Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-07-03

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could see that the arm of the man cir.
cled the from of the girl. and his head
was bent tendCrly over her dropping
one. Then they came nearer, and
could see the rich folds of velvet, the
flash of diamond star through the
shadows, and the glow of golden hair,
and | knew that it was lncz and the
stranger.
He was talking as they ncarcd me,
and | did not wonder that such voice
had notwoocd even my beautiful friend
vainly.
"Om lives will be dream of bliss,
beloved" he said, softly, and Incz but
gave him smile | had never seen
upon her proud lips before such a
smile woman gives but TO one in the
lifetime Of each
"My friend, my beautiful lovc-blcst
friend" | thought, as they went by;
and then another figure followed them,
swift and silent rs Il shadow, figure,
slender and wild-looking, with up.
lifted hand in which something flashed,
wave Of wild terror broke over me
| felt rs once before when knew my
love lay diving. | sprang TO nv feel,
and sent wild, trembling cry after
the fitting form -a Il cry which was
echoed picIcingly in a voice | knew
and loved.
| dartcd along the marble way. I'M
needing, though tore a mass Of bril-
liant bloom from its fastcnings and
bore it with me. reached nv friend
my beautiful. white faced friend
who was kncelinr ON the marble floor,
lifting to her bosom that pod-likc face
from which all life seemed stricken.
Above her stood the tall, slender iir.
urc, and the knife in her hand was
nri,nCo, viii, l1o,l Al, ,.,.. d.. ..,,,,..
blood that had warmed the veins of
that stranger now at my feet, from
whose bosom the slow stream Of life
was flowing, tinrinr the marbs floor
dycing the hands of Incz.
| had seen INV own youth decay; had
buried the hopcs of my life in lis
Sprinctimc. but here was somcthinr
cuaily blasting TO the heart of mv
friend! With 4 sprinr, | cau~ht tbr
arm of the weird LOOKING creature and
tore thc knife from her Al th,i
moment there was the rush Of many
feet. the cries of many voices, minG-
linz in one wild wproar; and we were
surrounded by the rur,ts who had
been summond by nv own wild rry
and that of Incz.
A laurn broke from thc st,.,nprr
the wild-lookinr, nshcn-fnrcd woman
whose hand had driven lhc blade sill
held in thc bosom Of my frirnd's lovrr.
and. rs that mockinr Eurmlr nf hnlln,y
mirlh RANG ONT. il told n, that his wa,
the work. NOT of malice. Inn, madness,
Through the lone hours watched
beside thc couch Of Allan Lomnrr.
Incz and /: she asked that il mirht he
so. and 50 if was. we two aIouci and in
thr fadinm lirht Of thr winter Jnv his
eyes opcmcd nnon MS, and Jwrlt Innr-
inuly on thr beautiful face If nv
friend,
She kncll beside him. and mid her
lips on his white, sircngthlcss hand. a
room.
"It was inst. hr wbisucrrd 81 w,s
nbnut to do Won deadly wronr- rLo
loved youl Shc-shc is nv wifc InrZ.
and she saved Won from nv mnd over.
MASTERING love. which was moi vrt
rrcat rnGucb to snare you,"
Great God, how much hciirr
tbouoht my own s,Idnnnd inf my avn
cherished crave. on which no numon
weakness left a soil ne / sow thr facr
| loved. wbitcn to thr verv iins, And
then. with nominr lirhtS in tbr d,rE
cvcs' Incz ST. DTnr rose to hrr mi
bcight and lookcI down unnn thn
white focc of-vcs hcr lovcri
~ pordon - She said in rlror rino-
ipp tones: ~ would have dnrcd iii
bui thot-and almost thot"
Tbcn suddcmlv f,Itnrirg sho s,,l
ocoin to her knees and burieJ brr focr
in her hands A lirbt'whicb Ja1yIri mo
swcnt thc face ON Ihc nillow. then. nc
Earnest ST. Denr entered with nbvsi-
ciar I Jrov froy fron, tho roon,
Ue livod Thcrc wcro Iono hours of
painful convolrsccncc onJ ibrnMtbr
bondsomc stronTnr wos M Ionror y
neirLhor of thc G. Donos Thn mad
woman was roying hcr Iifc away hc'
hind tbo hors Of 2or oolI ,nJ hr"n
7 nmnorn r,as roar,;na VI. ,,,n" na'.n