Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-25

words once more and will stamp the life
out of YOU where you are. You say that
God promised her to you-promised that
woman to hound like you. All, be care
fulp'
Owen Davies made no answer. Crouched
there upon the ground he rocked himself to
and fro and moaned in the madness Of his
baked desire.
'This man." said Geoffrey, turning to-
ward and pointing to Elizabeth, who was
glaring at him like wildcat from the cor
ner of the room, "ssid that there is no God.
/ say that there is God, and that one day,
soon or late, vengeance will ind you out
you murderess, you writer OF anonymous
letters; you who, to advance your own
wicked ends, whatever they may be, were
not ashamed to try and drag your innocent
sisters name into the dirt. 1never believed
in q hell till now, but there must be hell
for such as YOU, Elizabeth Granger. Go
YOUR wavs; live out your time; but live every
hour OF it in terror of the vengeance tnat
shall come SO surely as you shall die.
'tNow for YOU, sir, be went on, address,
ing the trembling father. 81 do not blame
you SO much, because I believe that this
viper poisoned your mind. You might nave
thought that the tale was true. IL Is not
true; it was a lie. Beatrice, who is now
DEAD.
was carried from it as she came. And you,
her father, allowed this villain and your
daughter to use her distress against her; you
allowed him to make a lever OF 1t, with
which to force her into a marriage that she
loathed. Yes, cover up your face-you may
well do so. Do your worst, one and all OF
you. but remember that this time you have
to deal with a man who can and will strike
back. not with poor friendless girl.
Before heaven it was not my fault, Mr..
BinS gasped the old man. am In
nocent of it That Judas-woman Ellzaoeth
BETRAYED her sister because she wanted to
marry him herself" and he pointed to the
heap uron the floor "She thought that it
would prejudice him against Beatrice, and
he-he believed that she was attached to
YOU. and tried to work upon her attach
ment"
$50, said Geofrey, NOW we have it all.
And YOU, sir, stood by and saw this done.
You stood by thinking that you would
make profit of her agony. Now L Will
tell YOU what meant to hide from you.
did love her, 1 do love her-ss she
loved me. l believe that between you, you
drove her to her grave. Her blood be on
your heads forever and forever!
"Ob, take me home, groaned the Heap
upon the hoor-''take me home, Elizabeth!
I
Nv brain goes round and round. Take me
awav, Elizabeth, and stop with me. You
are not afraid of her, you are afraid OF
nothing"
Elizabeth sidled up to him, keeping her
fierce ewes on Geofrey all the time. She
was utterly cowed and terrified, but she
could still look fierce She took the Heap
by the hand and drew him thence still
moaning and quite crazed. She led him
awav to his castle and his wealth. SIX
months aiterward she came forth with him
to marry him, halt-witted as he was. A year
aud eight months afterward she came out
again to bury him, and found herself the
richest widow in Wales.
But mark the sequel In her breast was
the seed of a fatal and shocking malady.
Within three months of her deliverance,
Elizabeth too was dead, and the wealth
passed elsewhere.
They went forth, leaving Geofrey and Mr..
Granger alone. The old man rested his head
upon the table and wept bitterly.
"Be merciful," he said, ''do not say such
words to me. 1 loved her, indeed 1 did, but
Elizabeth was too much for me, and am SO
poor. Oh, if you loved her also, be merci-
full L do not reproach you because you
loved her, although you had no right to love
her. Ii you had not loved her, and made
happened. Why do you say such dreadful
things to me, Mr.. Bingham?"
''I loved her, sir" answered Geofrey,
humbly enough now that his fury had
passed, 'because being what she was, all
who looked on her must love her. There is
no woman left like her in the world. But
who am 1 that should blame you? God
forgive us all! 1 only live henceforth in the
hope that L may one day reioin her where
she has gone"
There was pause.
''Mr. Granger" said Geoffrey, pleasantly,
"never trouble yourself about money. You
were her father; anything you want and
that have is YOURS. Let us shake hands
and say goodbye, and let US never meet
again. As 1 said, God forgive us alll'
''Thank you-thank you," said the old
man, looking up through the white hair
that fell about his eyes. ''It is strange
world and we are all miserable sinners. 1
hope there is better somewhere. I'm well
nigh tired OF this, especially now that Bea-
trice is gone. Poor gIrl, she was a good
daughter and q fine woman. Goodbye.
Goodbye"
Then Geoffrey went