, 1874-12-05
last ovcr aav Of him. Ho d,od SIX months IT.

isst tss acs, 1ySr shT Of him. Ho dod SIX month. IT.
II l,arrled baak to iowa, to ba oon,artsa by
tho angel In my house. lraturuad eooaor thna
was looked Tor. opened tho door bv h latch
S|fo 4 was about i, I tho atternoon. .''' oas o
llitle draHing'room had folding doors,
which "ore now ajar. No ono wna
H. ,a,r tho l,, iIns f[Snt vo,ds rem T.; Int hos.aT
voca aud man'a. had but 10 step forward,
It was qutta dark by t,,ls timo, naa l,cro tho
voice that had como ont Of r1rg,tahnrEa biloxi
cnrnor suddenly broke Into IN awful aob.
"Don't 20 M" aaid I, 1n,lcl, diairo,sca, i nu;
Let mo a!onc,"' gHeped Urquehart, snvngo17,
In less than n minute La resumed, stondijr
~ SAW my vito Will. her arms round n r1an's
70 lenvo her: he wes trying to fo'onse himself.
Tho no1t inonlont thoY saw mo, and ssnrtni
apart, Then. INSTANTLY, my wlte. that tondei
angel, flung leyao'f At mo like Wild.
IT. euaA sAs or ssat I'D .oseh oe5 ss se HI Il,
XIII yo11. I'll kill Won, 4 yon touch lin 1Ier
bsae nyos garel much lko yondor t'luo lghtnina
that kcops flashing out thore, and so1nottlnf:
Elitsered close to my fsco; she had enhtched un
them into my toupse IL tho taar, hor lover, had
not como and pulled down hor hand. sho waa
gotag to se! Into bis arms again, but ao put her
l,nna from nun; not vory gently and told her to et
tn lsaat dcacribo my state Of mind all this ti,o,
whtch waa only = minute or two, I auppose. Ny
impression In TINT had coaaod to fool; that, Il
my nean end heart Ind boon acoopeii out.
Thought; that I was ,'. not conscious Of any, apy
v1nd'ctivo rage, or my transport OF despair.
Some peorle 1nay think I ought to havo
0Aoa a Eat fait man dawnAtatrs T neither did
Was he who took tho initiative md made mo q
sign to go into tho front room with lin, Whicf,
l did. Then. when atood ttorc feco to lace WITH
him, Ha'd sstddenly, ind, as 1t wore, involun-
"tWho aro yon2'
"l am sorry for you' said he, in a rept,s
drawl, looking ut mo quito compussionatoly
this woman has troatcd you very badly. stsl,'
Your conduct has boon qutto tnconceivably rash.
you know-'
"tWho are you?' I repeated. staring At him
btuntly. w o1'
woman is M actresa, whom heca.no acquainted
with about year or two before you frst
aaw her. nsauro you I knew nothing Of
your love atFair or proposed marrisgc. II
7 had haown "a time, I should certainly
awful blunder you were making. Whom won't
abroad with my regiment Il Eao1ns she chose to
e. dowu and wrEgle heraelc into uy family.
What her motive wau, can't imagine. She is q
She Esw my return to England III the papora yea-
terday, and sent me- q note inviting mo to come
and 500 her at this addreas, which did. givo
you my word Of honor had not heon hora ten
ninuteH when yon nado your appearance. She
had Just told me ehe was married. and this vas
your l!o,'so; upon Which got up and wished hel
good-dny.'
"l3y thia time I had found myself unable "a
stnnd, ani waa sitting on the aofa with my head
batween MY hands. When Capt Rlngwood lefi
of sneAfiipp Looked E moaning to 8aF eon1e-
thlng, out forgot what It was, and only stared d
him silently.
Nth handsome. thin features, and )arge. light
brown wliskers. He stood there looking at ms
with tho so,no good d-naturod concern in Iis faca
that lao had exprosaed in words, in his fashiona-
bic. affected way:
say. ind told him wished to be left alone. ua
Bilentiy took out Iia card laid 1t on the chimuey4
p,cco, aud weut out.
II don't know how many hours 1 remained
strange torpor; bat 1t was night when opened
tlonl aud ioundl my vito standing by nc. She
had lighted the candles on the chimnoy-pieos,
aud was atooping down over mo, 6ho started
upright as my eyes openod, but el,o did NOT
her nymp!l-1iko figure, and leaning ono hand
on a table behind her. felt no emotion
Mt sight OF her, but looked at her as
il she bad been picture. Hor beauty
hHb npt1EAlu. MI A4GA 4h4A SoiRSA AHA VAC
turned OF her wtlita face in sort Of glittaring
auroola. Her great turquoise-bl,,o eYos Aared
under slightly contracted browB the 1,ostrils Of
Lor t!clicate, s1rnight noso and 1or intantino
month expressed rago aud pain.
".I mn glad you are nwalic.' said sAo Il want
you TO llear mo sny hate you!,
"'I don't ca-e, aad I, wearily. tGo away
! "Her face famed out with the fury that was
| burning her heart.
"'Dut vou do carol" she cried; 'you shBll
oaro! Tell you always laughed at
| You nud despiBed you. only married you fronl
| pinue--hecalso ho left MO. got into his
family, aud toadicd them. aod made myself their
servant. onlT to honr Of him, aud to feel nearer
him, and DO whore lie had been-I loyo him so !!
| / love no one e1sc in tho world-1 never did.
wou!d kill you, and dozen like you, to rare him
| from Il angorache. I would rathor thousand
| times have blow from him than o kiss from
you-a hundred million ti,nes When think Of
lin, and that sou arc between ss, I hate youm,
| abhor you! How dare you smilo at mo? Ill
! lill yon!'
n was quito unconscious Of smiling; but sho
| dartod at mo. aud struck ut my throat.
caught her hand; this tmo she bad O penknifo
| In it. and foIt TINT she had prickcd me. That
| instructive act Of solr-dclonao reused me- and
| probably saved my. wits as vel! as my. life.