The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-01-28

"a ymore was : miserable pol
troon utterly unworthy Of even eufer.
ing her pure presence.
When this man found that I to-
loved Emma, the manner he assumed
toward me was not to be endured. M
at once saw that he was ahead n the
race, and 50 felt malicious pleasure
in torturing me.
I am going to call upon Miss Gar
rison by imitation tonight, said he to
me, one day with self-satisfied smirk.
lson't you wish she had invited YOU.
too?' : :. =
No; don't, shortly answered
as lpturned away. 4 don't want 10
breathe the same air with such pitiful
sneak as you are
You had better come, anyway he
called after me. i think She is quite
fond OF me, but I should really like the
opinion OF disinterested person like
yourself
II did not reply to the cutting taunt,
but made upeny mind that If / could
keep Harry Claymore away from EN-
| ma Garrison's side that night would
do SO, and rather thought could.
Among the souvenirs OF my theatre
cal life were q, skull mask and suit OF
|. black tights. ! took some white cloth
and cut from it outlines OF all the prin-
cipal bones; these sewed upon the front
side OF the latter and SO produced q
close imitation of the human skeleton
upon its dark background. That night
put on my CHASTITY attire, wrapped
| myself from head to foot in a long
black cloak, and set out for the home
OF Emma Garrison.
| There was small cluster of trees
near the house, through which / knew
my rival must pass; and beneath their
branches the shadows were deep and
| gloomy Concealing myself among
them patiently watched and waited
| for his coming.
1T was only short time before I
heard quick, light footsteps approach
ing, and throwing the enveloping cloak
wide open hed\toward the advance
figure with deep and hollow groan.
The pasteboard skull that concealed
my face and the skeleton lines upon
the tights CLEANED white and CHASTITY
| against their inky background, and the
means Inttered were appalling, even
| to myself.
The figure stood stone still for an
| instant, then it sank in heap on the
ground with an awful shrek that will
echo in my soul until my dying day. 1
turned and fed from the spot as an ex-
cited throng poured from the door of
Mr.. Garrison's house with lighted
lanterns, and began searching for the
author of that wild, unearthly cry. I'm
agine my surprise and CONSERVATION
when saw Harry Claymore among
| them. ~s<
"A moment later they were bending
over the figure PROSTATE in the road,
and by the lights they bore Isaw to
my horror that it was the girl l adored
who was lying there, writhing in terri
BILE commissions and with the froth of
agony flying from her quivering lips.
She had been detained at neigh boris
/ that night, and had terrified the dar-
1 ling of my heart with my ghastly APP
parel, instead Of her cowardly sutton as
had intended.
/ '.She fingered along for several days
in awful agony, but she passed rapidly
from one hysteric fit into another,
shrieking with an insane terror all the
time. Then / was told that she was
dead. Told. because that very night I
was captured and found while making
the most desperate efforts to approach
my sti icken darling's side. From that
terrible time until now, how long !
know not, have been kept constantly
under lock and key, and without a
friend or comfort in the world
Eyes, they told me that my darling
was dead. Dead while SO young, so
beautiful, SO good; and who loved her
with an all-absorbing love had been
| the cause of it. Dead, and without
one word of forgiveness to him whose
idol she had been. Dead, in the full
bloom of maidenly loveliness. 1t was
terrible. All! sir, never frighten any
I one, even in sport, for you cannot
know what the result will be.
l. "But she will forgive me yet Some
4 time she will come to me and tell me
az and T am living in daily exnccta alton