Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-09-26
A DARK SECRET.
The Story Of a Tragic
Life Drama.
By Z. NJ. DAVY.
CHAPTER 1.

CHAPTER L
THOSE GYPSY EYES.
- WAS twenty-eight years of
o dNS age when the drama of my
SeOoA life began.
Ld@3 One evening in October.
Nl9Al 1856, was standing beneath
VGH1IM the portico of a building
RHhM with which one is not usually
SE NM inclined to associate romance.
H/@TE-namely, hydropathic es-
WS&N Enlistment.
0SSS4 The wind howled dismally
@A9t through the trees of the ave-
NCfCEp nue., carrying away in swiris
Cha the last remaining leaves Of
NP)S autumn. The view, ranging
q 3 Dover a wide extent of hill and
Z dale-was blurred and az
most blotted out by scuds of flying rain.
clouds. A dreary prospect truly! though
here and there might be caught glimpses
of the winding Tyne; Wexham's Abbey
tower could from time to time be seen,
while Rilston's ruined walls occasionally
revealed themselves In fitful CLEANS of
sunset light
I'm sick of it, 1 exclaimed, believ-
ing myself to be alone, most thoroughly
and heartily sick'o It'll"
of what. my friend? The weather or
the place? In either case can only say
YOU are a most ungrateful man.
The speaker was the doctor OF the es-
tablishment, who had followed me out
unperceived. He was a considerably
older man than myself; yet, notwithstand-
ing nearly twenty years disparity In our
ages, and only two weeks acquaintance
ship, an intimacy had sprung up between
us which might well have been dignified
by the name Of friendship. He was more
reserved than /, but when he spoke about
himself it was of his life in India as an
army surgeon; and certainly that country
had left its marks on him.
He was not tall, but soldier-every
inch of him; and his head, which was
partially bald, would have delighted a
phrenologist. had dabbled a little in
the science of phrenology myself. and
ium was one of the finest l ever saw.
Yes, you are decidedly an migrate, "
continued the Doctor "You arrived here
o fortnight ago a broken down invalid.
The fine air, the rest, not to mention my
cheerful society, have made you
sConvalescent Therefore, what posi-
BILE reason have l for remaining? i am a
poor man, as l told you, Doctor; and, ex-
cept for the generosity of my employers,
conld not have afforded to come here.
But they consider nv health of service to
them So ON INV return to- morrow / mean
to get INTO harness and devote myself to
working OFF my debt l am not alto
gether an migrate, you see!"
You are really going tomorrow"
Il have decided to leave by the first
train in the morning."
Jbad scarcely answered him when
mud bespattered travelling carriage dash
ed mn to the door. The ton of il. even
tine driving seat was niied with luopaoe
One of the horses was ridden Inv a most.
bow.
We stood aside to watch. unseen the
new arrivals. Apparently thew we're by
no means unexpected for the manaper
and manaperess came PROMPTLY upon the
scene: and two men with a carryine-c chair
FASTENED tn the carriage door.
The FIRST To aliobt from the vehicle was
. lady seemingly of middle ace. n wo-
man whose transnarent delicate features
care. worn expression-but above all her
fIurried and arxious manner-wonlda any
vh1se have attracted notice Her
closely braided hair was smooth and
Eobt. her brows and eyelashes coiorlessN
almost white She snoke n few words tn
Mrs Hill the manaperess. tbouob the
ran1y Of the latter was alone audlble
Ne have very few visitors in the house
70 ;nsnre privacy This is tbe tea honr
md think the invalid NAV easily he
taken to your apartments unobserved,r
There was then no chance of escane
for either DR. Gascoione or myseif
Willingly or uuwillincly. we must remain
vbere We we're stationed and witness
the entrance of this invalid whom it was
evidently desired no visitors nrvino aveo
Should see.
The lady went down the stems and re.
tnrned nresentlv walking beside the carry.
ino-cbair on which recl;ned a 6mre
vranned in long dark mantle. and
CLOSELY yelled
At the moment of passine me however
a gust of wind swept through the portico'
and as tboppb in some mad frolic fnno
back the veil from the recumbent fieure
VIVA. met INV siobt2 Wbv the Ianob;no
oaze of n nair of tbe darkest mosf
roeuish ewes imapinable! The rest of the
t%nna,b tba, woro . so,navbat JisJo;nfui
eInress ion wbiIa n sIiabtIv sst;r;cai emil
m tho ax1n;sitalv cbisejsi Inns addad 20
rsthar tbon 5otr.cto5 fromFtba fosa;n
80, Saon,,, 80 tho Co.
TIE alder LADY with an imnatient oas
ture. replaced the veil. keeping her hand
on II, ana oending FORWARD, SPOKE words
seemingly OF ahgrS anu na'sn eAPostuia-
..on 81 tnmard NJ ~ tba i;ttIa ~
caSsion nasseJ along the hall ~ p'o
When Gasco;one and we're once mora
.,ona toncbaS him an the slaeve We
49,, uhot Ioyaiv er;ri or;ad.
tHhan 9, onnsd snddeniv fnr 7 felt his or,
III Sod ,rrrod no,s os osbas and
-, nau - ,;pht do ~ boi;a~aJ
1891 aS ."a tHt W,.h out,a,eS
ae nse BE ser iaf, ond Saw him no mors
49, e.o ne i'i' ii'e' az" %" - -.' --'-'
ma Some hc,rs ,a.or ;,s,o...d tho v;s-