The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-16
Suppose open his syes-supposs tell him
my story and warn him against youP

my story and warn him against your
Her lips curled contemptuously. Try t."
she answered. try 1t and see whom he will
believe-you or me. have got him, tell you.
I've got him. and neither you nor all the men
on the face Of the earth can ween his heart
from mo-"
There was an instants pause I looked At
her steadily; she returned tho look. "Well?"
she said. at length.
Pm trying to get one thing clesr,"I said
slowly I'm trying to make out whether you
She smiled rs though had raid her tho
finest compliment.
You're In latterinR mood this morning.
Mr.. Preston" she returned, but as you seem
SO earnest on the point, I'll try and enliGhtsn
you. II you ask me whetherI am devil or q
woman. toll you frankly. don't know. 1
think was woman once until q man came
In my way and took all the heart I ever had.
and laughed. aud left me to be-what am"
Her face darkened as she spoke: the light
died out OF her oyss saw the change In her
and fastened to take advantage Oft.
"Annie."I cried. Annie. In PHYS sake-as
you yourself may neod mercy some day-spare
my brother now. His happiness is dearer to
mo than my own. Hos all have In the world
to care for. For the sake OF tho love you once
bore another have pity on him."
She lift,d her head and confronted me. her
face conrulsed with passion. her eyes blazing.
For Gods snke. cease aud lot mo CO." she
almost screamed. "Whpt 10 The use OF plead
ing to mel Don't toll you am no longer a
woman. but . stone. . devil II you liksl My
heart is dead. died years ago. Lot your brother
look to himself. cannot save him. and would
not II could" She dashed past mo and away.
What was I to dop My appeal had failed.
Thn< ooly ol,.
matters worse. I knew enough OF the woman
was dealing with and knew enough OF my
brother to feel sure that ahe had spoken the
truth. had not long to wait for confirmation
OF her words. That very night. In passing her
dressing room on my way out. l heard two
volces-his voice and hers. Then. as l reached
the end OF the corridor. the sound OF footsteps
told me that they had come out OF tho room.
glanced round quickly. They We're slowly
pacing toward the stage. Sho was leaning on
his arm. with one hand placed on his shoulder.
looking up into his eyes as she had once looked
into mine. while his head was bant down to
hers wi b IN inefabls love expressed in his
gas. pang shot through my bosom as
gazed upon them. q paue OF sorrow. despair. or
seemed to stand sim for q moment. i turned
the wall. x hand soft plump White il md
wa. PLACED i mine. anu Foyls,s voice spoke:
1Ou lOOl!Su IcIlOWt Wuy COuluu YOU tdk0 -
alone 10 said eentS wv Would I'D have have M sp"Rea
yop AL about Long age but When
than his. lie only listens to the echo oI HIS
make as complete a TOOL oi him as Of you" .
tory nod Of bis head. Exactly. Suppose I
think had thank eithef of IL Do
Ses nS,bT ~: .d J. .ns sSs
shss s. fns SH na
sse T.: T0s two
q xonsn iiEs 1na,e Glover VII n0s sss
SHED rep ,., iha rs, ss0n.. to he us-
slowly paced up and down the corridor in, The
turned 70 his. with a look in which unfsthom-
~ Ssas easa s.
Yes. that's that's lust the mischief Of it,. ,re-
:'she Is a good sctre:s"c"n,oand ner r' LOOK a;
here" he continued. turning again to mo.
Sou e n;
BAD one 1Sss Woman ha has a The pow w and nd
COTS the chsncs. Ono thing IN more have st to
isay. he said as he turned to go, I don't half
somsthns IN his eyes when hs loots 1T Har1y
and you that eannot mao out lit were any
other man nan! should lay he Was getting danger.
In all mr experience. and mischief cana o! it,
Foylss !ooS and manner a. be SAID these
done. started to 60 out. when suddenly
going closer disosrned Macy gazing fi9ed ii All AZ.
ter them. motlonless a. q lay figure. In
aqsSs wSsas ss o ssea.d
nngs, y aG Ssy, hdns here and star
this Wild the sunshin nee Of my Old Dsys age
se1s s" ia Ds the ead o. it
continIed. AZ don't I only SEQ the light that
y "a; e.; sss cora sss* Wifi
marmar: and 9 shsn ieIl over Ss iscs. HE
He fell back and leaned heavily against The
wall. Quick ms thought ! CARED ont, o. the
sass WIZ Ma. 9ns t
dor, Macy had gone. ran to the stage. but
could see no sign Of him I'm out ino The
sudden attack OF ilncss had been assumed
With the design ,s Of 20 ting rid q me; Handing
replace 1t In my room. slowly went homo
ION 9r went w 9n n W. s%Ee a 9s sm
town to town-stopplng a week here and = fort
night there. much the same as theatrical COM
panies do now. We had reached York, and the
noxt place on our list was Grlmsby..ths first
seaport We should touch. Tho time Of which
nm writing wa. he lime Of England's dual
years or 80 before the battle OF Waterloo. aud
when the pross gangs were occurring the coun-
try. All England was In disturbed and agi-
tated condition: News q battles BY sea "a. and
woke up . wife lay down 10 sleep widow;
:, We REACHED Grlmsby in due course. arriving
ternoon. Harry and / took up our qua,ters
WbiSh faced tho auay. fhad always chose Il
whenever we had visited ne town on aessouls
Thomas Worsey. was, employed as hall
kseneer At the thsstro. You must not snppo'e
ps.. We were Just tho same brothers that We
had ever been except for the one blucS
trouble, unseen BIZ him and known only to me.
that had come between US and ovsrshadowsd
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