Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-21

never cared TO test the matter hitherto
p Now determined TO try my utmost 70 say
my friend
I He gazed at me almost like one dis
{ traught, There seemed to be terrible
struggle going on in his mind Evidenti,
my power affected him
For II moment | thought | had tri
!, umphed. The next moment he said in
J low, broken voice, rs Of one in despair:
mo, no; ! cannot. | must stay. She
wills it."
For moment was utterly aghast Then
n new idea occurred to me-
must try to gain the mastery over An,
nette. But what II [ failed and fell under
the influence Of that balefal power.
shuddered to think OF it. To be mt the
mercy of demon, not only physically y,
but morally; to be bound TO her hateful
bidding even though she counseled me 10
crime But, come what might, / deter
mined TO risk all.
Nine. Lafarge had by this time gone
back to her room.
hurried down to the chamber of An.
nette and knocked at her door She opened
it.
"Fiend that you are, 1 have found out
! y,
boldly into those fearful eyes, which seem
ed stranger than ever in the light Of the
moon.
"WiIl that Haywood shall leave this
J place at once. viii it. ! command YOU "
Heaven only knows what suffered dur
| ing the silent, terrible battle of will that
! followed
For full four minutes Annette stood fac
ing me, unshrinking as fiend her eyes
/ liked fedriessfy on mine, and every nerve
braced to meet and master my will.
II failed knew that | and my friend
/ were utterly lost 1t would be better to
lie dead among the mountains with poor
Marie Lafarge than to fall into the power
OF this creature alive.
strove with all my might against the
terrible impulse to yield, which came TO
me again aud again.
/ AT length began to be conscious Of my
own strength. | felt that her will was
! giving way. Finally she yielded. Her
| eyes fell Her head bent on her breast
| She fell back into her room utterly pros
| trated
went triumphantly TO Haywood.
lie was lying ON the bed insensible
succeeded in recalling him to conscious
ness, but TO my horror found that bis
mind was wandering
My victory had been gained, but at what
cost Perhaps at the loss Of my friends
reason.
saw that, though had conquered An
nette, aud forced her 90 do my bidding for
the moment, she still retained the mastery
over Haywood, whereas |, all powerful
with her, had no infence with him.
made all arrangements for starting on
our journey next day, for Haywood allowed
me TO do as pleased in that respect.
Then lay down TO rest until dawn, and
to consider what should do in regard to
Annette
could not accuse her Of any legal crime,
and yet felt that it would be sin agai nst
humanity to leave this demon at large.
At length hit upon plan which seemed
right TO me. Heaven forgive me If have
in this or other matters abused the awful
power intrusted in me
Invent back 10 Annette and forced her TO
give me an account Of the death of Marie
Iafarge. She told precisely what had
anticipated
] then said TO her, Tomorrow you will
go before the burgomaster Of A, the
nearest town, and confess that you pushed
Marie Lafarge over the edge Of the pass,
aud you will persist in this declaration,
even though your mother should contra
dict it,"
Haywood, though still dazed and stupe.
fled, was able 10 start next morning, and
we were soon at home again, bat although
he had recovered his reason. both he aud i
knew that he was not his own master.
A few weeks after our return TO Eng
land | read in "A Swiss paper An account oil
the trial Of one Annette Lafarge, who was
charged on her own confession with the
murder Of her half sister by pushing her
over precipice. The girls mother, il was
added, swOre that she was present, having
followed her daughter because, IA she ad-
mitted, Annette and her sister bad quar-
relied, but she declared that Marie's death
was purely accidental.
Annette, however, persisted ia her origi.
nal statement, and was ultimately found
guilty and condemned to imprisonment
for life, The unhappy mother, il was add
ed, became frantic for time after bearing
the verdict, but subsequently recovered.
Matters went on as usual 50 far AS Ray.
wood was concerned, and had begun to
despair Of any improvement in his condi
ton when one morning, 20 my great joy,
he came down looking more like his former
self than | had ever seen him since our
fatal journey.
II do not know what has happened but
feel as though load had been lifted from
my mind this morning." he said.
scarcely dared TO hope that this change
would be lasting, but il was so, and pres.
emily he ress med his professional work
again as successfully a. ever and became
engaged to his former sweetheart once
more.
/ obtained some files Of Swiss papers and
came across the following paragraph:
THE murdeFess, Annette Lafarge, died
In the prison Of A yesterday morning
about o'clock"
The date Of this event was that of the
day on which Raymond had seemed so
strangely freed from depression. and allow.
ing for the difference between Swiss time
and ours, the hour at which the change
took place exactly corresponded with that
Of Annette's death.
So happily, ended our connection with
"The Mystery Of Marie Lafarge "-Courier
Journal
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