The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-06-02

tuo uooF, ouu Oitye NOT IN the room.
He stood in the middle of it all. with
blsnched. bewildered face. and then
rang tine bell. violent. imperative
peal. that itself told of alarm.
Mrs. Steele was almost the first in
Olives room. The maid Who had at
tended her for the occasion was first.
and Mrs. Steele found her gaping at
the mysterious conclusion in bewil-
dered horror.
What is the natter Where is OIL
ives Speak. soms one. What does this
mean. Stuart ?"
lie looked at her helplessly.
What does it mean? Has she de-
serted me?"
Lora stood gazing in mute, helpless
wonderment, then snddenly flashed
rassionately ont:
"And here we stand like three idiotsi
Pauline. see il any Of Miss Ormond 3
dresses are missing. Stuart. summon
the servants and question them. aud
send the groom to me ut once. to carry
q telegram to the depot. II she has
left. she has left by the train, and we
o"a o6vO uCI uCtatuCA Ot uCI 6tIINAl ~
New York Be quick-be quick"
1t was Mrs Steels's promptness, Mrs.
Steeles GOODNESS. Mrs Steele's wonder
fnl nerve and good sense and judgment
that carried them through that hour Of
mystery aud misery. And the guests
went away. and the kilograms were
sent. aud the maid reported an entire
change of clothing and two street dress
Is gone; and that was where the news
stopped. .
But not the awful anguish that Stu
art Melville was so suddenly called up
on to endure as we'll as he could-the
sharp, mysterious blow that nearly un-
manned him.
''You mentioned 'Peiherton, Lora,"
he said. later. ibid you mean any
thing by III Is there any Significance
in ity".
Lora shook her head slowly. sadly.
pityingly.
Don't ask me. There came letter
signed .Petberten.' in . masculine hand
that is al know"
Only in her own room. late that
night. Lnra Steele laughed and tri-
umphed.
Let him suffer! It cannot be 1.-THE
Of what have .snffsred for him. Let
them mourn and cry tears of blood. it
will not be half of what have felt"
Six weeks in the glory of mid winter
weather; six weeks Of suffering and
searching. and never q finding or 9
trace of the lost; six long. long weeks.
every moment of which was an eternity
to Stuart Melville. in whom hope was
at laAt dead, and for whom the future
bad no hint Of happiness.
Slx.weeks Of jubilant exultation to
Lora Steele. and then
One murky March morning, pretty.
fiippant, young French girl came into
Mr.. Nelville's office. demanding to see
him privately, and
When she went away. straight to the
French steamer, that sailed within an
hour. she carried with her roll of gold
that her own eyes had seen counted
thousand dollars.
And Stuart Melville. with face pale
and Mortified stern aud implacable 90
fate. yet with an excited, passionate
CLEAN in his eyes. drove recklessly
away from bis door to police head
quarters, then to famous physician.
and then to Holmdell. where, with
brisfest ceremony, they were ushered
into the morning room, where Mrs.
Steele sat knitting dainty zephyr work
IA picture in her white cashmere
homo toilet. with black velvet bows
dotting ]: here and there.
She bowed. anG SMILED her old. be-
witcbing smile ~ shs gave her hand TO
Melville. the first to advance toward
her. SIS et -
"This is indeed good Of you. my
fri.ndI'
For one little second. Melville pitied
heT, % soon would that perfect smile
be banished forever from the lovely
mouth.
Ana not suspicion cans to her.
Truly the gods. in Destroying her. bad
made her confidence mad.
/ Melville drew back froui her hand.
81 shall never sully myself by touch
inG your hspd again Mrs Steele! /
hace come for Olive o mond. me. be-
trotbed bride. y HON Pauline. your
maid. Who WAS in the devlish secret.
and has played yon false. has told us
where to fnd her. These gentlemen
are. police officer Captain Alden :
and Doctor Pennington. Ah. you have
heard Of his fame ss detector Of poi
son IN the systsml Gentlsmen, lead
the way n tho pressing-rcom adjoining
Miss Ormamnd's room. where we will
End the victim If womand's disbolical
jeslousy"
He preserved his rigid calmnsss we'll.
and Lora- :
A quick. inssnely frightened glare
had 6sssed b bsr eyes, thst she eouId
not remove from Stuart Melviiis's face.
A slow. grayish pallor began TO gather
around Les lips. that spfssd eli over
her face. A horrid cenfostion Of her
features occurred. and % she mnrmured
come uninteiligible nois-, and stsxRer-
ed and fell. Doctor Pennington briefly
stated her case
'..PArslysis-iaisl. Ring for . ser.
vaDt--she may live for an hour or 20
And thar Was her reward!
They fsund sweet Olive prisoner Ia
Mrs. Steele's dressing rooms pale.
heart broken shadow Of her former sell
where Melville snatchsd her passion.
ately to his breast. hot tears streaming
down his cheeks. frrvent prayers leav.
ing HE lips - he caressed her tenderly,
pigyiDgiy, never TO leave her again.
The convAlcscsnce frnm allow poison
was tedious. bst health and happinsss
came sgain. and the name of the woman