Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-11-08

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Danyerfield recovered sufficiently 10
leave her bed. Then she was taken to
the jail where she was confined in cell
to await the sitting of the court.
One evening about week later Ger
aid sent for me and handed me tele-
gram dated at New York city and
which contained the words:
have the man. Will be there at 4:30.
RAwsoN.
"This is from my detective, . said
Gerald, land he has captured the muir
derer. But this is not all the good news
l have to tell you" he continued.
"Grace has just sent me this. Read it
it will explain many things that have
puzzled us both
AS he spoke he handed me some
sheets of paper closely written in fine,
round hand. Unfolding the manuscript,
read as follows:
GRACE DANGERFIELD' S STORY.
The secrets and sorrows of my life l
have thought never to reveal. 1t is
something / shrink from as from death,
but to remain silent now would be to
increase the weight Of sorrow which l.
am already compelled to bear and work
an injustice to others.
Is the hand that pens these lines
guilty of murder? Heaven only knows!
But l shall begin at the first and tell
the whole story-and what story OF
sorrow and anguish! Shall | ever re-
cover from its effects? | hardly know
! how to begin, my brain is SO bewlldered.
Perhaps | shall soon be insane. There
are tunes when L almost hope that l
shall. Anything would be preferable to
the torturipg memories that beset my
brain But let mo come to my story.
/ was born in Cuba of English par
ents. Al the age or 10 | lost my moth
, En- My father was we'll to do NOR
chant in Havana, but when | was II
years of age he became hopelessly in
volved in debt, and ruin was inevitable.
Ono of his largest creditors was man
of the name Of Eugenio Sanchez, Il mer-
chant Who had been Il frequent guest at
my fathers house. He was Il man OF
about 30, tall and dark and Of winning
manners, yet there was something about
him that impressed mo unfavorably.
One evening my father called mo to
him and told me that Eugenio Sanchez
| had proposed for my hand in marriage,
and unless | consented to become his
wife we should be speedily turned out
of doors as Eeggars. Don Eugenio, he
said, would provide me with all the
Iuxuries wealth could afford; that [
must accept hint was our only
chance to avert ruin.
| was Mortified at tho very thought,
and with flood of tears and expostu-
lations l ilnplorod my father to never
mention the subject to mo again. He
said nothing in reply, bat | saw that
he was deeply moved. In week he
again preached the subject to me, urg-
ing mo to reconsider my hasty decision.
Il can never consent to become his
wife" / replied, though 1T caused mo
great pain to disobey his will.
mot even to save your old father
from ruin and utter beggary?" he asked.
made no reply but wept in silence.
Isaw his face grow white. Then stoop-
ing to kiss mo he left the room, reeling
like one who has received 4 heavy blow.
Tho look of utter despair upon his face
frightened mo. | arose and followed
him to his room. | entered noisclessly,
and az / did SO l saw that he had Il piss
tol in his hand He quickly concealed
| it us he saw mo enter, but ! knew III an
instant that no was about to take his
| own life.
With an agonizod cry | ran forward
and throw my arms about him. and
then, sobbing Historically and hardly
knowing what did, promised to be-
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