The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-04-03
A WRONG AVENGED


They were both guilty, but was he
80 much 10 blame in his passionate
love for this fair woman who had
turned the heads OF better men than
Gordon Willis?
And Gordon Willis loved her. And
yet there was another, dark faced,
childish. loving girl. who bore his
name and 70 whom his love was due.
He had married Iva st. Clair to
please his father and keep his inner
itance
And years after. at his fathers
death. Gordon had married her, car
ing little for her. but fully aware of
the fact that she loved him with all
the passion OF her feryid nature.
Vivian Hope was alone and friend
less in the world when Iva Willis Of
fered her home, for they were dis
tant cousins, and she gladly accepted
the generous kindness.
Gordon Willis stood before her now,
his handsome face passion stirred, his
blue eyes glowing.
The truth had broken on Iva Willis
with an awful suddenness OF horror
she came forward now with n plead
ing gesture.
II have heard ALL" she said. land
Vivian, pity me. You VIII 90 away,
Vivian. will you not-go away with
your fatal beauty and leave me my
husband? do not blame you. But.
Vivian. IL this goes on | VIII die-do
you hear-dieT
You talk nonsense. Iva" she said
you can turn me away II you wish"
There was a moments silence; then
Iva bent forward. her eyes still on
Nivian's lovely face.
without my husbands love could
not live ask YOU 10 70 away, aud
you refuse Remember. have told
you that the day my husband tells
me that for your sake he wishes me
dead | viii grant his wish bus Wv
ian, / warn you that II you ever take
my place, living or dead, viii avensc
my own wrongs"
No one know What words took place
between Gordon Willis and his wife a
few weeks later, but every one knew
that the cold, still form OF Iva Willis
was found floating on the lake when
the evening shadows fell, her little
hands crossed on her bosom. her pas
sionate heart at rest.
Iva Willis had been dead one short
year when Gordon brought Vivian
home 70 reign I'm her stead
They were straying up aud down the
shady paths together. and Gordons
eyes. filled with passionate tenderness.
were resting on viylan's lovely face.
They paid no heed TO where they
were strnylng till with little inward
shudder Vivian noticed they had turn.
cd down the path that led 10 the lake
the lake where Iva had ended her
passionate young life.
"what IL the matter. darIingf" Cor
don asked.
I'll feel little chilly. VIII you
10 20 the house and bring me n shawl.
plcasef''
Kissing her lightly on the forehead.
her husband turned and left her. and
she passed on and down 20 the lake.
She had complained Of chRllness
while Gordon was with her, but as he
turned away something crept over her
that was not cold. yet left her trern-
bling. A terrible. underlined fear seem
ed creeping round her heart. aud dark
shadows were closing over her.
Suddenly her face grew CHASTITY
white and oil the light faded from her
lovely eyes: even her lips became pale
with the terror that swept over her.
For slowly along the edge Of the lake
came a slender form In wet. trailing
garments with marble face and black
wide open. stony eyes. @ God. WINS
II Iva wiIIisf WAS that cold. dusky
face the sse that had been rnlsed la
piteous pitadIngs 20 her oWu3 Were
those yslllts. spz -lhc~ssag tlal bad
parted tla daay n : 81. Yt paFglann'e'
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