St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-15


your mistress comes back. remember she is
your mistress still, and that this place is
hers will send YOU money to keep every
thing as it is, and II ever 1 return / win
come here. Keep silent concerning every-
thing, and goodbye"
The next day / sailed for the New World.
intending to stay there for some time.
had only been out there one short month
when letter came from home. an impera
tive summons TO return. 1t contained the
news OF Vernon's marriage TO beautiful.
dark-eyed woman, whom none of them had
known or ever heard OF before an absolute
stranger, in fact, and along with this was
the tidings that my father lay at the poiut of
deatlI-the doctors bad given him up.
AT my fathers death my brother would in
herit all the vast estates of the Flemings, for
they were strictly entalled.
went back again perfectly ambitionless,
for every hope OF my life had fed with Are
lies falseness, went back TO whats
1t seems foolish, after all, 10 open old
sores, but the memory of that homecoming
is back with me now even stronger than the
memory Of the horrors that followed. There
fore | must tell it.
went first TO see my father. He was
propped up with pillows In the bed, his face
ghastly. All yes! death had most surely
placed his hand Oh him.
DE looked at me with eyes IN which q
strange lustre CLEANED.
cry broke from my lips. That glare,
that strange quick twitching of the muscles
i had seen once before in India.
My father bad been poisoned by one OF
the most subtle drugs known TO science-its
effect indeed almost unknown, save by some
who had seen another die Of It.
My heart grew cold with horror. horror I'M
speakabe, but why was It nv thoughts so
suddenly reverted to the beautiful wife
my brother (
''My Godi' cried Sam too late to save
himF' / knew the antidote but was too late
to use it?''
Scarcely needing the questions asked, I
went and got the antidote, which, If he were
not too far gone, would save him.
As came up the avenue again, my thoughts
full OF my father,a lady came along the shady
path below-a tall, graceful woman, saw at
a glance, with something strangely familiar
about her carriage.
The came out from the dense shadow, and
as she did so my brother overlook me, com
ing up behind me, and bis eyes fell on the
lady as well, who that moment stepped into
the sunshine.
not beautiful enough TO make pardonable nv
naSGlliatSce as they call itl''
Beautiful enough All, Hesvensl Yes, for
that moment | saw the perfect features, the
crown OF wayy hair. the crimson curving
lips OF the woman l had loved The lovely
dark eyes of my false wife were looking into
mine.
A sharp cry left my lips.
My eyes did not deceive me. Clad In silk
en- robes and costly lace. AreIie stood before
me.
Stood before me only for a moment-and
then saw her lips grow white her face grow
pal lid, heard the lew frightened cry, saw the
passionate pleading look-the next moment
she had thrown up her hands and fallen at
our feet.
My brother looked at me.
you have frightened her, Guy, by the
way you looked at her. l think you must be
crazy. You did not seem to know what YOU
were doing"
He lifted Arelie in his arms and carried
her to the house, while l followed almost
doubling the whole occurrence
First went to my fathers room and gave
him the drops had gone for, then I went to
the library TO seek Vernon and tell him Are
lies story and mine
entered by the side door and came face
to face with Arelie, who held an open paper
in her hand.
''What do you intend to dol'' she said, the
paper dropping from her fingers, which saw
at glance was my fathers will, for he owned
other wealth beside the entailed estate.
At this instant servant en- tered, aud Are
lie stole out without hearing my answer.
left the library then as well, and went out
in to the de
deep thought, when the sweep of dress told
me some one was near, and turned to meet
her again.
''You will spare me, Guys You will not
betray meP' clasping my arm.
/ shook her of.
''Do you think would be party to your
crimel'' / said.
But still l shrank from telling Vernon. for
he was perfect devil when his temper was
aroused.
Meet me here tomorrow night I said,
land will give you my decision but, Archie,
dare TO attempting fathers life again, and as
sure as there is God above me, win hand
you over TO the law. Oh, woman, could YOU
not wait for wealth and position a few short
yearsR'
did not dream that at this moment pair
of eyes, Vernon's eyes, dark with sudden
born jealous rage-were { fixed upon US; but
Arelie must have seen them.
She pushed me back
@'You must not tempt me to leave nv hus-
band, Guy Howard" she cried. ssVernon.
where are you. to save me from this mann'
"You would steal my wife from me, YOU
scoundrelP' / heard Vernon's voice cry as
he leaped forward beside US. But 1 will send
bullet through your cowardly heart. -
l saw pistol CLEAN in the air. felt
sharp, sudden pain in my side, then as fell
thought heard awoman's scream and the
second report of the pistol, and then l re-
membered no more
When l awoke to consciousness again
was what / am now-the lonely master of all
this vast estate, for l had been too late 10
save my fathers life, and as Vernon had
raised the revolver the trigger had caught in
an overhanging bough and the other bullet
had entered his own heart
! never married again, never wooed nor
welded another9 People call me a misan
thrope, but never, thank God, a cynic, and
wonder why it is so, but none ever dream of
what Vernon's wife had been to me.
never married, though was at liberty to
do so, for after my recovery Arctic went away,
and four years after looked upon her dead
face, all its beauty marred. all its delicate
perfection gone by the life she had LED.
This is the story of Fleming Hall, and the
reason why l, its master, never have been
charmed again by the light of woman's eyes,
nor won by smile on her lips.
NcUer SHES Notc.
snow this horse,' said gentleman who