Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-08-06
CHATTER I.


In their intent gaze. She was the only
grandchild Of the popular Squire Ware;
and there was not more popular couple
than the rubicund. jolly squire and the
kind little old lady madam. his wife. for
miles around. There was always wei.
come for guests ut the old stone Hall; at
Heathside Hall there was open house.
Then Lilth's mother, the beautiful Mrs.
Drew. who had mystcriously rcappcnrcd
In her fathers home some years after her
marriage with the dnshng young Guards
man. Captain Drew, ind who. with the
child Lilith. had lived there In seclusion
ever since, held the county sympathy ny
reason Of her worse thnn widOwhOod.
People looked upon Lilith's cleverncss
rs somewhat witchlikc. They could not
forget that the dark, handsome scoundrcl
who had loved and won the county belle,
Lillian Ware, and had nfterward brutnlly
deserted her and clopcd with an actress,
was Lilith's father. When good old ladies'
talked about Lilith over their ten, they
would charitably say that, II she was ugly
which was an undoubtcd fact--it was q
mercy that she was nothing worse. Still
there was time yet oven for that, they
would sorrowfully add. with batcd breath.
II was the eve Of her fifteenth birthday,
n wnr,n sfiii su,n,pcr cvcninv In June,
Sho Ind J;mcd with nor Grandfather.
yroujmo,bor opi mother. Int Ind been
darkly silent during the meal. Ordinarily
she hurst out with oil the thoughts which
had ngitnted her restless mind during the
day. with her quaint fnncies-which the
squire would hugh ut or listen TO rs his
humor prompted. while deaf Madam
Ware would enjoy watching the varying
eng .,,..,, >s .o" n m .o,,d hon, ~nor
. unu p.ns'a MIS-. rev wo",u a. ma"i Wa" nnr
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naIt passIon' naIt PAIN. snc gased VIII
sps .h"Sa s, lT"s h LOWELL wayne tue wore oe