Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-10-13

my head. He went his way, and I went mine. In a little while more l determined what would do.
 In tke first place, l decided to resign my situation in the police, from motive which will presently appear. In the second place, took bed at q public house. She wou doubt return to London. and she would go to my lodgings to find out the meaning of my conduct in breaking my appointment. To bring to justice the one woman whom had dearly loved was too cruel a duty for a poor creature like me. I preferred leaving the police force. On the other hand, if she and met before time had helped me to control myself had a horrid fear that I might turn murderer too, and kill her then and there. The wretch had not only all but misled me into marrying her, but also into charging the innocent housemaid with being concerned in the murder
 The same night hit on way of clearing up such doubts as still harasSed my mind. wrote to the rector of Roth, informing him that was engaged to marry her, and asking if he would tell me Cn consideration of my poSition) what her former relations might have been with the person named John Zeb- edee.
 By return post got this reply:
 ''SIR-Under the circumstances think | friends and well wishers of Priscilla have kept secret for her sake.
 ''Zebedee was ill service in this neighbor- hood. l am sorry to say it of man who has como to such a miserable end, but his behavior to Priscilla proves him to have been a vicious and heartleSS wretch. They were engaged, and, I add with indignation, he tried to sedGce her under . promise of marriage. Her virtue resisted him. and he DSal t> Io ! PTNY- bans were published in my church. On the next day Zebedee disappeared and cruelty deserted her. He was a capable servant, and l believe he got another place. leave you 10 imagine what the poor girl suffered under the outrage inflicted on her Going to Lon- don, with my recommendation, she answered tho first advertisement that she saw, and was unfortunate enough to begin her career in domestic service in the very lodging house ! to which las gather from tho newspaper report of the murder) the man Zebedee took tho person whom he married after desertng Priscilla, Be assured that you are about to unite yourself to an excellent girl, and ac- 1 cept my best wishes for your happiness"
 1t was plain from this that neither the rector nor the parents and friends knew any 1 thing of the purchase of the knife. The one miserable man who knew the truth was the man who had asked her to be his wife.
 l owed it to myself-at least so 1t seemed 1 to nle--not to let it be supposed that I, too, had meanly deserted her. Dreadful as the 1 prospect was, felt that must see her once more, and for the last time.
 1 She was at work when 1 went into her room. As opened the door she started to her feet, Her cheeks reddened, and her eyes flashed with anger. 1 stepped forward, and she saw my face, My face sienced her. | spoke in the fewest words could find, l II have been to the cutters shopat Graves 1 end," 1 said. There is the unfinished in- i scription on the knife, completed in your handwriting. could hang you by word. ] God forgive me; can't say the word" ! Her bright complexion turned to dread ful clay color. Her eyes were fixed and staring, like the eyes of a person in a it. i She stood before mo, still and silent With out saying more, l dropped the inscription into the fire, Without saying more I left her.
 Incver saw her again.
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 But heard of her sono years later. She died miserable death, leaving sealed letter for me. 1 burnt the letter, as I had burnt tho inscription.
 In substance it repeated what the rector had already told me. Further, it informed me that she had bosght the knife as q keep Sako for Lebedee, i'll place of q similar knife which he had lost. On the Saturday she maoo the purchase and left it to be engraved. On tho Sunday the bans were put up On tho Monday she was deserted, and she snatched the knife from the table while the engraver was at work.
 She only knew that Zcbedee had added a new sting to the insult inflicted on her when he arrived at the lodgings with his wife. Her duties as cook kept her ill tho kitchen-and Lebedee never discovered that she was in the ! house remember the closing lines of the confession: The devil entered into me (she wrote) when l found their door unlocked, and when I saw them by the dying light of | the candle-one asleep on the bed, the other asleep by tho fireside l had tho knife in my hand, and tho thought came to mo to do it, so that they might hang her for the murder | l couldn't take tho knife out again, when had dono it. Mind this-I did really like you T didn't say yes, because you could hardly hang your own wife, if you found out who killed Zebedee,"
 LAST WORD.
 You told us last night, sir. that you were engaged to marry young lady, whom you had only known for fortnight, and of tended you by quoting the old proverb, Marry in haste, and repent at lesuren Now you know what I was thinking of.
 THE END.
 That's What They Called Him.