Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-12-30
CHAPTER 4.

vi " H'Ii'M ~ uOWu. IHlI !: ullIe from
oak VOLTS and crags. with an ancient ycw
anu Spanish chestnut before il. stood, and
STANDS s'i.i. Morwcll House. the hunting
lodge Of me abl,ots of IaviStock, built
where Il moor-wcll y;lslci from amidst
the golden -orsc brakes. and after a short
course ran Gown the steep side of the hill,
and danced into the lamar.
Seventy o. eighty wears ag" this house
was il Il ic;,cr and worse condition than
at present; worse. in that it was sorcly
di!ali.ti'cd: hotter, in that il had not suf-
fcrrd iaS:"."ss Modern handling 10 con-
vert Il mt . farm with l%al,orcrs' cottages.
Ev"M 'cf;v wears ago the old banIucting
lla.! and tie abbot's parlor were intact.
Now al iMs been restored out of rccogni-
tion. III Tie interior of this old nall. on
tile .Mtb.N-fourth of June. just eighty
years :so. sat the tenant: Il tall. garmt
man VIII dark hair. He Was engaged
cleaning lis gun. and The atmosphere was
foul With The oior cNhalcd by the piece
thai N"c been recently discharged, and
was now beng purified.
onfe- sad!emly-hc placed the muZzlc
of Ms rl.r against his right side under the
rib. and wi:h his foot touched the lork.
A qnlNc: ran over his face. and his dim
eyes were raised To the ceiling. Then
there am" from near his feet Il feeble
souMd T.. & babe giving token with lis lips
thai IL was dreaming of food. The man
sighca. and looked down al IL cradle that
was before him.
Presently. recovering himself from his
abstraction. ne hid the gun across the
Grade, from right to left. and il rested
thefc - q bar sinister IN Il shield. black
and om!ncus. His head sank in his thin
shakin. minds. and he bowed over tho
Grade. HIS tears or sweat. or tears and
sweat combined. dropped as Il salt rain
upon :ho Sleeping child.
al. ~ once the door opened and a man
stood II Tie yellow light. like i, medieval
saint against II golden ground and called
In a hard, sharp tone. Eve. where is
Eve"
The lnaa al the cradle started up. show
Ing al 'he lime now tail he was. He stood
up rs one hcwildcrcd. with his hands out.
sprcae. and looked blankly at the new
conner.
Are YEA lsnatiu> %Jordan:'
Il am"
"Ana an Ezekiel Rabb. am come
for m! daughter.
lsnatirs Jordan staggered back a-nius,
the wal, and leaned against ii with arms
extended and with open palms. The win.
dow through which the sun strca1ncd was
ancient; !; consisted of two lights with Il
trai.som, and the sun sent the shadow
or maAlon and transom as Il black cross
agalMs; .he further wall. Ignatius stood
unconseicIsiy spreading his arms agains.
this Shacow like q CHASTITY Christ on his
cross. The stranger noticed the likeness,
and SAD IN his harsh tones. "Isnatius Jor-
dan. tho, hast cruciicd thysclf..' Then
again. Is lie took Il scat unaSkcd. Eve,
where is Eve:"
The gentleman addressed nswcrc
with ar effort, She is no longer here. She
Is gone.
"What.. exclaimed Babl,: mo longer
here: She was here last week, Where
is she now:'
she is gone" said Jordan, in a low
tone.
"Gone.-hcr child is here. When will
she rctu-n""
"Retirn.-w with a sish-.ncvcr.'
Cursed he the blood that flows i'm Ie,
veins" shouted the newcomer. REST.
less. eficrvcscing. fcvcrcd. fantastic. II
is noi." Of 1t mine. ii is all her mu,llcr's.'
He si'rans 10 his feet and paced the room
furion>.y. with knitted brows and clcncl.
ed ti>:s. Jordan followed him with his
eye. The man Was some way past tho
middle Of life. strongly and coinpac,ly
built. His profile was strongly accen,u.
atcd. hawklikc. greedy. cruel.
~ see IL all" he said. partly To himself;
that cursed foreign blood would not suf
fer her "a find rest even here. where there
is prosperity. Bah. all her lust is aftc,
tinse, and tawdry." lilo raised his arm
and clenched fish. "A life accurscd OF
heaven. OF old our forefathcrs. undo,
the righteous Cromwell, rose IN mn,
swept all profanity out of the land. TIN,
testers, and tho carol singers. and tleat
rical performers. and pipcrs and tumblers
But they returned again to torment III,
elect. What saith the Scripture! Max,
no marriage with the heather. else shall
ye be ~unclcan. ye and your children"
He rcscatcd himself. .Ignatius .Jor
dan" he said. II was mad and wickc,
when ! took her mother to wife: and
mad and wicked thing you did when yo,
took the daughter. AS l saw you Jus
now-as 1 see YOU at present-standin;
with spread arms against the blacl
shadow cross from the window, l though
1t was n figure Of what you chose for you
lot when you took my Eve. l cruci6e,
myself when l married her mother, an
now the iron enters your side"
Again he paused. The arms of florida,
fell.
$50 She has left you," muttcrcd tn
stranger. "shc has gone back to the world
to its pomps and v~anities. its lusts, its lie.
its laughter. zone back to the player
and dancers"
Jordan nodded; lie could not speak.
dead to every call of duty" Babh col
tinucd with a scowl on his brow. IDEA
to everything but the cravings of a cal
kered heart; dead to the love of lawf,
gain; alive to music. to glitter. l wi
light my pipe" Ezekiel Babb struck
E. light with flint and steel. I'VE have mad
like experience, 1 with the mother, 20
with the daughter. Why are you dowr
cast? Rejoice if she has set you free
The mother never did that for me-"
The child in the cradle began to stil
Jordan rocked it with his foot.
II will tell you ALL" the visitor contin
ued. II was a young man when l frs
ANU Evo-nnt vnnr Ego hnt har mofho,