Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-11-09

A Detscslve's Rxporiln %.


ssstsd n the e6les, seiseins ourselves, after
. h.rd dsv : work, with cigars and an coca
s;onsl sip Of brandy, when the porter en-
,srsd and announced . lady wishing to go
ns She followed imr, ediately bshind him,
An, the announcement vas hardly made
whe shs stood before ".
A isay, evidently. There VS. no ME.
taking the hsugdly carriage. the digni6sd
yst inposing naassss. 4 heavy dark vsli
sbscussd her features, bot kasw iatuitivs.
~ that the wsmsn Ne beautiful. These
was that INDISPENSABLE maanss abeat her
which every woman ssnseisus Of beauty
Invariably possesses. cay knew this,
even before her vsics told me whe che vas.
I had heard that too eftsn 70 nistsks its
accents nov.
"You are Madam ~" I said sasring
her ssat.
"Ysu know me then :" She started Wis
IDLY - she spoke, and detected . trsmor
in her voice.
THAT 10 not surprising. madam. since
have 10 sften heard yeur Voice."
"Ah yss, that has betrayed me. bot l
need your services and sheuld have been
compelled to disclose my name any way.
Your excellent memory, cir, has saved me
the necessity"
bowed in scquisscsnes, and she then
proceeded te:.tsll me that she had that after
noon received intelligence. which she deem
Cd reliable. that plst had bssn formed BY
. rival actress TO injurs her personally, per-
h,ps to take her life.
Thy vsrs both prina donnss in the ops-
~. Oar visitor, lady Of remarkable beau
~, and whose voice, the sweetest, me (
musical ever heard, possessed comp'
and tone that had made her the asknewl-
edged favsrits Of our people. This had e.
sitsd the amnesty Of Mics B., whe
before the coming Of Madam h, had
enjoyed the distioctien Of . lavsrits, now
beng rapidly withdrawn BY her rival. She
was daring. vindtctive woman, who for
THE iadulgsd an animosity which could en-
~ be sppsassd in The destruction lof the
woman who lhsd deprived her Of The am
bition In which che exalted. Almest 90
beautiful % MADAM h, she imagined
that but for the graess Of her person her
triuwphs would not Be 20 assured. To
strike this psttsd rival dswn, and ct the
Same time crafty the bate that burned in
her heart, new engaged every sleeping and
waking Thought. To accomplish this.
Madame H had bssn iniermed that .
conspiracy had been plsunsd, and to die
cover winch our services were required.
She revealed to % other facts, not asssssa
~ now to detail, but which convinced us 81
the truth the lady had received. Having
dsns shis, she retired and left NJ. -
and myself - consult.
1t 10 needless to say that the next night
found Us beth At the opera. The b. suty
and fashion Of the city b assembled 70
hear Bsllini's grand opera Of Norna, in
which Nine. - appeared - Norma, and
Mics B represented the young prisstsss
Adalgisa. Never, perhaps, we're the pas
sionste sorrows Of the Druid prisstess -
fselingly portrayed. There Was . wild ter.
ror in Norma's eye not lent BY genius
fierce despair in the mien Of Adalgisa net
born Of the wreck Of her grlhesd's hopes :
their very csmmunings had IN antag nj N
in them, which appe- ed 10 the audience
il Norma had mingled with her soothing .
jealousy Of the young priest whs had
robbed her Of alover's fidelity.
| saw il all and knew what it meant.
This imprsssisn WAS more deeply n6rmsd
whom Adalgisa rose frsm her knees with q
cry-msant - . vail Of d pair, but which
brsathed an exultant tens-and ned from
the presence Of her esnsoler. Her person.
atsn was the rspresssd jsalousy Of heart
burning fer revenge, not the analysis Of "a
OF fear a. | noted that wild lock Of the
jealous woman, and m'rked the thrill Of the
pas isnats voice. lntuitvsly felt that the
hour in which she would seek 70 Gem
plish her revenge W., drawing near.
When the curtain fell in the last scene,
Mr.. and myself were as the door u
which the two prims donnas would leave.
In the carriagc which Miss B--oecupisd
l noticed strange blocking man, evidently
disguised but. - the light Of the lsmp
flashed on him, l saw deep red scsr on
the book Of his left hand. knew him then
- the keeper Of fashionable restaurant, to
which the artists 1t tho onera usually re-
tired for . night supper. saw the whole
arrangement. 1t flashed on mo like glean
Of lightning, and determined not to lose
sight Of the prima donna that evening, come
what might. That they were going 10 the
restaurant. knew full we'll. Madame H
would be there, too. II was an invariabla
custom from which their habits nsvea varied
Driving rapidly to the place, therefore, We
were comfortably seated in the lady . ordi-
binary whom the prima Tomas came in.
saw at once in Miss B-'s eye . restless,
scared look, en- uncertain. painful attempt
10 appear at case, which denoted mischief
But to Mms.-shs was unusually polite. l
saw the stare Of unfeigned surprise Of taat
lady, whom her rival almost overwhelmed
her with the unexpected compliment on
her su cess. lngenuous and unsuspecting,
| she accepted them - in earnest and, when
invited to take glass Of wine, aceseded at
encs.
Miss B-fang the bell, sad the propris-
| ter entered himself with the wine. At this
moment, the suppressed excitement Of Miss
B-was intense Her hand trsmbl a.
| she toyed with her glass, and the pupils Of
her great black eyes contracted end en-
largsd with the rapidly Of thought The
vine was poured into the klass, and, a.
Madame R-was raising 1t to her lips.
steppsd behind her chair and took It frem
her hand. The lady locked surprised. the
fainting 70 the uosr. while the proprietor,
With . bound like wounded panther.
sprang forward to dash the glass from my
hand. But he never reached me. The
stern command Of Mr. I-stsppen him,
and his presented pistol reduced the rsfac-
terv Frencsman to obedience.
The vine wss poisoned.
The generosity Of Madame H-prssented
any exposure Of the SHINING but repsntant
woman, and you ere the emily psrsea TO
whom has ever been revealed the stery Of
the prima donna's Jealousy.
Chicago Lumber.
The following tables show the msgnifl.
eeat sxtsnt Of Ne Chissgo lumber market
ADcRIPrs.
Ysar. Lumber, n. Lath, Ne. Shingles. Ne.
1885,. Ss.sSs,sl5 1865, 500 s. sal GEO
1866. liz. $3.50 S72 2T,24l.lG0 55,S7s,0o0
| 1857. .llo,s56 as q, re zoe 81 Gas. 900
1865. LIS. SSs, CSC 15,3sS.00o g. 200
Thssshipmsnts Of the same articles fer The
same time were a. follows:
Year. Lumber, II. Lath, No. Shingles. No.
1885,. 46.255.1se s.725, 500 59.5ss.IsO
lSs6..... s1.sss, 227 9,43O,s5o So. coo. So
l0s7..... IS 1853 80 s,Sss,s6 6s,l6s. 900
lSss..... 7e,S49,es2 I5.3l9,s5o 5A,7ss, zoo
The weed and coal business % thus sum-
med up:
Tear. Weed Eastern coal. Illinois esal. Salt.
/ ls65....ll,57l ASST 1895 lSl,77o
1855 ..l6. e33 1905 1855 e4627
1867 lACoS lloS0 1881 81 Sl0