The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-10-29

ly way, that when he again returne,
TO the army be admitted that he ha,
misjudged her, and believed her I
, thorough true woman.
II would like to..see Miss Sanford
my boy has sent her some trinketI
he has made for ber," said Captain
} Carl, the gipsy chief, appearing a
Sanford Hill one day, two years near
! ly after his departure.
In his hand be held q basket, il
which were some shells aud wooden
} ornaments skillfully carved.
} "Miss Lulu has not been very vel
} of late, and it's pity, as the captain !;
coming home soon TO marry her buI
III tell her you are here" said the
J butler, and be soon returned with
word that he was to come into the
library.
i In an easy chair, q book lying
closed upon her lap, sat Lulu San
ford, looking pale, and with a
haggard expression in her beautiful
eyes.
at was very kind of your son to
remember me, and those are very
beautiful indeed. | suppose be is
quite man now 2"
But the gypsy made no reply, and
his eyes were rivited upon Lulu.
Again she spoke to bin, surprised
at this strange look, and then from
his lips burst the question.
Where did you get that charm,
LADY,"
Supported By cold chain of rare
workmanship that encircled her neck,
hung massive gold heart, with o
single ruby of rare size 10 the centre,
and upon this tie eyes of the gipsy
were fixed with startled look
This beautiful charm,n and Lulu
raised IL in her fngers-"it was given
TO NE By my goyerness about month
ago"
Lady, | would know that gold
heart with its single red eye among
million; il is the Death-Charm."
The man spoke in hosrse tones,
and his manner startled Lulu, who
said quickly:
"The death charm. What can you
mesn?"
Lady, let me see 1t, please"
Impressed by his manner, Lulu un-
fastened tho clasp and handed it to
him.
For moment he gazsd intently
upon it, and then, TO the surprise of
the maiden, touched a spring, the ex-
istence of which she knew of, and
it few open like locket.
II knew | was not mistakeu-it is
the death charm. See here, lady
do you see these little marks that
look like engraving? Well, they are
holes through the gold back, as you
see when I hold it up to the light.
There you see this sponge within this
wire essey this Is satureted 10 dend-
ly poison--poison that you inhale
day by day, until you gradually die,
and none knew the cause of your
death. Lady. the one who gave you
this wished to murder you"
As white as snow, and trembling
with excitement, Lulu cried:
"No, no, no. 1t was given me by
my dear governess, Viola Hale.n
Viola Hale The first name is
hers she must be the one who is
your foe, lady. Is the woman you
speak of in this house ?"
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 q
cry upon her lips, sank upon the
floor.
"Oh, sir, please call the servants,
for che has tainted" cried Lulu in
alarm.
Lady, let her lie there while /
tell you that che is not worthy of q
kind thought Ih0t lromda IS nay
,oife ~
Your wife Z" whispered Lulu.
"Yes, lady, she, like myself, ia
gypsy, and at fourteen years of age be-
came my wife and queen of the band;
bot the year after the birth of our
boy, whose life you have saved, she
ran away from me to go with an ltsl-
ian prince, and when she had squan-
dered his money she left him, too, to
attach herself to q Spaniard, g sor-
cerer, and the man who made this
death charm | hold in my hand. She
killed him with his own polsons, and
came back to me, processing repent
ance. Alas it was from a desire to
get her boy as l still doubted her.
she gave ne this very charm TO wear
around nv neck, telling me it would
bring back nv love for her.
Accidentally | found a paper one
day that told me the secret of the
death charm and its poison. and / &C
cused her of her tresehery, and 80
great was her assumed grief that
did not make known her intent to Kill |
me to nv band.
"Tbe following day she disappear
ed and carried the charm with her. |
Since then | have never known what
became of her; but thank heaven, l |
came here to-day !"
In horror Lulu had listened to the |
awful story, and then she felt all was
true, for it came 20 her now how her
old nurse had said the governess
wanted to marry Fred De Laney her.
self; then how she had insisted that
Tor love of her the death charm should |
be worn day and night, and from the
time she had putt on her health had
begun TO tail.
"Oh, how could she be so wicked ?"
cried the girl.
'It is her nature, lady. Ah she
is recovering consciousness, and the
gypsy chief stepped towards the pros
rate woman, and, in his own Ian
yusge, spoke to her sternly.
With every nerve quiveriog. and
her black eyes looking wild with ter
-or, the woman rose and stood before
her master thoroughly conquered
Lady, farewell Please send this
woman's things to this address in the
city," and Carl handed Lulu card,
while be continued: Keep tha,
death charm, but take from it that
deadly poison. Keep it as souven-
ir ihs, Captain Carl repaid the service
you 0ld bis SON"
Then turning to the guilty, tremb-
sno -or,a, ba cai1 ~ her air,rlv