The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-16

hnc1o In New York had died, leaving
him Z large fortune. But 1t had come
too late. The sacrifice had been made.
We went direct to Paris. where we
were to spend the winter, and there for
the first time made the discovery that
be whom ] called my husband was
gambler and drunkard. Tho discovery
was severe blow to me, but bore IL
In silence. / also soon became aware
that Don Eugenio was not as wealthy
as my fatnsr had supposed, and we had
not been in Paris three months when he
announced that an unsuccessful specuja-
tion in some mines In Mexico had rem
dered him almost beggar.
He now gambled and drank incessant-
ly and associated with the gilest class.
Our apartments at the Hotel Bristol had
TO be abandoned for cheaper quarters,
and SO matters went ON from bad to
worse. Don Eugenio was no longer the
smooth tongued cavalier had known
him In Havana, but q cruel, exact
ing despotic tyrant. His treatment
OF me was cruel and heartless, and
heaven only knows what ! suffered.
Every farthing we had to live upon now
came from my father. As the days went
by Don EugeniQ grew more and more
cruel In his treatment of me and at iaet
demanded that write 10 my father for
$40, 900 with which he proposed to start
gambling device. and when / refused
his request he few into violent rage
and struck me cruel blow.
fell unconscious upon the floor, and
when recovered found that he had
taken all the money had and left me.
BY disposing Of some of my jewels OBJ
tanned enough money to enable me to
leave the hateful place, and immedi-
ately, sailed for New York, where my
father was now living. He was almost
broken hearted at the cruel treatment 1
had received, and he reproached himself
bitterly for the part he had taken in
bringing it upon me.
On reaching my fathers homo fell
i'll OF fever, and it was month before
recovered. Then learned that Don
Eugenio had followed me from Paris,
but the vessel in which he sailed had
been lost at sea, and his name appeared
among those who had gone down with
the i'll fated ship.
II JOY in no ones DEATH" said my
father, 'ss,ut THANK heaven that you are
now free from one who was a mopster
and a very devil" Then he told me
that he had recently discovered that Don
Eugenio had been connected with band
of smugglers in Havana and New Or
leans, and that a price had been set
upon bis head. My father felt keenly
the disgraos my marriage with such q
man would reflect upon us, and he
begged me to keep the matter forever .
secret and to assume my maiden name.
My fathers health was now very bad
heart disease, the doctors said--and he
was advised to go abroad--to Italy or to
Spain.
We spent the next two years in Ven
ice, and began to feel almost happy
again. Then we took tour through
Belgium, finally returning to Italy and
leasing the Villa del Bargacco at Rome.
But a great sorrow soon came to me, for
here 1t was that my father died. We
found him lying in the parlor dead one
evening, just after had left his side.
The blow was a terrible one to me, for
/ was now left utterly alone in the
world, with no one to care for me.
think should have soon died of wretch
edness, but shortly after this met him
who awakened in me for theIirst time
a love that filed my whole soul. From
my first meeting with Gerald Rainforth
a strange new life seemed awakened in
me. speak of this plainly and candid
ly now, as one should who may be near
to death and desires to conceal nothing.
How happy was in the weeks that fol-
lowed! It seems strange now that the
black shadow of coming sorrow did not |
even mar that brief season of happiness.
We were to be married In March, and |
now 1t was the last Of February. Yet l |
had not told him Of the dark secret that |
hung over my past life. Why have / |
put of telling himf Heaven only knows.
/ did not intend to deceive him. had
made up my mind to tell him the whole
story when he came again. but just then
the blow fell.
One evening about O'Clock as was
sitting alone in my room the figure of
man suddenly entered and came and
stood before me. arose, startled, and
was about to cry out in alarm, but the
cry died upon my lips. stood as il
frozen to the spot. The intruder was
Don Eusenio Sanchez, my husbsndl