Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-06-29


Thev paseed On but, at the corner Of
the street, Agnes separated from her,
and came back. OF course, | had sud
den desire to stop aud look into The
window Of a shup, which, at another time
would rot have been possessed of remark
able interest to me. and there | stayed
until Agnes came up, and then Joinea
her. ~.
who was the lady you were walking
with, Agnes 2 [ said.
"A Miss Maud Darlington. from New
York. | was introduced to her by Lilly
West. and like her very much.
.She has remarkable face | said. -
/ dent know thatI ever saw one so
beautiful! whiah gave me such an odd
sensation Of repulsion. aai l =,
Oh. Garry Aud she is 50 good, and
T want Vol 10 know her SO much,
L must know her, Ireptied, for she
has q character / should like to study, or
am no Judge of faces. / suppose you
two will be inseparable? 1873 1ls.a.
I think she is very kind 10 notice me,
poor girl, with few opportunities
of.Bah !Dont talk in that way, Agnes.
You know her face can't FOR moment,
compare with yours. . J..
You will say so, Harry, because you
love me but Others will not. There,
don't let us talk of that. but come up to
our house tonight, and I will introduce
you -.-ev-1 s1t.......
yes; 1 will come, you may be sure !;
for have fancy to know her, although
her face impresses me SO strangely
I left her at her gate, and went home
to tea. After dressing. strolled down
the street, smoked cigar, and then vent
down to MIR. Vests. I found Agnes IN
the pallor with her new friend, and was
introduced, and found Miss Caring ton to
be young lady whose education had
not been neglected, and who evidently
had IN Intimate knowledge of the world.
She could talk, and talk we'll, upon al
most any subject and, before half an
hour had passed by, l began to THINK
myself fool for imagining that she had
a Kicked eye. 'r
DO you play, Miss Carrngton salo
glancing at the piano.
"A little she answered, quietly, as l
do everything else-in an amateur sort
of way .-t:, a44 .
You sing, too, I know. Will you not
favor US with something! .
She went to the instrument at once,
and ran her hands lightly over the keys
l had just time to note that she was a
magnificent performer, which, as she
played slow bar, I saw something which
seemed to turn me at once t, stone.
Upon the middle finger Of her hand she
wore a heavy ring, with a setting Of dia-
nonds in a circle, and, in the centre, a
vacant place, from which the stone had
dropped. do not know how it was,
but something seemed to tell ne that |
could supply the missing jewel.
did not know what she was playing
or singing after that, for my brains were
busy; but l only know that she played
on for half an hour, and | comp|imented
her highly upon a march, when she had
been playing aschottische."
Agnes laughed at my abstraction, and
I laughed with her, while was thinking
how | could get outof the house, and see
May ford, the detective.
If this woman was, indeed, felon. he
would have known her-he, who was ac-
qusinted with every criminal face west of
the Rnckv Mountains.
Iexcused myself early, and hurried
down to the H--House, where | found
the detective 18th his heels elevated upon
an office chair, smoking cigar, and
running over the police news in. the Her
aid, which had come in by the last train.
Nv ish 10 speak ith you in private.
/ said.
Very well. Come up to my room.
p We went up together, and having
lighted cigar | sat down and told him
what l had seen, and what my suspicious
were. II is countenance never changed,
and be pulled away at his cigar with as
much tranquility as if had been telling
him the most commonplace story.
Just SO Now ii there is any thing In
tn is at all, think know that woman.
There ism t another III the United States
that answers her description, and you
needn't feel any compunciions OF CON
science in hunting Der down. ihe Wo-
man | refer to is a vampire, aud has
preyed upon society for ten years, How
old should you say this one, is now
Not twenty | replied with great
promptness ,
'Jastso. Ia have said the same when
[ saw her in ST. louis, four years ago,
in the same business. She'll never see
twenty-nine again, this girl Won't. Now,
as to business, You'd better give me that
diamond Now let this rest until to-mor-
row, aud then see that little girl you are
going to nIorry-don't blush, Eaton told
me all about t-and get leave to intro
duce Trend. Let her manage 10 have
Miss Darlington there, and if its the one
| think it is, we shall have her.
Next Jay was in a fever Of impatlence
and it was lucky we did not have much,
business, for | was not in fit state to per-
form it. Ifsaw Agnes, aud made the
arrangement desired, and at = O'Clock
walked down to the hotel to see May-
ford. la .a.r.1.s
He is in his room, said the clerk
Will you walk up.
ii l went up to the room and raped, and
Mayford IS voice asked me to come IN,
pushed open the door, but there was
no ole in the room except rather DASH
ing looking fellow, with killing moss
tache and Side whiskers, dressed in the
height of fashion.