The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-04

courted you, but not half so eagerly as
you courted me! For the second time
have married you'll Who shall deny that
you are most thoroughly mine-mine,
body and soul, TIL death do US psrt!'
And / loosened my grasp OF her; she
wrfthed from me like some glitterlhg
wounded serpent. The tears had dried
on her cheeks, her features were rigid
and wax-like as the features OF corpse;
only her dark eyes shonc, and those
seemed preternaturally large, and
cleaned with an evil lustre. moved
little away, and turning my own cofiin
on its side, sat down upon it as lnol1-
ferently as though 1t were an easy chalr
i'm a drawing-room. CHANGING at her
then, saw wavering light upon her
face. Some idea had entered Into her
mind. She moved gradually from the
wall where she leaned, watching me
fearfully as she did so. l made no at
tempt to stir from the seat occupied.
Slowly, slowly, still keeping her eyes
on me, shs RIidad step by step onward
and passed msi-=tteq with q sudden
rush she reached the sfalfs
way, and bounded up t Win
the startled haste Of hunted
deer. smiled to myself L
heard her shaking the iron gateway to
and fro with all he's feeble strength; she
called aloud for help several ti4as Only
the sullsn echoes OF the vault answered
/ her, and the wild whistle of the wind as
/ IL surged through ths trees in the ceme-
terry. At last she screamed fqFi94siy us
a savage est might scresm-the rustic Of
her silken robes same swiftly sweeping
down the steps, and With a spring Ike
that OF q young tigress she confroatoq
me, tho Tblood now burning wrathfully
| In haE face, and transforming 1t back to
something ef is old beauty.
Unlock that d6ari she eTipd with a
| furious stamp OF her foot, iAssassiHi
traitor! hate you! always hated you'll
Unlock the door, l tell you'll You dare
not disobey ME; YOU have no right to
murder iaeI"
looked at Lee coldly; the torrent OF
her words was suddea'S checked, some
thing in my expression daunted hex; abe
trembled and shrsnk back.
'N0 right" said mockingly. 81 diff
fer from you! 4 man once married has
some right over his wife. but man
twice married TO the same womaR has
surely gained a double authority! And
as for dare notp there is nothing dare
nos do tonight"
And with that rose and approached
her. A toFreR; Gf passion indigna-
ton boiled in my ysfGs, / se!ked her two
white arms and held her fast,
"You talk of murder!" l muttcred
ilereely. "You-you who have remorso-
lcssly murdered two men! Their blood
be on your head! Fog though live, |
am but the moving corpse of tha man ]
was-hope, faith, happiness, peace. --all
things good and great in me have been
slain by you. And as for Guido"
She interrupted me with wild Sob
bling cry.
lilo loved mel Guido loved Hal''
AYE, he loved you, oh, devil la tue
SKapu Of woman! he loved you! Come
here, here," aud in fury could not
restrain l dragged her, almost lifted her
along TO one corner OF the vullt. where
the light OF the torches scarcely H.
lumiged the darkness, and there
pointed upwards. above our very
heads, 60 tho left Of where we
stand, tbs brave, strong
body Of your lover lies, fostering slowly
in the wet mould, thanks to you! /
the fair, gallant beauty of it all |
married by the red-rnouthed worms,-the |
thick curls Of hair Gombed through by |
the crawling feet OF vile ipsects-the
poor fraiI heart pierced by a gaping |
wound, :"
"YGR killed him; you-you are to |
blame" she aseaned restlessly, striving to
turn her face away from me.
al LII
lie died when he learned your treaShary. |
when he knew you were false to him for /
tho sake of wedding a supposed wealthy
stranger-my pistol shot but put him
out Of torment You! you were glad of
his death-ss glad as when you thought
81 minel Yon talk Of murder! Yon
vilest aHapg women! il could murder
you twenty times over, what then?
Your sins outweigh ali punishment"
And flung her from mo With ges-
lure of contempt and loathing. This
lime MY words had struck home She
covered before me in horror,-her sables
we're loosed and scarcely protected her,
he richness OF her ball COS
.ume was fully displayed. and tho dia.
noadS on her bosom heaved reStlessly up
and down as she painted with excite
nent, rage, aud fear.
81 do not see." she Rattered sullenly,
why you should blame met 7 am no
worse than other womenI'
mo worse, no worsew I cried.
Shame, shame upon you that thus out
rage your sex! Learn for once what men
think OF unfaithful wiyes,-foF maybe
you are ignorant The novels you have
read in your luxurious, idle hours have
told you that infdelity is no sin,
little social error easily con-
Toned, or set right BY the Divorce Court
Yes! modern books and
md modern plays teach you so;
Town, and vice looks like virtue.
But, 1 will tell you what will seem
% you 4 strange and wonderful thing!
There is no mean animal, no loathe-
'ome obJset, no horrible deformity OF
lature 50 attsrly repulsiye to true
nan as faithless WifsI The eowardly
murderer who lioS In wait fos his victim
,ehind some dark door, and stabs him In
he back as he passes by unarmed, he,
say, is more to be pardoned than the {
1OMan who takes q husbands name,
onour, position, and reputation among !
is fellows, and sLeltering herself with
hese, passes her besaty sFamiscuously
bout like some coarse article OF Gem-
lerce, that goes to the highest bidder!
.ye, let your French novels and books ,
I their type say what they wiIl-inf-
city is crime. low, brutal crime, as
ad n not worse than murder, and de-
erves as stern q SENTENCED"
A sudden spirit of defiant insolcnco
assessed her She drew herself erect, ,
nd her level brows knitted in dark I
own.
Sentence" she exelaimsd imperi- '
lsly. How dare you judge mo? 5
hat harm have done? If / am beau 4
full, IL that my fault? II men are fools i