The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-11-19

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not, by go doing, doing anything de-
rogat0ry to my professional status"
That Is sufficient. | will bring the
the letter TO your Office this after
noon.
That afternoon the lost letter was III
the solicitors possession. He did not
read it; he took it at once TO the lady TO
whom il was addressed.
With trembling hand May sum
mers drew the letter Of her dead hus-
band from its enclosure and read it.
This is the message Robert Howell
had sent to his wife by George Car
! lyon:
"May-When you read this l shall be
dead. l had Intended 10 come back to
England ana give myself up and face
the result, but my courage failed me.
| am miserable coward have been
a coward all my life. But before die
| want to make you all the reparation
can for the misery | have done you.
| Wien | married YOU | thought You
| were Just the kind of woman who would
make me a good wife and help me in
my fight with fortune. | wanted good
wOman's society and companionship,
for | had been burdened in my Young
| manhood with a bad woman. She
IODUed Lle anu lCIt INC hit!t 4 VIZ CiiiN
%, and | never expected TO
see her again. One day Redmond, the
man who was associated with me in a
| big mining scheme, which We were
gong to make fortune out OF, asked
| me TO see woman who lad hold on
| him and bargain for some letters of his
which she had threatened.to make use
| of-letters in which, with the madness
of man infatuated with bad woman,
he had betrayed himself. He had tried
TO dazzle her with visions of the wealth
which was to be his when his scheme
! came off, and in this wealth she was 20
share. 1t was one of those letters
which hundreds of better men than he
| have written to women who have ell
shaved them, but had it been made pub
lie it would not only have ruined him,
! but given our scheme its deafh-blow.
1t betrayed the dishonesty Of the " hole
thing
Il arranged on his behalf to make
! her an offer. He wrote her letter
saving his ambassador would call
! When | arrived at the house she had
gone to the Alhambra. thought |
might get her pointed ont to me. 1t
was most important that | should see
her that night. While ! was walking
about a woman passed me; woman,
tall, beautiful and elegantly dressed.
! Our ewes met-we both started. 1t was
my wife!
Don't make fuss here, she said,
recovering herself in a moment. My
! brougham's outside and I'm going
! home. Pm mad with the toothache :,
81 followed her. almost in a dream.
| We walked down to where the broueh
am was waiting. Home she said to
the coachman.
"'Wel, Bob she said. we've met
| at last. You've forgotten the past-so
! have !. It's long time ago. Fancy my
meeting you alter all these years. |
| thought you were in America
| and hoped that you were dead,
and that We might never meet again, |
said bitterly.
We'll, we have, and we'd better
agree not to bother each other. eli,
| Bob? Don't be cross to me tonight
| for my toothache's driving me mad :
| ''SEe drew from her pocket a bottle
| of chlorotorm end put some drops into
her tooth.
Its the only thing that stops the
pain she said Then she put the bottle
back into her pocket.
THE carriage at that moment gave
violent jerk. The coathman, ii avoid
ing cab, had run into 4 post at the
corner OF q narrow street. Ny wife was
thrown violently against the side of the
carriage.
Il sat there like man in a dream.
hadn't known for certain that my wife
was dead had hoped 50. | had per
shaded myself SO, and | had married
you, and there | was sitting by her side
in brougham. | had forgotten all
about Redmond, all about Belle Fuller
ton.
Suddenly she exclaimed;
Bob, where can | see you to-mor-
row and talk business? We NAV as
well settle matters. I've Just remem-
bered it won't do for you to come TO my
house tonight; therell be very likely
someone there
Where is your house" | asked
mechanically.
''She gave me the address. 1t was
the address | had been to on behalf of
Redmond.
Nv hat name do You so by now? %
asked, Selling her by the wrist
Belle Fullerton, she replied,
quietly
My exclamation OF surprise evident
" astonished her.
'What's the matter?' she asked.
Then the words bubbled from my
lips. In my excitement | concealed
III ht'l more 10 nlNStlI Il!tl
to her. | was the Ambassador. II was
her husband-who was intrusted
with the task of getting the damning
letters from Redmond q mistress.
My wife only laughed when she
knew the truth, utterly calious, utterly
heartless-it seemed to her huge
joke.
"'Well, Bob she SAID. 'he couldn't
have chosen a better agent. We can
make terms at once. i could have OBJ
tanned money for these letters. # |
give them to you, will you promise not
to Interfere with me?
Have you the letters with YOU? %
3" es. Redmond quite capable of
brlblng my servant TO get at them if |
left them at home. He's q clever man
is Mr.. Redmond, but I'm quite as
clever
she gave a harsh little laugh and
took from a little ornamental bag she
carried bundle of letters.
There they are. Now is it bar
gain .
"',ive them to men l cried. III
settle with him for these
Il seized the letters; she endeavored
10 keep them.
No, she said; not till you agree to
my terms.
~ WAS Il suelt struggle. 1 was Wild,
fierce. ] was maddenei that this wom-
an, my wife, should he what she was
that she Should even dare to be alive.
Suddenly she let 20 the letters.
on she cried. 1t must have been
fierce pang Of PAIN in the nerve ofthe
tooth. She put her hand in her pocket,
drew out her .andke rchief and put il
10 her face. Then she seemed to faint
with the pain, and, turning half round. |
let her head fall in the corner with her
handkerchief still pressed against her
face.
Il had the letters. I was mad with
rage, jealousy, | know not what. !
stopping the carriage | jumped out AMI
said 10 the coachman, Home /
That night late, / saw Redmond and
gave him the letters. To quarrel with
him would have been useless. TO tell
him that his mistress was my wife
would have blistered my tongue /