In the Talons of an Eagle
Carl Venger, employed on the country place of James Steel, a rich bachelor, asks his sweetheart, Hilda, the blacksmith's daughter, to marry him. Steel, however, tempts the girl with promises... Read allCarl Venger, employed on the country place of James Steel, a rich bachelor, asks his sweetheart, Hilda, the blacksmith's daughter, to marry him. Steel, however, tempts the girl with promises of luxury and she marries him although she does not love him. Venger, half-crazed with th... Read allCarl Venger, employed on the country place of James Steel, a rich bachelor, asks his sweetheart, Hilda, the blacksmith's daughter, to marry him. Steel, however, tempts the girl with promises of luxury and she marries him although she does not love him. Venger, half-crazed with the shock, becomes a hermit, while Steel and Hilda, his wife, are apparently happy on their ... Read all