Beadle's Dime Novels No. 126: Old Jupe — page 64: what you’re looking at

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66 OLD JUPE. through showers, “he will not refuse you the privilege of supporting his wife. He has not sensibility enough for that.” “Tam sorry you came out with him,’ Luke added, again. “ { will tell you what I will do, Annette. I will pay your passage back to the States in the first ship that goes, and see that you are provided for after you get there. Go back to your parents, Nettie. They must need you sadly,” his voice trembled, “ and I will remit, every three months, a sum sufli- cient, to keep you in comfort. This is no country for women, yet awhile.” ie An expression of scorn quivered about her mouth, as he mentioned home—as if she was going back toa humdrum life to be spent in waiting upon her father and mother! and. that he should be so blind to her feeling for him, so utterly indif- ferent to her, as to wish to get her out of his way, whom she had followed from afar, because she could not live apart from him! She was quite pale with anger, for a moment; she longed to stamp her foot, and fling his offer in his face; but discretion came to her aid in time to prevent any such ini. break. | “You are very kind, Luke; but I have no ambition to live a grass-widow, even if my sense of duty as a wife would per- mit it, It is true that Parcell does not do right; but I mean to ‘stick by him’ until he reforms. He is always good to me, when he is himself; perhaps I may get power over him to induce him to seitle down in some steady work,” she said when she had mastered herself. Besides, brother Luke, I would like to stay near you”’—-this latter sentence with such sofiness, such humility-—as if, being the relative of one who had wronged him so deeply, she would like to atone, by her own attentions, as fur as possible, for the wrong that other had done hin. = | “ Well, Annette, I have given you my advice, but if you decide differently, it may be for the best, Only remember, it you are in straits, let me know and I will befriend you” “Tf I could get a decent house,” continued Mrs. Parcell, “T would keep house, and board you.. That would give me something to live upon, and might be the means of keeping Parcell more regular.” | fee “T’m changing about so much you could hardly depend connmicloooks.comn