Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-03
CHATTER xxv1.-(Continued.)

long months, but II died away; and then,
when saw that you were not happy l
forgave YOU"
"Then, Felix, why will you not take
me into your heart againY"
His face grew deathly pale-his nands
trembled. She saw such deep emotioh I'D
his face that her own grew pale. =.
"You see but one side Of the question
he said. "Now listen to me. l loved a
girl, Violet-ah, heaven, how / loved her!
She was the very light Of my eyes! She
was the pulse Of my heart! She was
the very soul Of my life-my one price
less Jewel! was working-as man sci.
dom works--to make home for my darl.
ing, and place her In 1t. ! was seeking
every picture, every ornament that
thought would beautify a home, for one
who would herself ndorn 1t most. what
happened? A weather. lover came-not,
mind you, one who loved her more. not
one whom she could love--a man, to say
the best of him, coarse Of soul ana hard
of heart; he could not even appreciate
the exquisite loneliness Of my love. He
held out his hands to her. und they were
filed with gold; he offered her title,
money, jewels--everything that women
love. He laughed to scorn the notion
that any tic to me bound her. Leave
him. he said-'he Is poor. Come TO me
Il am rich.' What did she do. this love
Of mine. who held my heart In her
The hoou,;su, beod Jrooped lower and
lowe,
"tI:xo ,,,v m mo. Felix" she cried
"h.,s n,,vw
~ A. NO. ,roor IN be hcrd: I am only
..,,;,s enc ,r,,h This I, nv version Of
.ha .to.v vio,ot what aid she doY She
Suns nv love b.ck In nv face. she tram.
Mad nv i;so mndcr hor feet. and she
r.,,.haI mo hoort In hcr hnnd-she Tilted
mo--ioS, mo With nv life ruincd,"
at, ~. r,;s"d hor hand. 10 him. and
,.,aS.
..II ,.,.. nm nm, Won oro terribly
~" "''
" ..T,r , m, I'm, i,s, Violet. And then
chi. "on,m wbo Ind icft me TO laughter
.n,s m VII, n,n m"V 90 moNoh heaven. Tint
,.."r,an o.n ho 90 i;vht,-cnmc To mo with
VIII. ~, ..Lo1 mo % tote her into mv
. III. ,rhr nas, which had bccn
Ss ,m. ..o,r to mo was n mo con.
s ;, ,ha ,or,mro NJ voars "a
.I, ~. 90, L,nd r.ord,w
ar oannot ,ndcrstnnd you." she said.
.,...,,.,,.
~ h,. s,,,, In socmod IN risc 70 n
..,.,. ,,h;",, ,ho, wooL son, conid nor
.. 49,, ,ha n,,;,,I n,.nd,ny voice
.sa.,,., Ill.,, an, roIo him gentle again.
~. 1891 I.,,., ,n,o Tho Iovelv face,
..v,",". ,nv ,.,ii understand this. Sum.
u.., .,,.. .,.ha, vo, Iovcd mo most I Ind
Ia. ro,, and h.i morricd n rich woman
,: .W~ ,,.hn," I Jid not love but mar.
,,sa s",a,,. hoc"uso she WINS rich-.thn,
~ Al .,,o. " ,o,, roors and I CANA
S NV Wv" -. ,a,, ,,,,,n hor nancy In INV hands.
o"S" W. ror :" shoro i,--would Won
a. snu ~" "e" ~"
.T q, ,h,,r T shou,d. Co,ix"
Yes; i ,h'nk snoI NO.. rc cxM:c,oa .uch
nm answer from You. / would not act
=" .,"s ,.sh,or 7 .bou,d mo loss thnn
" n"r r"w 20 toke dend Sir Owens gold,
al ,s,,h /, yo""
~ love vcu" sbo said. "and would
=. ,rro N yom f,
"Tho, u,vc mo n proof. r hate this
wealth for which you forsook me! / hate
,h;s sn,endor md mnunifccncc FOR which
~. sn, s h"r,"roI wo,r truth md fidelity! i
nil, novsr hcncSt Inv them. They robbed
NJ. ~ vou thcv DESTROYED tho best par,
~ NV iis"-I will have none OF them!
n man sh,,i sov 70 mo that i pro8ted nv
rorr Sa,sohood and cnioved tho nricc of
.onr .in~for Il WINS n ain. Violet. Listen
o's Th,s Ia What nv homor dictates
!" nv. 49, h"nar ~ Io.r"s :" M" ,S"n NV
wrn a." ,n,, .nd osL M h;vhor o,r,
S.e u. ho"vs " ' t%nr 90 coI, xon INV own,
h.. ro,, ,nnst com. :" mo nn,ettersd with
Sus ~" o." " nw ."' wa",,hI w;i, hnv"
u ue"o % 81 i, Wom 'nu"t uivc m vo"r ma" NAM
wv. -H' ~ vanu ,o.",s v"',r sorv "r .hs
- "., ; HT" y." s'.,,sSoI hv him = u .I
a.orsda " ho.~,,sri ho,so Tor vor-r",
pps"rS .na sta,",v H." chs In, hnm.
30. .ham ~. hnorom ~ ,oyo v", ,,"~.
.,"S s"s ,,",";, V,oiot"moror ,L". H.,
~, hr;", "o" Sorri~es. Now morrv So,
iov."th"t will '
w.. .. .,,, ,,., . ,,,s..
ed air.
~ do not understand. DO you mean
that I am 10 surrender all the fortune
INV husband has left met"
III mean lust that. Violet; I will ueyc.
share H."
= "Rut. Felix" she said. "that would he
absurd. now that n Ia ali mine 70 do ma
"Build hospitals, churches-anythinp
Won like. except keen H."
She looked at him thoushtfullv.
"Do you not think that Ia very hard p
she said,
ut II q true test Of love. You had
10 choose once before between me and
money-thcn Won chose NANCY Mac.
the two before you again-which viii Won
choose?"
"All the world would laugh at me-" shs