The evening world., 1894-05-30

but his eyes opened only to be filled with
unuttgranle horror. There, within y few
inches of his own eyes. was the black
ened, distorted face Of Col. Stroke. his
sockets, and Donald Haines saw that
his hands were clasped about a dead
mans throat. Col. stroke had been
throttled, to death and Lieut.. Cation
was nowhere to be seen!
Paralyzed with the awful situation.
Donald lay like one bereft OF reason.
Nor did those who gazed with horror
stricken eyes upon he terrible scene be-
fore them lift their vision until there
was heard n wild uncanny cry that
sounded as If a death knell were being
uttered and echoing far out into the
night.
Then Donald Haines was seen to
spring to his feet, inc from his lips
arose a wall whose cadence was like
unto that Of a lost souls. And then. the
yell. Donald Haines was a raving, glib
berlng maniac!
1t was apparent to all that he had
knowledge OF the deed had driven him
mad. They gazed upon him In amaze
ment and awe. for a mighty transforma.
tIon had occurred. The black hair Of
Donald Haine had In a twlnkling turned
into the Wilderness Of the driven snow:
The remainder Of this portion OF the
story is quickly told. Capt. Haines was
adjudged guilty of causing the death OF
W 1hhoNS ~ N"S
1t vas decreed that he should spend
the rest OF his natural life in the State
Insane Asylum. situated in the city
where he met and married his wife, and
scarcely a stones throw from where
she at the time Of his terrible aniiction
lived.
Lieut.. Cation returned home after
the war with an honorable discharge
from service In his pocket, to join his
wife and Y son Harry; 6 oon
It was vastly different with the un-
fortunate wife Of Donald Haines. She.
~overshadowed by the dreadful blight
which had come into her life. dwelt in
her humble cot tage compelled to earn
the bread and clothing which she and
Edith ate and wore.
The last mad and un~accountable act
OF her brilliant husband, whom she so
dearly loved, had deprived her OF any
support which she might have received
else. was the bitter trial that came to
Mrs. Ha!nes wnen, a few years later,
she laid Donald In his brave,
Tho sorro"ing widow and daughter
her hat once smiled on Donald Haines,
who followed nj. body 70 the grave.
no, that is not true; there was one
rowful duty 10 the dead. 1t was Harry
Cation, crown now to be a noble youth,
filled with the same sweet spirit which
had characterized his gentle mother
when alive.
Mrs Cation had died a few months
previously. but she had often mentioned
to him the, circumstances OF, Donald
IIaIncs's sad life. At, his mothers fn-
pretty, sympathetic face Of Edith
FaiEes., But, then. too, he remembers
that Col. Cation. who had acquired the
rank of n colonel since leaving tho
war, had pointed out the young girl a
had warned his son to avoid the dauCh-
ter OF Il man who was but little better
than a murderer.
II warn You. Harry" Col. Cation had
said, severely, not to m!ng,e your .ife
in any way with that family. Yours
and that Of Donald Haines's family lie
in altogether different channels. | nee1
not mention this again, my SOM
But the warning had operated ev-
actly the reverse. Harry's sympathetic
nature went out in great measure "a
the sorrowlnG Mrs. Haincs end her
worn expression resting upon her young
face.
The young man had sought out Edith,
II. without Two I'm 'w,Ndre Z his frth"r
had spCrt many of his lo,sure hourr
nj the home of Mrs, Haincs, II Edith's
Ard there ho learned from
tho Eiri more Of the story relating tc
the lie NJ Door ponall Fnlnes. This
new insight INT the sad story only
served TO warm his heart still more foi
the lonely couple, Rnd the friendship
between Harry and edith soon ripeneC
into love as the months Ned bv.
Edith had declared that she nevel
could be his bride; that 1t would neyei