The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-11-02

"'The fault of those cursed wolves
said he; there was no drive at all;
they were in the trap Of their own
accord when Rcnard and | arrived.
We killed them at once without a
second shot even. But you were po-
ing for air, You say, dearest; come,
take my arm then; wen 90 out to.
gether for little while
Willingly began his wife, then
stopped short and sank half swooning
into a chair beside her.
The moon, flashing suddenly from
the clouds that covered it. had shown
her plainly through the greenhouse
door, an instant lighted up, the pale,
anxious face of Robert de Gedres.
One instant visible, the next
moment lost in the night, as again
the moon was veiled 10y the clouds.
Behold what had happened,
"At the moment when Nine. de
Lucenay terrified by the situation
and the coming of her husband,
pushed TO the heavy, iron bound door
of the conservatory upon the colonel,
she had closed it SO quickly and firmly
that she had caught between it and
the frame the index finger of NJ. de
Gedres' right hand.
AT that moment NJ dc Lucenay en-
tered the salon. In spite of his
agony, Robert de Gedres had strength
enough to restrain cry, though suf,
fering torture that for moment
made it seem as if he must swoon out.
right. As soon as he could, for the
pain and faintness, he sought to ex-
tricate his hand and return as he had
come.
But, alas! cruelcr pang still
warned him that he was not free to
go; that the iron mountings of the
door clung still by strip OF flesh to
his broken finger and held him pris-
oner
Again, at the same moment, the
raised voice of NJ. de Luconay, propos-
ing TO lead his wife TO the garden,
reached him through the glasses. and
by the dim light burning in the salon
brackets he saw him extend his arm
and saw his wife rise to accept it.
I'm one binding flash all the con-
sequences of his mad act were scared
upon his brain, all the drama that
was going TO pass, the horrible scan.
dal, the right 10 Justice that the Inns.
band would demand for a fancied out.
rage; and this woman, this ir.
reproachable wife, whom with all his
soul he loved in spite Of the barriers
between them, would be ruined, scan
possibly killed through him.
who would willingly have died to
save her
ITO save her! All, thought had
struck him-he could, he would save
herr
"Fumbling fevcrishly in his pocket,
he drew out his knife, opened it with /
his teeth, and with one. swift. un- I
hesitating cut the crushed bone and F.
ncsh were through and Robert de l
Hedres, the bleeding stump wrapped /
tho night
Next morning, at RON call, instead /
OF the colonel, a messenger arrived /
from the doctor, bringing The intciI. /
gence that NJ. de Gedres hla grievouSlv /
wounded himself that morning clean. /
ing his revolver and had gone. by his /
orders, TO recover from the accident at I
his country seat Of Soupe Solange."
Nine. de Logerol.es stopped. Jean /
wiped his moist brow.
"Iounds, marquise, cried he. draw.
lng long breath 20 relieve the tension /
ol his feelings, THAT'S creepy story .
Of yours, but if as YOU say, De Gedres |
was SO discreet, how did Won come IN .
know so hy the card am the peripa. /
tetics of this adventure
The marquise stood up brisl1ly and /
smilingly.
Jean, my friend" said She. "thO
,otillion and my story both are ended /
Profit by IL; be discreet, ask no oues. |
tons; and above all, in thu love affairs |
never let thy fingers be caught by the /
iooT!"