The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-01-12

Go where she would, do what she
might, she could not shake off the
memory of that horrible night. In the
afternoon of the next day she went to
Lenora's room, where she found her
aunt.
How pale and worn you look, jean
nette Your fright has told on you
very much. "
ayes, dear auntie: l thought you
were dead when | saw you lying there.
I heard YOU when you fell, but did not
know what was the matter so | came
to see, and when | opened the door
Won were living there beside the bed as
| if dead. | presume it was too much
for my nerves, and | must have faint
ed. and | do not remember all that
| passed, and am not feeling very well
| to-day. What was the matter last
night? There seemed to be noise about
the house all night, and Tom said the
nurse had gone What could have
caused her to go and not tell you any
| thing about it? Could it be possible
that it was she who tried to kill Lima 2"
al do know. Jeanette; there is a
great mystery about it all, and from
all appearances, someone wants to take
her life"
at does all seem very strange, and
had thought that the nurse was good
and trusty L am going to the city
shopping this afternoon and perhaps
had best employ detective to look up
the matter"
a good idea, indeed; there must be
something done soon. l do so wish
that Ray was here, and if L knew his
address | would wire him to come i'm
mediately."
"Oh, / hardly think it necessary to
trouble him about it just now, for no
doubt he has some important business
matters to attend to-"
"Well, feel very uneasy about it,
but you may do as you please about the
matter, Jeanette.
After talking with Lenora Few mo-
ments, and expressing her great pleas
ure over her narrow escape, she went
to her apartments to prepare for the
days shopping. I
The preparation was quite different
from what her aunt presumed it would |
be. Jeannette's visit to the sick cham
Der, and the sight of the sweet, pale
face of her rival, made her all the more
desperate. She had now twice failed
to remove the little tramp" and in the
attempt had become double muir
deress, but she would not have cared,
had she but killed the right one.
She had been sitting by the CRATE in
her room thinking, for some time, when
she arose from her chair and began
walking up ana down the room, NUT
tering, in half-audible tones, to her
self
No, no! Ny hands are now stained
with the life-blool OF two innocent
persons, while she, the guilty one, still
lives. / have gained nothing, but have
lost my own soul: aud now, if ] should
kill that contemplate creature, [ be-
lieve the moment she died / should
be struck dead. No, must get her
out of this house in some other way
L think | can manage it in such a
way that Aunt Marguerite will send
her away Immediately, and be glad to
get rid of her; perhaps thea [ shall
have little rest"
She paused in the center of the room
and pressed her hand to her heart as If
to check its wild, painful throbbing,
while hergreat black eyes, sunken deep
in that pale, haggard face, gazed wildly
round the room.
"Ah! as luck would have it, Ray is
not at home, and [ can carry out my
plans much better when he is away.
When he returns home my cursed en-
envy viii not he here"
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