Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-05-03

AS they passed by Miss HISS ]
saw her arise and slip out intothe
halEby another door, evidently ia
Intercept them. How snake.Ilks
syet graceful her lnotions! Il fol;
flowed with asqnicksstepsan,l beat.
ing heart. Tom and FannYShatl
! scarcely5reached tho vestibule ere
l.she}cOnfronted him.
ssMr. Zahell, what do yorl mean
bysleaying me in this: way2p
Tom slowly turned toward her.
There was an awful look in her
face, and a curious Ilivering mo-
ton in her tall, willowY form. A
I'terribleswrath made his form. ex
pand sin!osalT its. magnificent pro.
Eportions.
s ~ liam 9 free agent, Miss Huss,'n'
mesa n So.
8 II Il I 3
acFs, ma s. Ye'ifr yeEysli esatseff be-
longs to melp 8
There was the hiss of a serpent
ringing through every word she
uttered. He shota cruel glance Of
hatred at her.
"Aliss Huss, yor know not what
you say"
IL know thar the puny little
thing by Your side is not capable
of love like mine. I love yon as
no other woman on earth CAM
Poor Fanny stock trembling as
l have seen q dove trembIe when
the eyes of a serpent were upon it.
"But her pure affection is worth
a thousand times what your vile
love u.s." he retorted, drawing his
arm protectingly aronnd Fan
ny's slight waist and stepping he
tween the two. "Now, Miss Huss,
leave my presence and the city
furever.'
"Have you gone mad. that You
command me to leave youq'she said
with an lnsolent smile. "When l
go you 60 whine. Yon are mine,
l say! Do You know the woman
to whom you are speaking?'
Eyes, l know You, and are in my
power. you shall leave this city to-
night never to return. Do you
hear?"
Fanny shrank behind Tom, ter
rifed at the awful rage of the wo-
man before her.
"She shall not harm you, Fanny.
DON'T be frightened" be said in
soothing tones.
"And do you think she can rob
me Of the man | love7" screamed
Miss HISS; and with the hiss of a
serpent she sprang at Fanny, u
cleaning stiletto in her hand.
The next moment l held both
her wrists in an iron grasp. The
stiletto fell to the floor and her lips
became bloodlesS.
''She's fainting." said Tom, as he
caught her reclining form, while |
hastily concealed the stiletto in my
coat pocket. "Yon saved Fanny's
life that time, DOCTOR"
She recovered in a moment, and
I helped her to her feet. She was
trembling with the intensity of her
eyes.
You fend of fends!" cried Tom.
Miss Englehart, / know now! the
past comes back like a horrible
dream. You killed the woman !
loved as 1 now love this girl be-
side me, and whom you would also
destroy if you could. You disap-
peared, no one knew whittier,
but have found yon. And now
do You know why I permitted my
self 10 come under your cursed en-
cllantment7 Ii was to protect her.
this tender girl By nv side. Ifelt
that You meant to harm her-yes,
that YOU would do herdeadlY hurt.
So I led you on to this. and yon
have BETRAYED yourself. Now
leave fins city forever, never to
cross my path again, or l shall
expose you to Tile world as "a MUIR
dereSs."
She turned on him "A look of sui
len rage, and commanding me to
loosen her wrists. said:
sect my wraps and I'll CO."
Tom fetched them, and without
another word or look she left us.
"She's gone now, and gone for,
ever" Tom said, gathering the
trembling Fanny into his protect
ing arms. mo more shall she trou-
bic us, sweetheart, so take cour-
age"
I still hold the stillctto as relic
of the past; 80 far Miss Huss has
never appeared to claim it, and |
do not think she ever will.