The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-06-06

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ter of 4 shoddy contractor. She was
coarse-featured and hammered, and in
everything decidedly inferior to Rosa,
whose delicate lip curled with scorn
when she saw her, for Spencer had
the hardihood to introduce his wife to
Rosa.
Mr.. Spencer would, at these balls,
gradually draw toward the circle Of
admirers that surrounded Rosa.
Sometimes he would bite his lip in
vain regret at the thought that that
spiendidly educated woman might
have been his wife instead of her
whose looks and manners only suited
her for servants position. At such
times Rosa would turn away her heSd
to conceal look of JOY, knowing that
he regretted his villainy. 1t is
but just to say that Rosa never tried
to attract attention indeed lie never
spoke to him, unless in answer to
question.
Thus things went on, until one
night i'm December Mrs. P
gave a grand ball at her house in
Mount Vernon street.
The ball was magnificent affair,
but had eyes only for Rosa. There
was peculiar wild, lurid light in her
eyes that 1 did not like to see. On
my inquiring whether she was well
she answered:
"Oh, yes, thank YOU, Mr.. Lori
mer, quite well. Have you seen Mr..
Spencer"
mo, have not, Rosa, | answered.
Surely. you do not retain any affec.
ton for that wretch vet -
"Mr. Lorimer, in spite of his
faults, / love that man; but" she
said, while her ewes flashed like Goals
of fire, my affection will have no
rest on :" and she left me, leaving me
considerably puzzled at her last words.
The dancing had commenced, and |
led Rosa out in the second cotil!ion
As the dance proceeded Rosa became
exactly opposite to Spencer. She
stopped suddenly and confronted him
Everybody was, of course, astonished
at her confronting him thus, and
showed their establishment.
"Mr. Horace Spencer" began Rosa
speaking in measured tones. 81 came
here tonight for the express purpose
of exposing your villainous conduct.
You triAed with my heart. and then
cast it aside. Did you think | could
bear those wrongs tamely If you did
you did not know me. / am not
ashamed to own that | grieved for
you, but that soon gave way to re-
venge! Yes, revenge! | swore that !
would make you suffer for your con
duct. and now / keep my word"
With the quickness of lightning she
drew a small revolver from her bosom,
and. beforea hand could be raised to
prevent the deed, she fired three
times. and Spencer fell back dead
| Rosa gazed for and instant with a
stern, unrelenting look on the features
of the dead man; but suddenly she
seemed to be stricken with remorse
for the deed, and, throwing herself to
the floor by his side. she covered his
face with kisses.
ooh! Horace, dear Horace" she
cried, "speak to me. Oh. heavens.
! thought that l hated him. love
him more than ever. But none shall
separate us now, Horace; We will
meet in heaven" and to the horror
of the assembled company she fired
the three remaining barrels of the re-
volver in her own bosom.
Rosa had gone to meet her lover in
the land that knows no dying, and
there hope she is happy.
But it has always seemed strange
and somewhat unjust that |, who loved
her so devotedly and would have made
her happy, was rejected for a villain
like Horace Spencer, who triAed with
her heart buf to break If