The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-09-16

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the contempt and loathing he felt.
Redtriara never finched under that
steady gaze, his lips were tightly
closed, his breath came heavy and feEu'
lar through his distended nostrtts, the
hands he held behind his back twitched
neryously.
ave have met before" said the artist:
after q moment OF silence that seemed
ominous TO the earl.
~ remember"
"Otherwise / should have had to re-
call the scenei IN the Boulogne hotel to
your memory"
RedfrIars contented himself with
bowling, Nightly elevating his eyebrows
at the same time, and giving faint in.
dication of mockery to the expression
Of his face.
Coward as you ere, on that day you
sheltered yourself behind statement
which she who made It believed false,
but which you knew was true."
RadfEiars instantly recognized that
his marriage was known to Ferrarsi
how or when the discovery was made
he did not care to inquire; that 1t was
useless to deny was plain.
';Even then her loyalty to you, her
desire to save you failed to touch YOUR
heart or awaken your conscience. In.
stead OF honestly owning her there and
then that you had foully wropged her,
had grieVously lied TO her, You contin,
ued to let her believe she was yogrHSic;;
tim; you flung her aside, careless OF
what became OF one who. by every tie
and every right, should have been your
nearest and dearest"
Ferrars, striving to control himself,
spoke with the feeling Of pity his words
re.awoke; but this emotion found no
echo in bis hearer, who, pale and mo-
tIonless, was seemingly unmoved.
"You left her to the temptations Of
the world" continued the artist; lyon
exposed her to the pity or the scorn OF
her friends. Your act il more refined
was not less cruel than that Of the
brute who kicks his helpless vile to
IFThe case is stated forclbly," assented
Redtriars, who atrove to hide his nm
easiness under the supercilionsness he
assumed.
"But not satisfied with such wrongs,
you a couple Of days since sought to
SANDER her in the face OF the new
friends she had made. There's no
depth Of infamy too base for you to
reach; you.are diagraca to humanity"
perhaps you're right" assentad the
earl. Il think I've never had any moral
sense; Il was left out Of my character"
'FetraFs stared at him In surprise; his
tifati thought being that the man was
mad, q second idea suggested that this
assumption OF lightness was mask for
shame and remorae. In this he was
mistaken, for Redfriars was unacquaint-
ed with, shame, and had never experi-
enced renorse.
sell, continued the earl. that would
be a serious mistake. ], for instance,
would suffer much by comparison; We
are not all made alike, you know"
IF all men were Us unprincipled as
you life would be uncomfortable.
aPerhaps," agreed Redfriars, his eyes
staring into space as il he were examine
| ing the case inlpartially. "NIay l ask
you why you have come to see meP"
mot to. give you the punishment You
deserve, but to compel you to announce
your marriage"
"That would certainly be surprise
to my friends, some OF whom expected
to hear OF me leading Miss Gubbs to the
altar. Surprising / retuse?" he said,
suavely.
'iIf within three days your marriage
make It known" Ferrars replied,
angrily. "Here is a copy Of the regis
trar's certificate which will be sufficient
to assure the newspaper people OF the
truth. You can no longer wrong and
deceive your victim, it is useless for you
to lie any further. To acknowledge her
as your wife and live with her before
the world is the only reparation you can
make for the blackguardlsm Of your
conduct"
Fireworks caused Ferrars an effort,
and he WINGED perceptlbly as he spoke
them; the man standing opposite him
saw this and took the opportunity Of
Estriking a blow in return for the many
that had been dealt him,
"Your interest in Stella Is great; you
were to have married her, l believer"
"Ay, before you came between us.
"But supposing / relinquish my first
claim-could you not-that Is, some ar
rangement-"
| Fertars stepped forward, his lips
| quIyering, his face blanched, his hands
trembling aud outstretched-''Anothe
word and I will strange you, he ex-
claimed, gasping for breath.
The supercilious smile faded from
! Redfrjars' face, which grew pale from
Gear, for he saw murder looking from
the eyes which glared upon him.
Don't excite yourself, he muttered,
inaudibly.
"You are o lothesone scoundrel! It's
not good for an honest man to breathe
the same air-it's tainted Ferrars
said, almost Ghoked by his excitement;
and no longer able to endure the pres.
enee Of the man before him, he moved
away Turning round as he reached
the door, he said, "You have three
days to announce your marriage-three
| sFSTffee days,o repeated Rediriars,
mechanically, when he was left alone,
"three days and them"
He shrugged his shoulders and
dropped into an easy chair, in which he
| lay back, tired, anxious, depressed, but
wlthal relieved. His self.restraint, his
suppressed excitement and his physical
dread told heavily upon his nervous
syStem and left him languid aud un.
manned. But however feeble the con.
dition Of his body might be, his mind
was intensely active. and he critically
surveyed the situation. His marriage
was no longer a secret and Stella would
no doubt soon proclaim herself his
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