Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-07-05

me WOulu undergo SoiHo inOuihC"oi'"'
It isfor this reason that | address you.
I doinot wish to exaegerate the value
of the information possesS-it may
lead to nothing. But, at any rate, be-
lieve have come into possession oil
something that may turn out a clew;
and II you will call at my house alone
at noon tomorrow | will tell you what
it is. ] must stipulate, however, that
YOU show this letter to no one, nor init
mate that you have received it, for |
will not run the risk OF being forestalled
or interfered with in the matter. You
can, of course, disregard this letter II
you choose, or you can attempt TO draw
nv secret from me by force; bu. II you
know me well you will do neither OF
these things, but accept my invitation
under the conditions that | have I'm
posed"
There might, no doubt, be personal
danger to the count in going 70 this rem
devious. Sallie Matchin and he were
on terms OF deadly enmity, and nothing
would suit her better than to have him
out of the way. Going alone to her
house he might easily fall into a fatal
ambush; for, perilous though 1t would
be to commit violence upon man OF his
social prominence, Sallie was a deSper-
ate woman and was capable OF any
thing.
If he hesitated, however, it was by no
means on account Of any considerations
as TO his own safety. If he had known
that he were going to certain death he
m
hour, provided only that he was assured
that Olympia had been placed In safety.
But this was very far from certain.
The ''clew" might be merely q bait TO
draw him to distinctions; and his de-
struction, so far from benefiting Olym-
pia, might remove the only chance re-
naming to her to escape. And since no
one was to know on what errand he had
gone, the chances were against his fate
being discovered.
Nevertheless, after weighing all con-
siderations, he resolved TO go. 1t was a
chance, and the only one that had Of
fered itself. Were he to neglect it he
might repent it forever. The only pre-
caution he took was to place a revolver
In his pocket, and at twelve o'clock the
next day he rang the bell at Sallie
Matchn's door.
Sallie, of course, was far too clever to
think Of attempting to influence her Wis
itor by accentuating the seductiveness
OF her beauty. She had already ex-
perienced the Ill success OF such an eff
fort, and even had it been otherwise a
man in an agony about one woman is
not In humor TO be attracted by another,
apart from the question OF previous en-
nifty. But Sallie enjoyed her beauty on
her own account, and took pleasure in
adjoining it. So the tiger seems to feel
a pride in her glossy stripes and the CO.
raj snake in it's gaudy scales. This
woman had never felt so sweet salts
faction with herself and her prospect
as when she babe her visitor welcome
that day: and she looked as she felt.
At the first glance there seemed to ema-
nate from her the pure bloom and
freshness of May itself; but as one
| looked more closely he became conscious
of something behind this innocent and
balmy aspect which was as poisonou:
and cruel as sin. The rich, glowing
color, the queenly grace, the dark
| dauntless eyes. the smiling curving lips
the sparkle of a jewel here and there
and certain oriental luxurionsness OF
costume and demeanor, all contributed
to render her splendid, pestilential
creature, such as the women of media
val Italy might have been, or Cleopatra
| There she stood, like a queen in hel
kingdom; and she greeted the count
with smile of pleasure so bright
and spontaneous that, had he
been In a mood 10 speculate
about 1t, he might have imagined she
was glad to see him for his own sake.
81 am heartily glad to see you, Count
de Lisle," she said. II thought 1t ever
chances that you did not come You
| evidently have courage. Shall / claI
my hands and let the assassins sprins
forth upon you? She actually did claT
her hands as she spoke, and at tbs sigma
the curtains in a doorway at the upper
part of the room parted, and in came
not band of assassins, but-a prett!
French matchmaking, with the Rus
sian Samovar on tray. Sallie watched
her guest under her eyelashes, but h'
did not even turn his head TO see whl
entered. he was turned 70 sterner Is
sues than this, and Sallic smiled again
81 am here on business" he said
seating himself in the chair she indi
Gated, ssand must request you to cor
duct this interview on business basis
You say you have something to1elI TIA