Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-18

/ thought l loved him. / might
have thought 90 still bad I never
seen CabellsO. Whom he came here
be did not know that ! had prom.
ised 70 be Guys wife," And she
paused and covered her face with
her hands.
Ale told me that be loved me"
she said, "and l knew l.
loved him. But l had no
thought of breaking my faith with
Guy. l told him that | was be-
trOthed. l forbade him to utter
such words TO me again. hoped
he would neVermOre enter our doors
and tried to put away thoughts
which l felt we're wrong.
Guy was good and kind. uttered
q vow that he should never guess
that l did not love him as l ought.
But, Edward, you know CabellsO
came here still even unto the eve OF
what would have been my wedding
day had Guy lived; seeing him l
could not forget him. But | did my
duty TO your cousin l was true TO
Guy in word aud act. That even
ing, Edward, CabellsO came early.
| was alone here. | was sad and
weary. l felt that he should have
stayed away. Idespised myself for
my weakness. In this very room,
where l am sitting now, l sat, and
he came and sat down beside me.
Then he spoke hercely, so he fright
ened me.
"YOu are as miserable as |. You
do not love this betrothed of yours.
You sacrifice yourself from a NOR.
bid sense Of duty
"YOu shall not speak thus,' |
cried. You insult me--gOP
"But pride gave way, and In my
anguish l wept. Then Edward, he
knelt at my feet and sued for par
don. He was mad, be said. On the
morrow he would depart and l
should never see him more He
kissed my hands aud took from
them O handkerchief which l held.
"This has wiped away your
tears he said let me keep IT, And
he laid II on his heart. You came
then with Guy, aud know the rest.
! thought that night | had hidden
him goodbye forever. And l
would have been Q good wife 10
Guy-would have learned to love
him In time, for he was very good,
and deserved all love and tender.
ness. But that night ended all.
Fate interposed q barrier between
us. He was dead. At fret | was q
prey to remorse aud sorrow, but by
and by Edward! forgive me as Guy
does, If he can look upon me from
heaven. Cabellso loves mel love
him. What could l do or say ?"
AS she spoke All awful fancy
dawned upon me. 1t grew and
strengthened-it stabbed me sharp
ly. | strove to drive it away, but
II was immovable. Against my
own will | felt constrained to ask
the question:
"You say he stole q handkerchief
from YOU: what was II like!"
"A twin 10 this, she answered.
with u wonderful glance, us she
drew one from her pocket. "They
were worked by the Moravian nuns
In the same pattern"
"Will you lend me this 2" l said.
She looked puzzled. | think she
thought my brain wandering, and
permitted me TO take the
handkerchief than give it to me.
After that | could not resist until
! found myself at my boarding.
and locked into the room
where l had kept my trunks. In
one Of these the casket | have told
you of was kept. l looked at It ten
minutes before | dared to open 1t.
Then when the casket wal unlock.
ID | spread COrnelia's kerchief on
he table slowly. | examined 1t
'arefully. Then l unfolded that
DlOod-stained one and laid it beside
t. l could not look again for a
Ong time. but at last-yes, at last
took courage. Cornella had said
hat the handkerchief Don Cabellso
lad taken was q twin 10 the one
he held. / had found that twin!
Every rosebud, every leaf, every
scallOp-the b~lood-stains
My distinguished one from the
.ther.
| knew the awful truth now il
ly upon my heart like a drop of
ed.hot blood. CabellsO had MUIR.
cred Guy! Cabellso, to whom
'ornelia had promised her hand,
those wife she would be in a few
hort Weeksl
How many hours l sat there star.
lg at the terrible proof of that
Oft voiced Spaniard's guilt, | do
OF know but the sun wa setting ,
hen | arese, and the sky was
.reaked with crimson and aecked ,
18th gold. In such a flood of sun
radiance Guy and | had walked
Cornelia's home OH that evening ,
efOre his murder. The thought ,
erved me. One more proof, aud | i
as armed against the Spaniard. | !
ave no doubt Of gaining it. For {
ie time | seemed almost gifted '
it'll second sight. ,
| folded the two hankerchiefs to. (
and placed them in my boz !
IN. There, also, | concealed the f,
ny point Of the stiletto, and with !
ese in my possession, took my /
to the hotel where Cabellso i
welt. T.
In his room l found him putting
C last touches to a toilet which h
ould have been dandified on any =
her man, but which was only ele. !
mt when worn by him. He was !,
ing with Cornelia to some place -
amusement that evening, and q