The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-03-07

-ANoS.
If Nane Evelyn was surprised at the un-
expected advent Of Eugene Allerton and
tie others, Beatrice Vernon was fairly elec-
tri6ed For the first time in her life. her
brazen-faced boldness deserted her, and
she was as a man in a terror stricken ava
kening when fire OF flood surrounds him
undecided how to move. She did not rec
ognize in him a common foe in the glance
Of his eye, in his every gesture, bespoke
not the ordinary enemy, but the avenger.
For the once she experienced terror
Bands of steel, forged by her own hands,
were encirclIng her, and the woman Of the
world was powerless to help herself. But
the expression Of her face was as bold as
ever to those who stood before her. The
role she had SO long assumed had left its
impress upon her countenance and she was
to those who now confronted her, defiant
and enraged.
A silence Of few moments, during which
the woman had an opportunity TO collect
her scattered faculties, was spent by Eugene
Allerton in glance at her false face-that
face, the rare beauty of which had been
the cause Of all his trouble for three years
previous. In the bitterness Of his emo
tions he felt a triumphant thrill as he real
lied that vengeance could he now executed,
succeeded, however, by a pang of regret for
the stately woman who faced him, to all
appearances, detiantly and boldly.
A single comprehensive glance at the ar
Dor and its surroundings, revealed tn the
woman the presence of more than she had
at first observed. She knew then that mat
ters we're eliminating she realized THAI
her enemies, AS she vas pleased to term
them-were closing in. ana mutely she re
solved to abandon herself t. her fate
Gathering up her dress. she was about to
sweep from the arbor, when a man stepped
forward and laid OBTAINING hand upon
her shoulder. She drew back in an indig-
nant manner
''Sir !" she iterated.
"You will remain here until these gen
tlemen have questioned you.
She recognized the man in moment !;
he was detective, and she began to be
cognizant Of the serious turn which her
affairs now had taken The course Of events
became apparent to her. This was no meet
ing simply to accuse her of falseness Ghe
law had stepped in, and she dimly review
ed her experience in the past and attempt
ed to divine what had been discovered
which might render her amenable to the
laws of the country.
She was to know soon, for the man whom
she had so latterly and so bitterly wronged,
Colonel Adams, in his pale face, grief sub
dued to firm decision, stepped forward
Madam, he said 1--WE came here be
cause we did not find you at the house. II
is as well, perhaps, for we did not desire
to have the servants all excited over this
affair. II | were the only person wronged,
no word Of reproach would escape my lips
! would bid you go, and forgive you. But
you have laid yourself open to legal prose
cution, and am powerless to aid you
I'm other words, said the detective, 81
have a warrant for your arrest upon tht
charge Of murder
Beatrice Vernon started, and low cry
issued from her lips.
What does it all mean r. she demanded
of Vane Evelyn, her mind in a wild mas
Of terror and doubt
He nodded his head, his face as pale a.
her own. Was he too to become involved
in that murder for which the innocent Eu
gene Allerton had been for so long impris
oned. He was in the same boat, he rea
! sOnou Wstuhu ne, w, Dc ucAu as party
to that crime?
''For the murder Of your husband, mad
am" continued the detective. "For tn,
crime for which yonder man has suffered.
She turned to Eugene Allerton. 81
cannot be e. she muttered hoarsely.
1T is !" cried Cyrille Eyting, "and | an
the witness to the deed y
And then she went on. She recapitu
lated all the events which had been wit
messed by her ct the Acton Hotel upon tn,
night of the murder. When she had con
cluded, the face of the guilty woman wa
sufficient proof of her guilt.
II have but one more question to asl
your" said Colonel Adams to the woman
who had not moved since the accusation o
Cyrille Eyting, where Is Ronald Darling
toni"
Stunned and bewildered 10 Beatrice Yer
non had been momentarially, this question
was the means of placing her upon hel
guard etisctuslly She was not to be de
luded into confession. Surprises mighi
be the means Of winning from her face q
confession Of her guilt, but never from hel
iigs She replied, coldly, as she resumed
al hefIold dignity
ssYou-cow3eas have come here and 20
cussd me of crime. Let that b enough