Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-03-19

lOfo, There 10 utut now eniu
Harry Osborne, as he turned on tho
gas, aud turned smiling on his be-
loved one,
She glanced up into bis eyes, her
own filled with love and trust q
moment; then her look changed
quickly TO one OF horror, and she
uttered an exclamation Of terror,
and pointed to his shirt bosom,
Blood blood I" she screamed, still
pointing TO the large dark spots on
tho otherwise spotiess white of tho
garment. Harry raised his hand
and placed finger on the spots,
when again Elsie pointed 10 similar
stains on his wrist. baud, ITt
Elsie, Elsie, be ealmi How ter.
riLly nervous you are to,nightf'
said Harry, drawing Elsie down to
seat beside him on the sofia There
was mn anxious, puzzled look on his
handsome face, Placing his hand
on his brow, he remained a few mo-
ments In deep thopgbt, when Elsie
exclaimed:
"How came that blood on you,
Harry2 Speak! Tell me! Oh, quick!
i am so frightened u rI $500 .-.
81 am trying to think, Elsie. Do
be calm / mist have cut my I'm
ger; ! remember taking out my
knife and whiting u stick. II was
very sharp, and might haze cut
my finger. sufficiently to draw u
drop or 80 Of blood, and not feel II
scarcely. 1t was growing very dark
in the Office before | left, so these
sports escaped my eye; yet ! can
not discoverany place on my, finger.
Possibly my noso. may have Jbled a
Intle lot me sec." He put his hand
10 his pocket, drew forth his hand.
kcrchief, and then Elsie screamed
in terror. aa..a tysx'ss
"Elsie!' said Harry, sternly,
"what do you mean 2 lam satisfied
now; my head has felt very full and
hot aIl day, and without my being
awafe Of j., my nose certainly bled
n Et,le 81 I 'ttll lr.l kEta
Tho anxious look gavo place TO
one ofrelief on Elsie lovers face.
Was II real or assumed? ~ 'ag .
ooh Harry, where is Herbert" 2"
said Elsie, sctrce above whisper,
with still II look of fright in her
great, brown eyes. q 7.lts7 ''tr.
II wish / knew. But he'll show
himself tomorrow. I'm going home,
SO that you can retire. You arc
not wcll, fear. Go right on, now,
and get Aunt Amy to give you one
of her hot drinks. You are shivor-
ing and trembling"ft4s
And pressing a kiss on her cold
brow. Harry passed into the street.
Elsie was not well. She had taken
a severe cold at the party two nights
before; and Aunt Amy went to doc
toring her pot, and kept her in bed
the next day; and at night q note
from Harry came, inquiring Of her
health, and excusing himself for the
evening under the plea of pressing
business. = nl, iadi tqsF 80 s.aissoa 4
Neither that day nor tho next
was anything heard from Herbert.
The third day Harry Osborn was
arrested for the murder ofhis cousin,
Herbert, Osborn.oo- The evidence
against Harry was purely circum-
stantial, but strongly evincing the
guilt of the accused man. s.,.-,S 1'
Poor little Elsie was i'll indeed
after this terrible news reached her;
so much so that H.irry's note beg
ging her to come to him, never
reached her, For many weary
days, indeed, almost weeks passed,
und, Harry's dreary solitude was
not Enlightened by one visit from
her who was. the dearest being on
earth to him. Only a few days in.
tcrvened before the trial would com
mence. = Ddring these, for the first
time, Elsie was able to visit him
whose promised wife she was. Har-
rs'itriedg hard to appear cheerful,
for her sake; but twas severe task;
everything seeemed to tell Of his
guilt.
.1And Elsiel Ah!. the esevercst pang
which rent his heart came with. the
look Of doubt which came il Elsie 8
eye. IF she doubted his innocence,
what chance had he with those who
neither knew or loved him? But
in those houfs spent in the, prison
room, with him, Elsie's eyes lost
their look of doubt, and were filled
with an expression Of earnest conf
deiue. ,.-,, .l'r r tx
From Harry's counsel she heard
the circumstances collected to prove
guilt They were those They were
rivals for her love; the last. time
when seen together angry aud vic
lent words passed between them
ab ,ut her the night of the party
Herbert 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the drops Of blood found on Harry's
shirt, and one or two on the mating
in his Office, and, worst of,li, note
found on the floor inviting Herbert
toscomes TO see him tbatsBight at 8
o'clock. 1.-The last seen Of the miss.
ing man was about half past nine,
probably on hislway to snco Harry.
The note found in the Office would
point to- the belief that Herbert had
received the request, gone to'see his
cousin. dropped the note there, and
there had met his fate. avs s''e
',,s'Tell me, truly, Mr.. Heartvell,
what are his chancesf What could
possibly prove his innocence?" .
Nothing, nothing, fearl Yes,
one thing, oniy-Herbert Osborn
was seen, about half past nine. If
an abb could be proved, Of course
- = A. L.. Al L.