Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-10-05

I JresOme law business 10 be gone
/ through His marriage with Joyce had
| to he annuIled. and the old general
would not allow him 10 provide at all
/ or his daughter.
Joyce felt keenly the difficulties Of
her position but most OF all she fel;
the separation from Alan.
Alan WAS seated in his Office one day
when he heard a heavy step on the
stair. IL was his old enemy Hutehn-
son. lie was half drunk. but sober
enough to want TO pick a quarrel His
schemes had been batliod by the idiotic
tra.ghtforwardness of man who pre-
ferred honor To love. Naturally
enough Hutchinson could impose no
hush-money on a man who would con
sent to hush up nothing. but who pul
away the woman who was Gearer 10
him than life rather than fail in do
ING wha; was right But Hutchinson,
haff!ed at very turn still had his re-
-enge lie meInt in the end to be
even with Man. let il COS, him what il
might. He came today 10 gloat over
his enemy's misery. Some one had told
him that Alans hair had turned gree
and he wanted to see for himself
But Alan was just in tit mood. He
remembered as soon rs he saw the
man that he might have saved Joyce
the browning misery OF marriage with
one from whom she had been obliged
40 be separated. that he had deliber-
ately done his best to ruin her and
Alan's wrath burned hot within him
He sprang mp from his desk as soon
~ he saw hutchinson and caught
hold Of him. He gave him little
shake and. looking hin. straight in
the face. said You dog, why did you
cot tell ne that Veronica was alive
when | told You WIS about TO marry
another woman? Why did YOU let me
do AN innocent girl m injury"
Hutchinson looked at him. lie was
going 70 prevaricate. but his hatred
WAS TOO much for him Because
hated You, be cried Yes. ana hate
You now, shall never b. content till
see You dead ut my leet YOU villain.
who deprived me OF everything pos
sessed, And you dream that | should
ioreso my revenge 1ou TOOL. to for
ger ,H"' 10" i'u me 10 d1dl WIN
YES said Alan slowly. Il forgot
lhat WAS dealing win devil. and
NOT man \ man mlsh' nave had
pity
PITY Hutchinson sneered PITY
towards man VINO ruined ne" Not
i't nave not done with You Yet,
w" H'"3 ~ 'ei> SUR Oh lhat.
A'ih ap!dhS At MN on get out
~ my '''''e ms "i'iii'i'' uc eN-
t.aliiitu or VIII throw You down
5 ans lie looked So tiercr that
l"tE AiIia0h Went ~ once
9iA months had eittsed since he had
~t-e -"}"-hS - JOY eSlN mcnths of
Sltn utter aorel sshess that Alan re-
soiVei tha' NJ would leave England.
NE iii III 81 -. i.p@'sI VAS SoinS to be-
-IA operations ~ Australia Any
INNS ''"'lsAt -hiin' Womb be better
man tais Iir. lie would work hard
and live hdrd lie settled five hun
"fed year on Veronica anu the boy.
ana mace Il VIII ledFlng al else he
had 10 joyce she would not let him
GO ahythihS eise lOF h"l whilst he was
awe but she co"id not refuse 4 BEN
mt .! H'' "'''h' II me" tiiat the
general ohiy had MS 2'hsloE He had
Fdrhe' thdl ne nan Drought his
daughter back to i-onioA- 1t was too
much to be near Joyce and yet not
see her. Ever! tlIue ae went out he
WAS letting his eyes stray everywhere.
hoping, rearing thdt ne might see the
one woman IN the world for him. But
chance never favored MN. ana his ar
engagements we're IN tie to go away.
After much dellberation he resolved
10 write 10 both women who loved
him lie wrote TO Veronica Il letter
which. poor SOU. hurt her, although
he had no Intention 81 being otherwise
than klrd.