Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-12-10


hav sprung al hi th-oa.
Il care nothing or our tlr.a's NJ 10
rana,' he sail, with gazing contemp.
Nv Wherever Mrs Lorains my be, sh3 is
there Of her own fre, en- .t..'
Sac is herein Thu, houss with your
exclaimed.
"Lool for her-search every cupboard
and crannv. / will ring; YOU shall be con-
ductai over the whole building. Make it
public property that YOU are a jealous hu'-
band Looking for faithless wife. NJ; that
shall not he done. for her SAKE Wherever
SINS is she is not here
lie spoke as II expecting me to believe
hm. Strange to say, dill b,licve him Ths
thou yht that bis housa would be tho la {
place in which he would lille Viola from
my search, no doub; ccnducei to this b.
liee But now could no longer doubt th
horrible truth This man. by some devel sh
craft had torn my wife from me-hli
token away the woman who, few hours
ago. pressed Judas kiss on my lips, even
as she was going to mo-: her lover
Stav! perhaps he had killed her. Such
things have been done before now by uen
who fail to win thu woman they love Per-
haps he had decoyel her away, and was DO
tanning hor against her will. Even now
ehe might DO longing for nle to come AMI
free her.
All thes, thoughts whirlel through nv
brain, and for moment unnamed me- |
sank upon a chair, cold and trembling in
every limb. GraiH stood like a statue until
recovered myself.
You villainl' gaspei. II will know
will soc herl Tell ma where she is.n
He leaned forward He looked at me
sternly.
"Listenr' he said. in fierce voice. .In
this room I said to you, Take her, and
make her happy Have Oh done sor'
laughed wildly. IF bong willinr ia
shed ones blood for her eau make false
woman happy, she should have been happy.
Docs she expect to find bliss in a life Of
shame with your
His eyes blazsj. "You had better coI'
he said. go at oncep
laughed mockingly. Now that had
lost all hope; now that my one desir, was
vengeance could speak calmly
II shall stay here" said, until YOU
leave to join her. shall follow and be
with you. Surely bridegroom can claim
the right Of bidding his bride GodspeeI!
Here stay"
For reply Grant rang the bell. "Leavs
the front door and this door wide omen. "
he said to the servant; then go out OF the
way"
He came toward me. l started to INV
feet, and struck fair and full at hi, white.
ct face. He pArried tn, fierce blow, and
in . moment his arms were around Inc.
Although physical strength is ON accident.
or at the most an inheritance no man like
to confess that another Is immeasurably hi,
superior in muscular power. 81 it is With
feelings OF keen annoy ance that am Obliged
to relate the result Of that hand to-hand
struggle. was strong, and had measured
my strength with many, but mover with
such a man a this The moment We closed
felt that should b. conquered; that RICH.
does not always gain the victory. Grants
arms were Ike lars Of iron, the girth Of his
chest almost abnormal; moreover, he stood
two inches taller than l did Hal l been
told that any man could have lifted Inc
from my feat. carried mo through two open
doors, and finally thrown me staggerin,
into tho center Of the road way. l should
have laughed the idea to scorn But Eus.
tace Grant did all this, and shut and bolto1
the outer door before l could recover my.
SELF
Mad with the rage Of defeat, Igraspel
the ratings and painted for breath. curse
Eustace Grant. l cursed nv faithles wifa
! cursed mysslf and my impotence. Such
was my state that, could have obtained a
pistol, would have waitel on that door.
step and shot the nah who had BETRAYED
me, a soon as he smergsi from his place Of
safety-shot him deaf without compunc-
ton Nor was my mind cny way soothe
by hearing the window thrown up. and seq
ing my hat tossed out contemptuously. l
was fain to stoop and pick it up, in order to
save myself from becoming an object of
curiosity to passersby.
What was to dol Ny mind at present
could only grasp one fact-that Grant had.
by some diabOlical means induced Viola to
leave mo and give herself to him. For n
while my course seem,i limited to one
issue: must wait here, outside his house,
until at last he came forth Thea must
dog his footsteps until they led me to III
falthless woman who bad ruined my lie
and brought me to shame. 1groanod at the
thought Of what little more than twelve
hours had done This morning was the
happiest man in England; tonight was
the most miserablel
SO, for hours I walked up and down in
front of the house which held the traitor.
l saw the light extinguishei. Oncs or
twice l saw the blind drawn aside, and
guessed that Grant was looking out to see if
HAD left my post. No, you traitori you
villainl am still there, and shall be thsre
until you come out. Then l will dog you to
the bitter end.
The hours went by, the dawn began to
break Stil-sn obje Of curiosity, If not
suspicion. to tho policeman-I kept my
post, and should have kept it for hours
longer, had it not al at once occurred to
me that 30 long as was there 80 long would
Grant remain where he was. l must meet
craft with craft. Nevertheless, l must
perforce keep watch until l could find some
one to whom the task might b deputed.
Att o'clock was able to gain admission
to an old-fashioned family and commerce al
inn which stood some short distance of.
The bay window Of the coffee room com.
manded q view Of Grants house. Hero I
seated myself, and. having obtained Lon
don directory, wrote and dispatched letter
to well-known private dets ctive, request
ing that clever. trustworthy man might
at once be sent to ma Then, from the win
dow OF the hotel, resumed my watch.
At O'Clock the man whom / had sum-
moned arrived. I told him what to do He
"oS w "dit uutu u0 6aW UIdut uopdTts I1o
was to follow him, and, having ascertained
bis destination, was to telegraph to me at
once. Then l left the accused spot, went
back to my hotel and tried to sleep.
As enterad tina room which Uiola and '
had occupied could almost persuade nv
self that l had dreamed the events OF thu
last twenty.four hours ALI her personal
effects We're as she left them; her gloves,
her brushes, her toilet indispensables were
all there. Even her watch she hal left
behind her. She broke the spring at tie
seaside, and there was no time to get it re-
paire1 before We started for the continent;
besides, had intended buying her a new
one in Paris. To-morow-yes, tomorrow
would be Thursday-tom morrow we' had
proposed crossing to France. Heavens!
what did it all meant
Sleep, with my mind in this whirl. was
unattainabla Later in the day, more for
something to do than in pursuance of any
hope, l went to Violas old home and asked
II she had been there to-day. No, not since
yesterday morning, This thsSefxant rather