The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-06-15

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fear az detection. had carefully
thought il over, and decided that, II \
remained near her, would be likely %
upset every thing BY my prccipitance,
and. besides that, | wanted 20 got used
~ my new body. SO took her hand
tendcrly, babe her goodbye, promised
10 write frequently, and received her
promise 70 reply. Aud then asked
her, with a much Of the air Of nephew
As could assume, 10 kiss me good-by
.You se,. hungercd for That Kiss,
and, II il hal spoiled my whole scheme,
l would have asked for Il all the same.
But il was lesson IN caution. She
looked at me again, and her glance fair
IL scorchcd mo.
$50 went away without the kiss.
But might rs well have staid in the old
house, for all | did while | was gone
was "a write letters to Margaret. l did
mol dare to send more than one in
twenty. for ] knew that every thing de-
pended on my caution. And ! got a
letter from her occasionally just
enough to live on till returned, which
was within the year.
..She was living with her parents in
New York, IA she said she should do,
and took lodgings at q hotelnear their
house, and was with her constantly.
\ Our relationship. BY marriage, was
close enough 10 afford me every oppor-
tunity for wooiug her the second time,
and knowing her, as ! did, SO much bet
ter than she knew me, understood how
10 WOO. II was not long before | had
won her consent 20 marry me, a. soon
La II he
Of my death, and | was received at the
house on the most familiar footing.
For a few weeks was happy. TO
be near her, and to know that her love
was given to me al last, freely and fully,
after All had done to win It, was heaven
to me. The most perfect JOY Of life was
mine for brief time. ! was loved by a
perfect woman
He paused, and. bnrying his face in
. his hands. was silent for few minutes,
, while feared to speak. lest should say
| the wrong thing AT length he looked
up suddenly. and went on
, .Why Is il that when . man holds In
his hand the most precious gift OF the
: gods, he always casts il away Think
1 what had bcen--what | had done 70
: win her. When was Giles lnterfOrd'
. a grabbed, old eccentric, in cursed
y malformation Of body, had coveted hel
: love, and BIZ some SPELL don't remcm
1 Der il now forgot 80 many things thai
! he knew won her to marry me
| thinking could make her love me after
4 ward. And could have done il but fol
: that cursed boy And when | saw sh'
loved him, l had stolen his body ana
Il killed him. and had gone ON in the onl.
/ way possible 10 win her heart You ~
= moi think for an instant that il was an.
il thing to have her without her heart
e wouldn't have lifted finger for he
= closest caress II IL had not been prompt
II cd by her love.
" ..And think how cleyerly ! had don
u il ALL Even she would never hay
,e known that she was marrying the sam
= man again II had only had the sci
n command to have played the part will
T. out faltering. But as my love gre
n mightier-ns felt her burning kissc
"A each one 81 them an offering such !
- Jove might have longed for-l began
&c be jealous.
n ..Giles Intcrford was jealous 81 Ha
~ vev Dunlop. | began 70 realize that Y
kisses that were pressed on my lips we
"a actually given 10 my rival. In the y
"A toxication Of my passion ! had fancis
~ Al first that she loved me: but now
t,- knew It had been the other man all q
IA time--the man had killed.
as .And, one day. rs ! sat beside p
Ia talking, | was thinking this over ~
In over until my rage was white-hot. V
In. see. made Dunlop do the talkil
he whilst | was thinking. Al length I
IN emphasized something she had said
~ LAYING her hand on mine looked
Nv Il for a moment--it was "A beautiful han
to plump and dimpled, but shapely ~
m full Of character. with dainty nails, a
it little rosy tinges here and there-a
If then flung il of.
ar ~ had not thought Of II before,
now | had found the way 70 make
- vengeance perfect. had killed
M rival. and now would kill this love
an would wreak my vengeance on 4
M, bodv-his corpse As Achilles did on
wv bodv 81 his dead enemy. and ~ the 81
I'M. time would punish her. All my i
,,r- all nv longing for her love, whic
;ao N last knew could never I've minc-v
~ swallowed up in my hunger for rcycn
Ian And / had IT, Ii was perfect.
;m- started ia surprise, and then told
all. made her listen.
~ +. She sobbcd and walled like q Oh
MA and tried to cover her ears, but ] sci
~ her hands and poured the words out
IL torrent that she could not escape, thor
INN She writhcd with pain and shame
able I" Ali IL was glorious, but i was
and second suicide. For | knew that
aces would never see me again, and 50 ! !
the all wanted 70, then, and when !
ger, done / left Her cronching on the Y