Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-12

you answer: Suppose should say to you,
Embrace the cause Of the king, and The
hand Of Lillian, with her fortune, shall ~
F., yours when the compact Is sealcdf'
do you mean for me to answer thatr'
demanded the youth. raising himself
proudly up.
"Yes; but consider"
II have considered long and weM. I
love your daughter, sir. and for her
think would sacrifice everything but my
manhood and my honor. My duty 10 to
my country first. You know that am
already at the head Of o company Of en-.
listed men, and may tell you that ex.
pect In few days to receive my commits
sion as q captain In the American ser.
vice. Could prove traitor to my country
l should bc unworthy to aspire to the
hand OF Lillian EastcOurt-l should hide
my head for very shame!
"Robcrt. give me your hand! You have
answered as ! expected you would an.
swer. and ! honor you for II. Go on with
your patriotic work, and continue to love
my daughter as much as you please.
| When the victory IL won she shall b
yours. OF course l will not have you
marry while the bond could only hamper
| SOu ~ tu0 utbCuuIBc VI kVuNeV uuttevs
| "Mr. EastcOurt," cried the youth, grasp
Ing warmly the hand that had been ex.
tended to him. II know not how to thank
you for this"
| u want no thanks, my boy. I can hon.
or the man who honors himself. A. I
said before, cannot yet exactly see my
own way clear. My sympathies have been
with the king, and It will be hard for me
to learn new manners; but. should We
be separated In politics. our friendship
shall not BE- severed. You can promise me
thaty
II can promise that such severing shall
not be the work Of my hand. SIR"
Thank you, my boy-thank you! Take
your commission. and wear It, and know
that my doors are still open to you. II
you should convert old Jacob Eastcourt "a
Revoluti0nism, 1t would be q feather In
your hat. But hardly think you will at.
tempt It. Lillian Is already converted,
which 10 far more to your purpose. sup
pose she knows your determinatiOnY'
Eyes, SIR"
Have you told her when you will b
called awayT"
mo. do not know that yet myself"
but 1t must be sOOng''
II think So"
"And you will join Washington in New
York;"
1T may be-"
swell, good luck 20 with you wherever
you 20. And now, my boy, good night
Give my best wishes and kindest regards
to your father"
u Robert SeatOn reached the sidewalk In
half.daxed condition. He could hardly
realize that he had heard Alright, or II biz
ears had not deceived him, that 1t had
been Jacob EastcOurt to whom he had
been listening. Surely he had misjudged
the man. Lillian's father was, after all
! good at heart; and who should say that
J bis political convictions were not honest
! The young man was walking very slow
: ~, with bis head bowed, thinking of thu
! strange interview, when bis ear caugh
the sound Of light, hurrying football bs
hind him, and presently hand was lait
upon bis arm. He stopped and turned
: and by the starlight and reflected glar'
! Of the distant bonAres he distinguished
female form, closely mufiied In q darl
mantle.
Robert! Hush! Speak no name. Fol
low me. have something to say to you.
1t was Jacob Eastc0urt's wife! Won
deringly he followed her-f0ll0wed to
darkened archway leading TO q residenc,
that stood back from the street, wher,
. she turned and removed the yelling man
tie from her face. He fancied he coul,
hear the throbbing Of her heart, thougl
the tumult might have been In his ew,
bosom.
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