Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-15
,'' .'. CHAPTER XVIII.

l. .st,;t. ;.,. .Ci1AfIEh AE LII. .,.,..,. .. h. . i EDWARD COSBY MEETS WITH AN ACCIDENT.
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 ring the Honham 1nbrtgages to MT. Quest,
 the colonel went out sho6t ing! He had on
 the previous day become the 'possessori of q new hammerless gun By a well known Lon: don maker, of which he stood in considerable
 need. He had treated himself to this gun when be came into his atthts little iffoftuhe, l bat it was only just conpfered. The weapon
 was a beautiful one, and at any other time it would have filled his sportsnap's heart with l joy. Even as it Rasivhenl he put ititogether l and balanced it and took imaginary shots at | blackbirds in the garden, for a little while he forgot his sorrows, for the ,sorFqw. pust inrt | deed be heavy which new hammerless gun | by such a ma Eer oannot'do something toward | Tightening. So on the next morning he took his gun and, proceeded to 1o the marshes by | the river, where, he was credibly informed, ! several whisps of snipe had been seen, to at l tempt to shoot some of them and put the | new weapon to the test.
 | 1t was on thisisa1le, morning that Edward Cossey got letter which disturbed him not alittle ' It was from Belle Quest, and ran Ethus:
 E "DEAR MR. CossEY-Wi1l you come over Eand see me this afternoon about o'clock? l y
 disappoint me. B. e." For long while he hesitated' what to do Belle Quest was at the present. juncture the
 very last person whom he wished to see. His
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 Mrs Quest was not theTe;' indeed, he waited fbr ten minutes befere.she came in.s She wass
 very pale, 50 pale that the blue veins on her forehead showed distinctly through her ivory skin,y and thers was. a. curious Intensity about her manner which frightened him. She was very quiet also, unna tt1raify asos indeed but
 her quiet was Of the om,lino,is o,l nature of the" silence before the storm, and when she spoke her words were Keen, and quick, ana vivid She did not shake hahds' with hffh5 but sat down and looked at him, slowly flaming her.
 self with a painted ivory fan which she took up from the table. '''"',''' s"You sent for me, Belle, and here | am,"
 te said, breaking the silence. eH'"-,. '' Then she spoke. 'You told me the other day." she said, that you were not engaged
 tp be married to Ida de la Molle. 1t was not Her. -S<~' < ''' = .S-< : f"Who said sos" he asked defantly. "Quest, l. iEsupposep. +g%s HsfAsS :s.s IH II have it on a better authority" she an-
 svered; 'I have it from Missde la Mnle her. self. Now listen, Edward Cossey. When lft you goI made condition, and that; con- [ dition was that you should not marry Ida de 'lh Molle. Do you still intend to marry herr" | h"You had it from 1daf' he said, disregard l ing her question; ''then you must have i' spoken to Ida-you must have told hex every thing. l suspected as much from her man. Ter the other night. Ypu'- .-. s:,r@2si "Then 1t is true," she broke in, coldly. "It H true, and in addition to your other fail- hgs, Edward, you are a coward and a.
 "s "what 1S 1t t5 y6u what T dnl op M What Sm nots" he answered, savagely. "What
 Business is. it Of yoursa You have np hold Sver me, and no claim upon me. As it is, I lave suffered snough at your hands and at those of your accursed husband. have had l, P pay him thirtY thousand pounds, do ypu fnow thata But of course you know it. No
 doubt the whole thing is. g plant, and you
 will share the spoil" 'H' t'' " V
 "Ah!" she said, drawing long breath. "And now look here, ,sihe wenton F"Once
 Ind for all, will not be interfered with by
 4ou.' II am engdged to Hharry Ida de Ia Nolle, and whether you wish it or no shall
 4parry her. And one more thing-I will not 4llow you to associate with Ida. Do you un- &erstand mel IswilhG dlIbw it.1
 She had been holding, the fan before her
 face while he spoke q Nowrshe lowered itfsnd Poked at him. Her face was paler than ever, faler than death,'if that be possible, but in
 Ter eyes there shone light like the light of a
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 ! ."'Why notr' she said quietly. F, t,t1 t,.
 < @sWhy not2' he answered savagely. '"I
 wonder that you think it necessary to, asE Such question; but as you do I will tell you Fhy. Because Ida is the lady whom am
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