Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-17
BETRAYED;
A DARK MARRIAGE
MORN.
A Romance of LoUe. Intrigue and
Crime.
By MRS. ALICE P. cARR1sroN.
CHAPTER v.


IN PURSUIT..
The mufaed figure that had disappeared
In the darkness slowly returned and once
more stood, with an air of irresolution,
In front Of the house.
A light in the basement attracted her
attention.
After an instant's hesitation and hasty
glance about her she entered the gate and
knocked on the window.
The servant girl came forward, and
pressing her face against the glass, peered
out at her curiously.
The woman made an eager gesture, indi-
eating that she desired to speak with
her.
Grumblingly the girl left the window,
and o moment later opened the door.
The stranger stepped into the entry,
and quietly removed the shawl in which
she had been muffied. The servant gazed
upon the face now fully revealed, with o
look Of unqualified astonishment.
The strangers hand quickly sought her
pocket and then wss extended toward the
guileless daughter of Erin.
am making you some little trouble, !"
she said; please oblige me by taking
this
hurst out Rr;aaat sSnra thin T can,t
and n n ma heart to taEa'-waJI wall if
Won will have IL so-an' nhat can do for
- 49, darI;ntps w -'-
.Do YOU know the gentleman who left
this house only moment ago. Please
tell me that?"
Know him, is it? do, thin. an phat's
more, it's no good av him know"
sThere is a Young lady here. whom he
calls to see, is there notf"
aThere is."
aIs-is she very prettv2"
4She's purty enough sure. Than see.
ing an indescribabie look Of uain. or
annoyance on the Others face she has
tenei to add in q soothing tone. aRnt
darlint. not half 80 purty as yer own
swate sell.
-Has he been coming here often to see
herY. asked the stranoer. hesitatinplv.
Often, is it2 Sure, thin, it's wearin'
out the carpets, he is. wild his comin's. an
his COINS. Why, till widin wake or SO,
he's been comm almost livery night, to
say nothin' about Sundays"
But the lady's brother is his friend.
Might he not come to see him2"
Och! say frind to ye. Phat was he
here tonight for, thin, wild niver a soli-
tary soul in the house, barrin' the girl
herself up there, an me down here? 1t
wasn't the brother he wanted to SOC, I'm
thinkin.
And SO she is all alone?"
"She is, an she's hardly been out of
her rooms these three days, but has kept
by herself up there a-cryin' av her eyes
out, 80 she has. But sure, miss, it's sick
ye air. Och, hone, an phat's the matter?
God send the spalpeen av man is moth
In to ye."
No, no, gasped the poor creature, hes
nothing to me. He was my husband
for an hour, but--oh, Godi that I might
die. !"
Yer husband! LUX at that nowl' ex-
claimed Bridget, with an expression Of
blank amazement on her face. Then a
feeling of pity seizing her, she quickly
added.
.Sit down here. darlint sit down. I
say Hera fake this glass of watbar
PSat in the wurruId can't do for We.
saw"
IF might trouble you to get me q car
riage," poor Mildred murmured.
-Throuble, is it2 I'll have carriage
here for ye in less than no time, and
snatching mp o cheap but gaudy shawl,
which she threw over her head, the girl
hurried from the house, conscience-smit-
ten mot a little, yet not we'll seeing how
she could retract any of the absurd state
ments she had made.
She was nearly as good as her word in
the matter of time, however, for three
minutes had scarcely elapsed when a
carriage was in waiting before the door,
and, after refusing further offer from