The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-06

window frs-n an upper room Cd the factory.
She ives packing SAets EasE. Fhen again ]
saw A1H. RfoaaE5 ca Q l5syte Kim Ena give
him heta Saa- saw hsa GfEe It into An
Rie's hand A1eev That she let the curtain
6ey7n aaasI oazId SEE ~ Eacze
Mr.. R4oakaya kgps aboEt toe place al day,
and the Jely eTe9sisg yEsss long and bright.
w2Spaea 11iF7 coRssazasLF. f94 WIS sFTang-
ing pape.x, ssaas3pfsag hong EnStssrs as
tbebSa he were geias sway he Thought
nothing of seeing B1e abeizt; at least he
said nothing. AZ 3hst he sat down to his
a rack, aad thsR, kris 7vsFk being over, he
seemed to get ready to go away.
When be was game l went to the,desk.
The letter was s93rSssea to cid Mr.. Law
renee. The edges Of the envelope were not
dry. I acted lSsS tnadman, I knew, when
opened it; but aid it, and this was what
read:
My DzAR Uyc1E: Iheps yeu will not itilink me
ungrateful when you hear 1 have gone away to
marry some enc ofwfsoRa yeu arc sure 20 dtsap-
prove. We love each Other-that IS my enfy ex-
cuse. RzGs&RD.
l sealed the letter again and staggered
down ints the open air. It was quite dark
of the people were away Oh visits or exgur-
siOns. There Was only cae thought in any
mind. That was 60 kdA rayseif. l had a
pistol, and l found ftaas loaded it. My In
tentiom was to 70 tptbaSspst in the woods
where had asked Rose TO be my wife and
there kin myself; but as passed out again
l looked up. MIR. Richard had returned to
the Office. There was light there, aswiAg-
ing lantern, directly over his head He had
apparently come back TO make some alter
ations in his letter. He opened it, added
some lines, and sealed it again. And now
he was ready TO finish robhiBg me Of the
joy of my life, Of the only thing that seem
ed ValaGbls TO nae on earth.
Satan tSeR fg,H possession of nQe. felt
him enter into nay seal. lifted the pistol
and took atm at the handsome head on
which the leEaFlight feH 90 brightly. Not
good aim, though. The bullet naissed its
mark and struck the swinging lamp. I
saw great blaze spring up In an instant;
the fTework factory was on fire. The next
instant there was q horrible rgDort. was
hurled a long distance away and came to
myself bruised and giday, but able to rise.
All the place was full of people now.
heard nay name, and turned and saw Rose
at FAY side.
''Ohl thank God, darling!" she said;
thank God! Oil touch rae, that NAV
know you are alive! Oh, my love, my
lcver''
She threw her arms about ne. held her
close.
But he is in there" she sobbed. "Mr.
RichaEd-oh! he is therei and what Will
poor Miss Lawrence 60? They were to be
married tonight. They were to elope to-
ge5her. l was TO be her bridesmaid; have
been making her dress, fer she did not
dare TO tell any one else. Ga, poor, poor
Miss La8renue. He must be deadP'
The TRUTH rushed on nae; l saw all my
blind foxy, remembered the feaa between
the two families, and knew that Rose had
been helping Miss Lawrence to correspond
with her lover; and had murdered man
who had done mo 10 wrong. God knew
who else was about the place, with how
much crime my sogl was assorted. Then
d great hope thrilled me.
Perhaps ne isa't dead" said. "T'm
going in after him. Ill bring hira out
alive or die with him. Goed-by, dearest.
If never see you again, remember loved
you. I'm a wicked wretch, but I loved
you"
put her from me while she screamed for
ne to stay, and then l dashed into the
burning place
Afterward they said it was a miracle.
Perhaps it was. The angels may have felt
that it was we'll that shoald live to repent
my sins little longer. l found my victim
IA what seemed a red hot furnace, living
senseless on ais face. covered that face
with Ray own soft hat, and / dashed out
again. don't know how did il. was
very strong, very big, and he was slight
and slender.
They brought him TO first. He had only
been a little scorched and singed about the
shoulders As fer me, knew nothing for
a week, and had some ugly scars about
me that did not improve my looks but
Reese seemed TO love me more for them, and
Mr.. Richard had his fair girls beauty quite
unaltered.
They called me hero, but it was only
while was too weak to speak that per
mitted it. One day made confession. I
called Rose 90 Rly bedside, and l called
nina. l told them all, and they fergave
me; yes, they both fefgave me. l think
they were angels.
No one had been hurt but me, and there
was only some loss of money.
Jealousy IS insanity" Mr.. Richard said,
land eve my LIE to you Had been the
scoundrei you thought me, 1 should have
deserved DEATH
AS fer Rose, she cried as if her heart
would break, plying rne. And 1 think
Satan LETT me forever then, and have had
neither hate nsr jealousy in my heart since
that day. and often tarn to that page of
the Bible On which these words are written:
Jealousy is crgel rs tie grave, and the Goals
thereof are as coabs Of Gre, waieh burn with
most vehement fame;
and think how true it is and how nearly
jealousy ruined all oGr lives, and low close
nay soul has been to Per6Aaon.-Mary
Kyle Dallas IN \. T. Ledger.