Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-09
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ready, ana nave no great fancy IOr rlSklnS
my life, even in your service. The laws OF
this country are hard against the murderer.
/ have escaped once, but might fail to es-
cape second time. l have failed in doing
this. and therefore, lady, I shall do wisely.
perhaps, in wishing you farewell"
FAREWELL exclaimed Maud Dumont,
with an air of stupeiaction. ''You would
not surely desert me?'
cit is no desertion, madam. / would re-
| turn to my own country. l am rich, and
there may be a nobleman. Here my life
is in danger; so farewell"
'You are determined"
cay, madam; Levinto does not easily
change his mind"
go, then!" cried Maud Dumont Your
crimes have made you rich, and your cow
ardly spirit would take you from all peril!
But, before you go, it is in your power to
grant me favor. My wealth has helped to
make you rich, so you cannot well refuse to
| do what Task. Your countrymen are skilled
In the use of the stiletto?"
"We are, madam"
do you know of stiletto so fine at the
point that ione puncture would go directly
to the heart and yet leave upon the skin no
trace of its course, for prying eyes to dis
cover"
Levinto smiled.
81 do know of such an instrument, mad
am, he said, quietly.
''And can you procure one for me?"
81 can give you one" replied the man,
significantly.
He took from his pocket small morocco
case, which resembled a cigarette-holder.
He opened this case and took from it slen-
der piece of steel, to which was attached tiny
pearl handle.
ION the blade of this stiletto, madam, ;"
said Levinto, sis substance which will
heal the puncture made, and also aid the
steel in its deadly work. One stab, and a
painless death results. Any one finding the
stiletto could scarcely guess the purpose for
which it is used"
''And you will give me thisP"
81 will" said Levinto, handing her the
delicate instrument. "The person who
possesses it, need not long dread a sleeping
enemy, nor fear the hangman. shall start
this morning for my native country. Fare
well, madam"
81 am glad he has gone" muttered Mrs.
Dumont; sand yet-and yet he might have
been useful to mel
The gentle daylight crept in through the
rose-colored Innings of the white lace cur
tains, and made the pale face of the Cen
erals wife even more CHASTITY than it had
been before.
She was about to throw off her masquer-
ade dress, and fling herself upon the luxuri-
GUS couch in her bed-chamber, when the
door was once more opened.
Maud Dumont looked up with start OF
terror
General Dumont entered. He was as
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ness on his face, which caused the guilty
woman to stife cry OF fear as she beheld
it.
She disguised her terror with terrible
effort and looked at the General with a
smile.
s.You have risen early this morning,
dissipated habits The masquerade was so
delightful that I fingered longer than had
| intended. I have only just returned, and
am going to take a few hours rest, for l am
terribly sleepy"
The General did not reply to this speech.
ayes, 1 am very, very tired" murmured
his wife. "But it is only seven o'clock,
CRANKY" she added, looking at tiny jew
eled watch that lay among the trinkets be-
| fore her. 81 had no idea you were such an
early riserp'
81 am not an early riser" returned the
General, coldly. 81 have not been to bed
all night"
Indeed! Oh, then of course you were at
some private meeting of your party. I am
only sorry you were not at Morrisania. The
masquerade was delightful!
s'You enjoyed yourself very much, then?'
said the General, fixing his eyes, with a
searching gaze, upon the false and guilty
creature whom he had so long loved.
''Oh, yes, indeed! I cannot remember
ever having enjoyed myself more. My only
regret was that you were not there to share
my pleasure" she added, with one of those
half pensive, half-tender smiles, which had
so often fascinated the General.
Now his heart was marble. The mask
had fallen from that once idolized face, and
he could only look upon it with feelings of
horror and disgust.
''You are mistaken, madam" he said. 81
was therep'
| A deathly shadow came over the face OF
the young bride, and she grasped the tiny
stilefto tightly in her slender hand.
| 'tYou were there?" she gasped-''you were
ct the masquerade"
''No, madam, was not at the masquer-
ade. was at Morrisania. I was the wit
ness Of a strange scene which took place in
the dimly-lighted chamber of tenantless
cottage"
Maud Dumont rose from her chair with a
wild cry of anguish. She tottered forward
few steps and fell upon her knees at the
feet of the General.
"Pity mew she cried-''have pity upon
me!''
"No." said CRANKY Dumont, sternly.
''No, madam he exclaimed; 81 can feel no
pity for you; neither can I feel revenge.
You are too base, too utterly degraded and
contemplate to evoke either sentiment in
my breast! The past is past I blot the
love bore you from the history of my life
as would blot out q dark page from a
book. You are free to so where you will.
Mine shall not be the tongue which will be-
tray you to the officers of justice. But
doubt not that, fly whittier you will, justice
will track you out in the end. False wife,
| murderess, traitreSs, Heaven have mercy on
you when the hour of doom shall GOMEZ"
| The wretched woman was bewildered, ter
ror-struck, stupefed. For the first time,
she felt that all was lost.
"Were I alone possessed of your horrible
secret, I should feel that my fate was sealed, "
continued the General. "You, who did not
hesitate to murder Clarence Suydam, the
man you pretended to love, would scarcely
scruple to murder me, if you thought, by SO
doing, you might retain possession of the
wealth for which You have periled your