Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-02-16

face to hers and back again, but could
see no resemblance
"She is like her father" he OBJ
served succinctly.
Madame Rose leant over the child
and kissed her. There were tears in
her eyes when she raised her head.
GO For her sake, If not for mine. YOU
will save me from this man, Mr.. Hor-
ton. Judge of my horror when, be-
heving in the absolute safety of my
supposed widowhood, [ all of a sudden
met my miscreant husband here alive
in this hotel. But you will protect
me from him, will you not ?"
"To the death!'' answered Frank.
bravely, as he wondered what course
would be wisest to pursue.
She dropped the curtain which con-
cealed the room where the child lay
sleeping, and they went back once
again to the fire in the sitting-room
"You Will stay with me for time"
she said. ''You won't leave me alone
here to my fears, for that man is capable
Of anything. He may even kill me. He
looked more mad than ever, as saw him
for moment in the glass in that room
at the end of the passage, where [ had
gone to get book"
Poor Frank! Beauty may be very in
toxi eating, but it scarcely stands in the
place OF good supper to hungry man.
Before, however, he had time to refuse
or accept her invitation to stay, a knock
came at the door.
She chung to him in O sort of wild
terror. He pointed to the curtain be-
h7- 1oI, 10 l. I
that she should remain there until he
gave audience to the intruder. He
opened the door and went out into the
passage. Faulkner was standing there
with lighted candle in his hand. He
looked very white and haggard, but
perfectly sane and composed; in fact,
Horton had never known him to be
otherwise, and he felt that the account
OF his bygone proceedings which he had
learned from Madame Rose needed some
explanation from him.
"What has she told you, Frank?
must see her." he said imperatively.
But Frank barred the door with one
arm as he held Faulkner off.
"Coward-villain Would you per-
secute woman?'' he cried, with a the
atrical air.
MY dear fellow you have known me
tolerably intimately for the last two
years have you ever proved me to be
otherwise than rather considerate of the
weaker sex ?"
Acting-mere acting p vociferated
Frank, who was little carried away by
the responsible position in which Mad
anne Rose had placed him.
edo you know who the lady is that is
that is In that room ?" asked Faulkner,
with quiet dignity.
"She is Madame Rose"
"My dear Frank, you are lending
yourself, tlnwittingly 1 believe, to a great
deception. Come away from the door
and let me speak her. Since you have
elected yourself her champion, you shall
stand by if you like and hear what I
have to say"
There WAS something so quiet and sub
dued in Faulkner's manner that it could
not fail to carry with it a strong sppear-
ance of truth, added to which. Frank
Horton WAS his friend for the last two
years, and had during that period be-
heved him to be an honorable and ben
ev0lent man.
but laid 1t on Faulkner's shoulders as he
looked him straight in the eyes.
How long since you have taken to
temperance drinks ?" he asked.
Faulkner shook him off as he would
have done troublesome fly; he was by
far the stronger man of the two.
"My dear Frank, this is not the mo-
ment for foolish questions. I must
speak to that woman now, or the oppor-
tunlty may never recur. Let me thro'
the door, or by Jove! as sure as my
name is Dick Faulkner, I'll"
A scream-such another scream as
Frank had heard once before that ever
lng-issued from the interior of the
room. The door was flung open wide,
and Madame Rose, as she styled herself,
stood on the threshold.
Had Hove conquered when she heard
Faulkner's voice, the old love for the
man who had usurped the first place in
her heart?
Strange if it were so, after her confes-
sion to Frank; still stranger since she
stood and looked at him with a half
querying, half frightened look on her
beautiful face. IL
uOIu OtlG LIS uauu TO
her, movement which the lady's true
knight sought to interpose; but she re-
ceived the advance graciously, laying
her tapered, jeweled fingers in the prof
fered hand.
Horton moved away with gesture of
irritation. 1t was evident, he thought,
that he was being played with, and made
the victim of some idiotic connubial
quarrel.
The next words, however, that were
uttered arrested his attention, and
made him turn round once more.
''You have so far forgiven the dead as
not TO shun the living who wishes you
no Ill.
1t was Falkner who spoke. She an
swered in very low tones.
"I was laboring under great mis-
take, but the resemblance is so very
strong"
I" He was my twin brother. Tho
from my absence at the time of your