The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-19

days after / had the opportunity.
: Grace had been to church in th
evening; my boy was i'll and / ha'
to stay away. When il was time 70
service to be over, | sat by the win
dow watching for her. The bedroom
, was dark, and the moon outsid
very bright consequently / coul'
see the garden very plainly.
} Soon Grace came up the path oil
a mans arm. AT the gate she bad
him goodnight, and stopped to sa,
a few words. He leaned with boti
arms folded on the fence outside.
1 had seen the picture before
where? with a leap my mind wen
back to the night before my hus
} band was murdered. l saw Jane
the mulatto cook, and her compan
ion; and, oh, merciful heavens tht
mans face was the same. This wa'
shaded by fashionable hat, a fash
ionable collar and cravat, an ele
CANT overcoat finished the costume
while the first face was set off by
ragged garments, the persons wer'
the same. | could have lain my
hand upon the Bible and sworn t
that fact upon the spot. AS grew
positive of this my senses departed
as my sister, when she entered found
me IN swoon upon the floor.
When | recovered | doubted my
own sanity. | laid what | had seer
to the illusion of moon, light and
distance. / argued with myselftha1
until had seen the Cuban | mus
regard the affair as delusion.
waited not patiently, but silently
Soon | met him face to face in my
own parlor l knew now | had
made no mistake.
There had not been the slightest
doubt in my mind that this cempan-
ion of James had been at the bottom
of that terrible night. There was nc
doubt now that this was the man
yet my common sense told me that
to accuse wealthy gentleman on
such slight grounds as the memory
of face seen by moonlight, would
be absurd. / should be called in
sane. But, if | were, this was a
bold, bad man, and Grace should
have no more to DO with him. l
told her SO that night, and she turn
ed on me angrily.
you should have spoken SOON
err" she said. ats gone too far.
I'm half engaged to him; il is a
splendid chance for poor girl, and
I'll marry him."
DO you love him ?" said /.
She laughed. No; but. as 1 said
once before, be loves me That is
enough. | shall get used to his
ways and looks, no doubt; and |
shall be mistress of a splendid house,
carriage, horses etc., and shall enjoy
myself. 1t is only for his ugly face
that you hate my Cuban. Don't
you remember Shakespeare +? Mis-
ike me not for my complexion,
etc. To be sure he is suspiciously
dark but its Cuban nothing else.
And changing at once from angry
to gay, she kissed me.
He has horrible face" | said !;
but that is not all Grace, this aust
not go on. | will tell you secrec.
The face | saw over the gate on that
awful night, talking to Jane-the
face of one connected, | am sure,
with the murder, was this mans face
and he, Grace, is the man himself"
Grace answered with laugh.
"You are Wild" she said. That,
you have already said, was ragged
wretched fellow"
"Yes, but still the same man in
other clothes"
"A millionaire has no need to
turn burglar"
"How did this nan make his mon
ey? can you answer?"
"Nonsense-of course not. Cot
ton or sugar, l suppose. | hope
you are not going to have another
brain fever, my dear"
my brain is steady, Grace. Heed
me-"
THAT l can't; you will see your
folly soon. The ideal Because the
poor man is uglyl I'll make him
tell how he came by his fortune !
Sleep on it and you'll see your in
sanity"
She danced away, and crept TO
bed with a heavy heart.
The next day she came to me,
gleefully.
Mr.. Caliban made his fortune in
trade" she said; ''he took his fathers
business, and gave it up when his
million was made. He showed me
papers and letters and things /
didn't understand. though l pre-
tended TO. He didn't find his mill
lions in peoples cupboards. And
he has popped the question, and |
have accepted-so there's and end.
Come, | know you've had too much
trouble, but don't go out of your
head.
She tried to kiss me, but / held
her off.
Listen, Grace,"I said. IF you
marry this man and | discover after
wards that he knows anything of
that horrid night. l shall still de-
nounce him."
And welcome" said she. Then
with a sudden childish burst of
tears, she clasped me and cried
"Oh, Ella, don't 90 crazy-don't I
go crazy Try to take comfort try
to be yourselfl"
1t was useless to urge further. and
/ left her.
So being betrothed to Grace, the
Cuban, Mr.. Zenzee was his name,
brought his hideous face to our
house every night
loathed it, but determined to
watch him. With this end | endur-
ed the sight and heard him talk.
At last / made him contradict him.
self as to the place he had spent GER
tain years. confused him by blunt
inquiries concerning Cuba. | be-
came convinced that he was no
more Cuban than myself. Then
watching him still closer, saw ter
ror as well as brutality in his eve.