Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-11-09
THE MARKED ARM.
o,,ryGE STRONGER THAN LOVE
VA, Ms. HaIifont Remained Widow

,,re nom was dark, Not BOT even CLEAN am
l0' W. or starlight fell through the
o. ,, ,ni OF the windows, 1t was very
'. .,"r, sound indeed. but she saw moth
%, hrai" M leaning on her dnnpled
>ht NJ "nj nut out her right hand
La r ..opDchtd her husbands shoulder
lal .o"' mon the pillow sound asleep,
iIr T ~ not waken At her touch. =,
aad du , "~ have been dream, said
II TsIiiont: and her young head
N''. ii" "nIy the bride OF Il year-neSt-
he yr,n VI sG,n closer TO her husbands
rr and slept AGAIN
H Sl! time the sound did not arouse
I'M H,i;iont Ii was her husband who
VIZ, i nnJ He did not pause to listen,
'1",,~r,sned the revolver beneath his
30; s' AMI Jumped out oi bed at once.
a.'" Lew. "" i'm the next room stood a
10 Al nh h. contained valuabIcS. 1t was
>'r VIM, If the wonderful new safes
D., ,.. T"I Jsiy fire and burglars, but an old
'", ~, Ind been in the family Il long
'' .a "'" Mr. lIalifont knew on the in
'.. ,bs, some one was opening TINS
NJ ,,.,r ii courage. a man who never
.",,J in the face OF danger-one,
No had warm regard Tor his
.rUy possessions. Mr. llaIliont
..,I" At once into the room where he
49, Lorse.brcakers were IT work, and,
y, in the dark against powerful
-.n tackled him At once.
-- T". IgLt OF the lantern flashes across
Oh. nom. There were two more men.
rrrrr against one.
'0 r,s SSund Of blows, struggling, and
t-,anorts Ola pistol, aroused the young
~. :.' ,rr,. more. Amid her terror she
..I da GOOD sense To light the gas. 1t
..r. mon spectacle OF horror. Her
...Igri. weltcring in his blood, wrest-
.. with 4 gigantic man, whose fea-
..',. vprr concealed by 4 mask OF black
-.,.aman. the upper part OF whose
.,,s7 was clothed only i'll 1 knitted
.r.r .hirr of some dark color, with
-. that left his great arm bare. On
,,. ,.,br one, the one which clutched
ID, HaIiiont's throat, was red mark or
land q scar. 4 hirth-mark. II would
...a b4au impossible lor Mrs. Halliont,
emma camcr moment, 10 tell what
.n.. but il mdclibly impressed itself
.-..r her mind. ~ she braNely cast her
ii u,a the struggle. and fought with
d. her might To drag the horrible hand
run her husbands throat, screaming
1.-the while ior aid
Allow. 4 kick would have silenced
--- Tn. burglar must have known
as,. hnt there are very bad men who
n3 not u-r violence toward woman
p. ave their own lives. This man
I not. His companions had flown
a,a their booty: help might have arriv-
-.N anv moment. With great effort
-Nrrnrhrd himself from the clutch Of
n, victim. and let 20 his throat, and
,-t away. Ii WAS not too soon. As
.,'aaro arrived. now that it was too
&c. but Mr.. llaliiont did not live to
.-. ,.r story. He vas mortully wound
- His Young vile watched by his
-l,,lr until he breathcd his last, then
.-rpi beside il ScnSclcSS.
HrUrrk, she ravrd in Wild delirium
hr murlrruu~ hand, Of the great
l~uir arm with the scar upon it,
rlralrd upon them all To- save her
-.,ani'> lie. but She Vas Young, and
ISL line constitution. Alter while
BE-, health returned, and at last her
.a. olainrl IT, rquipoisc.
Sire removed from the city and took
.narr aholr in a lonely country place,
AHA Gyuritr sister inr Il companion.
>~ hail resolved, ~ all widows who
-.~ loved their husbands do at first,
nra.n % widow forever. And, in
-. though many men would gladly
.ur trmptrr one 50 Young, beautiful
wealthy Ia change her mind on this
a' She seemed 10 care less Tor any
Decd, them than ior the kitten which
-r~i upon her knee or the little black
Hr'm terrier which ran 10y her side
r.'hr garden paths. She was nine
.ra when her husband WAS murdered;
3. ,Ur'y-two she was still true To- his
-euory.
], any one forever utterly true 10 an
."r memory out OF 4 rommce-any
-r who does not die Young? | fear
NJ In this , the lap>ing summer OF the
'.-4n> life, when She pretended to
r.,'r that autumn had actually come,
r-a'a'Ion To Inconsistency assaulted
..' fnrmanv years fine house upon
' h~lgh5uriug estate had been empty,
I'd. 0'w there came To- take possession
2 gentleman not vet iorty. 4 Wild
""r with plenty Of money and no chill
.". handsome man, we'll built and
@"ar,, with magnificent black hair.
yves that were like black diamonds
s'a.'l eyes; indeed. he called himself
taH'ari, and his speech betrayed 4
.esn accent.
lie lark eyes and the blue ones met.
.rN neIghh0rlv words exchanged, Il
d. ."..oWrd soon. Mrs Ualifont felt Il
~" emotion creeping into her heart.
ID" !r.l pleased and Natlcrcd 10y this
-''' admiration. Then She knew
WIZ Was loved and rcjoiccd, and 81 dis
''.r! that she herself loved again.
az INST She va, angry with herself;
," She wcpt over her Inconsistency.
~. al last she yielded utterly. After
" Wa The love that made her untrue.
.-l I'' nad loved, Sh" could never
md herself "n being faithful again,
.. NHt listened To- the sweet words
A.. -.. or>Ite herself, made her happy;
- promised t" marry Colonel Ilumph-
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