Daily Republican., 1884-03-18
we'd nv poor young sister still.

loVeu my poOI youuk sioeoh oe'h'
at will be the truest kindness TO part
them" j thought. "If could bear to
give him up, he would betray her as he
has betrayed me.
A plan flashed into my mind. was
already mad, suppose, TO think Of It,.
A dangerous plan, but ! thought ]
could carry it out safely. As God sees
me, had no thought Of harmng her.
She had been complaining Of the
tooth ache that day, possibly as means
of accounting to me for her pale face and
swollen eyes. Some one had told her to
put chloroform to the tooth, and she
had obtained bottle Of it from the
housekeeper and taken it to her room.
! resolved to stupefy her with the
drug while she slept, and then convey
her to an inner room in my own suite of
apartments. There | would conceal her
until after was married and away.
There was no clear sequence in my
plans. The disorder in my mind was
too great for that But | recognized
the necessityof getting her out ofl:nbe's
way, and set abont doing II stole
into her room at midnight. She was
fast asleep. knew nothing about the
mode Of using chlorOform. | poured a
little upon a sponge and held it to her
nostrils. Then ! folded handkerchief,
soaked it with the fluid, and laid it
over her face and left her, to give 1t
time to take effect.
came back in about an hour. Alas,
she was asleep indeed More than
asleep She was stiff--she was cold
she was dead
Oh. my sister My poor little limo
cent May Dead, by my hand .
! made no outcIy. it was too late for
help. Besides, how should account
for my presence there ! ] stole back
silently TO my room, envying the dead
girl left behind me.
In the morning they found her. There
was an inquest;they found she had died
thro" gh accident by her own hand.
Rube had left the house without a
word to me but at the time when her
death was discovered, he bad given me
a look. only just a look, but 1t made my
blood run cold.
After the funeral he came back and
sought me alone. He placed paper
in my hand, my sisters marriage Ger.
titicate.
=" Married to Oscar Vane," he said
" A chum of mine, but thorough
scoundrel. met her in his company,
was introduced to her as his wife, and
recognized her here. The marriage was
secret, and he abandoned her. All |
this was before she made her home with
you. Recently she met him again and
he renewed his old influence over her.
| took upon myself to warn her against
him and urge her to COnfide in you. The
poor, unhappy child had never wronged
yon, Olive. You murdered her without
cause.
sprang to my feet wildly.
Murdered her !" cried.
He stopped me with a gesture of
horror and contempt. He drew hand
kerchief from his breast and held it be.
fore me.
"This is yours" he said, "here is
your name. | took it from her dead
face. All the oaths that you could
breathe could never clear you in my
eyes Farewell, forever"
never saw him more. | know not
If he lives to-day, and all these things
happened many years ago.
Years of remOrse and pain. They |
have worn me out at last; 1t is not long
now till | shall sleep with pretty May
in the grave to which my ignorant hand
consigned her. IL
But | wish that even now he could
know the truth, know that was not the
wretch he thought me- And 1t is for
that write. If he lives he will be rich
when am gone, and that he may not
refuse my gift as coming iron murder
cs,' hand, | write this, my confession.