Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-06-24
ClIAPTEl, XIV,

CHAPTER XIV.
Midnight. Each Of the twelve slow
strokes seemed to steal away n portion of
Mabcl's young life. But the time for
action had conc. An hour since she had
dows which told her that the household
had retired to rest.
At half.past twelve. robcd In her black
dress, she stole down to her fathers study
In a few minutes more he himself would
be there. Cold refreshments, wine and
fruit had been placed on the table. Poor
child-shc little dreamed In what manner
she was to remember this forever!
Casting u wild, hurried glance round tn,
apartment. she muttcrcd: "Oh. Neville. |,
Is for your sakc--for all your sakcs-tha,
I do this"'-and then, crossing the room
she ensconccd herself in recess close t
which stood a cabinet filled with choice
Oriental china.
Click. a door was swung back on IL.
hingcs--a footstcp was audible: her faith
or had returned. The hour she had wait
cd for had arrived.
She heard him come In: through the mar
row slit in the hanging drapcry: she saw
him approach the table on which the sup
per was spread. Then he laughed sardon
ically, aud savage words broke from hi.
lips:
"Now let him come. He has gone too
far"
Mabel. filled with new and awfu
dread, watched and listened.
"lu. ha!" continued her father. takin,
small object from his pocket. "Ile vii
learn too late to beware of the anger Of [
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,hn ,In,e NOM, for bis visitor onJ mod.
his w.,v slowly IN IN. garden entrance
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.nLs,,,,,nJ /, ror tho ono into which h.,
father haI nourcd tho IiouiJ-wbich sh.
,,ro;na, into tho sbn vinys In tho Nron,, a.
and ,,n. h,cL ovoin In tho rocoss Will.
bcr father was still nj the ontcr door
Sho hal dane nil In n restrained frames
ord NOW an, had missed into n new SIN y.
of emo,ion-shc no longer fclt TINT m,
wos ovcr for nor. Unnnincss wns pons
hnt she must live TO lend her father bncL
IN rcncntnncc.
the first words which struck her orr n,
the unwclcomc visitor was ushcred In.
II am. MS usual. the soul of plnc, uality.'
returned the other.
Both men spoke In n cautious under
tone, oven after the door was closed and
they had seated themselves,
well which il il TO bc-busincss frs,
and pleasure aftcrward. or vice versaY |,
you have walked far, YOU would like sun
per first"
"No-busincss first" replied the man, in
solcntly. "Now, then. Filton. are YOU pre
pared to act on n proycrb which in by
gone times you used to quote to me-,
word TO the wise is cuourhT IL so. ouI
interview will be rs short n one as yol
could desire and our farewell n final one
| want ton thousand mounds; and il |,
worth your while 10 give II to he"
"rcn--thousund-poun he repeated
slowly, ms if he could not believe his owl
cars.