The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09

from the mansion, and heavy mist
was falling; the platform was dark.
empty, and cold, disagreeable wind
whistled round the corner of the depot.
AS our carriage is not here, Thomas.
you must go and order one, that we
may get home as soon as possible. F."
The carriage soon arrived at the
dark, gloomy station-house, and in a
very short time it stopped at the man
sion gate; all was dark, and the man
sion looked deserted, indeed
Lenora went slowly and tremblingly
UP the long wilk to the great hall
door and entered the gas was turned
so low that she could scarcely see her
way, and feeling of utter WEAKNESS.
of some new trouble, seemed to weigh
upon the now sufficiently tried soul
She went to the nursery first, closely
followed by her maid, but all was dark
ness, and nurse and babe were gone.
Nothing more was left for the lone
wife; her little darling that was so dear
to her, and that was part of herself
and her lost, loving husband, had been
taken from her also.
"Oh, Father in heaven, what dost
Thou mean? Wilt Thou, oh God. hide
Thy face from me forever" and she
wrung her little hands and moaned in
her agony of despair. She sank down
upon chair while her great, dreamy,
sunken eyes gazed YEARLY round the
room and rested upon a tall, dark
figure in the doorway. Lula had
lighted the gas, and Lenora could
aa w no j.,
for it was Jeanette, and on her face
rested a look of scorn and migfGy
hatred.
where is my babe, Jeanette? and
there must be letter here for me from
my husband ?"
"Ha ha! Your husband your babe
Yes, you foul murderess, you may well
ask where they are. If you would but
think you might guess. Both of their
bodies are now at the bottom of Lake
Michigan, and yours ought to be there
also; you have killed them Indirectly"
Jeanette stopped moment to notice
the effect of her words, and to draw
breath. The hot, tiendish breath al
most famed Lenoras blanched, cold
cheeks; she sat motionless, while her
Strange,
wild, daZed fashion.
Father, have mercy; spare me a
little"
Eyes, you ought to call upon God
for mercy; but, thanks to that God,
your sins have found you out. About
dusk this evening a man came here in
carriage and demanded of me your
babe; he said that he was your lawful
husband, and that poor Ray was the
victim of your deep deception, as well
as himself. He had sent for Raw to
meet him at Chicago, where he had
the proofs of your marriage. That
poor, deluded man went to Chicago
and saw your lawful husband, and he
proved to Ray that You were his wife.
As soon as poor Ray realized his posi-
ton he rushed for the lake, and now
his body lies at the bottom.
"Oh, pity, pity, dear Lord" gasped
Lenora.
PITY? Not on Yourself but on your
victims. What will my poor aunt say
when she returns home and finds her
house deserted and disgraced? That
child that she soon hoped to see, but
now never shall, was carried off by that
man to be cast in those deep, dark
waters with its father You see what
you have done, and can certainly real
ize that you have no right here. | am
now mistress of this mansion, and do
not want if 10 be further disgraced by
your presence. You understand, [
hope? Here is a letter that came for
you to-day. Henceforth the doors of
this house are closed to you"
ITO BE CONTINrEn.l