The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-02-18

~ w DAAth AAA'
forget his unholy love forever. But
the mood passed and with the re-
turn of his old self came a remem-
branco of those black eyes and red
lips, those tender glances and bold
professions of affection. Good beau
tiful Rose grew tame in comparison,
and when the timepiece told the
hour of II he started to his feet.
"Go to bed, Rose" he said. 81
have a business appointment to-
night that l had nearly forgotten. I
will be back as soon as l can"
"A business appointment at this
hour r thought Rose in surprise
But he had gone before she could
put her thoughts into words and
still full of her new-found happiness
she went up stairs to her own white
curtained chamber. Harry had
been up before her and had changed
his dress, leaving his everyday gar
ments lying untidily about. AS she
picked them up a paper fiuttered
from his vest pocket-a folded pa
per perfumed with musk. She OPP
ened it with a strange sinking of the
heart, and read her wicked rivals
note.
She did not scream or tear her
hair as many would have done, but
with low moan she sat down upon
the carpet, rocking herselfto and fro.
So this was the reason of his neg
lect-of his remorseless self-reproach
tonight. A worthless woman, who
could make such an appointment
a creature below contempt or hate
She, true and pure as she was, was
sighted for so foul a thing.
will confront them, " she mutter-
ed. 81 will see him once more, and
never again in all.my life. l will
show him how the crushed worm
can turn. | will he a miserable
dupe no longer"
And with these words, uttered in
harsh voice, which did not seem her
own, and with face so changed
that no one would have recognized
it, she donned her hood and cloak,
and stole into the darkness of the
night.
On she went toward the city,
slender figure bending beneath its
weight Of woe. She needed nothing
and glided on until she stood oppo-
the window of her husbands office,
and saw the gleam of lamplight
through an aperture in tAe closed |
shutters. Then Rose uttered one 81
lent prayer for strength, tried the
door, found it open and passed in.
In the meanwhile Harry Powell |
had reached the rendezvous early,
and had waited some moments be-
fore the figure Of a cloaked and |
hooded woman came up the silent |
street and stood beside him. She |
was yelled so that he could not see
her features, but he knew that she
was fearful of discovery, and did not
wonder that it should be so.
81 have been anxiously awaiting
you" he whispered; and she answer
ed in a still lower voice. 81 have
been watched Make haste in-I am
frightened !"
And Harry led the way in and lit
the gas. The woman seemed fright
ened still, for she crouched down
upon a bale of goods, with her veil
upon her face and her hand within
her bosom.
I'VE are alone now," said Harry
in gallant tone. LET me see your
face my angel! You cannot imag-
inc how long to meet those eyes p
Something which might have been
either sob or laugh, came from
beneath the woman's veil. She
whispered again: Are those shut
ters closed? See, will you?"
Harry turned to look at them. 1t
was but moment; but in that brief
space of time he felt a heavy hand
on his throat and saw Il cloak and
bonnet lying on the floor. A stall
wart ruflian, with Il pistol in his
hand, stood over him and he saw
that he had been duped.
AHA y muttered the coarse voice
of the man--"aha You wanted
kisses and embraces did you? NV
Liza has played her part well.
You've opened the door for us, and
shall open the safe, and shall never
live to tell of it, either So you
thought Liza was in love with you
and was rich lady, did YOU! Ha,
ha, you poor fool I"
There was a desperate struggle
now, but Harry was unarmed, and
in a little while he lay PROSTATE on
the llnnr with thn rnlfinn,. ,.iA.l -