Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-11-12

through, because she has not the toll
money in her hand
Are you sure, papa, that Mr..
Coyshe would make Eve happy
1 am sure of it. What is this place
for her? She should be in the world,
be seen and received, and shine.
Here she is like one hidden in a nook.
She must be brought out, she must be
admired by all
1 do not think Eve cares for him
But her father did not hear her; he
went ON, and as he spoke his eyes
flashed, and spots of dark red color
fiared on his cheek-bones. There is
no chance for poor Eve! The money
is gone past recovery. Her future IS
forever bIighted. | call on heaven
to redress the wrong. l went the
other day to Plymouth to hear mass,
and I had but one prayer on my lips,
Avenge me on my enemy! When the
choir sang Gloria in Excelsis, Dec"
| heard my heart sing a bass, "On
earth a curse on the man of ill-will.'
When they sang the Hosanna! l NUT
tered. Cursed is he that cometh to de-
fraud the motherless! l could not
hear the ,Benedictus. My heart
roared out "Imprecatus, Imprecatus
sit" | can pray nothing else. All
my prayers turn sour in my throat,
and | taste them like gall on my
tongue.
o papa, this is HORRIBLE
Now he rested both his elbows on
the back of the blade and raised his
hands, trembling with passion, as if
in prayer. His long thin hair, in
stead of hanging lank about his head,
seemed to bristle with electric excite
ment, his cheeks and lips Quivered.
Barbara had never seen him so
greatly moved as now, and she did not
know what to do to pacify him. She
feared lest any intervention might eX-
asperate him further.
I pray he began, in low, Vibrat-
ing monotone. I pray to the God OF
Justice, who protecteth the orphan
and the oppressed, that He may cause
the man that sinned to suffer; that
He will whet his cleaning sword, and
smite and not spare-smite and not
spare the guilty His voice rose in
tone and increased in volume. Bar
bara looked round, in hopes of seeing
Eve, trusting that the sight Of her
might soothe her father, and yet
condition.
There was a time, seventeen years
ago. continued Mr.. Jordan, not no
ticing Barbara, looking before him as
if he saw something far beyond the
boundary walls of the house, there
was a time when he lifted up his
hand and voice TO curse my child. l
saw the black cross, and the shadow
of Eve against it and he with his
cruel black hands held her there,
nailed her with his black fingers to
the block cross. And now I lift my
soul and my hands to God against
him. | cry to Heaven to avenge the
Innocent Raise Thy arm and Thy
gIittering blade o Lord, and smite!'
Suddenly the scythe slipped from
under his elbows. He uttered
sharp cry, staggered back and fell
AS he lag on the turf, Barbara saw
a dark red stain ooze from his right
side, and spread as ink on blotting-
paper. The point of the scythe had
entered his side. He put his hand to
the wound and then looked at his
palm. His face turned Iivid. At that
moment, just as Barbara sprang to
her father. having recovered from the
momentary paralysis Of terror, Eve
bounded from the haIl-door, holding a
bali over her head in both her hands,
and shouted joyously, 1 have the
Jack, l have the Jack,