The Wingham Times, 1897-10-15, Page 2F'
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'VILE WIINUki. M TIMES, OCTOBER 1<1, 16»7..
The Eamond
By LAWRENCE M. LYNCH
(E. M. Van Deventer)
Author a "A Werasn's Crime," "John Atthttr's Ward," "The Lost
Witness," "A Slender Clues" "Dangerous Ground,"
"Against Odds," Etc., Etc,
-lowly the evil light faded from his
eytas, and into his face crept. a strange,
il;ced look. Forgetful of time, or of his
companion's presence, Itis thoughts fol-
lowed this new course, his hands clench-
ing and unclenching themselves, Lis
teeth burying themselves from time to
time in hie thin under lip. So long he
sat thus, that Constance herself, frau
watching and wondering at his straalge
Mood, wandered off into a vied rt crit,
the subjeet of which she could lurdly
have told it was such a vague nrixtte e
of r. bi1's F "roves and her own unrest.
After r: tl:ne he stirred es if /a:taring
hint,tif with ciifixcuLty from a righty.. -ern;
and Creos.ttnee, recalled to hottalf, in
turn lookee up to e i.:zunter his pare,
tan' tele rateritaraiii at the new, ptir-
po.efee relareetraint upon hie fitee', aril
the it Feer ':' le:testae/a of ht. t• a
"Con.,,ci t•10t;17, ewe hie c= -
seeming te ..z,., g .210 #: r, raw rr;roare
unsiestees, salt ere a1. tang? :. Yee
have eve I22 or. see "
roll sso , fete, 2
"Ye„ o l my feet inane 17 et •..
awe: e: . ,• any one cot. t. 1
namaintly c;' toy pl,v fest), co• terse. ' t
Beg p..rdon for the /lone. Cn•err, aat
forget how you arra Sylen as•'a 'to b, r
Me for thee, c-n:h my. (ether vieees rear
els, she hes raven up the r:nk teller
latterly, e':1', 11 net• t,v}' ' as 11:t. -°1•'-e, era
so I ant. Con., 1 bane geade t: new re-
solve."
Covet::z e-• smiled faintly.
"Oh, yea emale. •`Iou think I ant gt..
ins to swear off et; race. No, Con., that's
of not •. I snnuhi know nesse if for a
liar :,11 ale time. I chair never quit 11-
quor; 1 eves a?od 1. t+°11 you," he wi7i-
pere,r :::::: 1:'ie le, "tnc'y know that I
can't, 1 v :ii7-20W why I can't, Oh!
you n t: het ; we are n t''e fiat
eaml.t t; -, hes h t,ericed a taint; and I
dash tee a. " e eluiat; in whom. thee
taint lie - ... ... ;o:,•.h. Let me tell you Is
seeress;afirs po•etien.
mothee '.: , c .rlr nee remonstrated will+
line r t•v ore's :.braided; my reane,
high se., -a ;art -•'r. She knores 11
folly o; " c= r •••1...en the irrt -1 im-
able lave :;r; voice, scatty.
"my nineier layernine Lovett ate."
She .:-t the tone, knoevin.-
that the-, l.t,t stat<' ,iii, nt kegs, was all
too true. one, to i. 'c, t his teoaalatearem
so rule'"i ri (. •'- cr,,.1..
r,
And 1•oz e tier. ° •?
"My renals t, hie leant': setniens into
hard Uwe, ('eve ,1:, re. "Oa, teat ! well,
-.' It Is a mareve mareeau put ;21:: •:y he.^t ,
Con. mecca..• 1'.t stare•• s • ter—:,lit wee
"''never in.y• ii• l;r:. 1 esaiwed t
• '
'a('t tllttil toare reIvko; t'7 eu:0 my hea-
thenish temper, tito help Sybil, when
the rig hr time mates,. in the right way."
• She looked at Ilir_, fixedly.
"Evan, are 74m rare this las; state of
milt e set. .. ees a the fi: s ?"
le, s., ee
.,7+1,2 mates.''tt believe
tri :'a . r '.rets in me."
``c.. n . a tett, Evan, but you look so
:::str..reee bot.so wile as before, but—"
".fust as wicked.".
"il ell, yes; "
"Well, Con., you can't expect a fellow
-to feel pfoits all in an instant; mine is a
• pious resolve, and the proper feeiir g
must follow, - Isn't that about how they.
, preach itr"
"That's about how they preach it, sir.
Now listen, I don't intend to stir one
tetep, or idiom' you to stir, until you l -ave
• esr)laintai ;serve •of your dark sayings;
you ere g(ftt!g to tell ale what this new
res , : t iy.
liven gl..necsd .her from under his
long lashes, and teemed to hesitate. He
knew that Constance, in what he had
Sornetinies termed her "imperative
ealsoocl," was adi 'ult element to contend
etritl'. But he wets not quite prepared to
divul';•e just the precise thoughts that;
Were in his mind.
"Oen.," he said, lowly, "do you thin°s.
if I = t ster came back very penitent, r;
der • .:•able, that my father would
• tea:- 11:•r home''"
rr....t•`11't lcnr,w, Evan.".
"s I!, that', another . of the thins
ttla! .•,tryht, nu: to you.. 1 was case
Wh :11 with misery, and my hent) vv s
colt. 1 "e a' wild to were) vt l; e =,' '•
p t 71•12211,' and P...,a with et'
( r, it that Spitz 1z:1:,et e.• a t:.te;.,'.
Etna , o.a a ita1t iso sestietai.e _,1 (.:.1 Yit . il
34111 r. t tr . 1 l,u, stta r t t1 1;•. Iu•.
dist .:'nu f_.i C L dis' 1:1.1`
.:lr it e'C•• it';. 1Cfm Can.,
tau %r+i,1:r.1;:, au3 yctl ica,t i:t a �r%2sr
With ia'r• i:.:. I want you to a.: tk', ni aro
2:..
*age. thin ttllto' •tyi',il'' lie uc, When' elle
nom' `i e's,2auti •John lsittri l, -•Liao; if she
yi'lll. have .hills,"
a: .,;'Sttay, l eahi a• • i •
r= T'ath at;'tu x;rnt'oh, breatltleasly,'`"tlie
'tworlila's.stitrt taVe to Tt'.k cii''frr ''t!tiW r.i ir-
risme; for, not the greeted' fd0l'Ili ata —
*111 1 elk.ve. that ybil'!f^,°eelt' ehosa that
villain. ;1)0 soh -.fait#; Ere • way fee, 'rbtl'7;
;,Iretnrp; L s -1i1 fh1(1 a reneen.fon the I*:i:r-
♦.
ti�grt+---•ti; tiara to throw to the 'clogs. 1'rtr,
'.I tell you, (ion.,, the 'free °r. t c 1,� hl1
• 7Sover les tent." •
TA1ni(i'•g of 1S,vbiI'?s 1a.'i, C listanee
'that
but tiglian with ,11111x. in 1111e; ;eel
'that letter, tete lad e'.11tt,ael. ti •^ -to +hitt'.•:
t fcyl171 had c
tb *;i
t•(xl, Or legen of
atettratt, ri"tntil•tt} 11be whlcls, the could.
;Natali• i' , '••
!,'rt
;' $o -a: . torn. .,t1,.-rpa4(44,11.ilrf?
are mystifying •e,."
ever r i ind that. 1, /avert Lentette.
leas--.tatele n rust; 1 VIII find
I taall "rout thle4 will not bo
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questiana4 air:$ that will spare Sybil,"
".And what then?"
"Then, aided by you, Sybil eau come
back to us. .ti.idoc1 by my new strong
resolve, I will receive that Burrill—it
nearly clzokes mo to speak his name—just
as Sybil shall dictate; and then, aided by
the old man's money, we may be able to
buy hila off and get him out of the coon -
"Why, Evan IJtalnotte," cried Con-
stance, with a burst of hopefulness, "you
have actually evolved a practical scheme.
I begin to feel les: