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2 ‘ THE CHICAGO LEDGER, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1903. . 4
Goa! IfI had only known! If I had] marry.’ You must not think of such a thing, {about to make some remark, ‘but Black-| was when I entered; and I no longer enter.
only known for I tell you it can never more smilingly waved-his hand, and n on tained a thought of marrying her.
———_—. “Why, father?” Walter sce. reless, free manner again bade his loved her too well her up, and from
CHAPTER II. “LT can not tell you Why, my son,” Black- | good night. Walter turned away perfectly that day she bee: ress,
} . more replied. “I say yon can not marry, | reassured, | and forgot ather's| “For eighteen months she and 1
_ JHE PRUIT OF THE SIN. I have good reasons for saying so, and | strange be wior in a medley of thought | gcther, and during that time I never tet
© Sooner was Walter gone than John that is enou connected With himself and Armina. for a single day except on the occa.
Tie ewed | his rts to form “But, father, you surely can have no good Blackmore brought pen, and pai sions when I found it necessary to r
match for Armina, He reason’ for fo ‘Ou t
no expense to
‘Yes, more answered, strengthe:
ing himself oy asserting his great will
power, “Speak 01
“It is not much, “I have to say, father,”
Walter continued, “It is only that Armin:
and I wish to nd
the floor and his. father's Saitation ezcaped
his notice, After a short pai
tinued:
“We Iove each other dearly, father, and
for more than two years we been
gaged, All we wan mt now is your consent
an biessing, and I am sure you will give
‘John Blackmore sat for a little while haid- |.
his thro bin ng head, and
straight out bef
ute Bet ore Ne
arse, strangely altered.
ing his hand to
staring vacantly
It was a main
rT!
“My son, is is a terrible blow.”
Waiter Yooed at his father in wonder.
his manner puzzled him and
shi
recovered himself to a. reasonabl
and steadying his volee as well as he could,
he repli
Wi hte! never
and Armina can
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For my sake, Walter, do as I say. without
question.”
There was a short silence, faring which
the father and
son looked ach omen rs
eyes. The former's face pale
drawn until it was almost pitita, vhile that
f the latter showed a mixtu “aston=
ishment, tenderness and fineness. At las
Wa alter bre ‘oke the pause.
Father,” he sid, with a quiet earnest-
ness, “in all things I have ever obeyed
submitting, to your will without question. I
at ‘hool because
r motive. ave a
eye tly and ‘unhesitatingly,
and in anything tise I would yet,
not gi the wo1 ve, even fo
please you. In that you ask too much,
give up Armina is 20 sive up all I have
in_life ore living
more listened attentively to
rowing more
vhile,
fered
‘after a short pause Walter
can not expect me to give up Ar-
ina,” he
n not w
n
‘fore t
sake the woman , I must know the
cause.”
ou “can not tell you that, Walter, I dare
Then I will not make the sacrifice.”
gt shen F tell you It must be done?”
own judge in
tor ~
, fa, {hers I must be my
myself
wa
Would change tt. he coi
do, he had exhausted all his resources, to
prevent bate “proposed marriage, and yet he
had a othit ig The last fay of
hope died ‘out of his art and his long-
cherished fear
of a be
Come, in an hour and [ will sive you an an-
swer.”
“Very wee father,” Walter replied, leave
ing the
For a ‘one, time ater ‘Walter went out
we
whi
hi she
since, His head was bow the
weight of a great si ’, over and
over again ‘he cried in silent anguis!
“Oh, yod! how bitterly
ished ‘for my sin, and how heavily has it
fallen o are innocent!"
At last a resolution formed itself in his
mind, and though at first he shrank fro’
it, he finally adopted it, aint with set teeth
ang, rigid features he si
It is all hat is left to me,
andl I must it.”
After that he became more calm and
go-
and ex tha
was properly loaded, then replaced i'n ine
drawer, at the same time say’
“Tt will do.” ‘
Te set down before the fire and was
si
ting there perfectly quiet and eee Pos
sessed when W: alter reentered ire
looked up wit le and said
will explain ‘everything, Walter, but
pot tonight. ust have a little more tim
‘ome here toi morrow mornin ig early and
then you will lea:
one well, father Walter replied, “Good
night.”
“Good son,” John Blackmore
said, iste and extending his hand. “When
ou know all, r,” he continued, after
a short silence, pe as ‘charitable toward me
as emember that, although I
dia a I have suffered for it.
Good, night, my boy, and God bless both 5 you
and Armin
Jol ‘more’s words and manne
Were so strange that Walter was Gee eply ime
pressed by them and he stopped at the door
fixed his eyes on his father inquiringly.
with one or two bottles, At druggists.
Ie hesitated to leave the room, and was
How
in a thoughtless moment would haun
to_death!”
Then he drew a long sigh and shook con-
vulsively,
“But so it is added. “This is the
end and there is no escaping it, May God
have mercy on my sow
CHAPTER III. ‘
HIS OWN SISTER.
jackmore hesitated for an instant,
ind the > blotting Pak of a humai
Bick ore had aid a bitter penalty for
‘Walter had been walking restlessly up
th was near his
i
0 one saw the
letter John Blackmore had written, but oe
ter a time Armina noticed it. a a
dressed to Walter, but she took it
mechanically opened it. In the excitement
t moment she perhaps did not notice
what she wa: ing. She drew the paper
from the envelope began to read it..Sh
in.
nd ever and an a groan of anguish es-
caped him. He would not hi 8 red
more had he suddenly and unexpectedly
been called upon to read his ath
warrarit. He read it through to end,
leaning mantel for support, and
en he ha shed it he sank into a seat,
eat, God! my God! this is more than i
in be:
Mester fatty got Armina from the zoom
and t , and at once summoned a doctoi
to attend her. Walter did not move nul
i ed,
some neighbors came in, then, in a dazed,
half conscious state, he groped way to
his o room, where he threw «himself
the floor, “and clutching the carpet,
opened the pap
and again he read it
folio
through. It was a
ine, to avo!
soon @ so stron)
FRESE
38
© her, when a thing happened that
completely changed my intentions.
“She was more beautiful that evening
Her
than I ver known her
rich, rosy Somplexion was set ‘ont to per-
fection by her soft, ich,
fitted her so well that tt Showed the fault-
less symmetry of her form. Her fine eyes
sparkled with a soft prilliancy and a blush
dyed her cheeks and n was ex-
isite in her beauty, and ‘her manner was
just negligent enough to enthrall and en-
ookea upon her os =
tered Inv y mind, a and I be 5 week me
impure to resist it.
her in- my arms and
rhining kisses on
mitted a uletly to my. advances, and whi
it fu art nen she ylelded without an effort.
Ter nature was wa arm, nan with her love
was In ze her heart to me
ssidn.
she bave everything. She rested in m;
y arms
passive locile, offering no opposition
“That night when I I left her room Armina
eretly conveyed to this house and left a
steps. You kno ow the rest. That chili
is Arm
“After making this confession, and real,
izing as I do the exten of a
feel ‘that I could bear eet - -you and ar
agaln, so tonight t ‘ghalt blot out m
life. y years existence has been ak
most inbexrable, for from the first I. hs
had an intuition of at the
pass, and any way I turn there is nothing
but blank darkness and ‘utter hopelessness
befor
‘e me.
My. son, think of my crime. with all the
bla Tt as pos
sible. I have sinned deeply, but no‘ one
save God and myself knows how I have
been punished. If you only knew how truly
and how sincerely I have repented I be-
lievs you would pity vather than condemn
Valter let the _paper fall fromi his hand
Wy people were coming and
going, yet Walter was unconscious of it all
either saw, heard or k
that was going on about him.
two hours n
staring straight perore: hin, his
face white an his. ips
rising, he leaned heavily against
with his hand pressed tightly
My law
ses am I to
te
And yet she
Yegsed wife. Great God!
my wife.
(APT: APTER Iv.
WALTER BLACKMORE’S GRIEF.
JEvery day people meet with sorrows:
ew, aye, none Who escape them
We ait have x great, crushing sorrows
“without warning
a, knowyledg
mm “we have
the fact that the on!
placed the most implicit trust the one
whose honor and tue we have held. be-
yond question whose puriey we haw
God's an:
cherish 60 dearly and’ hold_ to ‘close t0 ost
hearts, we see them crumble to ashes and
blow away and disappear, leaving only &.
dark vacancy in our lives and our heat!
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