Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-08-06

lady EtIIABErN WILL KEEr WORD.
Is&fHE night fell on three of the
1 most unhappy people in tho
e--rr5f world: yet to each had been
t$s.eSfi VoucEs1t'd a partial realiza-
ton of a cherished hope. Coventry
should have been luxuriating in the
thought of his approaching marriage
to the girl he loved; Elizabeth should
have been overwhelmed with Joy at
the rcappe&rIncc of O'Ncill. after his
long absence. and O'\cill during that
time had asked for nothing but an
opportunity to stand once more in the
presence of his divinity. The desire
of each had been granted. and yet
ell three We're completely miserable.
Coventry. because he more thar sus-
pcctod that Elizabeth loved O'Neill;
Elizabeth. because she felt that honor
compelled her TO marry Coventry, to
whom she was deeply attached, but
toward whom her feelings, she now
found, were vastly different from those
which had flooded her being with new
life at the sight of the young Irish
man. Her period of waiting and
dreaming had unConsciouSly devel-
oped n passion for him which had
broken all barriers at the mere sound
Of his voice. the sight of his face. As
for O'Neill, he found her faircr than
he had eve thought ever in his most
e~Xtravagant dreams, and it was in
an agony Of despair that he contem-
plated her as the bride of another.
There was this saving grace in his
position. ~howpver-ho would probably
be condemned to death forthwith. and
he was in no mood to bulk the cxecu-
TONER: if eve death be welcome il
would be so TO him.
The only ono who was completely
at his ease. and who. in fact. extract.
ed a certain satisfaction from the situa.
ton, was the admiral. Naturally he
did not enter very deeply into the
matrimonial schemes of the Young.
and with the indifference of a man
well along in years he doubted that il
would be a matter OF any great Diff
Guilty either to make Elizabeth forget.
IL necessary, the Irishman. in whom
even his obtuse vision had detected
that she was greatly Interested, or, in
case it suited his purpose better, to
make his son forget Elizabeth in The
presence of some other charmer whom
he might select. His purpose was, as
ever, the paramount consideration with
the admiral.
He had conceived a brilliant idea.
which he fondiv loped would rpsnl,
We're it to be realized, in the capture Of
the notorious Paul Jones. who was the
object of consuming desire on the mart
of every military and naval man in the
three kingdoms. SO enchanted was the
Old man with his own idea. and so dcsir-
Gus was he Of baeeing the game, that
lie would not have hositated 10 sacrifice
Inc affections Of his son. the happiness
Of his ward, or to brush aside almost
anything, save lis honor. which mipht
Stand in his way.
The young IriShman had clearly for
feited his life by his action: nay, more.
now that he recalled his name lie re-
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