The herald., 1894-04-15

view he was right, and she was right;
but, considering all the circumstances,
she need not have displayed such alac-
Tity IN throwing him over. People say
It was at the instigation of her family.
At any rate, she married shortly alter
ward q parvenu with heaps of coin, but
If report says true she has lived to regret
her folly and her wickedness-I can call
it by no other name.
well, through the influence of q
friend Flip got a billet out here, and
here l met him on my arrival, to my
intense astonishment. OF course I had
heard the outline of his story, but till
he told me all was really ignorant of
the details leading to his unhappy
smash. Until our meeting here we had
not seen each other since the old Oxford
days, when we had been fast friends,
though he was an exquisite of the house
while was member of the studious
Balliol. Ella, we have both of us
changed deal since thenv'
The speaker ceased.
"The devill'' suddenly exclaimed
Jones, starting forward and peering
over the balcony.
No one noticed the noiseless approach
of Flip from the inner room.
whats hp?" drawled Villiers.
"a woman in black just left the
doorway and is crossing the street,
Pooh, sit down. The heats been
too much for your never too strong work.
ing brain"
There! She's standing at the corner
and looking up at us-Vasilli!"
"Sair."
"Who just left the house?"
Me no savvy, sair.'
A wave of hot air suddenly swept
with hollow sound through the room,
like breath from the angel of death,
then all was donbly still.
Good heavens Lilr' gasped Har-
vey, who had now glided TO the front
and looked over the balcony.
Before any one could say word he
was off, down the stairs and out of the
house like madman.
The dark figure at the street corner
seemed to be beckoning.
"Whew!" whlstled Villiers.
Again that sitting blast of air swept
over Limassol It was followed this time
by rumble like the faroE roll of heavy
artillery. The grumble swelled to a
roar; the balcony seemed to shiver; the
house swayed like ship in storm and
then became steady, just as deafening
crash of falling masonry reused the still
night into hideous wakefulness. Weird
figures fitted here and there in every
habille, shrieks of terror mingled
with cries of anguish, all was widest
confusion.
The first shock of surprise over, Vii
Ii IS and his companions rushed down
and out into the street, the far corner of
which was one vast debris.
Fallen houses blocked the roadway,
and here and there means issued from
under masses of timber and masonry.
AS we'll as they could Villiers and his
friend allayed the panic and organized
species OF relief party to clear the
wreckage caused by the severe shock of
earthquake, for this it was, and free the
wounded and separate the dead.
Among the latter just as the day was
breaking they lit Oh the mangled re-
mains of their late comrade, Flip Har.
vey. But hunt as they would they could
discover no sign.of the yelled stranger
r ~ 49,
Months a&erward when we had all
gone our different ways and,I was fill
ing another post in,Madeira, I received
a letter from JSheai aclosing the follow
ing newspaper. clipping:
About a. on tbs. morning Of Aug. 7, 49,
the private yacht Marie, belonging to Sil
Henry Winter, was4 safixen by squall of wind
onto sunken rock. ~hile running among the
Ionian islands. She is, Supposed to have foun-
dered immedistelS, and Aofar no trace of her
crew has been discovered. We regret to add
that Lady Winter .MSs on board.
1t was close on that hour when the
earthquake sheck was SO disastrously
felt at Limassols. and Lady Winter had
been Miss Lily Fame!
l have altered the names in this
strange story, but for the rest-well,
there are mote ytliihes in heaven and
earth than are dftafhed'of in our phi
losophy. TheFremembrance of these re-
markable incidentshas caused me many
sleepless ho6r, and 1 confess my in
ability to explain them. Let those who
may chance TO read the story explain ii
if they an.-London World.
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Stupid Burglar.