The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-05-03


when urged passiOnetly by him IN,
i strongly by my father.
| | soon discovered that he had terri
| bic propensity for drink: and though
he had kept Il careful guard over him
! self while he was courting me. the ole
habit soon came back upon him. and nigh
after night he would come home terribly
intoxicated: and when in this state h
would be really jealous about me. ant
| would fancy that there was some one con
cealed in cupboard. or in one of tn,
rooms, and he would compel me TO gt
through the house with him. and searcl
every place. His dissolute courses wer,
/ the cause of his losing an excellent ap
pOintment which he held: and conse
quently we became very poor indeed.
Il was sitting solitary one dark No
vcmber revening-crying. l think-mOurn
ing for the lost Happiness of earlier days
when there came a gentle knock ut til,
door. l ran to open it. and there | found
George Marr.'
".George Marr:' | exclaimed What
are you come fOr:'
ITO see you. Fanny li,, replied i
passed You accidentally the other day
You did not see me. watched you in
here. | had not time to try and see you
then. as was engaged. May not come
in.'
".You can come in. ifit will afford yo,
any pleasure answered Il should
scarcely think it could do that. What
makes you wish to see me again.
...What makes me. Oh. Fanny. Eve
never ceased to love you.'
Hush. Mr.. Marr. How dare You
speak to me like this:'
.'Why not. Fanny? Good Heaven, Won
are not married.
"'l am--tO Denis Hilton. What re.l-
son had you to suppose that ! should keep
true to you. when yo,t were SO soon false
to me-
False to you. Never. for IN il-
slant
".Georgc. they told me that You were
married. When | learned that you had
so forgotten me. abandoned all hope
WHO told you this?'
My husband-Denis Hilton
"'He told an infamous lie.'
"'Perhaps he did. but it answered his
purpose. said another voice. in mOcking
tones.
l had left the street door open, and
Denis himself had staggered in.
IL told you. Master George he COLI
have il all your own way with the girls.
and closed the front door.
-. And now you think you are going
to make up to the old love, do yOu:'
IL say that You are scoundrcl.
Denis. | care not so much for your hay
Ing tricked me. as for Your being her hus-
band. and showing yourself before her
thp drunken hrJtp Won are
.''What Say that again. Drunken
brute, Ell: How often have you been
here befOre:'
'''Never before this evening. l have
been abroad. | never even knew that
YOU were married.
-. You lie. and / will have your lif.
for it,
Denis sprang furiously upon him. and
there was short scuffie. They both fell
Denis uppcrnost. They fell close be-
side the fireplace and Denis. seizing the
poker. struck George Marr thrice. heavily
upon the forehead.
you'll not come again. | think. he
muttered. savagely. after the last blow.
What have you done. Denis -
:. He looked up al me with malignant
smile upon his face.
-. lou and | have killed him. he re-
piled in low tone.
-. lon villain, will call the police
mo YOU won't he said, rising.
What had happened seemed TO have quite
sobered him. Sooner than that Won
should do that. | would serve YOU the
same. Don't be a fool. Fanny-the law
will believe you to be- as, guilty as | am.
See. here and he took a pocket-book
from George Marr's breast : - there are
plenty of bank notes inside. We are
known to be wretchedly poor. If this is
discovered, we shall both be hung
Hung! [ believed him. / believed
that should be thought to be his accom-
Mice i'm the murder: and feared to die.
Oh, what a coward have been! | have
done worse than die every day since then:
and yet-thc trial the sentence. the
scaff0ld.
" An that night. nearly. we worked
stealtbily-at least. he worked, while |
Law ON the ground close to him: and he
removed. after great difficulty. three flag
stones from the floor of the little cellar
duD out n grave beneath: and there. at
this moment lies George Mari,
~ have little more to tell. vowed
Denis hit I dared not trust nv self to do
the tast for fear of its falling through
nv weakness. Rut had often. in happv
davs pone by. heard George sneak of YOU.
Mr. Grantlcy. as a brave and honorable
man: and to you / commit the trust of
retribution. iknow that Denis fears that
shall not keen the secret. know that
he meditates nv death. ] know that he
will one d.y kiiI me. and throw INV BODY
into the Thames for he has often threat
ened II. While | live. INV lips are sealed.
When / am dead. let Justice have its
course"
The advertisements for George Marr
had been faithfully continued; and saw
that all I had to do now was to place this
document i'm the hands of Messrs. Bing-
lev and Bell. Without loss of time llur-
ried off to Gray's Inn. not unaware that