Nevada County picayune., 1889-02-27

eventually proved, conquered. thought him most vacant youth but my mother explained that he was very much struck with me, and 'such dear, simple, shy boy, not withstauding his great wealth and high position"
 The wedding day came and had seen my bridegroom but twice. On these occasions his father had been in the room. Lady Silurian l had not seen at all her husband brought me q magnificent tiara, necklace. earrings and bracelets of diamonds the Silurian diamonds were famed and regretted that his wife was too great an invalid to present them in person.
 l have small recolections of the ceremony. but remember that my fatherin-law bent over and guided his sons hand when he signed the registry, laughing. and calling him a nervous fellow. l wrote my maiden name. Olive Chase, for the last time. and immediately after 1. accompanied by my father-in-law and husband, drove to Limestone Towers, the home of the Silurian family.
 There l made a nasty dinner alone in one of the magnificent rooms which had been set apart for me, and slipping on gorgeous wrapper. l tried to forget my woes in the pages of some of my favorite books. Ere long my tired head fell back on the sofa and l slept.
 awoke with 2 crY and I sense of terror. A number of wax lights shed soft radiance over the hand some room, the perfume of rare flowers filled the air. and bending over the couch on which I lay, his hot breath flaming my cheek, was the man 1 had married. with an ex- pression on his face and in his evil, shifty eyes, which God grant 1 may never see on any human face again. For moment I was paralyzed with a feeling of spkenina tsrrar, then rose from the sofa and moved toward ! the table.
 "Where are you going?" he cried. Not so fast. Don't you know you are mine now?"
 In an instant he had Me in his arms, and was holding me so tightly clasped in his embrace that l panted for breath while he went on: "Yes, you're mine, safe enough now, I've got away from that old imp who's been standing between us. He thinks Pm safe with Black. He's deep one. Yes, you're mine, and I can tear your great, sad, black eyes ont, oF pinch your white flesh, or . !Hle laa Antii the h!ond oomes,
 "Vh,' I gasped, "lf you are mortal and not q tiend. take me to Lady Silurian; take me to your mother
 My words called forth the widest laughter.
 Lady Silurian?" he cried. You will never see her. she's mad, as mad as natter; curse her. that's where ] get t from, We're all mad but that old imp of father of mine, and he'd he mad too If he were not the evil one. Your mother wanted the money, and she's got it: she's got f50, ,oo0, and Eve got you"
 The look which he cast on me froze my very hlood, bu, by this time l beganto see all too clearly the nature of the snare into which l had fallen.
 moved forward hut he seized my dress, and placed one hand over my mouth and made his teeth meet in my shoulder.
 The pain was so intense that 1 almost tainted, my knees gave way and fell to the floor,
 By God !n he cried, "dead al- ready," The exclamation gave me an idea: what if were to feign death? l acted on it, and presently heard him moving about the room, mutterine to himself When l knew him to be at some distance l half opened my eyes, and saw to my horror that he appeared to be trying to open the window. Suddenly he desisted, and l heard him murmur, No, this side won't do. want her to fall into the moat and then he won't find her. The bedroom win-