Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-03

stand up for her and say what is 1T
ting l cannot see the fun of forcing
her to run away days journey to
pick UP few scraps of information
about her mother, when you keep
locked up in your own head all that
she wants to know. I can understand
and make allowance for you not lik-
ing to tell her everything, il things
were not-as is reported-quite &c
Realistically square between you and
the lady. But Eve is no longer child.
I intend her to become my wife, and
sooner or later she must know all.
Make clean breast and tell her
everything.
Yes said Jasper entering, the adj
vice is good.
You come also! exclaimed the old
man, firing UP and pointing with
trembling fingers to the intruder;
you come-you who have led my
children into disobedience? My own
daughters are in league against me.
AS for this girl, Eve, whom I have
loved, who has been to me as the
apple of my eye, she is false to me-
oh, papa! dear papa! pleaded Eve
with tears, do not say this. It is not
true
Not true? Why do you practise con
cealment from me? Why do you
carry about with you a ring which
Mr.. Coyshe never gave you Produce
it, have been told about it. You
have left it on your table and it has
been seen, a ring with a turquoise
forget-me-not. Who gave you that
Answer me if YOU dare. What is the
meaning of these trimmings to and fro
into the woods, to the rocks?' The
old man worked himself into wildness
and want of consideration for his
child, and for Coyshe to whom she
was engaged. Listen to me, YOU he
turned to the surgeon holding forth
his stick which he had caught up;
you shall judge between us. This
girl this daughter of mine, has met
again and again in secret man
whom | hate, man who robbed his
own father of money that belonged to
me, a man who has been a Jail bird
an escaped felon. Is not this So
Eve, deny it if you can
'Father!' began Eve, trembling, you
are ill, you are excited
Answer mel he shouted so loud as
to make all start, striking at the
same time the floor with his stick.
have you not met him in secret?'
She hung her head and sobbed
You aided that man in making his
escape when he was in the hands of
the police. I brought the police upon
him, and you worked to deliver him.
Answer me. Was it not SOL?
She family murmured, Yes
This had been but a conjecture of
Mr.. Jordan. He was emboldened to
proceed, but now Jasper stood for
ward, grave, collected, facing the
white, wild old man. Mr.. Jordan,
he said that man of whom you speak
Is my brother. I am to blame, not
Miss Eve. Actively neither I nor
most assuredly-your daughter assist
ed in his escape; but I will not deny
that l was aware he meditated evas-
ion and he effected it, not through
| active assistance given him, but be-
cause | did not Indicate to them the
means whereby he was certain to get
away, and which I saw and they over.
looked
Stand aside shouted the angry old
man. He loved Eve more than he
loved anyone else, and as is often the
case when the mind is unhinged, his
suspicion and wrath were chiefly di-
rected against his best loved He
struck at Jasper with his stick, to
drive him on one side, and he
shrieked with fury to Eve, who cow
cred and shrank from him. You
have met this felon and you love him.
That is why I have had such difficulty
with you to get your consent to Mr.
Coyshe. Is it not so? Come, answer
I like poor Martin sobbed Eve q
forgive him for taking my money; it
was not his fault
See there! she confesses all. Who
gave you that ring with the blue
stones of which ! have been told? Ii
did not belong to your mother Mr.
Coyshe never gave it to you. Ans
wer me at once or l will throw my
stick at you. Who gave you that ring?
The surgeon, in his sublime self
conceit, not for a moment supposing
that any other man had been prefer
red to himself, thinking that Mr. Jor-
dan was off in his head ;. turned to
Eve and said in a low voice, 'Humor
him. 1t is safest. Say what he wishes
you to say
Martin gave me the ring, she ans
wered, trembling.
How came you one time to be with
out your mothers ring How came
you at another to be possessed of it?
Explain that
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