Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-18

she sweetly legged me 10 rthy nonv
with my books rs she knew wished
to do, consented.
"What was intended for single oc-
caslon coon became settled arrange.
mcnt. sDear Paul remained at home
10 his library with his dogs and pipe,
gladly welcoming the sweet, sunny
face when II bosmed upon him rom
lace or fur after an evenings enjoy
ment with strangers.
"Innnlte love. such as mine wa,
can have no doubt. Daily she As
surcd me Of her bouudlc's Affection,
aud, how proud was TO be her nus
handl
"But In n moment, IN the twlnkllng
of an eye, from the hsppicst OF beings,
was plunged iuto tho deepest he'll OF
misery, rage aud dcsfalr.
II was called 10 Boston 10 look after
somc investments had made there n
FEW Year, before, and len on Monday
eveuiur. not thinking II possible |
could return before tue following En-
day.
"By fortunate combination " cir
cumstanccr was able 10 flush my
business mi short time AMI immeui-
ately started for home.
expected inc I gaiiy tripped up the
marble steps OF my home. thinking 0f
her 10y as should euddcnly appear un'
oxp.uicdly before her. Almost stealth.
liy Inserted Tire night.key aud turned
The latch and on tlptoe hastencd along
tho oarpetrd stairway. The servants
were not yet stirring. oh, how sweet
10 be nj home,
1The sound Of light laugh fell ON
my nstonshed car. I paused before
the curtaincd doorway NJ my wlie's
boudoir. Lightly lifting corner Of the
soft, silken dfapery l saw my wife
with man ] knew well by sight. 50
much Of n ruue, gambler aud -coundrel
wa. lie that | would never have hal
even a business acquaintance with
him.
| stood Outside for several mlnutes
and then entered quietly. With a Wild
cry Of horror, i.iro rushed toward me
with her arms Out.truichcd, but re-
pulsed her, aud Indignantly threw her
companion out Of DOOR.
ssIhen I turned " the covering
woman. Not one atom ~ pity re-
MANNED. With voice Va calm rs
usual thus denounced her. 'MaLam,
have name, one that NY PARENTS
bore with honor and that have never
shnmod except In giving II ., YOU. You
shall not pullicly dag II IN thu miro.
Tomorrow you will accompany me To
Chicago, there ! will throw such anie.
cuarir around you during tho rest of
YOUR natural life that you can not SIN
again. do this only bccause | aiu
resolved 10 save my fathers name,
One more tfansgrssion and you shall
die
eve came 10 Chicago, where, under
the name by which ! ann known, We
took an unpfc,cntlous Hat IN mn un-
fashionable quarter. When ! lcf New
York, I lefl III. world behind me. a
stranger Inn strange city-my ihtnIr
was 10 carefully guard my family
honor.
"rhrco months passcd. During this
time the only acquaintance ! iormct
was Henry Sommur-, mud only knew
him by accident. Daring that time |
never LETT or apartments except on
necessity And lhun locked Lire with
In. We kept no servant our mgals
were sunt from restaurant. We
visited no one, formed no acqunint-
ance, attended no Theatres or races ~
had been our former custom. rms
was not living, II was n painful exist
: Ing.
/ Lire did not bear this now and
, constant surveillance with compn-urc
At times shc would burst forth M
unsslon, and hcseech me 10 let her W
: forth, 10 Kill her or do anything u end
, her present miserable life. oiadly
, would have ssnt hsr out " ! coulu
/, have saved my name from dishonor.
Z Zone night about three month";
> after our flight TO Chicago, ! was SUD
T, denly aroused from deep sleep 10 nlcr
wakeinlncss. Al my side stood Lire
o looking like an angel with n crown o
l. golden hair. As my eyes opened
o saw her pour the contents Ut n Wall
i W the water bottle from which In
4 varishly took n nightly dfaught, Mad
denrd by memories and hrO0dlng AM
4 disappointed love, I apfang toward he
!. aud confronted her In her crime. De
n NAL was useless. forced her 20 con
f,.. that she had placed poison IN m!
u draught. rhe insldlnus drug she hat
~ obtained from HlndOo the year be
l. fore our marriage. II was n subll
}. poIson. Given In small doses the vic
y tim failed slowly, hut surely. uivei
10 In large quantity, death was immcdi
ate. Calmly she confessed that all
q. had been administering tho poison I
IL m. gradually, that | was slowly dyin
=. and that no power on earth could "a
"a store me. She freely admitte
" that al. would have Killed me lou
10 before, had AZ she expected whe
.. she married me, made VIII Ia he
X favor. She was n revelation 10 IN,
I For tho first timo she cast aside "a
10 hypocrisy and appeared In all he
TX hIiro,isnes-. Shc declared she lOathc
III me, and preferred death n thouaan
times 10 the wfctehudness Of being la
In prisoned with me.
~ was dying by inches. Now WI
IN explained the lassitude and wesrinos
er the sudden sharp pains | could M
10 understand. EnTascd ami furious /
~ was over her dlabollcal confession
ii yet could reason. Taking my pist
OF from beneath my pillow, where ha
Invariably placed II at night slnce
,e had learned her tFcachory, and In nj
10 left hand holding my watch, ! look,
a stcadfastly at the crouehing woma
Vi and said;
"If within i've minutes you has
Nv not swallowed the contents Of the lit
a. box you hold, ! shoot you. choo
hs your DEATH
OF "a look Of infinite terror spread oy
I'd her cOuntenance, yet angelic In IT, 60
.lc tour, and she directed gaze OF piteol
,c- ontr,aty Mt me.
81 returned the look with one OF d
Rr iormiued, pitiless resolution, toyii
nj with the deadly weapon. only sVpa
les aied by few feet we gazedi but Meth
10. SPOKE.