The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-09

him.
And IT," he cried, by fearful fatality, |
that wound brought death with it"
.'Be silent-be silent!" she cried instinc- |
lively.
"No"he walled; II have begun, and
will make an end to it. This secret is kill |
ing me. You must condemn me, OF alb |
solve me.
Again she called upon him to be silent
but he could hear no longer; all his senses
we're enwrapped in his pleading voice.
lie was now on his feet, his hands before
him, striding up and down the room, in
| agony.
Listen" he cried, "and know me.
| Calm as | usually am, am sometimes SO
little master of myself that have no self
control whatever. i had dined, on that
particular night, a. Verey's, in Regent
Street, and as was much tormented and
| worried about money affairs, am afraid l
drank more than l was accustomed to
take. Dinner ended, called upon q gem
tleman, with whom / had already quar-
relied over money matters. | owed him
large sum of money. was unable to meet
my engagements, and I wished to inform
him of the fact. found him at home, and
alone. He received me very harshly. l
explained to him the serious position in
which l was placed, and told Inn that
was fearfuily pushed for cash. l prayed
him TO be good enough not to issue writ
agsinst me- l urged, You will completely
ruin me, and also the little credit which
vet remains to me in the City and by
which live' He replied that it mattered
little TO him whether / lived or didn't. l
entreated him, and he remained quite in
sensible to my prayers Thereupon, raised
to q pitch of evaporation, cried, You'll
find that you will cause serious disaster!
Rather than be humiliatcd, pursued by
legal processes, ! will destroy myself"
"'Youw he replied, in mocking tone;
"YoU kill yourself If You think fit, here
is sharp poniard, quite at your service. l
offer it to YOU as present, quite certain
that you will turn it to no bad use!"
Quite mechanically, took the knife,
but my blood was by this time coursing
through my head. The wine | had drank
mastered me, InO longer supplioated my
creditor. l complained of his rigor, and
reproached him for his harshness. Harsh
nessr he cried, fhere!-here are your pre-
c'9us bills Take them-I want to have
nothing more to do with you! But shall
have the right to say over the City that
YOU are a roguep "A roguer cried flung
myself upon him, and he struck me in the
face. Thereupon, mad with rage, | struck
him in turn, but unfortunately, with the
knife he had placed il my hands. He ut
tered one cry, and fell, while | cast the
blade from ne, ard fed. So it all happen
ed, and this | sweal"
Austin Siyory stopped for moment.
ovcrgame the bursting sobs which were
sitting him, and continued.
81 believed that l had only slightly
wounded him, but had killed him. Some
days afterwards, | received letter from
MIR. CaeICm, the magistrate, requesting me
to call at his court, where | saw him. AT
! first, determined to confess all, convinced
T that no inry would have found me guilty
: OF murder. WAS unfortunate, rather than
criminal. ] had caused death, but | had
10 intention of doing so. Snddcnly re.
/ membcred the bills of exchange that haC
refused to take, and which he had f0rcibIy
9 thrust into pocket of my Oyercoat
There they were, and they would condemn
me, if told all, for they gave motive fo
murder. | telt that should be looked up
vi dS IL SblliIbli llluluElNi- NhO Ni@iNN ~
money. Then lresolved to defend mysel
p to exert all my intelligence to save m,
!, life. | thought, if my existence becomes
burden to me, If the memory of my crim
is odious, and renders it insupportable, i
: VIII then be time enough to die,by my owl
hand, not by that of the common hang
{ man, and as will-not as the law chooses
It My innocence was believed in, and the pc
b lice abandoned watching me. And ther
a when had determined to die, when exist
Il euce was a burden to me, you appeared
n you and recalled me to life For | say
g; you, and loved you. Now, Margherits
k speak," he continued. advancing toward
ID her, but not daring TO look at her, "SpeaE
you know my crime. Do you absove me!
10 Her face was hidden in her hands.
She made no reply.
e. The silence alitigbted him. He place
10 his hand upon her forehead, and tried
:" raise her head
4. Then he drew back in alright, for he
,r face was livid.
In Two heavy tears were rolling down hi
To cheeks.
IL. Am l, then, more guilty even than
n: thought myself Win you never forgiN
~. mo7n
- Che stood up with an immense effort, an
No after much nseiess ATTEMPT, she said, "Fh
Margaret whom, in his last words, be OF
va dered to avenge him, was myself. l wa
ou to have been tbs wife of Graham Forbes!
For few moments no word was sait
Their agony was beyond description.
ny At last. in deadly voice, he said, "Yo
"v have avenged him"
Another pause, and he saiG, "Good-by
, al foreverw
Hestaggered from the room.
nv He looked back as he went over tt
Threshold.
+c She was on her knees, praying.
bis A minute, afterwards there was gre;
shIieking and calling in Park Street, ou
side the house within which Margaret W;
'uo uo still praying
is 'Igay," cried the coachman of priva
oo w carriage, which had stopped, that thema
y" threw himself under the horses"
I'D "Nonsensem said a man who had BET
looking on: "the gentleman had just lie
his that house" pointing. You were drivii
tsr too fast. and you knocked him down.
,at as he deadW
ito "No; but both his arms are broken"
'Poor dear gentleman" here said vol
be from within tho carriage. 81 assure "
ia my man is very steady; he has been wi
I 'ad me thirty years. l am Lord Arlingto
"a Pray be good enough to place the gent