Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-06-28

Stantlal. NO one saw ner sIrlke lle
blow, but we know that she several
times was dressed in mans clothes, that
she was present, so disguised, in Trents
house that night, and that the papers
in her possession could only have been
taken on that night from the safe in his
library The net is strong enough no
doubt. But it is enough for my present
purpose that she knows she stands in
deadly peril. TO bring her to trial and
have her sentenced would be relief to
her. / wish to punish her myself. She
did what she could to get an innocent
man hanged in her stead. will keep
the same rope dangling over her head
till she is ready to draw the moose her
self. There is no law to punish ade-
quately criminal like her."
81 can understand her putting a
knife into Mr.. Trent, observed Garcia.
''He had given her the best of reasons
to think that she ought to be his wife,
and, having finished him, the manufac-
ture OF the marriage certificate and OF
the will followed as matter of course.
Those are foibles, and become beauti-
full woman. 1t was her treatment OF me
that caused the iron TO enter my soul.
and no torture is exquisite and linger-
Ing enough TO pay for it,"
How do you make that out?" de-
manded Tom, who could never quite
satisfy himself as to whether this per-
soAage were a fiend fool or jester.
''Being stabbed l shouldn't mind"
Garcia went on, ''or robbed, or starved,
or any commonplace matter like that.
But she insulted my feeling, and that l
can never forgive. l loved her-yes-
any one may know it now. knew that
she was aiming at Trent, but she per-
suaded me that it was his money she
wanted, not him; and in that way she
used me. ran her errands and did her
dirty work, believing that 1t was me she
really loved, and that Trent was the
fool, and that a. soon as she had carried
her point she would snap her fingers in
his face and be off with me. Yes, gen.
tlemen, she made me believe all that,
and without once committing herself,
either. She is clever woman"
"What had you against Trent?" Tom
asked.
Nothing in the world. Quite the
contrary. | met him first in Ceylon,
where he had gone to buy some jewels
that one of the native princes wanted TO
sell. | knew India, and | knew the
princess. | acted as a. gO-between and
got the iewelry for Trent at forty per
cent. off. He made me present OF that
forty per cent. as commission. ana from
that time in one way or another l wa>
his agent. | understood gems as well
as he did, ard that is saying good deal,
and ! was often able 10 90 ,hingS and TO
make bargains that would have been
impossible for him. No one knew OF our
relatiOD-that would have spoiled my
usefulneSs-but put him in the way OF
many good thing. and he always PAID
me well for il. No; Harry Trent AID |
were the best of frirudS, but the best OF
friendship can be ruined by Il woman.
do you mean to say you plotted with
her against him?"
II would have doue it without Il
doubt if she had asked ne, Garcia re-
piled. yes, would nave taken thut
numbering cOutracr OFT her hapn 4 she
had let me kaOwn she cOntempla'ed %.
But she ddn't know ID herself tiii the
time came. She went Ovec 30 nave Il
serious talk with Trent that night. aoou'
the rumor that he was going 70 marry
another woman. His explanations we're
not satisfactory; the dagger happened &c
be lying handy. and she took the amt
Sn far find no fault: its human nature
feminine nature anyhow. But trom
that point on aer course is indrfen>lble.
After inducing me TO aid Ter in securing
Trent'S puuder oy intimatln5 that she
W ould marry me As soon - she got iaSt
hold of it she clapped me in jail on
a trumped up charge of stealing her
iewelry. IL broke mg heart; made no
defense; she had everything ready to
choke me off ia case | attempted to TURN
the tables on her, but she might have
spared herself the trouble. l went 20
Jail aud staid there two years Thinking
il over. BY the time | came out | was
ready for action, and thanks 10 our
friend, the count, who gave me a ten
dollar gold piece. "a broken leg, and the
use OF a capital of a couple OF hundred
of millions, more or lcSs-I have put IN
my first blow. am ready to follow 1t
up"
"Well. Mr.. Garcia" said Tom, cross
ing his legs and scratching the back OF
his head, "they say confession is good
for the soul, but III tell You frankly, In
the presence Of Count de Lisle, that
your story puts me in mind of an old
proverb'--
"When thieves fall out honest men
come by their own?" Garcia interposed.
Eyes. sir; that is what ! meant"
II acknowledge the impeachment,
Garcia interpased "Once | was an hon
est man. but better men ttan | might
lose their virtue if they fell in love with
woman like Salie Matchin." @
Count" said Tom, you found me a
poor man, and you have made mea rich
one. owe you everything. BAtthree
years ago, when you bore another name,
Won were needy artist. Now scarcely
a man living has wealth to compare with
yours. Before l knew that you were
Keppel Darke never bothered my head
about how you came by your money.
But things are different now. You
couldn't have made your fortune. Mercy
knows it's my interest 10 believe every
thing good of you. But my wife and
would rather 90 back TO what we were
before than profit by anything that isn't
fair and above board. Do you want to
say anything about it?'
What 1 have, found" said Count
de Lisle. "No crime was involved in
my taking possession Of it. 1t never
had legitimate owner. 1t never can
have one more legitimate than l. Some
time after discovered it met the man
who had called it his. told him that
had it, and how and when got it. He
aequiesced in my ownership, and so far
as he could made me his heir. The time
was gone by when it could have been OF
use to him, and it was his wish, for
reasons he thought wise, that none of
liz dnscnndants shnnld learn of its eY-