The Slave of the Mine

count of Harkaway's adventure in the private box at the Cal

ount with surpris

aid, "or he would not intr

eart against men in gener

cceed, however, for she had to confes

lso been sent to Mrs. Van

aimed, "what did I always

never liked

judgment ve

h one ought not always to belie

y n

ten," said Lena, who wished to defend her absent lover

have married

sense you talk, mamma! He killed the poor creatu

ys that he is about to return to England. No one here cares to prosecute him. Who wi

I don't care to argue the point wit

y n

atigu

marry Lord

d Lena. "I intend to devote myself

y s

cau

used a

kaway, whom you love, has proved himself unworthy of you, as I alway

t your

u not f

n energy, "if you taunt me any

upon you visiting Europe with me

if I r

t, and you can shift for yourself, ungratef

Maltravers and marry him, a

d

tly mistaken," sai

t Maltravers in Paris, you can get married, for he has no wife alive now, and g

ev

ho had been absent in Albany for s

as as welcome as the flowers in May t

at all times her frie

, grasping his hand, "I

you, sis. Mamm

nhoosen. "My head has troubled me

hat have you got i

fornia

h. What is it abo

arkaway's, in San Fra

have not seen the Chr

N

which he pointed out to

hat Lord Maltravers sends you

e answered, be

o you?" asked Mrs.

s is a game of chess between Harkaway and Maltravers, and I am sorr

" replied Mr

lfred, "you are not

y n

and a Christian to wish to see a s

the lounge and fanned her

ondescend to

rother had pointed out to her, and

their way to the Geysers by Vasquez the celebrated bandit,

wounded, and Jack had been c

the contents of this news it

oked at her i

she exclaimed, "w

ndits," replied Lena. "Oh! wh

l you, sis?"

! y

rose and exte

nity to speak, if yo

nd we are bound to hear you, although I must say th

lent

the girl loves the man, and what is

ll not m

ndment, mother, which tells us, very properly, to honor our

may

e word, and by no means a pauper. He can support Lena just as well as yo

peak, but her rising temp

, and put her han

; "I shall never

d her on the cheek wit

ill, sis,"

! never

asy to kill, and I don't think Maltravers wi

grant

, "I will proceed at once to Sa

u w

, in

e hand and looked imp

d. "I shall die if I stay here.

if he expected some reproach f

o desire their daughters to marry some man from Europe with a title rather than have one of th

our conduct is sharper than a ser

ld out

exclaimed, "w

be deserted b

her. There is no sympathy betwee

angry. Her face flushed. Sh

hing seemed to burst in her throa

lood rushed f

oken a blood-vessel, an

ed, knelt down and supp

the unhappy woman, but there was internal hemorrh

d at their mother's death, but they could

divided her fortune

friends in New York, they decided to go to California and unra

ss the continent

that they forgot their