Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-07-02

I'm the undertaking we had formed, /
must escape the consequences OF our
egregious mistake. by a sudden and
immediate flight. And though I eX-
perlenced a moment OF rebellion. and
almost refused 20 have anything more
10 do with the plot. / soon found I
lacked both the courage and the wit
20 contend with these two subtle and
dangerous Adventures. became
again too, I'm their hands. and. after
hearing an explanation OF how they
had just discovered the fact that there
were two Hamilton Dcgraws. and that
the artist whom I had attempted 10
inveigle was not the gentleman with
the millions at his disposal. they IN
formed me that. so FAR from being dis
couraged by the first failure. they had
formed another plot by which the
right man was TO be reached. Where
upon I told them about Miss Aspin-
walls unexpected visit to me. AMI they
agreed that I should make an effort
to bring myself into her notice. as the
/ plan they had formed nccessitated my
being introduced I'm some highly re-
spectacle way into the society fire.
7 quonicd by the Cleveland millionaire.
! This advice I was not 10th 90 follow.
| Tor ambition was by no means dead
/ within me. So. after \ couple or weeks
/ spent I'm a WeStchcstcr town 1 made
/ q bold move toward Great harrington.
/ where. as Montcni had managed 90
/ inform mo. Miss Aspinwau had now
taken up her abode.
"Aionteui meanwhile. had found
enough 90 60 in New York. Though.
MS have before dcci rcd. know Moth
ing chen OF the cruel acts Doe was en-
| gagged in. 1 have reason To- think now
hat DE wrote The note and poisoned The
0ouhons thor destroyed tho factory
girl DO found at that time attracting
the notice of Mr. Degraw. Ee had 10y
this time caused himself to De engaged
as that gentlcman's valet. and SEQ had
ample opportunity 10 follow bis mas
tors movements and interfere in his
plans. lie also must have misled the
young girl M Miss Haddon's school
I into thinking She had lover in Mr..
Deeraw. for that gentleman certainly
never wrote her the letter sne received.
But as 7 say. l was lu happy ignorance
or this. and though. soon after my in-
terview with Miss ASninwau al the
station. I came 90 know that danger
had followed the steps Or various girls
who bore my name. shut my eyes to
the suspicious now rife in my hcarr
and. happy in my own innocence. went
on in the way into which I had been
forced.
"The life IN Great harrington yoL
know; Hilary you know. You can inn
agine the welcome which her pity gave
me. and. afterward. the sweet atmoS-
phcrc creOtcd around me by her af-
feciion. Unworthy as I felt OF il. I
nevertheless accepted IL with q fun
heart. Ii was so spontaneous and So
trustfui and raised me- into an atmos-
phere of luxury for which I always
pinned. I began 20 be happy. But
deeper experiences awaited me. You
came. and / save mp my heart and soul
10 your Influence. and was 50 quick ia
learning the story OF love. that I came
near forgetting my more worldly hopes
and only had them recalled 20 me- hy
the sudden Introduction OF Mr. De.
graw. This was at critical moment
in our lives. YOU remember and YOU
can imagine my sensations when !
perceived from the first look he gave
me. that / had hut 20 smile upon him
with half the ferv0r / smiled upon YOU
TO charm the millions from his Golfers
and make myself. IN fact. what / had
been so long IN fancy-thc rich anC
influential Miss Rogers with some
thing beside her heart TO give to the
man she loved.
For. dearest. doubt me not in this.
charge YOU. To give YOU that wealth
was then my uppermoSt thought y,
idea of coQuetry was in my mind. mol
J did his glance. ardent though it was
arouse In me any suspicion that hi.
personal feelings had been touched.
only saw that he liked me and that IN,
hope or acquiring his wealth was go0t
+ and likely 10 reach fruition. / deter
! mined 10 make myself as agreeable a.
/ could to him. even II must seem Il
sacrifice my love for you TO my interes
In The newcomer.
; -But. alas, did not reckon upon III,
e passions OF men or the watchful eve o.
, the wicked Montelli Mr.. Degraw'.
I affections became engaged. and hi
p valet saw Il. and warned ne in the in
!. terview we had at the picnic. that If
d allowed my manifest Partially for yoI
a to show Itself. he would make that par
q TALLY fatal. Indeed. he went so ia
+; as to say that I must 20 on smiiln.
upon the millionaire or see you perish
= for this man. who had already short
r ened one poor life. was not going L
[ LET another stand In his Way when b