St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-21

COl. Moro. The news fell upon the al
ready excited people like a thunderbOlt,
and amazement increased when it was
known that the colonel was charged
with the murder of Carlotta, 1.-The
Feather Witch" The American de-
| tective, who had worked up the case,
declared that he had made no mistake.
and Col. Moro. when charged with the
crime, said nothing.
"What does blind Dolores think of
the arrest?' asked man who dropped
into wine shop where MenendeZ was
slipping pulque night or two after the
detectives triumph.
dolores! How do I know? She is at
Mazatlan," exclaimed the major.
''She has been home these three
days"
''The devil she has!' was the re-
spouse, and within the next ten min
utes Menendez had posted off to see the
blind wife. for whom he had conceived
passion which had never been ade-
quatelY returned.
Dolores received him in the drawing
room, and smile overspread her face
when he spoke.
MY husband is innocent" said Do
lores.
But he has confessed"
like queen before MenendeZ, looking
fairer than ever.
''If he has confessed, he lies!" she
cried. "He may have formed passion
for this nameless girl. He is fond OF
pretty faces; he always told me so.
What has he confessed to? Tell me-"
Her tones were imperative, and fright
ened MenendeZ.
"Why don't you speak?" continued
Dolores, and at the same time her hand
found his own with the certainty of a
hawk in it's swoop. docs he say ne
killed hep"
mo. He admits that he carried the
body from the statute of Gautemozin to
the canal"
Innocent, Yet Punished.
s'Not that he killed her?"
HE says he did not do that; but the
detective-the American in government
employ-claims to have evidence enough
to prove the crime on him."
"The American simply lies!' cried
Dolores. "Wlll you please tell him so
trouble, major. l will tell bin so my
self. When does my husband have his
formal hearing"
Tomorrow" and then Menendez
quickly continued: 81 did not know
| you were back from Mazatlan."
Dolores answered first with faint
smile.
II did not have to announce my re-
| turn" said she.
ssNo. trust you will soon visit the
| American Oculist. While the colonel is
detained by the authorities you could
make the visit, and doubtless be re-
stored to sight"
why this interest in m e?" queried
Dolores. 81 am a wife. The law of
Mexico is not apt to make me a widow.
There is hot, jealous blood in my veins.
l came by it honestly. l would let it
out if l could, and | may do it some
day. Do you think Col. Moro guilty?"
Everything is against him. He was
the girls lover. They were wont to
meet by the bust of Gautemozin. Look
herer and Menendez drew forth the
| in the wine shop. This is the very
bait that took him to the spot the night
of the crime. They must have quar-
relied there-Carlotta was quick-tem-
pered-and to get rid of her he"
The fierce CLEAN in Dolores eyes and
the almost satanic expression OF her
! beautiful face broke the majors SEN
tence and alarmed him.
"Therew exclaimed Dolores. "Not
another word against him. The Amerl-
can detective may be ShreWd enough in
! his own country, but here he is at fault.
! Ae claims to have found the murderer
of the Feather WITCH but why doesn't
he produce the dagger that put an end
to her guilty loves"
AS she finished, Dolores snatched
from her bosom an ivOry-handled dag
ger with a needle point. Menendez re-
coled with a cry at sight OF 1t.
Her Vengeance.
"a Mexican wife has avenged her.
self-that is ALL" continued Dolores.
81 am the person who left the feath-
er girl at the foot of GautemOzn'S ped
estal. | followed her up one street, and
down another, and while she waited for
him among the shadows, stole upon
her like an Indian and drove the steel
to her heart"
s'My God. woman! You are mad! You
could not do this in your blindness.
YOU"
"Blind?" broke in Dolores, with a
laugh. go and ask the young Am
erican oculist if am blind. For four
weeks l have been in a dark room in
his house, and not at Mazatian. The
operation was painless and successful.
l submitted to it in order that | could
see to kill the thief of my husbands
love. L did not fail. Now. wretch that
you are ready to hang Col. Moro, in
order to take his place in my affections
go, and tell the American detective
that you, and not he, have found the
slayer of the Feather Witch of Next
COP"
The man who shrunk from Dolores
presence was Maj. MenendeZ. His de-
feat so ranked in his heart that he
lodged with the police information
which led to the wife's arrest, and the
CITY of Mexico had sensation number
three.
Dolores repeated her confession to
the major. Her husband then pro-
nounced her mad, and said that he
alone was guilty. He was hanged for
the murder of Carlotta the feather
worker. partly on the testimony of
MenendeZ, though there now remains
no doubt that Dolores, the Jealous wife,
was the wielder of the dagger.
A month later Menendez was found
stabbed in precisely the same manner,
and, strange to say, the pig-headed
police of the city did not even suspect
Dolores of the crime. Cincinnati En-
Quirer.
How to Scatter Crowd.
Chicago Tribune.
A new way to scatter crowd has
been discovered. A man who found