Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-10-24
ANNAPOLIS

and. ss you were so thoughtful as to
come unobserved, would it not be wise
for you TO retire in the same wayI"
he shook his head dissentingly.
-No l viii not leave you'll will
never leave You again They brought
me here to recover the something have
lost from my mind; and if find it in
you. have not the right to claim itg l
have been everywhere, among the rich
aud great all over the world. but care
only for you. And when found You
here by the sea, alone, said: She Is
mine-mine for ever and everr There
was time when meant 10 make the
name of Dean Addison as famous as that
of Newton; but reason failed me. and
now He bent forward until his
dark hair touched my cheek--now they
call me madl"
shuddered and drew back. The sill
yer tongued clock ON the mantel struck
eleven. and with THE last chime a light
footstep flew along the passage. and a
second after my cousin Lulu's dainty
knock sounded on door.
~Oh. Margie. let me in quickl I've
something TO tell ,u-something really
important
A gasp of joy broke from me. But
the further effort made to call for help
was stifled by an iron hand upon my
mouth, and a voice full of suppressed
passion whispered close TO my ear:
Say you have retired, and do not
wish to be disturbed Say it now--in-
=,
with me, to certain death"
please let me in-iust a minute.
pleaded Lulu. from without the door,
little dreaming of my utter inability to
stir, scarcely to breathe, much less to
grant her request
Speak as l have said. or we die to-
getherl" he hissed. and death it certainly
was. if / d sobeved him.
bit my lips to silence the cry of an
guish rising stronger, as the blood curd-
ling despair tore deeper into my heart,
and by superhuman effort uttered the
lie that would send me from her, and
leave me at the mercy of the mailman,
whose grasp was even then half smoth-
ering me.
Keep your news until morning.
am too sleepy to hear it now. Please,
Lu, go away. IL c IN not let you in.
Lulu, rather off ded, said no more,
and listened to h departing footsteps
like one in an ago,..zed iream.
A quarter of an hour passed in utter
silence. could not speak nor move,
and sat staring at him in speechiess
terror. 1t was a CHASTITY kind of fear
fraught stiffness. and it was a positive
relief when he said, pointing to stately
steamer, ploughin on her course afar
beyond the line of breakers, the light at
her masthead steadily cleaning high
above the waves:
Il see a ship in the distance, Margie;
perhaps it comes to bear us away--away
to some beautif ul land where you will
learn to love me.
He kept leaning farther out in his
eagerness to watch the rapidly receding
light, and the thou. mt suddenly occurred
to me that now was the time to act.
Gathering all my strength, nerved by
desperation and des. .,air, made quick
dash forward, and pushed him headlong
from the window. Down into the seeth-
ing water he fell, hurled mad and un-
warned into eternity. A whispered cry
of "Margiel Margiel' as if for help or
mercy, came back to me, and then all
was STILL
Shaking in every limb, crawled to
the window, and looked, shudderingly,
over its granite ledge. ! saw him bat
Ting with the waves. The briny waters
were gurgling in his throatl A dark
/ II. a aH khe.f - k1.aa -
saw it whirl helplessly In the eddies,
sink and rise, and sink again. Dean
Addison had gone to his grave in the
ocean, and it was / who had sent him
there. Murderl 1t rang like a peal of
! thunder in my ears Murderessl The
room receded; j could not breathe; a
chill, as of death, seemed to freeze my
blood; the atmosphere felt heavy; it
was dark and cool, the moon, the stars,
and the sea suddenly disappeared, and /
fell senseless to the floor. Hours after
ward they found me raving in delirium,
and for many weeks the burning fever
consumed me, like fire that knew no
quenching. awoke at last to conscious
ness, thin and pale, and feeble as an in
FAINT, but no one guessed the cause OF
my illness. When they would allow me
to converse, said to Lula:
How long have been sick?"
@Oh, a matter of six weeks. Thought
it so strange of you not to let me in that
night, and felt real cross about it. too;
and after we found you ] was so sorry,
for you were just wild with brain fever,
and that was the reason. / suppose, why
your voice sounded so oddly, replied
Cousin Lula. very penitently.
And what was it you came to tell me
that night?"
LET me see. OH it was about those
people at the cottage. The secret is out
now, and sad enough it was, assure
you Mrs Ansee's brother, Dean Addi-
son, was, at one time, supposed To be
hopelessly insane; and he was the in
] valid for whom seaside residence was
taken"
-Is-he dead?" 1 asked, under my
breath.
No. indeed; far from it; and. what Is
more, he has recovered his reasonl
The thankful tears crowded to my
eyes and ran hot on the pillow.
Tell me about il. Lulu How came
the secret to be discoveredf-
AOhl that Is the most singular part OF
il all On the very night you were taken