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Full Title	The Chicago Ledger, v. VI, no. 25, Saturday, June 22, 1878.
Contributor	Durivage, Phenix.
Date Added	23 September 2021
Format	Newspaper
Language	English
Publish Date	1878-06-22
Publisher	Chicago, Ill. : The Ledger
Source	Dime Novel and Popular Literature
Alternate Title	The bank forgery; or, Unrepentant to the last : an English romance / by Phenix Durivage. Unrepentant to the last
Topic	Popular literature > Specimens. Story papers > Specimens.
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Disclaimers	Disclaimer of Liability Disclaimer of Endorsement

OCR VOLUME VI.—NUMBER 25. CHICAGO, SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1878.0 SINGLE COPIES, FIVE CENTS, I 38E FAIRY PRINCE WHO ARRIVED it door? Not at the Chestere’, | withal so pleasantly, that he felt be con! Stephen's side; and I am sorry to He did not amit that he bed fallen “Thanks, Mr. Chester, but I vay Torever remain where he was, ie | Bim eo full of Prejudice gaint persons euddenly in love with Caroline; he| tbink I cannot come into you thia even- ; looked downward. fh | show ui hones stly believe to be as vould not doso, Had he not admii red ing,” he faltered ont, most unwillingly. i “ ain ives gone to dine with thos, peo- | considerable warmth; and oh, bow z be oughly pectable ns onraclves, from the very fret bons th that | be be “ Present ote compliments to Mies | \ ple? Tingered in biding sweet Caroline adiew ea! | Te ee you, mother, ‘thank yout" held ber—and had he Cheater, «cE believe 00." He ho; might ra Stepten responde’ taking his ‘com: of her t hourly since? Thinkin ne pin er And Here he broke down entirely, feel- my wishes, " Very well said. aie pa’ pana coderly preesing it of | how | hie " fatare a} ing that he coatd sot find a word more ' D es er toner wee relly indeed" lashed the mer- gh | betwee ‘will not conceal | might be brightened. by y her pr reeenee, . k pe cochented pringeay in ber | febant, “He most disobedient te earnestly ecloed nil hin wishes, a | from ny si Tike th e Chesters, father | could he but call her his forever—that Well, theo, on some future evening, f errata marving aie wile, sons but he shall repent ithe abail re- |nt the some time ‘beeged. him to conga daughter both ;and that Iam pleased | bright-eyed one, with her frank ways, | Pot # far-distant one, I hope we may ex- You made st ws pent to them often—as often as he wished. en you express yourself thus kindly | and her voice eo sweetly attuned pect you mar company, * Mr. Chester said, Ten yeare azo, five years ago, : ‘ shaking the young man’s band. One year wo, ie An those yorde, the two men yen tra you bad arsveg separtien, a and each entered his own ‘Tag Eee emt ald Bar iaped © ASRS stephen mado hi ye warns noutl wind woud have a ' r ois appearence { ‘Ti war uy wind would baveweakea in the Spwring rom, be found antrunger i And life Dave bean corde) Yee," . there—a ter from the rhe Weet Se vay Indien, ‘whom. Pembroke addr she fae not ana ee? : relowenaged ‘ owes " a jow-viseged man, with bollow j wipeeatea ter re 1° [beck and eyen tha ipa and ite Now eae eke, “| eet ves ‘his Mr. Zotterland, » A mor 3 mente + 17 | unpiéasant-looking person, very tell eed . mint ill-made, ‘ith immense tect and banda, ore ries ‘iaeerie fea'at ecg, yard manzere, sd 8 ‘voice that ; : 8 of j ‘We never saw her with & mie : ‘ oa: ‘Zatrara hed had "a good many . : ions with Mr. Porches | and the gentlemen had been made { th eaoh of i the ean of pene, ‘Sok and yt silent abd in ber cee ee me they hed never met antl to- L if ‘That used to be #0 brown. ‘| The West Indian hed called at the = | We peer heard er een in ate merchant's office in the city, a fall half- | Her tones were awe : bour before Stephen bad Feached it that , ‘as itwan meet: to "or. } wfod concourte of thestseee Mt beari war mune eaery aa ta ocident, be hud liiined his paana ere as be Dea ee *, : Oat privat y, ¢ ‘Thage was ne blige a a puget be rr ‘ t him ont, anxious to | ‘Yon should bave wept her yeeterday, | : terwhicl 4 Bar whetGiate suena $a weop to-day . ate | yok 1-1 go me wo love meep Bot today, 702 Hoe plans | : ‘But crown ber opal bea . re his bey rap be ee pple tat host, which Taped the whole day, oll | i veal See reid cf OR nek | the eager: . pana ‘wort and = 1 ++ {Boson T shonlin't tase theueheit Mr, “ , : % : ou Forobinter.: 1 coma n't have imegived / ‘ 1 7 ; Bee tet fist you bad s tnll-zrowo fellow like Ye {Mary made no snewer, but took her| “The more frequently we may cole them, “T'eanot onder 0%, how loog end wearisome that ny | thin do call you iatber 5 socastomed seat at the Gipner-table, b her | you, a Me, Stephen, the more we e hall te, AU feeling agsivst- oar neigh (aoe to Stephen Porchenter ‘Every: grown, whee ieee f \ Unrepentant ‘a the ‘Last. | dark ad thgatenoe Soe ao tn a ander me si gered on He tether oF Cilla, Bote ae Bees iret hima, and to Te nate ae wk eebee ng of deco as ‘ tree al of he dr ‘| wie rats’ sheel aerate Boisened wi jugheoclens tn thone arcana | th cei of deep Gig = hile, Steph ted “You are very kind—very kind, ny] wero Lin your pluce 1 ontd nut ect is | hide oteeer thee enon aad! he eee | Tete alked to 2 tb AN UENGLISHT, ROMANCE: |“ Meagwbile, Stoplon wae weted at| Eo are To nd’ -wry Kind, freee T topo itr wit BY gt [tonne matt oe who Stdnccl | hens Pit at ST me | Caroling, his how’ lovely daughter, nur be ‘iclight. "Tim. eave. Tim mach |g wey to li you will prevent much | him. In trath, Stephen was anything wie ‘and entered into -oouvermtr i BY PHENIX DURIYAGE etliged to yen, Taball realy feelbappy unploataptuessisoarbome™ Your father, bat himeelf, and thone about him did / with ber, | ; “Although Mr. Chester's hehavior was | £2 Join your little home circle ot fuil to remark the fact. “What on earth js this vulgarman | ny . ough avior the wi othe merchant's son wasthankfo) when ing Mere? he sated oaser his’ breath, |APTER Ti. fall of ‘Sntery toward: bis. queer. a ea Qt knoe i “ ea theu took hi leave, ond left the hours of ni yr, and be cannot say. it now is that | Zar “coos oF TREE rove” pont rax raox | close observer might. have seen that be | ¢,0 Theo" * coal cuore rpainess ware © tr, tnd be | Beis enormounly rich aed eee eat as not altogetiier st his exse. | His | "Ga the young eu rel 2 Hae Alone, with bis “oma “thoughts, which to transact with your ater " retarned “on being told thet his son ea been | eyes were restlene, and, when be spok®, | 146 Yioor of the ining-r00 thonghte grew { ‘and ‘Mra, Porches! neighbor, ates RESON | slonm an oar wan ander th a |e Whe ace of bi ater towed EeSoa fe srr | Sn ng masa, , . jome of ber he loved >. | upon, Zotterland tnened wbarply round, . torrent of 1 juence of some strong emotion, eee a. arply row | torrentof angry words. Tf Stephen were charmed by 4 distant "Sept en started on seeing it. ce cise reel hie bans ab at (ain e jnke, young fellow?" be eay or do with the low, view of Carol aroting Chee ers face, shat ct Bembrake a here for a og mo- foot orn Ido iy mand, Stephen, “He's was he now that he was able to closely ments 8, emb Ae proceedsd thed wd th wind root abob é may be; “nevertheless he is ap inspect all ite mapy beaatios ess cent wy got iat soon sce Chodoor and the windows yeh aber at things. i | ipstart.”” fairly fascinated by, and alte 68 a ith light, and : weet do not fink, fetner, that the gen- | over ears im love with her; sa in her ts sores BN a tse ie | Beer aed fied oon nee agave k Zatterland o sight was fj fee i foe being yo tleman deserve: pela etion.” the ieee society he athome. ction of of i beloved 8 fluttering to and fro conter:ptnons aoe math “which the } ed| © Mr. Chester did not appeat to ki ~ ee been next door, T under. ied the blin jy | FORD man exe: [og You do not | any listening ear to the conversation stand, "the f f be cocliqued eis bieeelt feet with all wp henrt mr be ae moe | beg jean to pat your judgment againat| his guest snd hie daaghter; on the con- i. have, father,” Stephen rephed. sight, This much, i rand-by he gaiued bis own door land showed bis) big An otter. iid mize ; he held himself ‘aloof from them |’ Against my wish, possible, Stephen made his mothercom- | step. . Then there arose in Lis alarming mani — Sa ‘quve veat tos “E shouldbe sorry, ai, to do aught | as ich as posse, and “was apparent. \ The young maz was silent sddea, | Prebend, She burst into tears while | bard wattle between bie duty to. bie! lond, hoaree clmakiens: fhat a son shonld not do,” Was Stephen's toners Gratitied by the fact of hontai Mr. Porchester the lsteged fo biz,” When he had con | father and his love fur Caroline; and he |; ‘Stephen still continued silent. i terested in each other. | sushoritative!y. cluded, she fell upon his neck, crying. tep, uncertain baw to! | Di | Stephen silently and mechanically 1, pon » crying. | pau . | Dinner : th obepat the order my ber my, bor, Tama tenly fomebethert follow the dictates et presently the West Indian oo grieved to hi ‘confession! You | prudence, oF those of his new-born af-| in discussing the merite of e: Xo hati for that you matin ent) did she herself attempt to st etry avereenens (0 our, Cote rill straggle agnuxt this passion—for a | fection; whether to enter hin own home | cclear eons, ate cece ieee some excuse for breaking that promise.” Stephen a el ood ten vard “ a | ing itn with: the people next] time, at lesat—for the sake of our] or that ef bis neighbor, Whe i he was | nearly a whole teuspoonfal of eayeove ani ace, for tome mo] SR ee gan, ead | Se? Pernt Nest Bern en, or wea of |Slan detng mg rao oe | pepper i id, th ti “Kou seem to forget, sir, thet I am moment's heritation, Caroline went and | ‘Tho listener bowed, assenting!. ai Sreppen, 204 } st eniearors it your Blepten beleld the the sins i ses yon’ cedure iqnorsnt sede toe, j no longer a. schoolboy,” h ‘said, prea- | seated herself at the instrament “Yet, notwithstanding that, you have | 2550 Perunps your father may soften Chester, mabroke Porebester’ bore “with, high i ently, “Tam ever, as yon know, will: | “Do sou wish for instramental or | actually been dining with them?” A once wea he pereives that you sre [is Stephen, Yon glad to ee mont steal, aa ev re oe ing to obey you in all éhings; but on|vooal music, Mr, Porshe ester? she “'T confess to the tact, wh which I hold as sete ‘in oonformity with his wish ‘the atte ‘oni ed, stending his | ooarse'es expreseydn 2 at bie this one particular point I must beg to | quired, ina most, ted manner. | a blameless act on my part Tam a boy no longer, mother, and | hend; and grasping thet of the young Soated her bie host, Zotterland, over 4 use my own will and pleasure,| ‘Ol ou sing, let, me hear your| “Now, hear! en to me; and eed well | 2 hurt besond expression to fin diay | nat as Goat, iki “of oy | hi ewer asddenly conten te A man’ who has counted eight-and- | voice above every instrument in’ the | my words, for I shall ntter 0 empty father wishing to exercise suc 20 wondering whether ra Don S| ia boca jaddenly con' \ | fret Teme elite pea at | emt” he replied, taking his place near ie tell for once, Preto Tea | over my actions, He need not, font ioe upon us this Screuite int inthe, friendly |< Porchester,” he said, epeak- ‘be tram: always ny his ck of duty toward me; but neglect © aid, epeal } father, Rowever wi wise that father m: What shall I sing 2” bserve my 00 — ‘a second time beara. Tene never do any ae anything that will gamner re Proposed, | You wae poe ing Be ahitpee and significantly nod- happen to be, and—” “Whatever you please, Where shall sod I will send yc forth from my door | “SET"S, sure of ‘et 9 ‘my son,” was her | Locked at pour deny this ineeume’ a What on earth is the use of I find your music?” be asked, looking | 2 beggar. I hace ct power too 0, a8 newer bat— * a way ioaaring eter eh j words?” burst fort eth ‘Pembroke, sere about for some, _ you know, | dT shi not neglect to use There, dear say mi to ealth Hoo ‘tha akfal I are to find ere son of yoars, but rayther uppish. { with rage. “If y rmiued to} “Ob, you will look i | that p we, Tnvet be feo o follow the aavie. | eyttiy gum toaukfal T ain to find that erthelees I ike im, an and I shouldn't : act con & ar 80, been unpacked ‘Svphe ven 080 from his chair, and made lnte scoident . He bad oe id making i-lew. take the consequences of your folly and | she answered, ss if to leave the room, but bit father's fr scoiden! ® most happy aint do you "hi Of that, Porchester ; Gisobedience, Not a syllable more,” | b wi voice oh . exc . ; \—greatly flat- . ; stopping Stephen, who was about {o| and hor father like | “] hiaye not yet finished,” Pembroke onde, wa ea He bad, indeod |” retaraed Stephen, tered, “indeed,” the merchant answered, ’ } speak ; ** I won't listen to you.” but, strange to relate, Stephen did uot | remark: sar 7 insnch a utter as scarcely to be the | at a loss what to say. The young man then left the apart- | remark their evident didorder. “T beg your pardon, sir,” rejoined the | Gee lowing morning, Stephen | Master of his own voice. {Ob, yon do,de,y you? Well, I'm glad ment, and sought the presence of his| “I have an excellent memory,” Caro- | son, very res} . dey arte for the city before hie enkes Generally speaking, your father en- } to hear you say mother, to whom he detailed the whole | line Chester presently continued, “I| «Ir’s” my rsaproedion—aod Tm not bad Joys Perfect health, I belteve ?” “T was not Teare thet you had a fam- of the above-recorded conversation, can remember a score of songs without | very often wrong in my impressions— Stephen {elt bs : ily, Mr, Zotterland,” “TI am at a loss, Stephen, how to| the least reminder.” that those Chester a area pair of day ae fare baraesed. And your mother 2” “« Well, I don't pretend to have one,” counsel you,” she answered, ‘I would| ~ And with that she ran her fingers rap-| mere sdventarera.. The fellow. has Re at “sep ad ay rin ig e, pas ¢ “wan of my dear mother, I cannot, | was the chuckling reply. be loath’ to'see you do anything that | idly up and down the key 18 for a few sec-| heard that you are fon, of 8 night, and news just arrives I regret to say, pronounce so much. | how you can call one daughter a fami would annoy your father; but yon are ons th en, all at once, those Sugers prosperous city merel sree a e thinks | their ship, the Pearl was lost,” A boat, | She owns a nature exceedingly sensitive | ~ The master of the house raiced his of am age to judge for yourself of what strack a chord, ‘and alterward | to catch you for his daughter. yon eal conteining que of the crew of the hapless and anxious, and she ever thinks of wine-glass to his lips, and etiged his is right andof what is wrong. Let your es “along, producing a tender, mel-| assuredly be 61 if you do motetrct!y vessel, had 2 Picked 3 * Sea, and | others before herself. There are very laughter a best be could. He did own Siseretion, the: en, lead you.” ancholy strain, to which she added her | follow my counsel, Remember that Ij the fate of the Peat \ been ascer-| few women jn the world like my dear/not forget his guest's smmenre eno. harm whatever in going to | soft, mel Selodions voice. have warned you; and 60, 600d-night 1" | tained beyon lout, . _ | raother,' Stephen ¢ suid, ina voice an} wealth, and the tottering condition dine with tho Cheatera” Stephen stood entranced, his ears Aso saying the speaker seized his| The knowledge of thie heavy loss, and | steady with emat bis own worldly affairs, or how fart “Neither do I, my boy. Arinking in the sweet sounds, breeding | p icks, and dragged himself ont | also the knowledge that other blow to - aT am ind toes you express your | Zotterland might conte neefal to b “Then, other, I shill ‘certainly eon-| love's settled passions in his heart. artment. as | the door closed | the nonce of Porcbester & ae penile pt © ester rejoined, pI ees Tt was politic and wise of hi elude upon going” Caroline's singing wos not et the oF pom. hit, Stephen three himwelt de- | ing, together with Lie heart-ansiet cats souve ‘men bowsdaye, | play the agreeable to the inate fer, and The Porchesters dined at'7 o'clock ;| dinary kina. do not pretend to may | eperingly into A eet, Maat bowed. iis | mele Stephen feel completely retebed troable thommelen to epeat ia praise of | see no fsults in either his epesch or hia 2} 80, likewise, did their next-door neigh- | her voice was anything very grand, for] head 4 Onis breast, ja aif attitude of | He read his bt letters, di Jou come in and 1aviOF. “olen bad Ganglter, : bor, With'the assistance of a couple of |it had neither volame nor Hexbility;| great defect ile be was eitting| bin. clerks im their various duties, coraea | oo How do you do’ to my daughtert” | for whom he wrs desirous of seeuing sticks, Pembroke could just manage to | sti he power of | entrancing| tins, an utrince slowly, and | Listened to this person and to that, with aid, sbraptly hangivg hie speech | insinnd, and Poi rehester rememiend r, craw] on Ko the dining-room, which he i ppeared. ' his thozghts alt the while far, tar away, | aud ner, bet he himself had s a, bam Syl) had no sooner reached than ‘he looked rid) tealy ton she said, #8 she advanced | dwelling the fair being whose “hep hestated. «He would dee eso jell we 7 happen? 4 AB round for his sou, utp’ tc'Stephen | toward hi image was constantly before his mind. nl the invitation there and then, | Stephen might be able te aebua the ’ LZ? “Where is Stephen?” be growled the evening flew by with nmazing swift-| ~ He ‘raised bis head at the sound of ker | He thought how happy he might have bars te at instant his mother's low | @l tered fortunes of their house by . dy “ forth, bis keen eyes fixed on his wife's| ness, He was loath ‘to withdraw | weleome voice, been had his father but been kind; for | ap) one of the window blinds | veiling the Wert Indian's daughter, when , the our of bie departure) «+L have overhear al that has just} he cou not help thinking that the eyes) before i and the memots of her! « These thong! ethane ag tHe ie cnet door, I think,” she ssid,|drew ' near, He had teen en-| passed betwoen your Ber and yonr-| ol aug ber father would jook | wiseaud woinanly counsels bappilycame| the merebent’s ealealating, brain, Ae , * esi tatin, tertained so. unostentationely, yet! ectf,” she added, “taking a nest by favorubly upon bie suit, > ito bim, y did eo, the anxious look be bad ' MM St; at Se ee ae =a ES j '