Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-06-23
06g Rh~A IwY "A Fascinating
==- %eG6 ~ Romance
~ dDN Alan Adad.D,

LnaL ne GOu10 not pT1M$ himself TO
come and see her. He told her that
he was parted from Joyce, who WINS
now lowering between life and death.
and that he would not burden her with
the sight OF his unhapplness. He
would always be glad II she wrote to
him In any time OF trouble or dim
Guilty. to give his advice and help; but
that most probably he should leave
England. He told her that liz she fol-
| lowed his advice she would remain In
England, which was q safe place for
! her to live In. Besides, he would
rather that the boy was brought up az
an Englishman. There was lot Of
tiresome law business to be gone
through. Ills marriage with Joyce had
| TO be annuIied, and the old general
would not allow him to provide at all
for bis daughter.
Joyce felt keenly the dificulties or
her position, but most OF sill she felt
the separation from Alan.
Alan was seated In his once one dag
when he heard heavy step on the
stair. It was his old enemy Hutchin-
son. He was half drunk, but sober
enough to want to pick quarrel. His
schemes had been bafiied by the idiotic
| straightforwardness OF man who pre-
ferred honor to love. Naturally
enough Hutchinson could impose no
hush-money on man who would con-
sent TO hush up nothing, but who put
away the woman who was dearer to
him than life rather than fail in do
| ing what was right. But Hutchinson,
baffied at every turn, still had his re-
venge. He meant in the end to be
even with Alan, let IL cost him what IL
might. He came today to gloat over
his eDemy's misery. Some one had told
him that Alan's hair had turned grey,
and he wanted to see for himself.
| But Alan was Just tn a fit mood. He
remembered as soon as he saw the
man that he might have saved Joyce
the crowning misery OF marriage with
one from whom she had been obliged
Ito be separated, that he had deliber-
ately done his best to ruin her, and
Alan,s wrath burned hot within him.
He sprang up from his desk az soon
as be saw Hutchinson, and caught
| hold OF him. He gave him d little
shake, and. looking him straight In
| the face. said: You dogl why did ron
not tell me that Veronica was alive
when 7 told You ! was about to marry
another woman7 Why did you let me
do an innocent girl an injury?''
Hutchinson looked at him. He was
going to prevaricate, but his harreo
was too much for him. Because I
hated you! be cried. Eyes, and hate
you nowl shall never be content tin
/ zee you dead at my feet. you villain,
who deprived me Of everything pos
sessedl And you dream that / should
forego my revengel You fool, to for
get that you had me to deal withla
Yes. said Alan slowly. II forgot
that was dealing with devil, and
not man. A man might have had
pity
Pity" Hutchinson sneered. pity
towards d man who ruined me? Not
Il But have not done with you yet,
you may be very sure Of that!p
| Alan sprang at him. You get out
OF my Office this moment" he ex-
claimed. "or ! viii throw you down.
stairs; He looked So fierce that
Hutchinson went at once.
Six months had elapsed since he had
said gocd-by to J0yee-six months or
such utter hopelessness that Alan re-
solved that he would leave England.
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