Telegram-herald., 1888-02-12

Il kan.aA head dropped from has ssrvelsa
grasp.
1bs two men loo.ged al each other, hoth
sfgzick speeches. ~ the sane emotion of hor-
s-r TIE manager was tie first o. control
,aesf ''ses t. -he door. for Gods ssssl7
h. Eil "s-sss n ne reep,s outside may
hzva hazfd -4s'
8larT r4svea raechani ally C the door
Even wien he la- nls haGt On the key,
really - turn u n tae lock in case of neces-
s1t7. - stu looked back at the appalling
object on ths noor. There was ne possibility
Of identifying those decaysd and astorted
features vita any living creature whom he
had ssen--ana yel ns WAS conscious OF feeling
a vague aad awful doubt which shook him
- the soul Tse questions which tortured
tie mind Of Agnes were now bis questions,
too iis ASKED hIfnSsif, In whose liseness
M.ght / have recognized it before tee decay
sss ina Tho llksaess of Ferrarli or the like
ncss off, re paused trembling. as Ag-
nsS ha2 paused trembling before him. Agncsi
Tls name, OK ell wonsn's names the dearest
u him, was q terror % him nowl What was
ho 70 say 70 hers What might be the conse-
quonco IL he trusted her with the terrible
TRUTH
20 footsteps approached ths door; no voices
were audible outside. The travellers were
ssill occupied in their rooms at ths eastern
end OF the corridor
In tue brief interval that had passed the
manager lad sufficiently recovered himself to
he able 10 think once more of the first and
foremost interest OF bis hfe-the interest Of
the hotel He approached Henry anxiously.
III this frishtfu discovery becomes
known," no said, ~the closing Of the hotel
and the ruin of the company wiz be tho i'm
| eyitabs results / feel sure thai :. san trust
your discretion, sir, 50 farP
~You cen certainly trust me-" HInry an-
svered- sDut surely discretion has its lin
its" be ndded, "oitsr such discovery as we
havs naasl'
rss manager understood that the duty
ghich they owed 20 the community as honest
and law abiding rssn, vas the duty 10 which
Henry now referred i viii at once find the
means" he said, ''of conveying the remains
privately out OF the house. and viii myself
place them in the care Of tho police authori-
ties. VIII you leave the room with mel or
DO YOU not object to keep watch here, and
help me when / retnrni
While he was speaking the voices of the
! travellers made Tn rlselves heard again at tho
end OF the corridor. Henry instantly con-
ssntcd 70 wait in sls room. He shrunk from
I iscing tie 5le meeting with Agnes il
| Ia showed himself in the corridor at that mo-
| msHt.
The manager FASTENED his departure in the
/ hope of escaping notice. He was discovered
/ by his guests before he could reach the head
/ OF tho stairs Henry heard the voices plainly
as he turned the key. Wa.ie the terrible
I drama OF discovery was in progress on one
I side OF the door. trivial questions about the
{ rnussmenss OF Venice and facstious discus
/ sions oa the relative merits OF French and
+ Italian cookery were proceeding on the other.
Little by little the sound OF the talking grew
/ fainter. The visitors having arranged their
plans OF amusement for the day, were on
their way out Of the hotel Ia n minute or
I TWO there was silence once more.
Henry turned TO the window, thinking 70
/ relieve his mind By looking at the bright
/ view over ths canal. He soon grew wearied
/ o. tbs familiar scene. The morbid fosciRc-
tion which seems TO be exercised by all hcr-
r.ols sisas, drew him back again to the
ghastly object on the floor.
Dream or reality how lad Agnes survived
TIE sight of ia "a tho question passed
through bis mind, h noticed for the first
time something lving on the door near ths
I bead Looking closer. ne perceived a thir
n;tle plate Of gold. with three false teeth at
tachsd to il, which had apparently dropped
out Goossned By tho shcck) wheR the manager
let the head fail on tho floor.
Tie Importance Of this discovery. and ths
necessity of not too readily communicating Il
- others, instantly struck Henry Her.
surely was a chaucs-if any chance remained
OF identifying the shocking relic u ainan
Il
q crimei Acting on this idea, be TOOL
possession Of the tecth. purposing to use 'herr
a. last msans o, inquiry when other at
-r.s ~ invest cation had been tried an
bal f,.i-d
re asr- hsc< again . the window; th'
sot-ao of ths rcolA 81 san % veigi on hi
sfa as he iooted OF. again al the view
ter. as sost kEoc'z a. ths door. III
hcst,ned ., cpcn it--aua checked hiulself il
the act. A G5nbs occurred II him. Was 1
tss mars--r who tai kaocksGi He czIles
out. sTro q thcrsf
The vcioe q --eS answered him "Eav
Jon anything 20 tel ns, HenryT
EIs was hsrdly able - reply. Not FMS
row he sai8. confasesily. Forgive ne II
don't cr-n tee door. viIl speak 70 you
ntfls lstsr"
Ire s--.es voice r,aie itssH heard again
pleading With hiBa pifeous'y. Don't Isav
me alone. Hsnryl, I cant 50 back 70 ID
hs-gv people dcwR& &sirsn
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tsr si1h--he heard ths rnssiirE of her dres
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