The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-10-29

that Is the chief thing. Corney had
fellow enough, he was. He did not
know his old uncle had this hoard,
whereas did. My demand and threat
brought success, and / suppose Cor
ney did not repent of his softness un-
til the nephew, with tears in his eyes,
came appealing to him to help him out
of difficulty. BY that time the old
man was well in my hands; but out of
revenge he spread the tale that / was
| witch, and after that all the human
donkeys hereabouts suspected me of
being the cause of all the mischief
that came into the village. Yes, dear,
l confess l have had my hand in dirty
matters. but Corney has had his re-
lvenge, SO what matters it?"
rs 1t too late to let his nephew know
| that he shall have the money for the
fetching?"
"IIe shall never have it in this world
so you hear! But you, my dear, shall!
have it on that day you promise to
marry the man | have in my minds
eyes for you. Think, Marian, how very
ulCC IL NOulu NC 10 set up
ing as an independent lady"
with that money? Mother Jurdie.
| should be as badly off as any pau
per-"
whist, child! Ye vex me now"
Don't let me veX you, mother"
81 am veXed enough already. for my
purposes are crossed by one in whom
/ haya tnlgnn Inlinht aud
watched grow up from childhood as
though she had been mine own. In this
thing swear will have We obedient;
and now my mind is fixed, l can make
you marry this man, for my force of
will is greater than thine
Marian trembled. Joan saw how she
was affected, but, instead of bending.
she became more rigidly determined
to carry out her own designs.
"My child" said she, "Ill never let
you out of the house until you promise
fetch him presently"
No wonder that Marian felt faint.
Perhaps Joan had son or nephew
that she had never talked about to
anybody, but kept in the background.
This thought chung to the sensitive
girl like nightmare. 1t bore her
down, and clammy perspiration
broke out all over her body. She dis
trusted Joan Jurdie row, and was in
mind with all Rossington about her.
Beseeching Joan to have mercy proved
TO be of no avail, for she said over and
over again: NAY, nay, nay. not till l
have brought thy bridegroom here"
AS prisoner, Marian began to call
out, and at last Joan looked foully an
CRY. Suddenly the girl tainted away,
fell down on the floor, and was par
TALLY restored by dash of cold water,
after which she was put to bed and
left to right herself.
Marian was not wideawake until
eight o'clock in the morning. She
arose, with full remembrance of
what had happened, and looked all
over the house for Joan. But Joan had
gone, and the door was locked. The
man came for his weeks rent while the
fair prisoner sat bordering. He
;humped at the door until he was tired
not thinking that the tenant had be-
come deaf but obstinate. Marian
heard him say: by the Lord, I'll
evict her now! All the village has
been praying me to evict her for the
last five years. Out she goes this very
morning, the old she-devil!" Forth
with, he came to the window, smashed
ii in, entered. and found Marian. She
had tried to hide herself. but in vain
The arrival was William Vain
wright, and he owned the cottage.
"What! you here? ?" cried he, in a state
of ineffable surprise, Wont | tell
your mother, Marian Dolfn! Where is
this old she-devil, your entertainers"
30, Mr.. Wainwright. am in such
sorry plight, and am right glad you
have come to set me free"
i've come for my rent, he said, with
some asperity.
"I'll see you get it, only let me out
of this"
"Hussey! It's all fine fun for you
reckoning you have got trapped. Don't
think / shall go a-lying about you. to
Your mother. I'll lay you came here
of your own accord"
"She says she'll leave me her worldly
all for being kind to her"
He pricked up his ears; then they
fell again.
"itut saying thing is not doing it,
lass. Besides, about all the worldly all
she has are few cabbages, old chairs,
magic pictures, and black gowns"
81 do know she is worth good deal
Of money"
Lets see," interrupted the farmer,
stroking his chin, "how much money
Is there?"
81 can't tell you, SIR" said MaTan,
reddening. "You see, Master VAIN
wright, 1 am under Joan's rule. She
says she has the right man for me in
her minds eye, and she gives me no
choice. If don't marry him she will
bewitch me. The money / get condi-
tionally only. l am of opinion that,
got as it has been by her, it could do
me no good, but HARM"
Wainwright naturally jumped to the
conclusion that the widow must have
m ,oesad /, hoard nv her crafty extor-