Show th reab revenge BY MAHY MORRIS MORIUS KIRKE CHAPTER II 11 squire clarke was sitting by the kitchen file ane smoking tin oking bis big pipe and thinking of his darling emily who had been absent just four months it was ills his usual evening employment to sit and think of her and long for the sound of her blithesome voice and the sight of her beloved face this evening bis own room bad seemed so lonely and desolate that he be had taken his pipe and went to sit by the kitchen fire that lie he might have the company of old hannah 11 innab the faithful housekeeper who had lived in eben Cl darkens arkes family ever since bi his marriage twenty years ago ile he wanted to talk of emily and they two had talked until each had subsided bub sided into a quiet thoughtful mood the squire puffing great clouds of smoke from his huge pipe and old hannah sitting firm and upright in her chair the busy click click of the knitting needles seeming to keep time with her thoughts ugly old snail lay lazily slumbering upon the hearth in peaceable proximity to mrs pussy who kept winking in a wise contemplative manner at her sleeping foe the great clock in the corner had just struck the hour of nine when snarl suddenly sprang up with a deep growl and started toward the door completely avei overturning turning pussy whose meditations were thus turned into hisses of ance nee squire clarke bid the dog be quiet and lie f lown down again but the animal persisted in maintain av t his liste listening attitude at the door v sakes alive V exclaimed hannah 1 I really believe a wagon is comin oh no said the squire not at this time of night nigh but yes as sure as im alive it is and Ws its stopping eppg at our gate hannah its it the stage tabei 1 before squire clarke could find ills his hat to 0 go out to acain the meaning of so unexpected an arrival a light hurried footstep was heard upon the gravel path leading to the kitchen door and iu ili another moment the door was thrown open and a t trembling drooping form i gushed into the al aims ms of then clarke a pale pa ic weary face nestled itself alobe in his big bosom and a voice broken with sobs and tears kept repeating 11 father dear dear rather father emily had come home tenderly squire clarko clarke led his child into ahe old sitting room gently ho he placed her in her own croc rocking brocking king chair which had never been removed from its accustomed place and hannah with soothing motherly care removed the bonnet and smoothed back the disordered hair from the white forehead of her darling ug emily child said the distressed father what does docs all this mean dont take on fo sis sig tell or the matter 0 y ohl oh father pain iam so BO glad lad to get home sobbed mily ohl oh that I 1 had never never left this dar do ar old place sakes alive squire 01 said hannah holding up 0 both hands in horror borror 1 I do believe them city folks 1 I aint treated our pet right Is it so emma hannah it was foolish for me to go there but I 1 did not know it then I 1 fit to live in a such a place amod aia such much people but I 1 could boar bear it L i L A until I 1 knew ho he was ashamed of me so co ignorant and foolish when that came I 1 hew flow to you dear dear fataei fa when eben blaike learned all ho he said ho he must go at once and demand s itis faction for the wrong and insult offered his darling but sho she only begged him to let it pa pass pas s and i bethain lot forever ever by her side until at last lie he yielded to ica wishes john huntington supposing his big wife had bad returned to her fathers house had the assurance to present ant himself at mr Cl claires aikes cs door requesting an interview with emily some weeks after her air ai rival it was well that squire claibe was not at home that day or his big just indignation would have exhibited itself in a manner dangerous to mr Hanting tons safety in vain the husband pleaded with old hannah to be allowed to see his wife only lor for a moment but the faithful housekeeper was in inexorable and after administering sonic some pretty severe talking to she bade him with the comforting assurance that he be would never see his wife again or what was of more importance not one dollar of her money after a few weeks of intense suffering emily became calm and ceased to speak of her unhappy experience A great change had taken place in her abai actor her gay cheerfulness had cuti entirely tely disappeared and in its place was a calm cold impassioned in manner and the only thing remaining of her former self was her deep unchanged love for her father CHAPTER III HL five years had bad passed away agnay since john hun ting tons wife had left her husbands stately home the Huntington Hunting tons 3 still managed to keep up their false position and reputation for wealth the affair of the ni cifes ires desei tiou cau caused ed some talk it is true but as the family nas so respectable so aristocratic the subject was inas now seldom mentioned mr john huntington still occupied the family mansion with nith his mother she having successfully married off her two elegant daughters now den abed herself exclusively to her less fortunate son the winter of 18 was unusually ally gay in now new york city private soirees and were given by the elite with astonishing magnificence 0 and add all the fashionables fashio nables of the city seemed icing with each other in the splendor and costliness of their balls and parties it was on the ci evening aning previous loni to one of these plin princely cely to which of course the Hunting tons invited thit that mother and sat together in confidential conversation D dm 1110 ing the five years cars that hid had passed since emliy them of her pre presence getice they lad bad never been able to hear from her all they knew concerning her was that she had bad lem tined but a few weeks in her old home and then slie she disappeared no one knew w thither hither and she might be lead dead for aught they know knew I john said mrs huntington 1 I think thick it is quite time you took more vigo vi golous ious measures to discover whether that miserable woman still exists evitts and if she does to fice yourself legally from such an enc encumbrance you cannot live on in in this wiy isay with such a horror hanging over your head who knows inoes when she may appear again 9 once the law aw declares you fice and you can form an alliance that wo we can be proud to acknowledged acknowledge you are right mother it must be done un pleasant cleasant ilea sant as it will be to awaken old recollections it t must be lone done I 1 will go down to rock and next net week and if possible compell old clarke to tell he hag haa hidden his daughter if she still lives lires at any rate I 1 will ascertain whether death has kindly interfered in my behalf so let it be son and we will N M speak no more of that now have you board beard of tile the new star that mis revere is going to introduce to our so society acty to mairow evenin evening t 21 no mother I 1 was not aware she was intending to add so great an attraction play pi ay who is it this time fortunate IM mrs rs rev revere ere to seccie all the bright particular stars this season fortunate indeed I 1 why john it is no other than that new musical wonder miss emily chester about whose wonderful performances the few who nho have her are aret going quite wild mrs revere was determined to bo be the first to introduce her to our circle and through the most severing persevering pei effort actually succeeded in getting her consent to be ono one of her guests tomorrow to morrow night I 1 miss chester is slid to be exquisitely beautiful an accomplished mul musician cian and sings divinely what makes her more interesting is that no one knows exactly who i ito she is although some of our most reliable families are certain that the lady is very highly connected immensely wealthy too I 1 and diessel with the most perfect taste I 1 ali ah I 1 john if you were olny oiny ft diee cc ill 1 thero there is flat t blat ever plesent skeleton etoil but it shall hd removed I 1 will be fieo aristocratic society opened its eyes in amazement at the truly regal splendor of mis blis reveres reverts Reve entertainment the like had never been seen been in gotham and even envy died in di at the perfect impossibility of excelling buch magnificence all the wealth of of the city seemed gathered within the walls valls of that princely mansion on that eventful malnight night diamonds flashed bright eyes sparkled kled led in rivalry costliest cost liest laces floated in misty clouds over snowy bosoms and whito white arms silks rustled rich velvets velvety made more re regal real al the forms they adorned soft idoft music roo and fell epou the perfumed air mingled with the sweeter sounds filin fill lips handsome hand bome men walked those lordly halls in ill all the conscious dignity of manhood and wealth tho the breath from a thousand rare flow floi ers made mada the atmosphere heavy with perfume chandeliers chande liera and colored lamps in parlor and conservatory atory lighted a seene scene of eistein splendor mis revere had surpassed heiselt hei bei self gen livermore Liver moro entered the parlor in ith a lady upon his arm A alady lady young and alad very beautiful tall and elegantly foamed colip complexion exion white its as marble but with a delicious color glowing on cheek check and lip wonderful black eyes mid ilvy heavy massed of dark brown hair arranged in the most faultless style her diess was indescribable in ili its perfect simplicity of richness and elegance this was miss emily chester the no new musical nonder bonder mrs huntington and her son soil unfortunately not in a favorable position to obtain a good view of the lady is as site she entered the pallor and it was not until miss chester was escorted to tile the piano some borne time after that they were able to get a place alicc the musician report had spoken dittly such a perform performance ince as that company was favored with was rarely listened to and then such a voice I 1 the most trying difficult pieces splendidly idly rendered and all struck with wonder and admiration at the powers of the fair singer some mysterious inspiration seemed to pos possess ess her ber as she played piece after piece while the spell bound audience called for more still flew the tha slender white while fingers over the keys now calling foi foith th some wild welled fantasy now softening into the low wailing notes of a diago softly sweet and nib mournful as the voice of a dove the he singer began a strange st iange 01 old d fashioned song a song of bligh blighted tl lo 10 love c of b cokell li caits and lonely giai gia es cs it was a strange singular il thing to hear bear in that fashionable macsi mansion on before such buch an audience I 1 it seemed to bi bung ing with it alis hout some i emote age far back among the centuries of the past when in hen the great city was some quiet flesh country village and its inhabitants inhabitant young men and women full of faith in human love and human suffering and of the of a just god upon the daring mortal morta who lulio impiously trifled with true loving li hearts carts E acry cry listener ligten er felt the mysterious charm charin of that simple song and many wept tile they y knew 0 w not wh why Y artlie at the plaintive tale talc it told the last faint wailing bound died away the vast cro crowded ded rooms keiu ol 01 c till still is as death and an oppressive influence seen seemed lel to pervade the air the beautiful singer siner boin bowed ed her head for an instant then proudly throw threw it back bach and flashed tile light of her gi gie c it black eyes full id the face of ml john who WAS standing close at her side supporting his i nothel upon his hia artil ami lie ile was white as death and tieme ling in every limb the singer was his wife N if c the song the oxe she had aung still g on that last fatal night ii in his house bouse mis huntington too felt and understood it all and pleading sudden ill illanes nes left the gay scene to return with her miserable son to their home CHAPTER IV miss emily chester became at oil once cc the brightest ornament of fashionable society he uncommon beauty rare accomplishments and moio than all her wonderful voice together i with ith the glitter of her wealth made contic of attraction although by of admit els none iloilo was allowed to app approach loach miss chester as a 1 lover not one reech received ed the slightest to offer his hand and sho she never oil ed the attentions of any sac isae men ubo whose ae age and position i endured scandal impossible why a young lady so beautiful and lice should continue so exclusive only increased the buus inte interest reit felt for her john huntington frequently mot met his hh wife in the gay saloons of his big fi lend and acquaintances but she never by NN old or look recognized him after that first meeting at mrs reveies while bile lie he motives of and fear of the scandal it would cicale did not reveal the truth emilis Era ilya triumph was complete her five of earnest piipari tion had brought rich and she secretly etly exulted over tho the of lier once haughty rele relatives tives all love for her husband hd bid long since vanis vanished lied when the viii was so gudely boin from her idol and she was made alaio oi of the falseness of tho the deity she had been i w like many weaker natures natu ies her spirit though solely wounded rose above uch tuch 1 love ove and finally freed itself forever aiom the thralldom in the si buggle however michot the sweetness ot of her nature was changed to b bittern i tt ernes ess and fit the ft fi rah esh ness of youthful ti list gone nover never moie mate t ta ret rett uril iril al all I 1 crici gics of her soul directed toward acquit ing those accomplishments and that knowledge ot of tho the the lack of pinch had caused hei bel bo much the hope ot of revenge too animated lur her and she determined despi mined to compel thoad who ibo once scorned the ignorant country girl to bow in jitter acknowledgment lodgment of their mishke in this design she was aided by her father in ho lavished his wealth with unsparing ih hind its fulfil fulfill ment E mily emily had nu lr IT drea dreamed nied ol of the tude of her fortune it bad boen been one of squire Cl charkes clarkes arkes pet fancier to keep liis ills child and all in ladorance Sa lA norance of tho the amount ot of tho the wealth ho he really possessed fondly looking to tile the eighteenth birth day as tile the hippy time when lic he could lay it all at her feet but the unforeseen unhappy fato fate of ins his dail dailing lug had caused him to ta net act differently rand emily was fuini shod mth ample i I 1 means to consummate the one great N wish ish of her life five years of iti intense tense application to the study of if music both in her ov own ti country and in europe and at the same time studa studying ing is 19 industriously all the aits of polite society ety changed I 1 mily emily blaike fioril the simple trusting country gill into the accomplished complis hed brilliant woman of the ii bild charming charmin in and fascinating to eveia eye but cold and unapproachable as the lofty glittering glazier shu she had to conceal her identity mote moie effectually assumed the name of mi miss chester ivsich was in ili her own onn having been christened emily chester clarke so jolin john huntington was kept in ia profound pio found ignorance g u 0 ne ot of the in hereabouts her of his is ife until she burst u ilk like a meteor upon his astonished vision on the night of mis ills beeres Re rev ores eres party the star of the was waning ta ning low the proud position they had bo long a and n d falsely held could be kept no longer unless something s 0 in was is speedily done to establish their fl falling lid fortunes upon a turner basis acting upon hi moth eis cis advised john Minting tod determined to |