Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-26

lou KNOW ClaC lIuCl0 Wel ~ HVlH6.
She is at my house. She told me about
her visit to- you. So it Is time that I
tell you what intend doing and why
have kept this young girl to help me
with my vengeance"
"You ask what vengeance, wretched
egotist! You have forgotten what I am.
You don't suppose for one moment
that you personally interest me, or
your daughter Evelyne. have only
one object in life. All these years
have waited to have a complete re-
venge should have had on the one
who betrayed my honor. 1t now falls
upon her son."
II don't see It," said.
Evidently you do not. You are not
in a position to see. You have let
yourself be taken in by appearances.
You believe, in good faith, that Will
liam loves your daughter Evelyne.
Bah! You are as blind as that fool
Marcadian. You do not understand Q
woman like Lucie Wiel. Why, the girl
is beautiful Do you think that II a
man loved her he could throw aside his
passion as suddenly as William did
You think, in your simplicity, that one
can throw of this tunic of Nessus as
easily as one does dominoe at q
masquerade ball.
William in his wounded vanity,
tried to deceive himself He tried to
think that he no longer cared for her,
and SO he threw himself head first at
the first girl who happened to come
along, and she turned out to be your
daughter Evelyne. 1t also happened
at an opportune moment that you ap-
peared on the scene, as though made
to order from pattern, to play the
part of Williams real father.
"And you think it was all marvel
GUS! There is nothing marvellous about
1t. There was the sure concentration
of will that was mine-the will that
has schemed and planned and accumu-
lated all the chances to my side, SO
that can now have my revenge in
full"
II think" I said, coldly, that you
exaggerate your power"
''It is you who diminish Lucie Wells
power tell you, the doctor can
esteem you as father and respect
Evelyne as his wife, but both you and
he are deceiving yourselves If you
think that he loves Evelyne. He wor-
ships and will always worship Lucie
We'll. Do you think that he would
have thrown aside my fortune for
Evelyne? Do you think that If 1 had
taken Evelyne away from him, as l
did Lucie he would have entered into
conflict for her No! No! But tenn
pied Lucie with money and she was
ready to throw him over All! an!
how that stung him, and he went to
Evelyne for consolation. You need not
take offense at what am saying.
Charles, but let me tell you 1t is not a
sweet, good girl like Evelyne who
could win the doctors love. 1t is the
woman like Lucie Wiel who WELD the
greatest power over mems hearts!
You and Marcadian were blind fools
to try and make him care for Evelyne.'
The millionaire gazed at mo with q
look of plying irony.
What weakling you are, Charles!'
he continued. did you really think
that was capable of killing Lucie?
At first thought you we're doing bit
OF acting when you rushed into the
kitchen that night. Probably you also
think killed my wife?"
II do not think so now. William
gave me proof that you did not" !
replied.
"And what about Douglass?"
II am quite sure you are guilty OF
that crime said, firmly.
"You are making a mistake, my
friend. did not kill Charles Douglass
He fell over Niagara Falls just as
told you, but I had no hand In his
death. | have only one regret In life
"a regret that haunts me In differ.
emit way from what you call remorse.
It is that / did not kill Douglass.
have lived under cloud all these
years. Many thought that l killed
him. / have been stunned, have suf
fered, but swear that he met his
death by accident. All! ought to
have killed him.
81 shall taste little of my re-
venge," he continued, "the day when
William learns that you are not Doug
lass, the day when he learns that he
has been imposed upon by stranger!
ne HIS CueTlSUGu d 6IIdu6S1 do
father, he has given him sons af
lection! All! ali! that will hurt az
much as anything"
"He will never know" said, vehe.
mently.
How do you know he will not, my
friend sneered the millionaire.
1T is not in your power to undo
what you have done"
"Fool!" he said, Zone cannot argue
with you. Let us return to Lucie
We'll"
And he explained his plan to me In
dry and imperative voice.
Lucie Is to marry your adopted
son. he began 81 am going to give
them $4,000, as you will. Then they
can give themselves the pleasure OF
waiting for our death for the rest
Square the figures, Charles. Now, at.
tention! Here is the approximate state
ment of the two wills that have had
prepared by lawyer l have left
Lucie We'll the half of my fortune
$10,000,00O. You will leave to TheO
dore the same sum. and to your daugh
ter Evelyne the other half-that Is
If you like"
you are leaving all this money to