The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-21
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3 A TERRIBLE TEMPTATION {
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CHARLES READE (
CHARLES READE
(Confiniladl


Next afternoon Angelo came TO her In
great distress and Ire.
''Beateni beatenl and all through our
adversaries having more talent. Mr.. Bas-
sett did not appear at first. Wheeler ex-
cused him on the ground that his wife was
seriously Ill through tn efright. Bassetts 5
servants were called and swore to the
damage and TO the men, all but one. He
got of. Then Oldneid made dry speech;
and tradesman he had prepared offered
bail. The magistrates were consulting
when In burst Mr.. Bassett all in black
and made a speech 80 times stronger than
Oldnelds ana sobbed and told them the
rioters had frightened his wife so she had
been prematurely confined and the child
was dead: Gould they take bail for a riot.
dastardly attack by a mob Of cowards
on poor defenseless woman. the gentlest
Then he went on: They were told was
not In the house; and then they found
courage TO fling stones 10 terrify my wife
and kill my child. Poor soulv he said,
'she lies between life and death herself;
and come here In an agony of fear. but
j come for justice: the man OF straw who
offers bail is Furnished with the money by
those who stimulated the outrage Defeat
that fraud and teach these towards Tiio
war on defenseless ladies that there is hu-
manity and Justice and law In the land
Then Oldneld tried TO answer him with
his hens and his haws; but Bassett turn
cd on him like giant. and swept him
away.
."Ah! that is true; ! am afraid have
thought too little Of her But you suffer.
and so must she. II Is the most terrible
fued: one would thing this was Corsica
instead Of England. only the fighting was
not done with daggers. But. after this.
pray lean no more on that Oldhed. We
were all carried away at first; but now l
think of II. Bassett must have been in the
court and held back 10 make the climax.
oh, yes! II was another surprise and an
other success They are. all sent to Jail;
been our man. We should have had
eight wives crying for pity, each with one
child in her arms, and another holding on
20 her apron: Do. pray. Lady Bassett.
"Oh cannot do that: he is Sir Charles
lawyer; but I have promised you TO seek
advice elsewhere. and so / will
The conversation was interrupted by the
tolling OF the church-bell.
The nrst note startled Lady Bassett
and turned pale.
IT must leave YOU" said Angelo re-
gretfully. II have to bury Mr.. Bassetts
little boy; he lived an hour
Lady Bassett sat and heard the bell toll.
her mind. 'Is It saddest when II tolls.
or when IL rings-that bell? He has killed |
his own child by robbing me OF my hus-
ell, let Wheeler be ever so cunning. and
Oldneld ever so simple, And l am not |
acting by that. Where Is my trust In /
Gods justice? Oh. thou OF little faith! /
What shall do? Love Is stronger I'm me |
than faith-stronger than anything In |
heaven or earth. God forgive mcleod |
help mel will go back.
But, oh. to stand still and be good anu |
simple. and 10 see my husband trampled
on by a cunning villain!
why is there future state, where
everything Is to he different? no hate; no
injustice: all love. Why is IT not all OF
a piece? Why begin wrong IL II is 10 end |
all right IL ! was omnipotent IL should ,
be right from the first. Oh. thou OF |
little faith All. me! II is hard 10 see
fools and devils. and to realize angeis
unseen. oh. that could shut my eyes in
faith and go TO sleep. and drift on the
right path: for I shall never take IL with
my eyes open, and my heart bleeding for
him."