Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-12-05

yljust as he had alighted from his horse
e and tranquil smile upon his lips, as h
whether the princess was i
timer apartment. liza Swoa nogqm0af
y tas" You here ~ she shrieked. runnins
fup to him, 81 have not killed YOU, then
Lob! thank heaven, l have not kille.
tlyou!" and she fell gasping at his feet.
lsiss The princess!" calculated her hus
eiband, lbewildered at the sight of her dis
: fguise and her violent emotion, ant
9 raising her from the ground Z" Whai
means this frenzy, and why arc YOU 50
: strangely disguised Pr hools galysh
"a But she answered him not With hel
disteiraed eyes widely fixed upon him
she passed her hands repeatedly over his
bosom, and muttered TO 'herself--ss Nc
poignard, no woundl and yetoI struck
! him there, and felt his hot blood gusll
j forth upon my hand. And see," she
continued, shnddering, 'sthere it is y
and holding up her hand as she spoke,
the criinson drops hat stained it attested
THE truth q some fearful deed being coss-
Injected with her mysterious self-accusa-
lltion. s94i2 sfH5 fesssitt
j g Helena, dearest love- said the Boy
ard IN soothing accents. |" Somebody
has termed you; but you are safe now
II am mere 10 protect you. Tell me
what is the meaning of this agitation?
what is the meaning of this blood pm
G You, Anastasia the sycamore
grove,o she uttered in low broken cries.
q Were you not there? now-iust now,
Ito meet her ?n sseh oYs Peg H-a sat'
The prince Shook his head in silent
CONSERVATION. tie si f4 e1iisy5
q Whom have / murdered, then ?''
burst from the lips Of the unhappy wo-
man, u IN thrilling shrek; and starting
from her husbands stlpnort.. she fled'
with the sp,eea Of a maniac toward The
Ifats snot from which no bhd so recentl,
Iretnrned 6aI1 + sgs1 l11 gTaF > IN
The prince and his attendants followed
Eber--somc Of Them bear;ng l;obted torch
Ies: Int srcb WAS The sneed which the
frenzied state Of her feelings lent 10 her
movements that they only overlook her
at the moment of her reaching the foun-
tain. There she suddenly Stoned, as
tbough rooted to the spot. and. shndder-
inc. pointed to the ground. The prince
advanced hastily TO her side his attend
ants followed. and, raising their torches
discovered at the margin Of the fountain.
The bodv of a man extended on his hack
and weiterinp in his blood. The phas,ly|
face was turned inward. and az the pl re
Of the torche. fell upon il. an exclama-
ton of horror burst from the lips of ALL
present, and Helena, leaning forward. 4
RECOGNIZED her victim. with a thrill Of
agony which caused all the blood to thrill
in her veins, and AL her pulses to stand
still. AT that one glance, the whole
truth flashed upon her with terrible
clearness, and she comprehended. when
too late, the fatal error into which her
blind and mistaken suspicions had led |
her. There Law her only son! her only
childAher beloved Demetri!- bathed in
the blood that welled forth from the
death-wound which her murderous hand
had inflicted! He it was, then, whose
boyish passion had been reciprocated by
her young attendant he it was for whom
Anastasia he'd devised the love-meeting,
which had that morning changed her
own Jealous fears into dreadful eterni-
ties 1t was he, oh, God upon whom
her imaginary wrongs had been 50 bar
barously avenged! The similarity Of
name and OF dress had deceived her.
Why did she not think OF inns before 4
why Does suspicion ever pause 10
reason or reilectr Is not jealousy Diina
as love I whose dark SHADOW ~ Is IS sald /
to beTf All tins passed through her
mind with the rapidly OF lightning, as