The Vortex
Bess and Jim were happily engaged and soon to be married when the stagecoach brought Denning Stokes. The gallant, handsome stranger, with his fine clothes and jewels, seemed to hypnotize Bes... Read allBess and Jim were happily engaged and soon to be married when the stagecoach brought Denning Stokes. The gallant, handsome stranger, with his fine clothes and jewels, seemed to hypnotize Bess. But knowing that her father and mother preferred honest Jim for her husband, the girl m... Read allBess and Jim were happily engaged and soon to be married when the stagecoach brought Denning Stokes. The gallant, handsome stranger, with his fine clothes and jewels, seemed to hypnotize Bess. But knowing that her father and mother preferred honest Jim for her husband, the girl met him by stealth. It was not, however, until the very day of her marriage that she consen... Read all