Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-10-04
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eyes, yes
Dhaleh retired from the room,
and returned with a phial of ichor-
Gus contents of a dull yellow color.
"This," she said, sis DEATH"
The captain started, but came
forward again, and with a trembl-
ing hand took the phial from the
Indian.
"The prick of a pin dipped in
this poison kills. she continued,
smiling at his trepidation. "You
visit her home she lestens to your
stories of the Sikh wars, and the
Peguan rebellion. See that she is
torn from Dhaheh's path. 1t must
be done"
at shall be DONE" Brutus Jarl
cried fiercely, and with impulse.
"Good," exclaimed the princess,
and with q wave of the hand she
signa!ed her visitor to depart.
Kissing her hand he complied,
and gained the gloomy street with
out the palace home.
Gin her power" he exclaimed
"Yes, in the power of the fairest,
maddest woman in the Indies. l
hate the day that saw me kneel at
her feet and swear that l loved her.
Little then did I know that she
knew so much abont my actions
within the past two years. This
poison / hurl from me into the
darkness" and he raised the death
full phial above his head as if he
intended to fling it from him.
Dut he did not commit the deed.
"No, l will not throw il away
1t shall enable me to triumph over
my enemy-the man who has stolen
a woman's love from me-tbe man
for whose smile the Princess Dha-
leh would give her life."
With the last word he thrust the
bottle into an inner pocket, and
continued his walk to his quarters.
The Indian Princess had fallen
madly in love with Ensign King of
the 41st Foot, III. NJ. I. A., (Her
Majesty's Indian ARM He was
handsome man, brave to a fault,
talented, and loyal to the flag Of st.
George. For several years Dhaleh
had nurtured her possion which
cropped out upon many occasions,
and attracted the soldiers notice.
She had fraternized with the Eng
lish until, having acquired the Ian
guage, she became English in many
matters, and won the confidence Of
the army. The commandant es-
pecially declared that she would
keep the native troops true to the
queen, so much confidence did he
impose upon the dark-skinned beau
ty. Louis King often found him
self in the Indian palace, basking
in the smiles of its beautiful tenant,
reading English poetry to her, or
listening to the wierd religious le-
gends of Hindoostan.
Everything went pleasantly for
Dhaleh, until, in the person Of An
ma Wells she discovered rival.
Then she hated the white pearl
of the Indies, and began to plot
She drew Captain Jarl to her side,
and threw q net of circumstances
about him that placed him complete
ly in her power. But she did not
know Of his passion for her rival |;
she never knew it until many days
later.
The poison which she had pur-
chased for the death of Anna Wells,
Captain Jarl had resolved to put to
another use.
"If can get King out of the
way. I will succeed with Anna" he
argued, boldly.
And then he put his wits to work
to encompass the life of his brave
brother officer.
One night the ensign staggered
into his quarters, pale as death and
weak as child.
"Louis, what is the matter9' ask
ed one Of a group Of soldiers, who
had been waiting for him. "Heav-
ems, you are as white, and"
The sentence was broken abrupt
ly, for the lover Of Anna Wells had
fallen upon his couch.
The surgeon Of the regiment was
summoned instantly, but he could
discover no wound upon the ensign's