The Red Cloud chief., 1878-12-12
THg MARKED ARN.
4 Husbasd'. Tragic Esd...a isntsrp'-
ns.h...A Wemsn's- SECOND Lave.

sharp sound awakened Mr.. Halifont
The room was dars Not even = CLEAN
~ moon or starlight fell through the
curtains ~ the Windows. II wa- n very
strange sDuni. indeed. bat she sa~ no
thing. head nothing more
She sat up. leaning on her dlmplsi
left elbow. and put 80, Der right hand
and touched her husbands shoulder.
H. lay upon his pillor fast asleep, and
did not awaken q, her touch.
"lt must have been q dream. said
Ms Hamilton; and her young head
-h. VA. only the bride - syear nest
led down sgain closer 10 h~r husband =
arm and slept again.
C1icki
Thi. time the sound did at arouse
Mrs. H~alifont. q, was her husband
sho awakened. lie did not pause 10
listen. but grasped the revolver h~peath
his pillow and jumped out ~ RID at
once. In Al alcoyc In IN, nest room
stood n ssf- hich contained yal,n.bles.
N was not ~ the wonderful new
safe, which defy IRE and burglars. but
AN old one that had been In til. family
a lO~g ~hile. Mr.. IIalifont knew on
the instant that some On. was opcD,sg
| the ,nf..
man ~ courng.. Mr.. Halifont stross~
into the where he Knew house
breakers were Mt worn. and, running in
the dnrs against n powerful tack
led him ~ once.
The lignt of = lantern flashed across
the room. There we're Two NOR. men.
Three agntst
Ihn ..nxl "a Al-s. .Ia... ..l
the reports 81 q pistol. aroused the
young wife once more. Amid her ter.
ror she hal fhe good sens. la light the
gas. II shor- upon . spectacle OF hor-
r"r. Her husband, ~elt.nng in his
blood, wrestling with . gigantic man.
whose features were concralrd by n
mask ~ black Grape y man, the upper
part of who's person vAs chu<h.d only
in u knitted wooden shin ~ some dark
color. with sleeves that left his great
arm bare. On th. rigbt one. the one
which clutched Mr. HalkontS throat,
was a red mark, or brand, n scar. n
birth mark. II would have been i'm.
possible for Mrs. Halifont, even In n
cslmer moment, tn tell what u was.
hut II indelibly Impressed itself upon
her mind. n she bravsly esst herself
into the struggle. and fought with oil
her might tn drag III. horibl. hand
from her husband throat, screaming
all III. while for aid.
A blow. u kick wou,d have sii.nssd
her. The burglar must hav. known
that. but Their. are very bad men who
could not use violence toward . woman
Ia save their own lives. This man
could mol. His companions hsd ipwn
with their booty; h,ip might hAv.
a~rriv~i Mt any moment. with u great
effort h. wrenchcd himself from the
clutches ~ his victim, and let ~ his
throSi. and sped away IL WAS M, too
soon. Assistance arrived, now that IL
was too late. but Mr.. H,lifont did not
I've To- tell the story. H. WAS m,or,ally
wounded. His young vii. watched by
his bedside until he breathcd his last.
then dropped beside IL senseles-.
For weeks she rsved IN wild d.liriub
II the murderous hand. II the great.
muscular arm with the .Car upon 10.
and called upon them NIL Ia save her
husbands life. hut she was Young and
had = hne constitution. After awhile
her health returned. and ut laat her
mind regained It's eIuipsise.
She removed from the city and took
up her abode in n lonely country place.
With "a favorite sister for u COMPASSION.
She had resolved. as all widow. who
have loved their husbands, do nj trss.
In rem in "a widow forever. Skr was
niSsb ~ when her husband Wa mar
dered, ttlirty.two she WAS still trs.
tn his M mory.
Temptation Ia inc ~jnsoancy srsailed
her. Fol many n year u tine hsase up.
IN "A netghboriDg estate had been silent
Asd en- pty but now thore came tn take
possession of u q gcntlrman NO, ye,
forty A widower with plenty ~ money
md ne children; n handsome a
well hoilt AMI stalwart- with magnit-
cent black hair. aud eyes that we're like
black Diamonds. SPANS h eyes; indeed
he ca2sd him~,lf u S%psniard. and his
speech betrayed u foreign acsent.
The DARK eyes and the blue ones met,
a few ueighhprly words were exchang-
cd, Nad u call followed soon. Mrs. Hal
ifona felt a ~ emoiwn creeping into
her heart She felt yieased and fia,,sr-
ed BY ths strangers simiration.
Then sAe knew she WAS loved. and
~ psced. and soon discovered hat she.
herself. loved again.
Al tirs, she was Aagry With herself;
thsa 49, wcpt o,er her iscons,asry.
hAt NJ hast she yiehAcd utterly. She lis
ssa,d sc the sweet words that. despite
herself. made her happy. and promised
To marry Col. Hnmphries
Hes future husband ~as older thsH
herself. and too xirh to b. suspected II
AIRY intention OF being . fortune HINT
er; but after AN. no oae knew him.
He came into ths neighhorhopd without
letters IL Introduction ~ any oa,. and
whether he wen his fortune BY trade ~
came to II by inheritance remained =
mystery.
There were those who shrugged their
shoulders and declared that Mrs. Hall.
font would regret not having chosen
some one % whom ee was known
some retired merchant, some gentle
man of fortune, whose father had been
known to her friends
Nothing. to be sure. could be said
against this S~paniard. or Cuban. with
IA En.Aat mama hat ~hn ku.N any.