The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-11
CHAPTER 1.-THE OATH Continue,

Re when John Poindexier feels his doom.
shall be conscious OF his anguish and shall
. rejoice: aud when in the depths OF dark
I'll n,ss To which ! ~ he comes ialierinl
III along my way
II 'IIoy. boy, YOU have been reared ioi
II this. God made YOU handsome. man ha.
II made You strong; you have made yourself
III intelligent aud accomplished. You have
II only 10 show yourself 10 this country girl
10 become the master Of her will and af'
lection. and these once youns, remember
me, Remember Evelyn"
II Never had Thomas been witness 10 such
II passion. II swept him along IN burning
STREAM against which lac sought 10 con
tend and could not. Raising his hand in
II what he meant AZ a response TO that ap.
II peal. he endeavored 10 speak, but failed,
II lli- father misnterpretcd his silence, and
III bitterly cried:
III "Yon are dumb. You do not like the
III task: are virtuous. perhaps-you who have
II lived for years alone and unhampered IN
II Paris. Or you have instincts Of honor,
Il habits Of generosity that blind You to
II lifetime have cried aloud TO heaven for
II vengeance Thomas, Thomas, II you should
II fail me now"
II ''IIe will not fail you" broke in the
i voice OF Felix, calm, suave, and inslnuat.
| ing Il have watched him; know him;
he will not fail you,
Thomas shuddered; he had forgotten
| Felix bu, as he heard these words he
conlJ M Longer delay lookine nj the man
- haJ a,yaraJ 20 stand his Surety Tor The
narfor,nance az the unholy deed his father
avae, I'd from him Turning be saw a man
who in anv plaee and Under any roof
would attract attention, awake admlra.
ton and-yes. fear. He was not large
man. moi 80 large AS himself. but the will |
, ,lha,' , v,,,assad ;,salf in frenzy on his
sa,bor'. In showed n,;et and ;nfeyible in |
tbe GRAY owe resting unon his own with a |
mower he could meyer hone To eyade. As
be- Looked and comnrebended. n steel band
seemed IN compress his heart: vet he was
seusn;a, " a, liz same fine that the ner.
sonal;tv before which he Tins succumbed
was as elegant ms his own and as perfectly
,ra;ned in ali the ways az men and of life
Even the air of poyerty which had shocked
H., IN NJ, lie fathers nerson and surround.
; nun , 49, ~" no, n;s;ble bere FeI;x was both
iii and bandsomelv clad and could hold
h mei v,' % tbe alder brother in every re-
s ,as w." mot ;nSist ed mon Inv the Partisan
sentleman' The long and. to Thomas, hys.
fer;ons curtain of dark. green serge which
'.ra.ohoJ hah;nd him from Roor 10 ceiling
thra,r ou, his male features with n remark
ahle d Est net ness e and for an instant
Thomas ,rondered Il Il had been hung
.Lnna e. IN r,,nnse ~ nrodnc;no tb;s
eaele '9 Dr. n ,h dawand in he hrot hers
s n"t ~" a.tant;nn and how;no his t
h la.e u be st am i,
1T am AZ vonr command Felix. | am at o
,,o,,n ann,morJ father / cannot sav more 81
S ni,, , rn,,,am,har That never saw EVELYN d
H ,hayy sha J;aJ hofora I was horn and that W
ind, sue '''' o''o
H.. ho,o roI;v,s vo;c. hroke in kind +
But here feiiN voice broke H. ki''u' :,
ou. p ineasui. u i come ohs.ao,. NO have h,
~. raoLnnsd mon Vnn NAV already love b
~. ie 'rnr'an pJ das;re r. marry her II oil
80 so" !, m m"" he nv mnad;mentm" m
soi d., ~ "i bero Tbomas's ;nd;enation found Ell
tn
'olge , ,a;a ha. ~ am heart whole save ia
~ 'd uro nI fonn;eS mich arc fast to
IT,, lev ans7sh;nss dreams w
IT, inss,,,od 60 hsya I;red wears since en-
re se e1;n 80 W nav '''' B,
vs. hoart Vim NOT he Disturbed now" ov
ioui n1a Fa,; W." 81 have soon the OIL to
Io, nnt thoro ON o n,rnose YEAR AGO shes te
=, " ,aio eS sno,yldron and rs lstless Yon fo
~ pay az h,,I = ".a Ill IL ,n m;nd tbe Pc
VIII no; pe So ps;siau lad;as 10 he nroof fin
gay sl.'' res u al ,e !, ''''e' " ~ P'' mi
ig yrh nei um",J b;s sbo,lJsrs in
npl''as slIuesea n' - hnar 10 full in. ri
'ne mus b pe !" EaG, A ,rnooaJad In lis tel
.oMcatioi' ., tupe' o;oa !eTo rea;za dos me
,,ea' anu outn srst evnarience every de- WI
az; ;aht tha, noes With satisfed love Have an
lght INA. e9hes WY, WI 30 hna,, w ,Iar IN "
lou .he skill dH hioh u;,l tahe nat;pnce as he
me enu rGe M'ticn W." n, rane ps we'll a. moi
Vell as ossih .Lt ,,;o r;iI and i'm. clu
uptiety, anu tl,a' e uo T.. ~ ed a. toars OBJ,
'lacaDilty wien ,'nus as t tpon .m on
M - s. ignss;,, nf H. n;o,;,, =" sto
" the suffering or MS vlctim! m ~
!, ha,e 'he sN'" nun 'o" str
p ,tI a. ;..;,, i. en;,hod rol;v cen
! on ldtk tie IlitCHtiNe, Hiih7htt q
wen, ".h' w - -; a. L+ b,g | yo,
our doubts ana hesl.atlons pI H. na.1 h mo' me
cen losteleu ~ n'e"o, i.a " ~, Tnnh ter
you say so" ny w., a;sta, ose sha Ion
hen lhGmas Looh At YOU s at her as and eur
as, as she IS for US L1oM AZ f ner' anu me-
hnk of her as despolled killed, forgotten ,,s
y Polndexter. Rave you ever gaAeu upGi,, not
more moving coun1ehahne, Ut que ~ fnl
Inch beauty CONTENDS WIN heehei in {
rophecy OF woe! ... tbe
Not knowing VIVA. 10 EXPECT, hn' Thp'. hur
g almost to be met Dy her sliaue, Iho on o;ri
TOD band and hebejd where but min es
~ Lofora Frat dismal curtain had hung dug
H. - 1;rbt In tba midst of which he Ill
w a charming but tragic. figure. such as life
charinihe, ~. llasJ, ,su, ,,n shnr, ono,
form had ever appealed to his heart s.ol
did not seem picture, i seemed her ne .t'
ny self, gentle loving sell that preath- i".,,
forth all the tenderness ne had vahiy a.
ught for in his living relatives; ana 1aL- IG W.:
9 at her feet, ne cr1ed out: 49, -
-. ~ ri III ,oo voc horn 70 avenoa von was
ee1 EETh' "I p;uaa+o, sh iii nsvsy char
= IA