New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-06-12
riYe mo brotheFs hiss, ana let me EO1 Ihe pleaded.

give me brOthers KISS ana les mo bV' S"0 P'O"NON'
Mo hestated for moment and then bending over her,
cit is the first and for your sake It must be the
last Rosa p and he pressed Lis lips to hers .o.,r
Of their lips they stricken asunder as by the fall OF
Lake of Fire stood between them
she looked not hunauwth her whole face and 1or99
heaving, palpitating nashlng torth the AsN~N"A
'sYBL!" exclaimed her husband. thunderstrucA Ap-
She waved her hand toward him, as If 10 impiOf' VI
command silence ,,.ered In low
and husky tones as il ashes were in her throat .
YoU she said and her voice rose el award Rosa Who
was leaning in alright against the NLo,Dd aOndd
tratress who has come mist leave the house you
have desecratod for II you do not or ever I t
false lace here qS ss semorse than heel
spideri WILL as 1 am Berners Anu now ''sO"''
ua oae BoDdee who had stood by the ter
ribe eaze aud he!ming words Oh ~ OIL dne ~ low
ife now suddenly threw up her hands ana WIN ~"
ery fled from the ROOM 49,, .o;oo n. tho san,e
nd Syb dropped her arm and her voice al the sale
irStant and stood dumb and mOtOnless.
And now, at length, Lyon Belners spoke AGAIN. a..
"Sybn" he said this house Is yours lou nusS o %J
as YOU please. But this tel YOU: that IN e same hUu
which sees that poor and friendless young creature ul
en- from the shelter of this roof leave TOO anu loaFo
II Tyon Berners really meant this thought to bring
his eryhearted wife to terms by the threat nc was HIS
@oh go!1 She answered bittorly-"go as soon as you
said and with wave of her hand she passed. from 'he
He WAS mad TO have spoken as he did, madden still to
let her leave him so! how mad, he was soon 10 learn
Lyon BeTners renamed walking M ana down tne toon
sonic time longer lights all out ana the ser
wants gone TO bed Yet still he continued TO pace up ana
down the parlOr floor until suddenly piercing hhieAS
In great terror he started forward and nstinctvely
rnsbsd awards Rosas ROOM when the door suddenly
thrown open by Rosa herself pale, bleeding from
Great heaven WHAT'S this 7" he cried, u.s. aghast
With
and dying form. ana laid It on the so ana theh SUNK vi
W6o who has done this ~ he wildly demanded, as,
almost parayZcd with horror, he knelt DesIue he anu
tried 70 stanch tho gushing wound from Wheh her me-
She opened her boodess lips, pang in death, and
Svblyour wife told Won she would do IT,
and she has done it, sybn Berners has murdered me-"
she whispered. Then raising herself with last dying
effort She cried aloud Hear all sybil Bermers has
murdered me" And with this charge upon her lips she
Even in that supreme moment Lyon Berncrs' first
thought, almost ms only Thought was lor us wiie.
looked up who was there-who had heard tis NV"
ful, this fatal charge. = -, ,.,,.o,
drawn there by the dreadful shreks All had heard the
horrible accusation. i, -, - o., .
And an stood pancstrcken as they shfank away from
II was She Sybi the accused whose very aspect ac-
cused her more loudly than the dying woman hHd zone
for she stood there still In her fiery masquerade dress
her face pad her eyes blazing her wild black haroOse
and streaming her crlmsoheu manu- raseu anu 6'SP'Hs
o. wrstcIed wonani most wretched woman What
nnuttera6ie aronyoasony not for the dead beauty
fore him. but for the living wife, whom he felt that lie
had driven TO this deed Of desperation
Lyon Bemers, do yOn believe me gntltyi she asked
He looked up and Their eyes met II ne nad Ishly ne
eYed her guilty he did not now He answered briefly
SSo. syh, Heaven lnows that do not; but explain
this horrible busness--if you canl"
The explanation is this she said emphatlcally And
then her voice arose clear firm aud distinct as she con
{" was in nv chamber which is Immediately above
that oecupied by Mrs Biondee. MY chamber is ap.
prOa NV VIZ
iron, Mrs BlondeIlc's room do no. know how long
had sat there when heard piercing shrek from some
Observation-Disclosures siGrs and into Mrs Blondeles ROOM
and up to her bed where by the light Of the taper
she lying. Her eyes were closed, and thought al
first that she had tainted from fright un almost
at the same instant saw this digger" here Sybn
stopped and picked the dagger that she had dropped
few minutes before" dryen to its haft In her chest
drew it out Instantly the blood from the opened wound
spirited up covering hand and sleeve with the accus
ewes aew Wildly open She gazcd affrlehtcdy AZ for
instant and then with the last EFFORT OF her me- oS
which terror lent her strength se started up ana ne4
shrekng 10 this room. sun holding the dagger that
had drawn from her bosom, followed her here. And
You know the rest said syOi; and, overcome with c1
citement, she sank upon the nearest chair to rest
Her story had evidently made great impression upon
the company present But Lyon Berners suddenly e1
aGood Heavensl that lady's mistaken charge has put
al of the scent and allowed the murderer 70 escape
But it may not yet be too late Some clue may pe et IN
neighbOIs. and let US search the premises"
AND EySn s Toe b Tb lo nn the ded ana FOL
lowed by all the men, went TO search the house and
grounds for traces OF the assassin.
But the search proved frutlcss No trace OF nm In
truder could be found there any evidence OF
robbery Furthermore. all the windows were fOund
fastened the tsde There had bee no ray OF eering
he murdered icomOs room eTept Dy tie siarieay leading
from SybiEs chamber.
Captain Pendet0n, an old lover OF Sybifs, and
brother of Beatfx that there safety except
in instant fight He whispered Lyon take syl 20 her
room. and then 70 meet Lin on the back piazza Tlis
was done and then the captain uufOded his already
mared plans Lyon adopted tliein AT once; and under
the skllful cement OF Captain Pendetou aud Bca
tx they GOT Of the house unseen, and soon on
their way toward place Of cOncealmcnt, known the
awaited them.