The evening world., 1894-05-30

DuC MS eyes ODeneu only 10 pe lllltu Will
unutterable horror. There, within a few
inches Of his own eyes, was the black
ened. distorted face Of Col. Stroke, his
eyes glaring and bullying from their
his hands were clasped about a dead
mans throat. Col. Stroke had been
throttled to death and Lieut.. Cation
was nowhere to be seen!
Donald lay like one bereft OF reason.
Nor did those who gazed with horror
stricken eyes upon the terrible scene be-
fore them. lift their vision until there
sounded as II a death -knell were being
uttered and echoing far out into the
night.
spring to his feet, and from his lips
arose a wall whose cadence was like
unto that of lost souls. And then. the
awful cry terminated in demonacai
yell. Donald Haines was raving, Glib
bering maniac!
killed the man he idolized. and the
mad. They gazed upon him in amaze
ment and awe, for a mighty transforma-
tion had occurred. The black hair Of
Donald Haines had in twinkling turned
The remainder OF this portion OF the
story Is quickly told. Capt. Haines was
adjudged guilty Of causing the death. Of
Col. Stroke by the tribunal before which
he was taken.
1t was decreed that he should spend
the rest of his natural life In the State
Insane Asylum, situated in the city
scarcely a stones throw from where
she at the time OF his terrible afhiction
lived
the war with an honorable discharge
from service in his pocket, to Join his
wife and young son Harry: born
shortly after the beginning of the con-
flict.
1t 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
the bread and clothing which she and
Edith ate and wore.
The last mad and unaccountable act
Of her brilliant husband, whom she so
dearly loved, had deprived her of any
support which she might have received
from the Government. More than all
else. was the bitter trial that came to
Mrs, Halnes when, a few years later.
she laid Donald in his brave.
The sorrowing widow and daughter
were the only ones of all the great num-
who followed his body to the grave.
No, that Is not true; there was one
other who attended that doubly-sor-
rowful duty to the dead, 1t was Harry
Cation, grown now to be a noble youth.
filled with the same sweet spirit which
had characterized his gentle mother
when alive.
Mrs. Cation had died few months
previously, but she had often mentioned
to him the circumstances OF Donald
Haines's sad life. At his mothers fu-
neral Harry Cation had observed the
pretty, sympathetic face of Edith
Haines. But, then, too, he remembered
that Col. Cation, who had acquired the
rank OF colonel since leaving the
had warned his son to avoid the daugh-
ter OF a man who was but little better
than a murderer
II warn you. Harry" Col Cation had
said, severely, mot to mlng!e your life
in any way with that family, Yours
and that of Donald Haines's family lie
In altogether different channels. need
not mention this again, my SON.
But the warning had operated eX-
actly the reverse. Harry's sympathetic
nature went out in great measure 10
the sorrowing Mrs. Haines and her
pretty daughter, with the ever care
worn expression resting upon her young
face.
The young man had sought out Edith.
He. without the knowledge Of his father,
had spent many of his leisure hours
at the home OF Mrs, Haines, in Edith's
company. And there he learned from
the girl more of the story relating Ia
the life OF poor Donald Haines. This
new insight into the sad story only
served TO warm his heart still more for
the lonely couple, and the friendship
into love as the months fed by
Edith had declared that she nevel
| could be his bride; that It would nevel