Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-10-01
The Sea SCOurge
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Mari was dumb with astonishment; nut
soon MS tongue round It's use anu ne
questioned the youth upon every po"H'
nut the Iatlcr co"in onV .e" wnn' ",
had heard from JACK Martin ,ha' 'he
party had been captured 10y "ahu .,
soldiers. and that they had oeen accuse"
OF horse Neaiing'
why! exclaimed Mari vchement'y'
moi single hors. nav" ! captured. OF
my men. that did not belong 10 me-
ihere Is some Siin'hy VI uiis'
AFTER Ponder'ns upon 'he th'hg ror
some Time ne resolved '" "aVe Mary
"hoNE w Tue 'h"rgc ~ 'au' an" return
nt once 10 'he or'g U" see " ne con'u not
run, w s"ne'h'he more concerning the
business
oh Tue following morning fanl found
Mary mnrh better. ana he felt assured
IVA, sue w"n'd nav" u" i"vcr she re.
h'a'heu quiet ABOUT w o'clock Mari
came up anu nffer he had seen the in
'a'"i concluded I" let iani remain to
oi'cnh hcr. for he had planned TO so to
Nagasnki and learn why his men had
oe"h arrested
Accordingly I.aroon fastened away.
ana fanl was once more In company
WIN the being lie 80 wildly. so fond'y
| loved.
That evening as the sun touched the
western horizon AMI poured its Hood or
golden sheen into the room. Paul sat by
the bed and held Mnry's hand within
MS own. He sat thus for some time In
silence. when the maiden spoke:
"Panl. she said. In a low. trcmnlous
CORRESPONDING from emotion rather
Than weakncss-"you are not happy at
having found II sister
The youth started. and for moment
MS eyes were bent to the hoor. But
soon he looked up. and while an expires.
sion OF more than common sadness rest
ed on his handsome features. he replied:
1T liz not what | have found that
moves me. IL IL u holy blessing to own d
sisters love. But what have ! lOstT'
None Of my love. Paul." quickly cried
Mary. u can love You ever, my brother
"Oh. Mary, IL YOU love me. speak not
that name. Call me Paul--rall me
call me-lOve. oh. call me anything
but that!
And do you not love your sister,
murmured the stricken girl, In soft, plain
tive sadness.
"Yes. yes. oh, yes; love you NOR,
than ! can tell. But do not call me
brother. Not now-not now. At som'
time when my heart has arisen from IL
grief, ] may bear 1t. But not now"
The youth pressed the white hant
he held to his lips. and the tears courset
freely down his cheeks. In this position
was he when Otchewa entered the room
MY MASTER" she said. addressin,
Paul. 'you must not fcar. for all Is no
yet lost. have been long prepared 10
any emergency. and Mari Laroon can
not succeed In any plan Of wickcdncss h,
may undertake. save to keep my mistres
here a prisoner; and I do not think IL
can do that"
Paul returned her look Of gratitude
but he made her no immediate reply Il
words. The sun was now down, and tn
shades Of evening were gathering abou
the place. The you'll, saw that his fai
patient needed repose. and leaving witt
Otehewa instructions how to ndnliniste
the medicine. he left the apartment an
/ walked out into the garden. and there b
) paced to and fro until long after tn
darkness had come.
: "She my sister, he murmured to him
self. stopping suddenly and clasping hi
! hands together. Il know the man ca
, lie--most basely lie; but this may
true. Alas. l fear II Is for my ow
/. memory holds some such picture. We
do ] remember Of calling her my sister
, yet II may be false. The man with whOr
lived was not my father. for Burn
: ington has told me rs much: and the
! remember that called him uncle. Oh
why has TINS come TO biast my life plan
I Why has this heavy hand Of angus