Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-27

err, and on the day of my arrival inserted in
prominent daily paper an advertisement
which read thus;
Found in a new glove bought at IS three
months ago, valuable ring Owner must
prove property by telling the words engray ed
on Ii.
There were four answers from persons,
who hoped to regain lost rings And one
young lady wrote that "Yourn till tIeth''
ornamented one that she had lost he
could not say where while another wrote
that there was nothing on hers but chas-
ing" But it was not until my adver; se-
ment had appeared every day for weel;
that received this note:
have lost a ring that is very precious 10 RE.
The words engraved are, From Alfred to Leo
nora" VIII you meet me at the Fourteenth
street station of the elevated road at O'Clock
tomorrow evening" II you will accept a re.
ward, | shall gladly give one. | shall wear a
blue veil and carry II small gray satcheL
''She is coming for it herself" thought,
and with a beating heart sought the rem.
devious. A woman stood upon the plat
form cloaked and yelled almost to the point
of disguise. But | knew Leonora at Il
glance and walked up to her.
MY correspondent, think ! said.
She uttered a low cry.
81 have found you darling" said, aud
we must not part again. Tell me first how
l came TO find this ring in a new glove
and mans glove at that
ut is very simple" she said. II bought
some gloves for my father, and in examin-
ing them | slipped my hand into one.
thought had dropped the ring on the floor.
have grieved over it-but now--I ought TO
return il to you.
AT least wear it rs friends gifty'
pleaded. | drew off her glove and slipped
it on her finger. will you walk with me
a littles" / said. I'VE attract attention
here"
II must not do that" she said. And we
descended to the street together.
Now tell me all, Leonoral" | whispered.
IL cannot" she replied
II have Guessed the truth, | fear" | said.
"You discovered that you were not a widow.
Your husband, whom you thought dead,
returned; you fled from him and from me y
There is no such romance in my life -
she replied. "My young husband, to whom
was married but few months, sleeps in
the college graveyard. The secret is not
mine, but it must part us" Tears were in
her voice
"Leonora, | said, there is but one sor.
row In the world for me--to be severed from
you. Since you do not belong to another
man let me share your trouble"
II cannot" she replied. "Another's life
depends upon its preservation. Now bid
me adieu. Do not seek to know where |
live Remember | am not to, blame, and
that never can forget you"
"Dear, dear said a voice at our side
"How terrified have been. | fancied you
had been apprehended ! came in search
of you"
We turned. There was Professor Britain
in a dressing gown aud skull cap shivering
in the cold.
Two men are watching us from behind
the church steps" he whispered.
HIS voice. his manner told me that his
mind was unhinged. | offered him my arm
Leonora gave him hers also. At the door
of a wretched tenement house we paused.
"Our home is here not from necessity,
but from purposes of concealment," said
the professor. Enter, | beg"
We assembled to an upper floor. A little
room luxuriously furnished lay behind the
wretched door.
The professor toddled to chair
"Hushl'' he whispered, they follow us!'
NO, no" sighed Leonora, mo one has
seen us"
THAT is we'll think will conflde in
our friend" said the professor This life
is uncomfortable. Tell me, has any one sus-
pected mei'
"Of what, sirs" | asked
"Of murder" he whispered. II plunged
my knife in his back and fed. awakened
my daughter in the night. We left our
home and have been hiding ever since
Hushl Some one is OH the fire escaped
He tiptoed into an inner ROOM
"Whom does he fancy he has murdereds"
| asked.
ale will never tell me, said Leonora
"Only that the officers of the law are in
search of him. My poor father! He must
have had some frightful provocation, he
so kind, so gentle. ! fear remorse will turn
his brain"--
The professor returned
"A false ALARM" he said But / am
sure am suspect"
MY dear professor" said, lit is 80 good
of you to confide in me, but you have not
told me the particulars, and cannot serve
you as would If knew them"
Every true he answered my excel
lent friend, but my poor daughter had bet
ter leave the room. Her nerves, poor childr
"Oh, no." / said, sit will be better for
her to remain"
Very we'll, the professor replied. VERY
well, remain, my love. IL was the car Of
Russia whom I killed He was about to
bride the mayor to deliver New York into
his hands. ! did it with my penknife.
was moved by patriotic motives, but the
police will not take that into consideration
fear that shall yet be electrocuted"
looked at Leonora and saw that she un
derstood at last that which I-had seen at
once-that on this point her father was in
sane.
She left the room in tears, and did not
see her again that evening.
The next day told the professor that /
had made inquiry; that the car always
wore a coat Of mail under his clothes which
penknife could not penetrate and was I'M
harmed, and that the affair OF the stabbing
had been kept n secret.
Not long after this Leonora and | were
married, and we all went upon a voyage
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