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Excerpt from The St. Joseph's Collegian, Vol. 8: November 1901 This chagrined him, indeed, yet with a digui fied step and a bearing that overawed even those feelingless rogues, he clasped Alphonsus, who lay unconscious on the ground, in his arms and carried him to his chamber. There he laid him upon a bed and soon beheld him in quiet Slumber. Stephen seated himself beside his bed. Long he gazed up on him; a tear glistened in his eyes as he beheld the innocent youth, unconscious of his misfor tunes. But, soon gloomy thoughts crowded upon his mind. He knew that Catharine's ire had not abated; for a Short time only had its course been arrested. He dreaded the consequences of that Woman's passions. Most contrary feelings battled in his soul as he contemplated them through. The mists of the future. Suddenly his face grew dark and convulsive; he rose and with a quivering hand took a stiletto from a shelf, muttering silently these words: Catharine! Mark well the message that I will bring thee, perhaps it is thy last. He then descended the stairs and came out into the cold, starry night. Nature lay in listless repose. How pleasant it appeared, yet it charmed him not. His heart was dark and sullen. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.