Middletown transcript., 1874-12-12
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II Maddsned slmost beyond aoontro
Psfks Moulrie stood over his Ia
j tables With bloodlsss lips and clepch.
hands. Tho room Vas growing darl
and the lamplighter was making b
rounds. The lawyers form was M
visible from the street, but bis dool
flung vide. told Passers;by that he ha
not deserted the sfice. ila i.ssliass.
il While be stood 10 the Dusk slowl
recovering from the excitement int
which Weiss letter had thrown him
he heard ! boys voice At the door
"This is. the place. ma'aa,l bit
guess Mr.. Moeltrie's goas out. /"
"No. Tam here" said the lawyer
Fastening to The door. III thS' lad.
will step IN. | viii light the gaI. "
He saE the door darkensd BY : form
clad in female attire. snd turned th'
gas on. The next moment he ciosst
the door. and turned to bis visitor.
He found . woman who had mo-
passed her tventy-seoond year. Sh,
was very beautiful. fragile 10 form. 10.
tellectual in countsnancs, but there
lurked the FIRE Of passion 10 her darl
Southern eyes. aud it heightened her
loveliness. .sa.3laz tHse8l
She dropped into the chair which
the lawyer pushed to her and looked
him in the face. -,
..Do you listen to clients after Office
hoursi" shs asked. in q rich voice,
which .rippled over a smile that played
over her coral lips 8 - ''s's tot
Yes, misi-or. madam !" : .v.',s -, 4
Madame. ifyou please. Mr.. Moul-
trie," /" she said, her eyes fashiag lhate1
fully. and then she laid I white onn.
glovsd hand on the table. "That
hand."' shs purnqred. ,l'5'yop must
separate i forever from the hand il,
grasped before the altar Eve years sgo.
Do you understand; Mr.. Moaitrisfn
: Z. ! think / do. Youii SEEK l divorce"
u '.And must not seek in, vain. /" she
said. firmly. d go gata sll - assg 7
u Parke Moultrie drew some paper
ffomt the drawer. and sharpensd bis
pencil. s.,4 e 5s
''Plsaae state your cause, madam. I"
be said, glsnsing 1t her,. an asis, 4
..Fiys years sgc. come the tenth Of
next October, /. ,s Maud Raymond.
better known to the play7going world
Is Mademoiselle Beauchamps. was
United 10 marriage to Marion Rhstt. /"
At mention Of his rivals name Parks
doultris almost dropped his pencil.
rhe women did not seem to notice his /
motion, and continued after a brief
'ause. o gsni9iE aaei isat /
~ don't knew Why I married him.
never lovsd,i he had no money"
; sPerhaps he had prospects r. sug-
ested the iswyss. 40 alie Beii.s
Prospects !" echoed ths petitioner,
'ish = smile. "Ah'l he had pros
eets He had 1 rich uncle-Ran-
olph Rhett Ilthink bis name Was. . He
kpscsed money, there. but bisll mar
age with me ruined all biz prospects.
IL uncle cursed him in. long lsltsr.,
i'd told him that he Q had sut him of +
ithout ;. cent. / hold the, ls:tsr.
.fter thst. Marion Rhett soon tired Of
=. he basely deserted me in Mobile
bat Was three years ago. / have
,oken to him but once since. Itavss
Harrisburg. I was playing my last
igagement there Il was the night
the 29th Of October, 1859" a as3
What r. cried Parke Moultrie.
srtisg again. .ase .oI saaei1oeai n
Marion Rhstt's wife repeated the De-
aration. s-' '7s 5''al' t'9isasg
.'.'Are you eon6dent Of the date |"
II am. 4 can swear. thstI talked
IT'D him then and there. r ~ r
''Mrs. R6ett. on what grounds do
d petition for i divorce r '.'s''',:ii I
"On the grounds Of desertion !; but 1
ere is another charge which would 1
God the court would hear. ailob Il
'"Will you make it now 2" Ia
She rose to her feet, and looked the, i
Eyer in the eye. All the passions Of =
Cenci burned in hsr4eyes. and her )
ice was euttingly vindistive and en- l
attic. 'sal Ss''s ar,tA syf 4 sHii3
II charge The man Who charmed me |.
the altar with the basest ofcrimes- .
, crime Of MURDER" she. cried. le. ia
"Can you prove itY' cried Parke I,
,ultrie, springing almost triumphant b
from h's chair. aaa.s. sfli aiiw rof d
Lido not know. "'ishss said slowly. Il
)h God If thy angels could speak in D
} courts of meh He slew Colonel L
ett, bis uncle. Ths dagger hs car \
. would it the death wound which l .
70 seen 20 ninutsly described in the
,ers. | know he killed him, for I | v
,e heard him swear that be would do .,
What sweet revenge if | could th
We it r. ss6 Vi
Hold r cried the lawyer. HOne Al
bis lies shall furnish the missing d.
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