The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-03-11

who had closed her own door, lest he,
evl light should reveal her-to ~
that this strangsr Was masked with q
piecs of black cloth over his face.
She did not think Of nothing ncv bu,
that che would glide softly along sh,
hall. and. rsaehinG the stains, run dowr
Ind alas0 lne cle1k.
: Al she rsGched the door OF the room
iote which ths man had entseod. soAs
thing made her pauss and look il: foi
the burolss. or whatever he might be,
in his desire 10 shut the door softly
had not qsits latUhsd il, and il had
opened . fttle way.
In large chair directly opposite, al
the man Of whose love she had thai
night heard. Spenser VS. dressed in
his svsnieg dress, but his hair W,
disordired. o. the table before him
usrs paper. pess and ink, - IL he had
intcnded writing i, He had now fallen
asleep. and the pallpe Of HE face % j,
leaned against the velvet Of the chair
Was sunl,ke the hue Of sleep..
The masked man had reached hi,
side sn1 stood locking down at him
bic hard half rAissd, asd in the clenoh.
q fingers vAs . long. shining and slsn.
Dr. kuife Gould his face have bsen Re-
yealed. It vould have shown terrible
hatred. ~s
Mercy, her heart contracted. her lips
stldsned % that che could not scream
If she had tried. knsw that instant &C.
ton vas the only thing which could
save tho life of the sleeping man.
Like some leopard OF the woods, she
sprsng forward and grasped the arm Of
the unknown. ~
With 6erce exclamation. the stran-
w"r wrenched himself from her hold.
~"i turned with fury upon her striking
her down veneefully. The blood from
the bare and beautiful srin-for her
sleeve had fallen back-crimsoned the
BLADE immediately and dripped upon
tas hoor.
But before another blow could be
gives, SperE r. Who had been awaken
ei by ,slasn's CRY. hs sprung for
~.ri ana h- was n.w holding the in
tr"d.r in an unyie!ding grasp. in spite
~ MS s'EugXles.
The kn,fs was torn from him, and
now the mask fell Of, revealing the
Wild aud furious face Of an unmistaks.
he madoan. xE
Evidently Spenssr knew him. for he
stclsim<d:
1t 10 you. 10 it: So You have escaped
a9ainl'
Yes. yssr cried the ether. and I
knew il / finished you would be oil
right again. It is yonr influence
Here be suddenly stepped, and burst.
ing into tesrs. began begging Spe aser
to Gee that the knife was not Lost.
The moment the knife had been tax
On from him. Mercy had slipped from
the room. and. running down tho stairs
he'd summoned the clerk, forgetting
entirely that the blood was falling from
her arm. ani staining the floor - she
went.
She returned directly to her room,
and In .tsn minutes more the place MAS
quiet, and the guests had not bsen dis
turbed.' ar TIT sfT8A3'sh -
The san wss licked up until the
morsipg. ~er.
Mercy wes just biodine up her arm
With . handkerchief, but she vas find-
ing that her hands were very unsteady
vhsn . knock came ct her door. She
walked acsoss the room and opened it,
celoriog deeply ~ she met epenser's
gaze.
He seemed not to know that /, it was
net the oerre0t thing to come to speak
to her stssueh time and place. His
eyes vsrs % her. his whole aspect that
Of . man getting under an ungovernabIe
sn1ptioA. he saw the arm. and be,
stasding At the door, suddenly leaned
forward and kissed Il. his hot lips
tss@hlisg upoa L. s
'Fsrgive me : forgive ner be muir
mursd sYoa have riSksd your life for
me. Woald to heaven l could make
yoa know how I lore youi Will no.
thing b able 20 inspire any love ia
yeuf heart for mo will wait any
iime-de saSthipgl Only give me .
grain Of bopsf
He vas holding both her hands now.
Her hsad wss beok her syss dropping,
her breath coming heavily.
Yea nss1 not wait che ssid st last.
= lsok OF despair wss in bic eyes.
bat & that instant che rA,sed her own.
and - sew The suchanting sweetness
h her look L seempd that his brain
rsslsd - b ~ that glancs.
.Bsolpss ] e'Feady love you.' she
said. 81 4 hardly edible voice.
TIE De1t iaseant che he'd turned
sway, having jusf hlt his eager kiss on
hss lipa
He. .vsst back to HE room, walking
q air-As hardly knsv hinaslf he
Was suso tbat % 1su Was ever - hsp.
~ laopre-
The note uliah was cent 70 Ny dear
Dora: the spxt nAil, bad shs Sslieving
postsefjpe A4ded: :
I lsss changed ~ mind, and have
aceeptec.'
MISC ELLANEOUS.