Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-04

Inc dark eyes and the blue eyes me
re" nelghborly words exchanged. cal
folio we'd soon. Mrs Halitont felt . ne,
emotion creeping into her heart. She tel
pleased and fattered by this STRANGER
admiration. Then she knew she wa
loved, and reioiced-and SO discoyere,
that she herself loved again
| Al hrst she was angry with herself, the,
she Wept over her INCONSISTENCY, but a
last she yielded utterly. After all, it wa
the love that made her untrue-siuce sh
nad loved she could never pride hersel
on being faithful again, and so she list
ened to the sweet words, that, despit,
herself, made her happy, and promised
to! marry Colonel HUMPHREYS.
When widow does marry SECOND
time she generally contrives TO make :
fool OF herself.
Mrs. Halifont had certainly not done a.
foonshiy as some widows do. She haf
neither chosen little boy, or a titled
Italian without money enough to kae,
himself II macaroni. Her future husband
was older than herself, and too rich to be
suspected of beng fortune hunter. but
| after all, no one knew him. He came
into the neighborhood without letters OF
introduction to any one, and whether he
won hls fortune by trade, or came to il
Ds inheritance, remained mystery.
There were those who SHRUGGED fbai,
shoulders and declared that Mrs Halifont
would regret not having chosen some one
OF whom more was known-some retired
merchant, some gentleman of fortune.
whose father had been known to her
friends. Nothing, to be sure, could be
SAID against this Spaniard or Cuban with
the English name; but who knew anv.
thing in his favor9
however, no one said this to Mis- Hall
font, and IT any one had, words never
changed womann's fancy vet. Mrs.
Hallfont believed in Colonel Humphries
meant to marry him.
Indeed the trousseau was prepared, the
wedding day fixed, all was ready, and
Ida Halifont believed herself to be a very
happy woman. She once more built cas-
ties IN the air. Her old sorrow seemed
to fade away in the distance. She was a
girl again.
AT last only twenty four hours Law be-
tween her and her wedding day.
She was busy in her sewing room on
this last day, finishing some ruf1les in lace
and ribbon, and singing softly to herself.
when suddenly the house was filed with
cries.
An Old man servant, while cutting the
grass upon the lawn, had wounded him
sell seriously. The doctor was sent for
at once, but was not at home, and mean
while poor Zebedee was bleeding to death.
Suddenly Ida Halifont remembered
that Mr.. HUMPHREYS had said that he un-
derstood wounds as we'll as though he
had been bred a surgeon. Without this
1t would have been natural for her to call
on one who was so soon to be her protec-
tor IN moment of anxiety. She would
call him herself, that there might be no
delay; and, Selling her garden hat, she
'an along little path that led from her
ground to that Of Mr.. HUMPHREYS.
a low fence, to save time which
would have been lost in reaching a cate.
md SO gained the rear of the DWELLING.
u which tomorrow she would be mis-
Tess.
She thought herself terrified and dis
aessed. She felt rather injured in that
uch an unpleasant thing as the wound.
NC OF poor Zebedee should have hap
,ened On the eve Of her wedding day.
Ten minutes after she thought Of herself
It that moment as utterly at ease-won-
'erously happy for as she reached those
and peeped half timidly through
ne curtains, a thing happened that made
vi she had ever suffered appear as moth
ng.
The room, the window OF which she
lad approached, was one that opened out
+ a conservatory. She saw Colonel
iumphrles busy with some rare plants
e had just set out to the warm sunshine
nat fell through the glass. He had
aiken OH his coat and rolled up his
leeyes. Now he left the conservatory.
nj coming forward proceeded to wash
is hands III basin of water that had
cen set ready for him. He was close to
da Halifont. He did not see her, bat
be could have reached ont her hand and
ouched him. Why did she not speak
nd call him by name2 Why did she
NIX down upon her hands and tremble
Ike an aspen leaf? Alas the awful rea-
On was this: Upon that arm to which
ne was about to give the right to clasp
er IN tende-est embrace she saw a ter
IDLE mark mark she had seen once
eiore. Sac knew its size and shape and
dior. Her eyes had been riveted upon
!, as the sinewY hand, at the wrist of
Inch 1t ended, grasped her dying hus-
and's throat. She had learnt it off by
cart; she could not be deceived. Though
cars had rolled away, that horrible
larked arm was not to be forgotten OF
mistaken for any other.
Suddenly Colonel HUMPHREYS felt him
Eli grasped by hand that small as it
as, had the fierce clutch of a tigers Jaw. )
he fingers closed over that red MARIA !
'hlte face came close to his.
You are my husbands murlerer.n :
Used voice in his ear.
Then the two stood staring at each
her. He made no denial. He oniy !
'oked down at the red mark upon his !
IN and cursed it aloud. r
"How dared you make love to me?" /
he gasped. ''You-" !
Because I loved you," he said. .Wo- a
al, it had not fallen in love with YOU +
at night | would have killed you also.
was riskineg my life to spare you, with t
'ur screams calling men to hunt me
;,
"Oh, if you had but killed me thenp' &