, 1869-06-16
CHAPTER IL
rYY FfEET FATAL HATJoW FTE.

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It was An-ua11ou Eye, . night long anticipated
with delight b. tue whole nelghborhood, and much
longer still remembered with ho1rur By the whole
conntr5.
and Blaek Hail. tne nlack valley, and the town q
Maelvi!e Esre al H. y state Of unprecedented ex,
element: Tor this was tic nfst entertainment Of
the Kind thai had eyer been gsen in the locality,
aud the gentry OF three contiguous counties had
The thropg At I,!4ck nhn was great, mad The
characters assumed BY the maskers were various
But III tbc mos; Ucau:.fu1. far the ost tcr,7n,e
ngure In the rasrant r. of thc evening, rns thnt
oi tIbn Berncrs. shr d chosen for her cha7-
acteF thc unprecedented p,r1 Of the lmrcszonaloa
OF the Gp!r1t OF Fire. It suited vel with her
whole nature Her costume was bat the outward
sign q The inwan1 ieIyor:
NO ore bu1 her husband. who was hin13rlr n.tlred
as "fIarold The Sasv4;'' while Ar.. Toadclc as
sso haa nos Iesn oss aia ID Tic 45a before tho
drure het a.;n1si ~ d.; faction. Observing That
quart, Etll changed ..lsCuisea with one Of her
Huestsand Intimate friends, l}casrty pendleton,nnd
wss thus enabled y match her husband and hts
.sySu oosc1Tea Lat . ns.xef. Representing
Mr. hlondellc as closely u she dtd herself; nud
shndder al tEat TACT
Seeing the H2tchr,3 couple seat themselves on u
email sofa In one corLar OF the room, she gttded
to an ottoman near itctur In tine TO hear MEs-
bionasl'c ksy: -onx ,.,.no, ,,. >-.., .,a :.
NJ sssaS SEsn sas I, :, os'se :aoss Of yea5
ot my unhappy HE And 4ac will make you throw
"Never! 40 ono, no. even ny wife, ahsll ever
DO e .aas. .,l = - eas earn n5 ~ sal & n, a9pes @ o.
supper tine drawing pear, whcn ali the guest.
woult hare 20 unElasE, 8, III and Bcasst1 rc-ex-
lnR-toom together Jus: a. Inc last casdr,l!e was
fns SSmpe.s aen aad ,he company began to march TO
!cndanis placed for that purpose 10 The right anl
ieit o. the door. Thus when nc COMPANY niie;i !.
Tss nowhere to be seen
AZ nss tEe rsTI hspsc uh O1ly !eT o. fhe
their rooms, aad 1hc ashels hav1nG gone. ~ fate
reception parlo. to meet NJ eefneIs, Who assured
naore ta.a bsotheI > aGsc1ioa.
Thea sse nc enthess ~" she sixhed
NJ. as ss M FL ss So as les e
me g. shc PLEADED, pla:havel!.
he hesi.atsd S ls,; Tor moment and then bending
oSc.y NC sNa. - h., -. ,
: r. r.. ana fer yoI @Tn =. EaSe Z s1asi be
1te fd,!. no:a A.. ana nc PIrssSd ny lps 70 M E:
meeting Of their lips they were stricken asrnde1
as br the fail r thunderbolt:
M 1a s!e 5axT so mh reen se Fps 'Fo
She locked moi hnnaan-Nith her whole face and
form neav1rF. par'tatlns, flashing forth tue light
Mugs OF anger.
"StD1L.:'' exclaimed her husband, thunder
Etruef, appalled,. .-....-
r,orr Or Command fiienee' e At'-'' - y ~ '4'
u bare nothing 10 Say to Fuu," she muttered
IN low and husky tones. ns II sshea were I'd he'
rose clear ard stron1 as ~he 1u1ned and stretched
out her arm towards Rosa, Who WAS leaning I:
alright nEsinst the wAll--"rp ToC, tYa.resa. Nht
has come between the trne h1saaDd and hts witt
In the morning you m1tt !eaecatbe hoasczyoz
hare dcserrated: 1o7 II tou DO not. or Il ever
and c1uth out your life With less remorse tha1
Essf SCI heei unoa M spsaef! ~ VII .; =, ! "a. An
Rosa .nondel!e, who had stood spe'1~oo7na b.
the terrible gaze and overwhelming words 0
hef 5.ad, and Vii toa r csy % ocd from he room n
And sybn dropped her arua and her vo:ce ~ th
41d nos. I, len Ienrtb, Iyon Befaer1 rs spose ae..u
mus, Do Is yon pleate. But tbs tei you: thai Ii
Ioung ceasare dt,reu frm lie saei;et of iii
Fpof, leave i, loo. and iesyc II iorcTcr:"
II Lycn He1ney. res1I, toeant This ar fhou1ht I.
bring his y-sca-.ed n4te 10 terms oT thn threat
heWas nS mlsSatcn in her cha.acter.
as you Ike, Lyon tesuer1 f;och nITht aud
goodbye y she said. anu with wave q htr nsnl
nhe rs.sed from the .ooru. "0'e - 1s4 '1-4'
Me "a! mad 10 have spoken NJ he did; madde
soon 10 lear. "oH sla1' ae " !"
Lyon Be5nsrs remained !5sa ~a!s.ne ae mad dow,
ont md the servants goue to Jed Sc: iii, 4 4
continued 70 pace rp aud DO m the ra:ios loo, d
In great iei7or be stss,ea ior~aru and I'd inslipc,
ri saadsnly ,hrosn o1sp ;, nos, atr'c'I, psl
"Great Heaven. wha. + this" be cHel =
aEhatt Win amusement sud sJHoH, he suppotis
sGs fss5. .tx and ay,9e !1s "a an on the sol
~ 40, Wao h18 done Ibis :. he Wildly oe1a1