The evening world., 1894-05-30

but his eyes opened only to be filled with
unutterable horror. There, within a 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 the terrible scene be-
fore them lift their vision until there
was heard a wild uncanny cry that
founded as II a ~death-knell were being
uttered and echoing far out into the
night.
Then Donald Haines was seen TO
spring to his feet, and from his lips
arose a wall whose cadence was like
awful cry terminated in a demonacal
yell. Donald Haines was a raving. glib
bering 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-
ton had occurred. The black hair OF
Donald Haines had in a twinkling 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
~ '''o". ~ 49,
he was taken.
1t was decreed hi he hould 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 aftiiction
lived.
Lieut.. Cation returned home after
the war with an honorable discharge
from service in his pocket, to Join, his
wife and young son Harry; borh
fict.
1t was vastly different with the un-
fortunate wife of Donald Haincs. She,
o~vershadowed by the dreadful blight
which had come into her life. dwelt in
her humble cottage compelled to carr
the bread and clothing which she and
Edith ate and wore,
OF her brilliant husband, whom she so
dearly loved, had deprived her Of any
support which she might have received
else, vas the bitter trial that came to
Mrs. Haines when, n few years later,
she laid Donald in his brave,
The Borrowing widow and daughter
were the only ones of all the great mum
Der that once smiled on Donald Halnes,
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. II was Harry
Cation, grown now to be n 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
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 "A colonel since leaving the
war. had pointed out the young girl and
had warned his son TO vol the daugh.
ter OF a man who was but little better
. than "A murderer.
~ warn you, Harry" Col. Cation had
said. severely, mot to mlngle our lifC
In any way with that family. Yours
and that Of Donald Haines's family lie
in altogether different channels. l need
not mention this again, my son.
But the warning had operated ex'
actly the reverse. Harry's sympathetic
the sorrowing Mrs. Haines and hei
pretty daughter, with the ever are
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
And there he learned from
the girl more OF the story relating Il
the life OF poor Donald Haines. Thi'
new insight into the sad story only
served to warm his heart still more fol
the lonely couple. and the friendship
between Harry and Edith soon ripeneC
into love as the months fed by.
Edith had declared that she neve
could be his bride: that 1t would neye