Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-11

Papa, said Barbara speaking rap
idly, and eager to divert his mind into
another channel, papa dear. do you
know that the doctor is much at
tached to our pet?'
1t could not be otherwise. Every
one loves Eve; if they do not, they
deserve TO die
'Papal He told me as much as
that. He admires her greatly, and
would dearly like to propose for her,
but, though | do not suppose he is
bashful, he is not quite sure that she
cares for him.
Eve shall have whom she will. If
she does not like Coyshe, she shah
have anyone else
Then he limited that, though he had
no doubt he would make himself a
great name in his profession, and in
time be very wealthy, thai yet he
could not afford as he is now circum-
stanced to marry a wife without
means.
| There. there. exclaimed Mr.. Jor-
how the wrong done by Ezekiel Babb
| is beginning to work There is a
future, fine future offering for my
child but she cannot accept it. The
gate is open, but she may not pass
| through, because she has not the toll
money in ,her hand.
Are you sure, papa, that Mr..
Coyshe would make Eve happy?'
L 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
| f1ared on his cheek-bones. There is
no chance for poor Eve, The money
is gone past recovery. Her future is
| forever blighted. | call on heaven
| to redress the wrong. l went the
other day to Plymouth to hear mass,
and | had but one prayer on my lips,
Avenge me on my enemy. When the
choir sang Gloria in Excelsis, Deo,"
| | heard my heart sing bass, ION
earth 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
% 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, / 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
afraid Of her sister seeing him in this
condition
There was 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