Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-27

with n lace oil rare beauty, but accom-
panied by dreadfully delormed figure
which the loose white merino dressing
gown enveloped but did not conceal.
Her back was bent, her shoulders mis-
shappen, her head rested between her
shoulders, and she walked painfully by
the aid Ola crutch.
"What brings you here" angrily
demanded the baroncs, while dark
frown gathered on his brow, and he
looked with flushing eyes at the intrud-
er.
II heard this lady scream, and, as
my jailor forgot to lock my door when
she came out OF this room a little while
ago, succeeded in limping in. You
may have forgotten me, Mrs. Caring
ford. am that mans wretched wife"
cried the deformed woman, with sud
den energy, while her eyes blazed with
indignation when she glanced in Sir
Charles direction.
"Merciful Father has the grave
given up its dead?" exclaimed Hazel,
starting toward the strange woman and
looking into her face anxiously.
"You may not recognize me, Mrs
Carringford, for Heaven has sadly ai-
illcted me since | last saw you"
Lady Villasl' exclaimed Hazel deep
ly shocked. The last time she had
seen her she was a beautiful woman,
with Il form erect and laultless.
eyes, Lady Villas, the unhappy wife
OF the man who has insuted you"
replied the deiormed lady, pointing
with her finger TO where the baronet
stood coolly looking at her.
when yQn- met me, continued
Lady Villas, con your bridal tour, |
was well-lormed and supple. My hus-
band, III his ungovenabie fury, hurled
me backward with all his force while
we were in among the mountains in
Switzerland, simply because limplored
him not to make the ascent OF Mount
Blanc in weather which the guides de-
clared was highly dangerous to the I'M
dertaking. We were standing on hill
I at the time, not far from the hotel
rolled downward. When l was picked
up, my spine was injured, and two OF
my ribs broken"
Great Heaven, believed you were
dead I" exclaimed Hazel.
II don't doubt that the world gener-
ally believes me so; | have been kept Il
prisoner here for the past three months,
fofSir Charles is ashamed to show the
world the wreck he has made Of his
wife"
The barouet stood, with foalded arms
listening to his wife's story. lie was
totally callous, for he had ceased tc
care for the beautiful girl whom he had
wOoed few years before.
''Sir Charles Villas, you will allow
me to return home at once" said Hazel
II can not allow myself to be guilty
of such lack OF gallantry as to per.
nit Il lady to leave my house at such 1
late hour" replied the baronet.
Lady Villas limped painfully to the
door and threw it open, saying:
"Mrs. Carringford go, beseech you
: at once, while | am able to protect
t you"
Hazel did not wait, but swiftly rar
; out of the room. She dashed towarC
the leads, but in IN instant Sir Charlie,
pushed aside his crippled wife and fol
lowed the excited girl. With the speed
Ol lllc SudIuleu zoe she ,TuSneu along lnt
leads, in the center Of which was the
? fatal skylight; but Hazel in her terror
! did not think of this danger.
"Stop!" irantically called out tn,
baronet, as Hazel sprung toward tn,
| skylight.
! lie thought 1t impossible for her t.
: leap across it. But with one swift
l nound she was on the other side, fol
: lowed by Sir Charles; but he was no
: so fortunate. lie tumbed-crash-
1 crash-went the glass and the slende
a iron frame. There was one despairint
: understanding the inmates of tn,
a house as it arose to Heaven. A dull
heavy sound followed as the body of tn
: wretched man fell from the lofty roo
a to the marble pavement OF the entranc
: hall beneath.
$ So All was over, and earth held one mon
2 ster in human shape the less. Sir Charlie
h Villas had gone before his Heavenl
n Judge.
u tn no coptiIuoI