The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-24

staggered back against the wall
''Dead--dead! What do you mean! How
dis. she dief" he asked.
That is known to God and her alone" an
swered Godfrey. ''She went out last even
ing in her canoe When arrived here this
morning she was missed for the first time. /
walked along the beach and found the canoe
md this inside of it, and lie placed the sodden
shoe on the table
There was a silence In the midst of it
Owen Davies burst into the room with wild
eyes and disheveled hair.
sis it tr,el" he cried: tell met cannot
be true that Beatrice is drowned! She cannot
nave been taken from me just when was go
ing to marry her. Say that it is not truef
A great fury filled Geoffreys heart He
walked down the room aud shut the door, q
red light swimming before his eyes; then he
turned and gripped Owen Davies shoulder
like wise.
"You accursed blackguard-you unmanly
curl' he said: you and that wicked wo-
man." and lie shook his hand at Elizabeth,
''conspired together to bring a slur upon
Beatrice. You did more; you threatened to at
tack me- to try and ruin me If she would not
give herself up to you. You loathsome hypo-
critic, you tortured her and frightened her;
aow am here to brighten you. lou SAID
chat you would make the country ring with
your tales tell you this-are you listening
to mea-if you dare to mention her name IN
such sense, or if that woman dares, | will
break every bone in your wretched oody-by
heaven, ! will kill you'll" and he cest Dawes
from him, and as he did 50 struck him heavily
across the face with the back of his hand
The man took no notice either of his words
or of the deadly insult of the blow.
as it true" he screamed; sis it true that
she is deadP'
eyes" said Godfrey, following him and
bending his tall square frame over him, for
Davies had fallen against the wall, Eyes, 1t Is
true-she is dead and beyond your reach for
ever. Pray to God that you may not one day
he called her murderars-all of yoC-you
shameless towards"
Owen Davies gave one shrill cry, and sank
In huddled heap upon the ground.
s.There is no God" he moaned; "God
promised her to me, to be my own-you have
killed heri vou-you seduced her first and
then YOU killed her. I believe you killed berl
Oh, | shall 20 radr'
"Mad or sane" said Godfrey, ''say those
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'll All, be carefulP'
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 Godfrey, turning toward
and pointing to Elizabeth, who was glaring at
+, him like wildcat from tho corner OF the
room. "said that there is no God l say that
there is a God, and that ono day, soon or late
9 vengeance will find you out-you murderess
l YOU writer of anonymous lettersi you VINO
5 to advance your own wicked ends, whatever
: they NAV be- were not ashamed to try anc
!, drag your innocent sisters name into the dirt
1 never believ - in hell ill now, but there
must be hell for such as you, Elizabeth
g Granger. Go your ways; live out your time
but live every hour of it i'll terror of the ven
n geance that shall come so surely as you shall
q die. Now for you, sir. he went on, addressing
/, the trembling father. II do not blame yot
3 so much, because / believe that this vipel
p poisoned your mind. You might hav'
|! thought that the tale was true. 1t is not true
It it is liel Beatrice, who now is dead, cam
, into my room in her sleep, and was carrle'
II from it as she came. And you, her father
allowed this villain and your daughter to us
r her distress against her; you allowed him t
y make a lever of it, with which to force he
], into a marriage that she loathed. Yes, cove
I'D your face-you may well do so. d
r, your worst, one and all of you, but remem
II Der that this time you have to deal with
man VINO can and will strike back, not wit
d poor friendess girl
II Before heaven it was not my fault, MI
- a/1I inn
/. cent of it. That Judas woman Elizabeth be
i'd trayed her sister because she wanted to MAJ
r, nv him herself" and he pointed to the Hea
N upon the floor. "She thought that 1t woul
u, prejudice him against Beatrice, and heb
i'd believed that she was attached to you, an
&. tried to work upon her attachment"
ie "So,n said Godfrey, 'now we have it al
IN And you, sir, stood by and saw this don
III You stood by thinking that you would NAL
profit of her agony. Now l will tell 20
IL. what meant to hide from you. 1 did 10y
10 her. do love her-as she loved me. b
" ieve that between you you drove her to h'
I'd erave Her blood be on your heads forev'
-. 40 and forever"
~ "Oh, take me home," groaned the Heap {
u :, the foor-''take me home, Elizabeth dal
u, not go alone. Beatrice will haunt me. N
~ brain goes round and round. Take me ava
10 Elizabeth, and stop with me. You are N
e afraid of her2 you are afraid of nothing"
~ Elizabeth sided up to him, keeping h
- - fierce eyes on Godfrey all the time. She vi
-, utterly cowed and terrified, but she cou
~ still look fierce She took the Heap by Il
~. hand and drew him thence, still moaning al
~ quite crazed. She led him away to his ca
=. tie and his wealth. Six months afterward s.
=. came forth with him to marry him, half vi
ted as he was. A year and eight months g
.- terward she came out again to bury him, al
y. found herself the richest widow in Wales.
But r,.rk the sequel. In her breast lay Il
seed of a fatal and shocking malady. With
three months of her deliverance Elizabeth t
"a was dead, and the wealth passed elsewhere
:. They went forth, leaving Godfrey and N
=. Granger alone The old man rested his be
-, upon the table and wept bitterly.
no. ''Be mercifulr' he said, dc not say su
Iba words to me. loved her, indeed, l did, b
Elizabeth was too much for me, and am
nj poorl Oh, if you loved her also. be nercif1
nit do not reproach you because you loved III
il although you had no right to love her.
are you had not loved her, and made her 10
80 you, oil this would never have happen'
in why 10 you say 0uoN ~ ~
n.t Mr. Binghami"
ace II IoTed nef, sly
ma humbly enough now that his fury had pass
NV "because, being what she was, ell who look
;ro on her must love her There is no WON
Md left like her in the world. But who am t!
,ilv should blame youl God forgive US all!
mo ONLY live henceforth in the hope that l m
thu one day rejoin her where she has gone.
Thnra WIS q nauSR