The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-05-28

into his ear that you are Beatrice and he vii
believe YOU for the rest of his life
Co said Unorna.
Though the word was not spoken abov
her breath it was fierce and commanding
| keyork Arabian smiled in ali evil way
shrugged his shoulders and left her.
CHATTER XyIy
Cnorna was left alone with the Wanderer
| His attitude did not change. his eyes did
not open, as she stood before him. Still h
| wore the look which had at first attracted
| heNork Arabian attention and which mac
amazed Cnorna herself. II was the eX
| preston that had come into his face in the
old cemetery where in his sleep she had
| spoken to him OF love
He is dreaming of her, " Unorna said tc
| herself, again, as she turned sadly away.
| But since keyork had been with her g
| doubt had aSsailed her which painfully dis
! turbed her thoughts, so that her brow con
| tfactcd with anxiety. ana from time 10 time
she drew 4 quick hard breath heyork had
taken II for granted that the N'auderer' 5
sleep was not natural
She tried 20 recall what had happened
shortly before dawn, but it was no wonder
that her memory served her ILL., and refused
to bring back distinctly the words she had
spoken. Her whole being was unsettled
and shaken. so that she found It hard 10
recognize herself. The stormy hours through
which she had lived since yesterday had
left their trace: the lack Of rest. instead of
producing physical exhaustion. had brought
ABOUT an excessive mental WEAKNESS. and Il
was not easy for her now 10 find all the con-
meeting links between her actions. Then,
above All else. there was the great revulsiOn
that mad swept over her after her last and
greatest plan Of evil mad failed. causing in
her such change could hardly have
seemed natural OF even possible TO a calm
person Watching her inmost thoughts
ana vet such sudden changes take place
daily in the world of crime ana passion. In
one uncalled for confession. OF which il is
hard TO trace the smallest reasonable cause
the intricate ickednesseS of a lifetime are
revealed am, repented: in The mysterious
Impulse Of Z moment. the murderer turns
back and delivers himself 10 Justice: under
an influence for which there is often no ac-
counting, the woman who has sinned Sc
cureiy through long years lays bare her
CUNT ana throws herself upon the mercy Of
the man whom she so Skilfuliy and consist
emily deceived We know the fact The
reason we cannot know. Perhaps to natures
not wholly bad. sin is a poison of which the
moral organization can only bear certain
fixed amount. great or small before reject
ing II altogethcr and with lOathing We do
moi know. We speak of the workings of
conscience. not UudcrStandin" what we
nedn II IS like that subtle something
which we call electricity; we can play with
II. command ii. lead it. neutralile il and die
OF H. making light and hea; with il. or Ian
gua"e and sound. kill with it ard cure with
il. while absolutely ignorant of it's nature.
We are no nearer 10 a definition of il than
7 tic Greek vino rubbed bit Of amber and
lifted with il 4 tiny straw. and from amber,
clekton. called the something electricity.
Are we even as near rs that TO definition
Of the human conscience,
The change that had come oyer Cnorua.
whether it WIS 10 be lasting or not was |
profound. The circumstances under which |
Il took place are plain enough The rea- !
sons must DC left to themselves it remains |
1nlN TO tell the consequences which hercon |
followed.
The first of these were hatred of that /
power with which nature had !
'ndoWed her. which brought with il a de- /
ermination never again 10 make use |
u II Tor amy evil purpose, and. |
/ possible. never even for good. !
But as though her unhappy fate were for
yer fighting against her good impulses.
nat power OF hers had eXCrted itself I'M
onsclouSiE, since her resolution had been |
ormed. hcyork ArabianS words and his |
vident. though unspokcn disbelief in her
eGlai. showed that he at least was con-
lnced of the fact that the Wanderer was
OF sleeping natural sleep UnOrna tried
, recall what she had done and said. but
Il was vague an indistinct OF one thing
ne was sure. She had not laid her hand
pen his forehead and she had not inten-
onallY done any of those things which she |
al always believed necessary for produc-
lg the results OF hypnotism. She had not