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Full Title	Street and Smith's New York Weekly : a journal of useful knowledge, romance, amusement, &c., v. 60, no. 34, June 3, 1905.
Contributor	Hartwell, Emily B.
Date Added	30 November 2021
Format	Newspaper
Language	English
Publish Date	1905-06-03
Publisher	New York : Street & Smith
Alternate Title	New York Weekly. A marriage for spite; or, The shadow of shame / by Emily B. Hartwell. Shadow of shame
Topic	New York (N.Y.) > Newspapers. Popular literature > United States > 19th century > Periodicals
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OCR A LETTER. BY M, EDESSA WYNN. | est day must have an gnd, Tete newest friends must part.” : a have done the best could ur friend at heart, sri long day has reached its end, od we must part, my friend—my friend, iy the solemn night of deat darkened round the long ing day; we must give each other dnd must put your gifts lever the Right-waten out alone, (ulzever utter sigh or moan. ‘aya can be friends again ith any, as | was with yi fasifer bravely 20 much pain Bacto i als b ote, filled and flowing o'er, ‘tea “wil be filled no more. vd wasted all the precious drops Ttwould have quenched my madden ng to the wis the golden words Takin my ears liye no other draught [ll take, Sweate did my fall goblet break.” fold I could i put u your to thoughts away 30! you mournful words and songs Vil haunt me to the nd ees and your voices tone ito me so weird and lone, MLfT new what adverse winds jerce the spell all was well tay ot be our long, tong day tas eached its solemn end. od deere thal we mast part, fiend, > tank has ‘tamed your fa Ye God help you and him-—be free! ea should the shades of night come on mn out and friendiess li by benot afraid to call me; T Entered According to Act of Congress, in the year xqpsy by Street & Sinith, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, Waskington, D. Cy ToL 60. Sa ' ; New York, June 3, 1905. come to you with friendship’s speed, lubrihe fitnd you still may need. With a spring the woman was upon him, and her hand upon his lips. “oe | MARRIAGE FOR SPI OR, - The Shadow of Shame. ey, By EMILY B. HARTWELL, de of Friends and Rivals,” ‘A Spoiled Darling,” “Love's Whims,’” f “4 Plucky Little Lady,’ ‘‘Katharine’s Luck,’ etc., etc. | rh Manaiaon vox Serr” waa commenced in No. 32.” Back nueabers can be obtalned of all uewadSalert “ ofa pam CHAPTER V. cost, BE spake he opened. the door of oma a} 5 | series of cupboards, an an exclamation of MIE ALL THR GAME IY OWN HANDS! satisfaction, for, imide the cupboard was a Freeiener " we - examined this with more ocars mas inte rise Bene Te there I dered by raat than to had “bestowed tpen ‘auythlug eve, aud, a late risers; ruth in | apparently, his examination was satisfactory, tor fvecping condemnation of our continental | he nodded once of fice, and smlled for onc mrt, por and to open the tock {sah eohild's plays Buk ‘ilant exception to the rule, Rot this morning! No; there is plenty of time, oo fie morning after is arrival he was Baptiste ow what Is in water than the ‘at the | there," he mused, "with bie hood ow one, side, bis Perhaps it wae: he ‘seat a of ‘the morn- | Well as hle coco were urving ase os well all in we tm couch, though he showed no great eagerness | the dew upon the flowers, et an appetite, for ¥p out of doors; Indeed, his proceedings were | meal; and Baptiste, my friend, ‘it you ‘are not ater strange fora visit power who is?" Wit looe and somewhat rusty black velvet havin Seri Sclt-encouragement, the signor, eet, and wearing a pair of thick felt slipper ig carefully eleches ‘the Uikrary doe after egtor stole softly down the great stairs, with | reached. an. ansie well out of the view of, the tereared onken Tall and, stopping to examine | Principal windows, he house oritte- mea pltures ‘on ne alls, deseended to the 1 Beste but, #¢,Je magnificent "be murmured, tat mined the Iocks of his eyes roving covetously over. afte, pile of, een a stone, with its. terraces “ang. colounades wa the doors, then sorely surveyed the suits | fol umincent' Goutrey Kiienton nag friend, mot and eases of antique weapons, jou muse be rich—very rich and, doubtless, al Bt into the orn ‘groom next, and, fr. this Tend for niles round | belongs: to you. Sy = you are a great man, rolling in money, in goo Fenton. ed sldehoards, werd English sovereigns—while poor - Baptiste bas Fal dissatisfaction, scarcely a franc’ Bah! and they say that, there all that’ solid and masstye plate, | js justice In this world! “Phew! what a place it sndlesticks jand silver, dishes, and | is! “It is like a palace, with ite plate, ‘and its rut pieces, I wonder? tered. “That and its ‘army of servants. And, let Has them locked up somewher geubtlens a to, ‘come to this ‘young girl, this Miss Begnte under lock and! Iris, ‘There wan a seat near where he was standing, on the ige of the velvety lawn, ney Signor this leardo stretched himself upon it, dg careful Taental “ire | cigarette, and lay locking at the morning sun, ., this interestin =, stilt i sreanch ot erred, fumed ae smoks ne. net the He jotting his black, ‘covetous 1e lcor, matt = ite ‘behind hi ‘te torke but after searching in bls toni a To aa a eae carers ee fo roduced a skeleton Key, ae “colorie her eves hidden unde wether a ful “nsinuatin, turned the loc thaie lifes and ween Taised ifs hat aed jit guould frrya tow useful | Kissed ‘bis fund Coward het wil a eabonatS ft es" he . ooltly, as he looked round. | tectation of respect, she made no sign,, and oks! Bah} nly books | face remained still {md expressionless as'a mer ‘they've taught jt moman's Tooks, and fol 's all 4! Who cares for. books ki, Felice!” murmured the enor, softly, but. Pith a balf concealed encer, under the sunile upon his ps, his teoth gleaming at her as if K ike me, then, you, ate ha enrly Fisert Like me, you iow ¢ 10" we the dew on them ! ow fs may dear Felice? thie stood: aad. teperton him 4a, silence for 8 then abe sald, slowly, oo shrugged his shoulders. “It appears ‘ike It, docs It not? | Yen my dear Felice, here I a Myself, oes Bhatt, in wl my ie serail iy yu say, I come asked, after a moment's pa “Bab! you reaming me,of my good friend Knighton—your master, ob?" “My master," ims assent CHS Wanted tovknow last night why I bad Xe"it'a man could ‘uot pay a viele, to ble frlonds without causing so, much eurprise! come because ve come for no good, I know. th it sala “low: duily. He shrugged his shoulders. FYou kuew nothing, ‘ny iittle Felice," he re= torted, puffing at his cigarette, and regarding her keenly from under the brim of bis bat. “Did you get up that? It so, I ask you as TWo,t Dhe' assented. “Your presence has never crossed any threshold without Dae pain and shame. You have trouble here, but She paused, her hands clasped “nacmoatcetly, and a single flash from her eyes, a8 black as hie, darted out, toward bim. “Phew!” he murmured, softly. “You deal in tragedies, my dear Felice? Why should I bring sorrow here, to this beautiful, ‘hie. igedly place, to my friend Godfrey » Knighton lovely and ‘charming daughter——"" ‘Do not breathe. her, ‘tau said Felice, with x pas: YY, retorted, “Bani she and fr ‘ready. We will bo greater She = He ‘raised “his bat “AD e1 is superb! She wili be a I offer her my devotion, my queen, an em| adoration 1” All the while he was speaking he kept his eyes fixed on the cold. set face sbove him with th same mocking smile, and at the end of his dec! mation laughed softly. @ woman stood silent for a-moment, then she n'a low voles: aptixte, there is only one thing for hich you came—t shall have it. 1 rich, but 1 Save have good wages} you ali have my savings." Take them and ‘hed as if with intense " came, they ety mot No! Dut enough : ca de’ me an infustioa, wey Felice Tal wish fo, enjoy for a while, the hosts oemy good tend Knighton: to bask in the sunshine of hie ‘lice, T soon tire— you call, 1tt-—its wurgoundinge tor a te, 1 am tired—ani Fel 7 but nat botore, not bolore | iaoet Core THe women's’ bands olosed again: jou may be made to go,"" she sald, Ino low Hie throw ‘bts head back and looked at her with an, Insolent stare. “So! and by whom? by my _ friend Knighton: mat by yon, may utes Ie Felleo, 1 res. “ child, look around you! magnificent house, Godfrey, Kaighto oot sliver cto his deugbler, great ladies of tho Proud. ‘They, hold’ their ‘heads a8 high as princes, and yet with @ word, oue Jittle iste hero, your huzab| ma Yon ‘trom Bapti old friend, whom, would “tor y Knigh With 8 spring the woman was upon bim, and or hand upon I have ‘all the You don’t 4 a it thes rissa folledanotlise einen and £1 it Jn trie n Iris came down into she found her father standing by fights it"is nothin hen, Said sudde vou eye ie for ta to e said t Godfrey Knighton’s brow contracte ed. ecallse, he sons why I ci hot stay long? ‘Sut while should prefer ‘iat so, 8 “Very wel flower should grow. airy, it 18 the beauty. of the oo ing tha dust i van os pould eat ice’ You wo wi re young, wd, The Deautitul’ daughter 0 whe seized it, ki it nt and, flinging, 3 aside, Invehed lovg and softly. mY pute ce, do You Hott aly ¢ ‘thin fora. hangs, int” ho ‘All tho same, I. think change," be sald, ‘in bis quiet, set fashtou, the. ere mn agall hes have, of course, vticed that ‘Signor Entered at the Post Office, New York, as Second. Class Matter, Three Doilars Per Year. Two Copies Five Dollars. t “signor Ricardo at his tongue’s tip, Fee and parted oft seas. ‘bre: to her own room, th now that 1s settled,” ‘his hands as. if be "it ey ‘chan, ein see Blast Sothing bat too Bank of italy, it changed,’ squire into 21 gold, He wi fot rid of him altogetier; and t down to the gmong. the groome by demanding an ink him from laundip what wo hang the clothes” the old ‘coachman, eyeing the signor’s rose velvet goat and general foretgn rate British disgu si oe ing’ out -¥. best of ith twent sovereigns linking fn te "pocket, the Signor rode slong. cheerfully ‘hu fs Pi bight ones Samiabre, found timsell in°e a iter on disgust follow turned al with a ii head, and sien oF didn mile. ah, is your native ie, | 00, ane ive ‘the signor some, Iris,” took som: TAT just go on my travels, return your dinner, How does that suit ioe “It you 2 e238 ‘ot the yar 9 | oft ae $0 i he’bad’ been ta the’ stirrups sovera tanaiors we roum But ‘while the luncheon was getting ready the fa leaning over the ‘rally f the only visitor at ie an, and 01 ii he ‘gentleman—thi ity Ie & Toment—wes a nel, with bis straw hat suited, the’ Back. as Ms tomplative gaze at yan 2 ‘bull on the, previous fey but, of course, the | returned“ looked Tim over, and went badk to the seu aad’ his lg: Sut this did not sult the a anybody without wanting a Sy fashion, nd tilting Mie hat ‘on the back ot his'head, said! This in 6 pretty view, sir!” “Ah” year tndeed ! Te rent remarked the signor, which it didn't Jn the sl ald tl thought it was me ueh like i © But gred the polite thing to Nken every tae Susie bay to Naples, it? 80, ishman, am_much obit ged ‘The se ‘Showed his teoth {na conciliatory they c: Call ite wie SS Naples, but pretty, very pretty, place, sir, no d ‘Tho Eperiahman | Tnughed ‘olay L onl; colt! This de charms ‘Phe young fellow looked at him with: halt-con- cealed Amusement, ‘and suspicion, too,

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