Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-08-04
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: CHARLES ~ Love s
! GARVICE
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! DO not De impatient. mere II muSh
| to be done; my poor uncles funeral,
/ you know. Goodbye See, will stay
here and watch the train off Goodbye,
dear, dear Laura"
/ She put her arm round him and re-
| turned his kiss, and gided away, but
at the turn Of the road leading to the
station she turned and holding up her
hand, sent A word back to him.
II was:
Remember"
stephen waited until the train puff.
fed out Of the station, and not until 1t
had flashed some distance did the set
smile leave his face,
Then. with rather puzzled and UNI
easy expression, he turned and walk
ed swiftly back to the house.
His brain was In whirl, the sudden
appearance OF the young girl coming on
the top Of the other causes Of excite.
mcnt bewiIdered him, and he felt that
he had need Of all his accustomed cool
ness The sudden peril and danger OF
this accursed Will demanded all his at
/ u,
girl would force itself upon him. He
had met her, as she had said, In the
streets, and had commenced an ac-
quaIntance which had resulted IN an
engagement Alone and unprotected,
save for an old grandfather, and In
nocent Of the world, Laura Trehern
had been as II were fascinated by the
smooth soft-spoken stephen from
whose ready tongue vows Of love and
devotion rolled AZ easily az the scales
from serpent In spring.tme. And
he for his part, was smitten by the
dark eyes and quick .npulstvo way of
the warm,hearted girl.
But there had come upon him of late
suspicion that in binding himself to
marry her he had committed false
step; tonight the suspicion grew into
something like certainty
10 tell the truth. she had almost
frightened him. Hitherto the dark
eyes had ever turned on his with soft
ened gaze Of love and admiration; to-
night for the first time, the hot, pas
sionatc nature had revealed itself,
The deep-toned Remember" which
came Heating down the lane as she dis
appeared rang unploasantlS In his
oars. Had he been true-hearted
man the girls spirit would have made
her more precious In his eyes, but,
cowardtke, he felt that hers was a
stronger nature than his, and he be,
I gan to fear
Yea, 10 mGttetcd az b. unlocked
| the library window, and sank into a
chair 1T was weak stroke weak
stroke! But | can't think of what Is
to be done new, not now
No. for tonight all his attention must
be concentrated ON the will
Wlping the perspiration from his
brow, he lit another candle, This
/ time nothing should prevent him from
! destroying the accursed thing which
stood between him and wealth. he
would burn It at once-at once, With
fcyerah cagerncss he thrust his hand
IN his coat then staggered aad fell
j lack white as death.
The pocket was empty, The viii
i Was not there.
4 "I-t am fool" he muttcred. with
a smile, II put II in the other coat :
and he snatched MP the overcGat, but
n glance. touch showed him that 1t
was not there either.
Wildly. madly he searched each
! rocket In vain went on his knees and
felt, rs II he could not trust his sight
alone, every inch of the carpet; turned
tup the henrthrug, almost tore up the
| carpet itself, shook the curtains ana
still hunted and searched long after
lthe conviction had forced itself upon
his mind that in no part Of the room
could The thing be hidden,
Then he paused. pressing his hand
! to his brow and biting his livid lips.
! Let him think think think Where
could II be- lie had not dropped 1t on
the stairs or in any other part of the
/ house. tor he remembered. he could
swear. that he had felt the thing rs he
stood IN the study huttoning up his
oyercoat II not In the house, where
them
Throwing aside all caution In his OK.
citement he unfastened the window,
and, candle in hand, examined tho
grand terrace traced every step which
10 had taken across the lawn and all
to no purpose.
lit Is lying IN the road" he muttered,
the sweat dropping trcm his face,
l"neaven' lying Glaring there, for
any country rlowlr to pick IN and ruin
me must viii find tt, Brandy |
must have some brandy thts-this Is
maddening me"
Aud indeed he seemed mad, for
1 though he knew he had not passed II.
he won't back stIll prerng on the
ground, the candle held above his head.
Suddenly he stumbled up against some
object. aud. looking up saw the tall
figure of man standing right in his
path With Il wolhsh cry Of mingled
fear and rage he dropped the candle