The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-14

sleeping, lie would know that she was
weeping.
"There is but one end for this" he
said.
There was ruined mill below one of
the mountain torrents. 1t was low
structure, crumbliug with time. He
gathered fagots in bundles and stacked
them closely around the mill one day.
The next evening he met David near the
place.
David" he said to him, Chow clear
the air is to-day. We are over a mile
from home. and Ihave seen Rose hanging
clothes on the bushes round my house" "
"Where did you stands' asked David,
quickly.
"On the top of the old mill there"
David instantly sprang off his horse,
and climbed on the mill.
"Look-right over the mound of stones,
do you not see my house, and Rosa
among the bushes in the garden9" asked
Matthew.
81 can not quite make out. / see the
house; but is that Rose standing like one
detected under the trees9"
"Curse you--yes! And now look near
er--down at your feet"
David looked down, and saw volumes
of flame and smoke rising around him.
Observation-Disclosures he cried; II
shall be burned to death!"
II mean you shall be, and your bones
crisped. Ay, look at Rose--look your
fiji. 1t will be the last time you will see
her mourning under the trees for you"
And springing upon his horse Matthew
galloped away from the blazing building.
In moment he was beyond the sound OF
his voice.
David stood in ring of rolling smoke
and leaping fame. His flesh began to
shrink from the heat, his throat to feel
parched, his breathing to be difficult. AS
he lifted his eyes in agony to Heaven, he
saw the bending bough of tree leaning
toward him. With an effort he grasped
it, drew himself up upon it until he
gained frmer bough and 30 crept out of
his living grave. .....e. ..r..
Matthew rode home at full speed,
rushed into the house, and flung his arms
around the neck Of his wife.
"What is the matter, Matthew she
cried.
"You are mine now!" he claimed,
fiourishing his arms around like a deliri-
ous or drunken man. "You are mine
for the rest of your life"
"That may not be very long, Mat
thew" she replied, quietly. "See how
thin my arm is; and am 50 weak I can
not lift the milking-pail. when thy are
but half full, or pnt half pile of fagots
at once upon the fire"
But Matthew did not heed her; he
went about, acting 80 strangely that she
thought he was drunk.
"Matthew," she said, at last, twill you
bring in some more fagots! l want to
cook your supper"
He went out of the door into the dark.
ness As he stood at the wooA-heap, a
hand was laid upon his arm. He started
and looked up into face, black with
smoke aid set in stern lines, out of whicl
cleaned Ovid Melnotte's accusing eyes
"a wraith%' lie cried, dropping the
fagots, and springing away into the dark
ness.
The tall figure followed him with
swift strides.
With a scream Matthew leaped The
garden wall, and fled across the com
mon. The firure pursued closely. Gath.
ering terror with every step, he seemed
to be flying. But avenging steps KEEP,
pace with his own. He left the common
he cleared the rocks and fallen trees with
frantic bounds; he fell, but scrambled
up again. On he ran, breathlessly, ev
cry moment expecting to feel awain thai
dreadful grasp upon bis shrinking shoul
ders .. ,.
"Stop" painted voice behind him.
With leap, which only man insane
with fright would have taken, he cleareo
a ravine, grasping at the bushes npol
the other side to assist his foothold anon,
the rolling stones and loose earth ON
broke-he grasped another; but its root
tore out from the damp soil, and, clutch
ing fruitlessly at the air, he reeled, AM
swayed back into the steep depths Of tn
ravine. 1t was nearly moment befor
his fall sounded among the jagged rocl
and rushing water.
As David Melnotte bent over, tn
moon came ont, showing the body @
Matthew Burns, broken heap upon tn
rocks, with the water gurgling around il
He went to the neighbors for assist
ance and help to carry him home. As b.
supposed, he was quite dead.
1t was pitiful sight to see his wife
She tainted with horror; and then she la,
for weeks as weak as babe. All though
she would die. A new beauty SCENE,
given her--the exceeding loyeliness 0
great suffering patiently borne.
She was bolstered in all easy-chair upor
the hearth, one day, when David came
in. lie came straight, and knelt dow
by her chair, and took her in his arms a
if she had been a child. And, indeed
, she was little more in size--she had waste,
SO. She took his face between her fragil
I. hands, and looked straight into his eyes
David, tell me the truth"
l 'I will"
sDid you murder my husbandY'