Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-18
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8. Barring GOULD


send him, spectacles and all
He does not wear spectacles.'
DO not interrupt. I speak symbol
ically. Spectacles and all, 1 repeat,
with his bottles of Ieeches, and pestIe
and mortar, and pills and lotions, over
the edge Of this precipice into per-
dition. Good heavens! II leave and
you remain, shall be coming back
| cannot keep away. II I escape, It
must be with you or NOT at all. You
have horse of your own: you shall
ride with me. You have a purse: fill
it and bring it in your pocket. Dia-
monds, silver spOons-anything.
She was too frightened TO know
what to say. He, coward and bully as
he was, saw his advantage and as
sumed the tone of buster. DO you
understand me? will not be trifed
with. This thing is settled: you
come with me-
I cannot-indeed I cannot said
Eve despatringly.
You little fool! Think of what you
saw in the theater. That is the proper
sphere for you, as it is for me. You
were born to live on the stage. I am
] glad you have told me what became
of my sister. The artistic instinct
/ is in US. The fire of genius is in our
heart. You cannot drag out life in
/ such a hole as this: you must come
into the world. It was so with your
mother. Whose example can you
follow better than that of a MOTHER
My father would
Your father will not be surprised.
What is born in the bone comes out
in the flesh. If your mother was an
aCtress-yOu must be one also. Com
pare yourself with your half-sister. Is
there soul in that mass Of common
| place? Is there fire in that cake? Her
mother, you may be certain, was a
Dudding-a common vulgar suet-pud,
ding. We beings of Genius belong
to another world, and we must live
in that world or perish. It Is settled.
You ride with me tonight l shall in.
troduce you to the world of art, and
J you will soon be its most brilliant
/ star
'Hark!' exclaimed Eve, starting. 4
heard something stir
| Both were silent, and listened
They stood opposite each other, near
the edge of tn prcipice. The dark,
ness and closed it rapidly. The
! cloudy sky cut OFF the last light of
day. Far, far below the river cast up
at one sweep a steely light, but for
| the most part of its course it was lost
in the inky murkiness Of the shadows
of mountain, forest and rock.
Away at distance of several miles
on the side of the dark dome Of Hing
ston Hill, a red star was glimmering
the light from a miners or moor.
mans cabin. The fire that flickered
on the platform cast flashes of gold
on the nearest oak Doughs, but was
unable to illumine the gulf of dark
ness that yawned under the forest
| trees.
Martin stood facing the wood, with
his back to the abyss, and the light If
| radiated his handsome features. Eve
timidly looked at him, and thought
how noble he seemed.
Was it the sound of a horses hoof
you heard? asked Martin. Walter is
coming with Jasper's horse
I thought a bush moved answered
Eve, and that I heard a click
1t is nothing, said Martin, no
thing, but an attempt on your part
to evade the force Of my argument,
to divert the current of my speech.
You women squirm like cells. There is
no holding you save by running 4
stick through your gills. Mind you,
have decided your destiny. It will
be my pride to make a great actress
of you, What applause you will
gain! What a life Of merriment you
will lead! [ shall take pride in the
thought that I have snatched you
away from under the nose of that doc
tor. Pshaw! he paused-'pshaw!
l do not believe that story about your
mother being my sister. Whether
she were or not matters nothing. You.
like myself, have a soul, and a soul
that cannot live on a farmyard dung
heap. What is that? I hear a foot
on the bracken. Can it be Waltz
He was silent, listening. He be-
gan to feel uneasy. Then from be-
hind the wood came the shriH elang-
our of a bell
Something has happened, said
Eve, in great terror. That is the
alarm bell of our house
My Cod cried Martin. what is
Watt about! He ought to have been
here In spite of his former swag-
ger he became uneasy. Curse him.
tor a dawdla' ar, ~"ins ~ ~tiok
go 'ir AIKEN because he is lazy?
That bell Is ringing sum. II was
pealing loud and fast I shall leave
this rock. If I were taken again
should never escape more. Seven
years! seven years in pvison-why.
the best part Of my life would be
gone, and you'll should see you no
more. When I came forth you would
be Mrs. Sawbones. I swear by God
thai shall not be. Eve! l will not
have it. If I get OF, you shall follow
me. Harl1, hear the tramp of the
horse
He threw up his hands and ut
tered a shout Of 10y. He ran forward
10 the fire, and stood by it, with the
full glare of the blazing frcones CD
his eager fare