The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-11-22

back, as you see when | hold II up to the
light There you see this sponge within
this wire case This is saturated in
deadly poison-poison that you inhale day
by day, until you gradually die, and none
know the cause Of your death. Lady,
the one who gave you this 'oished TO n'ur-
der you"
As white as snow and trembling with
excitement, Lulu cried:
"No, MOI 1t was given me by my dear
goyerness, Viola Hale"
"Viola Hale The first name is hers
she must be tho one who is your foe, lady.
Is the woman you speak Of in this house 7"
As the gypsy spoke the governess glided
into the room, and as her eyes fell upon
the tall form near Lulu, she stopped, turned
livid, and with cry upon her lips sank
upon the floor.
"0h, sir, call the servants for she has
tainted" cried Lulu in alarm.
"Lady, let her lie there while ] tell you
she is not worthy of kind thought.
That CONAN is my ioife"
"Your wife ?" whispered Lulu.
eyes, lady, she is, like myself, gypsy,
and, at fourteen years of age, became my
wife and queen Of the band but tho year
after the birth of our boy, whose life you
have saved, she ran away from me to go
with an Italian Prince, and when she had
squandered all his money she left him too,
to attach herself TO Spaniard, sorcorer,
and the man who made this death charm
| hold in my hand. She killed him with
his own poison, and came back to me pro.
Tossing repentance. Alas it was from a
desire to get her boy as still doubted
her, she gave me this very charm to wear
around my neck, telling me it would bring
back my love for her.
Accidentally l found paper one day
that told me the secret Of the death charm
and its poison, and | accused her Of her
treachery, aud so great was her assumed
grief that | did not make known her Ia.
tent to kill me to my baud.
The following day she disappeared and
carried the charm with her. Siuce then
| have never known what became Of her,
but thank heaven, l came here to-day"
In horror Lulu had listened to the aw.
ful story, and then she felt all was true,
for 1t came to her now how hor old nurse
had said the governness wanted to marry
Fred De Lacy herself then how she had
insisted for love Of her the death charm
should be worn day and night and from
the time she had put it on her health had
begun to fail.
"0h, how could she be SO wicked ?"
cried the girl.
at is her nature, lady. All she Is re-
covering consciousness, and the gypsy
chief stepped toward the PROSTATE woman,
aud, IN bis own language, spoke to her
sternly.
"With every nerve quivering, and her
black eyes looking wild with terror the
woman arose and stood thoroughly con
quered
"Lady, farewell Please send this wo-
mans things to this address 10 the city,
and Carl handed Lulu a card, while he
continued
"Keep that death charm, but take from
il that deadly poison. Keepit as souve.
mir that Capt, Carl repaid the service you
did his son"
Then turning to the guilty, trembling
woman, he said to her simply:
HCome !"
Without word, and with bowed head
she followed him, and Lulu was left alone
in horror and grief Thus her father
found her and from her lips heard the
terrible story. He folded his daughter in
his arms in rapture at her escape while
be said:
III do behave her guilty now, Lulu, for
| remember | believed she loved me at
first, yet her manner changed as soon as
met with financial misfortunes and it was
evidently her intention to kill you and
marry Fred De Lacy, for she frequently
asked about his riches. l will order her
trunks sent away at once. wonder what
her band will DO with her,
III cannot tell, father"
"Then We will drive to their camp to-
morrow and have a talk with Capt. Carl,
who seems to be splendid fellow.
And the next day Lulu felt so much
better that she drove to the gypsy encamp-
ment with her father but the wander
ers had departed, and when they again
returned to the neighborhoOd, Eve years
after, Lulu was Mrs. Dc Lacy, and had
a little boy whom they called Carl, after
the chief, who, with his son, came to San
ford Hal IN visit thar,