New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-12

This in coffee, miss half whispered Mary.
Only in coffee. miss else the charm won't
work =
Belle was sitting before the glass, and the
ewes Of mistress and mIid met IN the mirror.
The one WAS flushed, eager, coarse IN her zeal,
bul haIest and single hearted the other pale,
ancud, Icticent, seeing tutthoI ana thlhh
ing deeper and accepting the responsibility OF
a possible evil Is far IS the poles removed from
the intentions Of the simpler sluncr. The one
meant an honest counter-chain --wtchcratt
Iuiled with lis own weapons; the other meant
what She took the packet AID laughed.
The idea Of witChcraft III these days-hoW
absurd ste sid.
'Try il Iois7. ana then maybe you'l net say
that s;l;d Mary earnestly. AMI III her en-
dCayor 10 pcr.uade her - the tiai she forgot
all aLoui the bargain that the was IT, have
made, and the sum that she was 10 nave de-
handed
Dinner was over end the coffee WIS brought.
An during the meal Belle LOd'r mad been
suprtml sweet and friendly with DOM thc
major ami litdc Rose. The MAYOR, whose con,
Sc, nc had its sore points, was quito Srilellu
to her for her HiceDess; aud rs his manners 10
women we're Of that soft sweet KIND when de-
ccive 80 much, whether Intentionally or n0t-so
soft that he ..lulost seemed to be making love II
he gave an old woman penny-Deli 'h0ught
in her own mind, and wondered if-Rose being
ont of the way well, If
Co..ee was handed round
Stall 1 make yours, dearT said Belle gra-
ciously to Rose; and as she ladied on the
crushed candy. something more than crushed
candg tell from her dainty fingers.
on. thank your said little Rose in her turn
pleased aud grateful AT this thawing OF the
Loder ice.
She took the cup and laughed pleasantly and
Belle looked nj her slecpily through Der 1aif-
closed lids. Out i'll the garden, peernS from
under the blind another pair Of eyes watched
her cui0usy. They were those OF She White
Witch come 10 witness the rcsnl, Of her charm
and To claim its price. Not leaf stirred ; not
creature cried Rose raised tho cup to her lips
Rosy give me fo0ist0O, my DEAR san
Mira. RaWdOn laZily.
And Rosy. ever prompt set down her cup
untasted and took her aunt The hos,ock. } hth
she sat down OF the sofa, and, resting close To
her, talked in Il low voice forgetting Der coffee;
The tool why don't she take II ! uUttcrcd
the woman watching her. WHO ever saw tine
Ike # such ioolisLncss-tO have 1t and not 10
take i'll
The major was at The piano, tuning over
some songs.
Belle, do you sing this be asked. And
Belle, putting down her emp too untasted, az
Rose had done went over TO him ANA discussed
the music. Tlcn they both camc back to the
table.
why your coffee must be cold said the
major; and he looked into Belle : face, smiling
that ineillblc smile OF his thai had more witch
craft in il than all toe spells Dame lig2lcy
knew. Belle looked back at HIM Win her large
eyes fully opened; and by tna' look lest the
thread. tie had IT," cups N his bands, unsus-
piclaus. UNCONSCIOUS; and lie gave one 10 each
grl. At that moment the dog made Il bound
through The window, growing sSy&geiy, and
The woman who had kept the thread SUNK away
among the bushes.
The next morning great terror tciI on inc
bouec: Miss Belle IOlcT wcs found Shit and
stafa i'm her room. She went TO bed with the
rest APPARENTLY in good health but she must
have d ,cd abou, midnight, said the medical men
who made the post mos. m C.AlmJlaii0h: tiICc
hours after the butter had takep away three
empty c0ncc-Cup7. Yet, though she bad died
with al the symptoms oi blood -p sonbS, 10
trace of poison could bo found by any test
known 20 ihe Btit expert " VA" my terry
they al said; and mystery II renamed:
Wherefore; Dict by the Visitation o! God.
SAID the Jury. Died because you didn't work
the spoll as il sh0ald be worked, and get the
money they hnd bespoke said Dame H&GIcy
Gcrccly 20 hen niece. And: POISONED herself
f0l love and disappoin.mcnl,' went the verdict
Of the world backed by the maj ry's uneasy con
science; but 70 one added: Fallen into the
pit dlgg"d for an0'Aer; while only Mary
Bc.nal "a pec.ed, HuI only Dame Hacicy knew.
Whatever the dame knew, Il DID no. Trouble
her long for rot more than week AFTER MSS
Loler WAS buried "a man gong 10 the mover Ill
Connie AnlrrW, 20 inquire 81 Dame HaoleY WHO
had leVitchcd his stock found her and her
miserable hCmc q mere heap OF blackcued
ashes. she had been burned 10 dca;b in "a
drunken sleep, with none 10 give her ana or
UaTning--u0Hc TO even know e her danger or
r, pitv her dr,1luc,un The IulGcd Lut was
never touched 80 one OWIc1 ar" place ana
net even the poorest ~4uottCi caIDj 70 tu.ld on
so nlihtly an cv'ly-r"HoWncd a spot $40 80
one dug d cp enough among .It e. area 2hha-
10 find the mass e gold which the WMte Witch
had hidden away in her stocking, and winch
she kept burr uuIcI the floor OF her but. ANA
there IT. ia still ior any brave adVsnturer WhO
cares to seek il. LNitha olAen Thread