Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-07

get out or lt any way, you nasty mean brute" she went on, raising her voice and drawing up her thin lips so as to show the white teeth beneath. ''So you thought that you were going to play it down low on me in that fashion, did yous We'll, you've just made a little mistake for once in your life, and I'll tell you what it is, you shall smart for it. I'll teach you what it is to leave your lawful wifo to starve while you go and live with another woman ill luxury You can't help yourself; can ruin you if I like Sup posing I go to magistrate and ask for q warrant, what can you do to keep me quet?"
 Suddenly the virago stopped as though she were shot, and her fierce countenance froze into an appearance of terror, as we'll it might. MT. Quest, who had been sitting listening to her with his hand over his eyes, had risen, and his face was as the face of q fiend alght with an intense and quiet fury which seemed to be burning inwardly. On the mantel- piece lay sharp pointed Goorka knife, which one of Mrs. dAubigne's admirers, who had travelled, had presented to her. It was an awful looking weapon, and keen edged as a razor. This he had taken up and held in his right hand, and with it he was advancing toward her lying on the sofa.
 "If you make sound l will kill you at once," he said, speaking ill low and husky voice.
 She had been paralyZed with terror, for, like most bullieS, male and female, she was a great coward, but the sound of his voice reused her, and the first note of harsh screech had already issued from her lips, when he sprung upon her, and placing the sharp point of the knife against her throat, pricked her with it. 'Be quiet." he said, ''or you are dead woman"
 She stopped screaming and lay there, her face twitching, and her eyes bright with ter TOT.
 "Now, listen" he said, in the same husky voice. You incarnate fiend, you asked me just now how could keep you quiet. will tell you; can keep you quiet by running this knife up to the hilt in your throat" and once more he pricked her with its point. 'It would be murder" he went on, ''but do not care for that. You and others between you have not made my life so pleasant for me that am especially anxious to perserve it. Now, listen. will give you the two hun dred and fifty pounds that have brought, and you shall have the two hundred and fifty year; but if you ever attempt to extort more, or if you molest me, either by spread ing stories against my character or by means of legal prosecution, or ill any other way, 1 swear by the Almighty that l will murder you l may have to kill myself afterward-I don't care if do, provided kill you first. Do you understand me, you tiger, as you call yourselfs If 1 have to hunt you down as ] they do tigers, 1 will come up with you at last, and kill you. You have driven me to it, and, by heaven! will. Come, speak up, and tell me that you understand, or may change my mind and do it now," and once more he touched her with the knife l She rolled off the sofa on to the floor and lay there, writhing in abject terror, looking in the shadow of the table, where her long, 1.-the form was twisting about in it's robe of yellow, barred with black, more like one of | the great cats from which she took her name than a human being. 'Spare mel' she gasped; "spare me! don't want to die! l swear that will never meddle with you again."
 "I don't want your paths, woman, q answered the stern form, bending over her with the knife. "A liar you have been from your youth up, and liar you will be to the end. Do you understand what have saidn
 ''Yes, yes I understand An! put away that knife; I can't bear itl It makes me sick"
 'Very we'll, then, get up."
 She tried to rise, but her knees would not support her, so she sat upon the floor.
 "Now," said Mir. Quest, replacing the knife upon the mantelpiece, 'here is youl money" and he flung bag of notes and gold into her lap, at which she clutched eagerly and almost automatically. ':The 9250 will be paid on the first of January il each year, and not one farthing more vii you get from me. Remember what I tel you: try to molest me by word or act ano you are q dead woman; 1 forbid you even te write to me. Now, go to the devil in youl own way" and without another word ht took up his hat and umbrella, walked to ths door, unlocked it, and went, leaving the Tiger huddled together upon the floor,