do not say that" he answered with
q smile, But IL you have anything to
say to me. am ready 20 return your
courtesy and hear you." =!
"whnt can I have to say?" she rcjoined
carclessly. closing and unclosing the ivory
fan. II did not remember having ever
seen you before; I did not associate you
with my past lifc."
"You are not glad TO do so!"
She shrugged her shoulders with ges-
ture of supreme Indifference.
"Glad? Well. no. My uncle does not
wish It known that my father 80 far for
got his rank and position as
A chill. hooking laugh broke in upon the
words and silenccd her: her eyes flashed
as they met his.
pardon me-" he said. leaning forward
0IlKnVly, WIFI tUc uiOtNiUk sun VIZ
his Inns: II could not help laughing. Your
father forgot his rank! ! see. The Hon
orablc Newell 1lntton was n man of disco
Lutte life. false and cruel. with no honor.
no respect for won,nn's reputation. He
forgot himself so far Us to marry Stella
Orde. a woman of great beauty. Of talent
which would have made her famous In
London. Ind she ever been willing "a act
thereof answering purity Of life. whose
hand he. Lord Els,lale's brother. was not
worthy to touch"
lie spoke quietly. without n trace Of
warmth, vehement as the words were.
The dispeasurc dcepcncd In Bnrbara's
eyes. Although she felt kccnly the truth
Of his words, they angcred her.
"lf I suppose myself born of such n
father and such mother" he continued
cOolly, ut II OF my father ] should he
ashamed, Of my mother I should be
proud!'
There was silence.
"You knew my mother wcll!" Barbara
questioned; the anger had died out of her
eyes, there was even touch of fricndli-
ness In her look.
II knew her well once. before her mar.
riagc; and after Il lost sight NJ her for
year or two. The Honorable Newell Hat
ton soon wcaried of his low.born wife. aud
in man Of his rank II was hut natural
erhaps--,lcscrtcd her. When We met
again. she was on the stage. earning u
living for herself and her infant child"
Barbara started and looked Mt him
quickly. In tho last few moments some
OF her anger against him had faded; he
had spoken kindly Of her mother, the
sweet. pretty young mother whom she re-
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even been kind to her when she was left
alone TO battle with the world.
"You saw mo when ] was baby.
thcnY' she said. forcing smile.
NO." he replied. II never saw You
then" lie looked at her steadily. with
something almost like cruelty IN his tri.
umphant expression. II never saw you
them"
"Have you forsotteny she asked.
shrinking against the velvet cushions rs
she marked his expression aud tried to
understand It. ut Is NO long ago--you
must have been quite young then--nine.
teen years ago.
He smiled again. looking ut her still In
the same cruel, triumphant fashion.
1T IL twenty years ago." he declared.
coolly. II was twenty.Onc then, and
Stella Ordc was the same age"
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