New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-23
The Secret Foe ;
OR,
A Woman's Vengeance.

bepS. Are you sure you have ,hs nerve '" sald
iol ng man to mi lueaged woman, ~ ihei app oasnr
tue country seat Of william noss watch was KNOWN sS
Koss-Laure.
TIE woman's voice was n cree AMI scornfu as she ex
sur Am sura rate William Ros. - Am sure
ov ii aud fa-I to aim Am sure neesi Lne
wealth IN which lie rolls Am sure nockinPl, 'o~Nu
to i face to have An sure married MS
james ko~s. for he pOss bile chance nf nls n"ur AN
81 % have schemei yOar siep-orotnrr 10 ~aIa hss
And last. am sure that you Edward DUNCAN -Sn"wn
{" tbs world rs Edward ross, my sep-son-"re my own
Nrverthelr., thnx once more. It is daneerous-an
aw ulg DANGEROUS undertaking What II you ee dis-
have count ted the cost But shall not he discos
ere frel Nerve aud viii are 'se o, 'rH H hsv
you 20 back the wOnd aud take yonr seat III e ssy
It's the saler way, whatever tie event wait i"r me
Sue gided swiftly from his side. threadns The shrub
berry paths Sith light, eess feet that presently
brou h her IN lr1n Of the hous" large naaSo re-
a step letulng Irou tno
CARR .ge sweep to the little c med porcn. r.ra
Draesn unes-Iy t. iowIng at little dttanre. aud IN
any utner Il hers uli ne " hopeIess Que
But H. has TIE pl ick an the will 100 foIiuDateIy'
TO stuppe l. warche till Shr finally d-al peared near
oindry 10 the let Of TIC entrance anu Ihen nun reu
OIL t0 mold hlms-lf In readiness fr me uncertain s,
Arrived st windO 4, Mrs. Ross looked c,ulI"u
ly into the aud the next moment Caught 'n' i''
AT tn sound au cE gratiHed sm lie touched her ips
FATE favors ne she VII, p-rei Ihey mP1 ,i
~ sl their choice tea wnilr rep"r- Tor tue ueeu VII"
10 crown ars OF deep. y tient 10 ing ..oo,,,s
hesI,atio, foowe Il bnt all was silent; and then nike
spirit PRESENCE she gded no III u" xloom :" .u1
But lust a. she sci foot on the lower STEP door b@hind
For an ms AMI she ruvered. ami rho staIrway seemed
10 bsor- her wide. gtering eyes. Tue neA. sue
weht Dol Is ~, though her heart tnruooi 10 so oH'
and her hand clung 10 the hBlu-tiade tr support .
but before she comb reaou the andhe tne oaI h
qacs inet hurried tn q stllr' ma USrae
Bencl' tue outei daughter OF William ho's' ca"'
Mrs Ross canst her breath bit fastened without
q e
Saney!"
At mt second louder cry the sudden rush of Ear
menfs ON tie stair Mrs Eos.. had led the stu
deeper snl Of the upper hail. lr,ned little over Tue
haa- asirang cautiously from the aepths Oh ner
ISL ! 81 It's NE Mis- Garlic - ..,.
Tho nis-us almost lntudlDei nut Che pare,
started upt-d OF the beautiful yolng creature IL
h"l arrerte bio sFo~e the deepest rrsri r,sd -.
On nov you fix tened me. Nancy -! she crieu TO
proacnfIly You luU<e 40 odd and mysterious SOME,
how that quite certa it must De all
-'sn = !" again asrrate Mrs. Ross. gently w'vnr
her trembling ma. lightly and swiftly gro. nZ al
q 1onrTsy- con 70 tel neI; GORE with cn,
heavy port-rrs OF wnicn she quickly selSrd.
listened mtehty for MOMENT an tien IRE" suen ae'"o
far nOugh Ia A,u,t OF "A view OF the rnon. .,..o
The next n-'ant she slippe IN u was , me-
barn.ng hri-ky oppo-te the door and the tooL OF "a
ly cu'tn- b. 10 tue Ilgt o. the san' Oh "ni'n
' sb. VA .tns noisees%y elwren SIDE Of the bed
ami tue wall. te mo N ny all at ono" eedseu ANU
a mans feeble voice cried sharply: -.
Nho's that, rnO uas ! VINO me ID -. .,,-
Mrs stopp-G Letch II. nsr xrze strainhg WY
on I IA ned hangings. Thomas answered. IN soosa1hS
70 20 IT, sur tnegro Al, downss.r,. rhinSin a ''s
rnosl one ~ be"'nd the curtains or'Ae b"
the SICK 'Ie cote. rsti rs hough hand anout o
souud Mrs loss shipped Iucky arOIni tue neg OF tne
/ bed wirn VIC drawn fr" or from tne wall AZ, anu "
tne same instant rnomas app" AIRED drOhhu Tue oot
No ,nly mere. sir. swear ex amed tho servant.
-e- yourself. nasleg, hitting the cur AIMS ABOVE lie
Tn. large hollow eyes of the dying moved anr-
iS. anrr the bell" 10 said, in the same feeble
en"i tcce"ts
| TENN o"essd ,,
| Non,. ~ hire sir as true as live!'
60 70 the ue LOOK ! I""N -. =. I'll. .,
TIou., lid % ..stlly.ai tne tIme drawing aside a
corr of tn- port:eies tnat huns between II ana COM
w,s not ing hut the drausht in the han;ns, SIR
he r. ort. trnty comIng 10 AIS massrr slde;
sIp os So" motn,rl sue : ck nlai. "raT hu u
n - rnsnv h,v- in tho wori !-au enemy mo o9ce
sNor- An. well, us only weak lnan amy as a 'G
rnN viking tnougIts Tho n-.rrr 1T 10 the eternal
,hor tae lear her MAY MTaVen pro'e'' "i' anu
unin- from ner evil latOn- J .. ,..u Il, =,
A. nc motto leI Thomas a~ay and halfsnluiei ny
cluse ais eyes tue cntaS ornn mn si h, n ~ =
tie next instant MI. 10 stoo hiaueh oo'"'e" VIZ
urapery the 10 y heanOarH' 49,.
.say noS William Ross" she sal T. inau my, " t
worst Is II TO o. ,,, TIL.
A. sne TIA, ,o.e, faint stir was bear orloS W. 1n'
sicS nan nearing an9nt Tue SUN al once. ,th
IL, rim, !" lie -lacuat'd. opening 81. eyes VIZ" ~,
eager. expe,lant last. irop me up iu'H"' -''
| uir he rr.iy Tor the .awyrr. -, d.
AT that moment son, on heard to ent.r' ana a
little. ID y gent etuau iVAH~ '" VIZ
sol All '-ady or me, see." he nod ed pleasantly,
pillows To tnr ltue wrunz-taoie close 10 'ue 'eo
And here Is the Will g., n,. no.het and
lie arrN large YeiIow envelope from MS PookeC tn
was laying IL on the table Ash Nr no ~
Oman i, Fi,nv AMI surral the will the portfolio
th-re." An az tae lawyer ODE ed MIN b- "uurr's"'
Tho saying nOtir"aJly WEAKENED touos' en-, Odd
90 Tho u's aud frtch A,r.'n- pro"''''D '''
fellow ne should he Ot the wt"' ssra- ,,. ar ma
As tAe cIan-ed accents IoAened Mr. "a JnietIy;
wheeled rOuui glanced Al Mr.. hos, ahd saiu qlio,3
- .,n ia Aprsuns Get your n"''er ''
As tnet~o di-appe rel the hiddrn plotrr's ghastly
face aid burning eye, denly so~ed above INC up
ing en- OF Tue nraiDoid and .wft as nan' QUE nngers
touched tue precious document AT tne sahe ,nr
t"e sex man ~arne ny so'ns smou 6sr.d cry aud
Aaii-ral-ei himself from tue pill1ws' - hand
- ! saw a Maud" Ic gAsped- IL 'uIo l %"
Aud the oil nan rushed from the closet at the other
rootn, sri Hug the vine from the weu-nNeo
glass he carried at svery . .. .., vou didn't &C,
h-re, lua-, err tAAe IT," he painted lou u"H 'o'
anything. It's Ouiy ne weakness. -, Ala, IA
Mrs. Russ co Serimg win aspect q Dalneu no
In, rouseI man Ar last snaIioweI the liquor. and .n'
heard. TOO, sort sodnd OF rus'hns garho"'' ""~ ~
Mr. Ross cning the rustlng sound OF footsteps also
erie, isiutly:
More nlore Quokl"
Tue mas ru. nei Tor tue decanter: IT, ,.,.s .ho o,
Mrs Ross vi l-rrole face instantly hi. sys
that OF tue nalf-fantns man. snd -lns a.' s an
were again closed she er9cnsi down ,ls ,ee bet
ping the wnllc NAM turOuAn Jhe Sp"~o SS"'~
the massive post aud nead BOARD. ,...o,
Her nng-rs uoseessly iOucned the paper chosen upo
IL, lifted IT, drew of sigut aud silently idiu ano'no
paper Ia us place
Bat before hand could be Withdrawn Ihomas GAM An,
In ull view, and Mr.. Funny entered the roOm Win ao
Beu lcrc AMI Miss Iuglam Mr. kosss co.sln =. -
A pLtck cloud gatnerel over ths plOters Sent, au'
d. spite feeble effort 70 rise and Lee sue Sank "eaA
TO tue floor. -
Finding rnere cutlery her daring spriI ros
her feet
Am To be baked vt this uncturct VIII ne suoo. v
| II deaf VII siaufn sNe
Funny attempting lay Mr.. Ross head on rs
The living maD's own voice Answered. 'Ho f
exclaiming, with surprising force; s,r. Tho ne,
| : No no. tiHnyl Tne vine la. reN"eA
nrst Then you may lay me down: hand and Thona
was In the set OF pacng the portfolio Deuea'h II T"
readiness Tor the fatal stroke. A., pos. took II
Fiuny dipped the pen ia the nix MI n"Ss ,rcss M
ami. without a pause clsarly and nrmiy "fo'o ~
II, 49,. -.
No. non he nriad anicklY. as they Wouu nave 20