San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-24

AZ the OD6 sue uhu tEuet6u anu WHO uhu
ruined her and would seen be the cause
OF her death, for the king Of teIrors was
at work, undermining her strength and
eating by slow degrees into the young
bosom which 30 lately heaved with the
excitement Of meeting the man she
loved.
Lucy advanced directly in front of
Lawson who was then forced to encOun-
ter her gaze.
"Why am 1 watched" she said In low,
weak tones, ''like the veriest GRIM
inal? What have 1 done that
you she, should ), put "a, a woman man
for she is as brutal, to dog my steps :?
Even when l am here. she is on the
other side of the door"
"You will not answer me?" she con-
tinued. "Then you are guilty?" The
ed so like the sentence Of a judge. She
saw the effect.
~ was not sure" she went on "that
you were a party to the surveillance
under which l am placed, 1t is now evil
dent since you do not deny it. Why did
you take me from the house of good
and generous man, one who would scorn
to wound woman-even an outcast? ?"
She sank exhausted into chair; Law
son looked at her for moment, and
said: 81 gave you your liberty at once:
you then tried TO ruin me with Clayton
and his daughter, but, fortunately, was
able to stop you. By the way, Clayton ia
ruined now, and resides In small house
somewhere near where your good
and generous mans sister lives.
You perhaps have not heard
of Vests death; he and anoth-
er passenger were lost, by falling
overheard on their return from Cal
cutts." Lucy looked keenly at Lawson.
swell, as l was saying, you tried to
took you to his house. | had reason to
fear you had told him more than | cared
he should know, so l carried you of as
soon as possible, lest you should tell
others, who would be only to glad to
hear i'll Of me, now you know ALL"
Lucy fixed a penetrating gaze on him.
He shifted uneasily, trying to look at
anything, rather than her face, but as
often as his eyes wandered, they were
forced to meet hers again. He could
stand 1t no longer, he rose and said in
angry tones:
"What are you looking al? Am so
strange being that you cannot resist
staring me out Of cOuntenanCe?"
81 have wondered" she said at last,
"why Pearson, your faithful servant lie
not with you. l no longer wonder, see
1t plainly, you sent him to Calcutta"
Lawson bit his lips and turned pale.
"To what end?" she continued, rising.
"To gallows, for mark it well the
little life there Ia left in me, shall be
In souinn Mr. Woof fyopo rnnr nil
lainies; or, IL the two passengers were
Mr.. West and Pearson-I! the girl you
have slain-will avenge their deaths,
and my fathers!'
He ground his teeth in rage at being
caught, though only on surmise. He
feared her, and being now used to eX-
treme measures, thought only OF getting
rid of her who threatened his safety.
He would, undoubtedly, have strang-
gled her had not a stranger entered.
Lawson turned to see who dared to
come SO unceremoniOusly into his room;
he saw an old gentleman, hat in hand,
his long white hair hung in curls: he
stopped slightly and wore pair of large
spectacles.
who are you!" shouted Lawson.
No matter who l am, at present, first
let me tell you my errand. L have come
with the intention of relieving you of
the young lady, who 1 see is here" bow
ing to her. "You sir! carried her of
from her fathers house, and by cere-
mony, which was false, lived with her
as your wife, until Mr.. McLeary died,
leaving his property away from his only
child, when you left her, and soon after
tried to murder her in country lane,
and but for the timely interference of a
gentleman who was passing, would
have accomplished the heinous crime"
Lawson stood speeches., as the
stranger enumerated his past life.
"And then; caring not into what pri-
vations, and dangers you plunged her
in-you deooyed another young lady
into an uninhabited house, there leaving
her, thus enabling you to abduct Miss
Lucy from Vests house, to bring her
here as you would mistress. Must |
tell you more? Coward! and worse.
Remember George Pearson; man
whom you robbed Of his last penny,
by threatening to expose him. He did
that in hot anger which you would do
in cold blood. His blood be on your
head; he is at the bottom of the
sea, safe from you forever but l." throw
ing off the disguise, II, Frank West,
whom you would have murdered, am
here to denounce you"
West, seeing the savage look and hos
tile intentions, clapped his hands, when
two men entered, but too late, for Law
son had drawn knife and had rushed
upon his enemy. Lucy, sesing the dan
ger Of her deliverer, threw herself on
his breast, and the knife, which had
been raised against her before, was
plunged deeply into her back; he raised