Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-22
NURCIELACO.

| well and went about iathcf hWhWaTulN'
| Therefore the name "hnt' m .I,i,lago-
was not altocefhcr inappropriate Later
on, when / began TO fear and dread him,
| IL was as one of hose ei..., vampire bats Of
equatorial youi.It-.
Isabel too. wa. atrai OF him al first
| Gradually he won h.-.,cr, by some singu-
| lar hvpua.isu l.H. T. .u o. fancy. loor
| little. d,l.u.,'. h...W h.uS Isabel My
moor littlp~ ~>.r' u, caWe go live with us
for few els. .~.tna' vas n.e understand.
ing. Isabel a.l ! we've Ear from rich.
| had a fairly s. ~ POSITION with prospect ~
| sdyance-aIt lut slender salary. Isabel
Leut house .ur me. did typ,writinS ON her
tyntwr.,,r malhiu, and was studying Ste
naa-ar.. n,Ar'to tai.f r,it.ou AS
soon q, I -o; my advancement. and we
wer, & b.7, q ser, ant
N.uI,....,.l same in and upset our plans
somewhat We b.re II patiently 40 first
Pre>,atly d; came 90 be something of an
iu,rosit!.... .a. th,u 10 WAS too late.
Il was nov. tNai Nurc.cla,o began 90 con
slider himself 'A poor foreigner. helpless IN
A strange land. without parents or broth
ers lie was 80 years old and ablebudied.
Isabol. tender heart 4 little thing was
syupatf,tic 10 was sad 10 be- in "A strange
land without Kin, without money or en-
nloyueut AID liur, ella 20 had not learned
10 speak Eusl-h well. lie had been 10
years L. g., ,.gLuy -perhap, be lacked
aptitudr lsauyl's heart sotteued 20 him.
He was very clever at telling tales Of his
troubles and sorrows. He also praised her
cookery. There is nothing better in the
way of fiattery 10 one VINO Is doubtful OF
ones culinary ability, yet anxious 10 i'm
prove. I,abels puddings were certainly
very good. And Murcielago was very fond
Of puddings. ,
Heneyer had told me much of his history,
but had confined himself 70 limiting vague
ly at political exile, confscated estates yet
10 be recovered and consequent great
wealth. | was too busy 20 pay much atten'
tion TO any mans affairs but my own.
Murcielago, on the contrary, had nothing
To do and was fond of spending his after
moons in telling Isabel stories OF his early
life.
Il did not think IL was of any great con.
seauence-his doing so--she had dishked
his appearance 80 greatly at the beginning.
And so began his Othello tales OF lands Tar
away. And day by day, a. he told those
tales, he continued 10 remain with Us and
feast and fatten upon US.
One NIGHT we were all sitting in our lit
tie parlor 1t was hot weather for June
and all the windows were wide open "A
bat few in from God knows where In the
heart of the city, Isabel gave little
scream. think she had never seen one,
"Hap' said our guest, you have them, too,
here In this country Ana they DO suck
the blood Of other animhlsF
YES" assented rather shortly. We
Ill
have them here" ! seized an umbrella
from the corner and struck the wheeling,
frantic thing and knocked J. senseless.
Then Murcielago told story OF the de
struction of cattle on the great fields OF the
Argentine. dreamed of him that night
in the shape OF "A tremendous bat that was
vainly trying to Hgh' away from Isabel.
The next day | came home little earlier
than usual ln the small, dark inner haIl
| paused ut the sound OF voices. Murcieis'
20 was weeping,
"Oh, you see me-here am lon my knees
i embrace your feetl On. do not, DO not
turn me away. But you are my only hope
my only hope in life Oh, Isabel, II you
desert me, ! shall kill myselfl'
IL do not mean TO desert YOU" said lsa-
bel almost painfully, but have my du-
tie. please-oh, please, get up Don't
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friend"- Her VOICE shook little. /
coughed loudly and went az. Murcelago
had fed 10 his room.
"Isabel," said that night, what was
that fellow begging Of you this afternoon
wish he'd 20 away"
She changed color. "He was afraid you
yvould send him away. But we've can be
patient IA little longer, can't we, Nathaniel
l,.,t it he
A few days passed.
Isabel had some savings Of her own |
was asking her about them She blushed
Violently and evaded the question.
| came home one night at last TO find the
house dark very dark-very silent. There
| was note for me tha, found by and by:
| NAruANIEL-Be merciful Ho went away
| this morning early. An accident has hap
| pened, and be has sent for ms to nurse. must
| 90. 'SAnLh-
His note also was there:
My ALL am nearly dead Come quick to
| save me. Come with the mcssenser,
| There was no trace where she had gone.
| Iwalked the house all night long. In the
morning reported the matter to detectives.
Another night thought / should 20
wild. trembled lest he had harmed the
poor, confidng girl.
| could not go to my work. ltred TO get
some clue of my own. My limbs trembled
beneath me- | returned home aud fell on
the floor, sobbing.
At dawn Isabel came in very pale and
shiyering. She looked worn out from watch
ing at bedside / viewed her with min
gled Ierror and JOY ineXpressible.
lie is-gone,' she said hoarsely all al
once.
saw there was some terrible strain upor
| her.
ran to take off her bonnet, To soothennC
caress her tenderly.
Dear Isabel dear Isabell 1t was so ter
rible."
"You must forgive me-" she said, speak
ing with great effort. "lt Is all gone
the money. gave il TO him. Now-noy
5 he has gone away and left me" She rose
walked To her room and let herself dro
upon her bed
2 The next day she was i'll with typhoi
, fever She never recovered.
One night in her delirium she seemed
d be fighting some vast object with wing
!. "Muglelago,' sne moaued once.
At the end she sank away peacefully /
Z the shadow Of "a greater wing than al
o known Oh carth-sank away calmly.
Gone" she sighed family, gone ava
from rue forever
Dawn was on the housetops
" knew that the vampire bad done we
his work