The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-08

Nv little savings are deposited In tne
Rank of Toronto. In hair an hou'
ciennyille will be here pray 'ou 10
g,veness for my deed, ana sign "'s
This twenty-ninth day OF Marco, .r
""S HAROLD LORRAINE.
ADDENDUM: nur,ry the
| ,,,e-v,ew ne said Il think best 10 IN
Sarr,, vou now that you will be IN prisoi'
| ho,ore The night is over ana -
Newer" cried, taking from my
nocret a vial, and swallowing the con-
tents at draught. tho,
"Ah." said he. i've been expecu"s 'ias
,or several days Here is souvenir you
con take along with you TO appease MS
satanic Majesty" He DIRE" hearel'
eIsncing cautiously towards the dool'
"Twas ]. not you, that kiieu or
! bridge" he said between his tee'h'
saw YOU strike him with the oar. ne
s onlv stunned. An additional blow
from me crushed his skull. That gave
me AN invincible hold on you. Ana now
/ ri leave YOU You'll. see me again III
on hour iust to say goodbye, as you
| have only about two hours 10 i've
| rIa smoke the last words with a con
| .or,nt,,ous sneer and approached the
| door. -. ,.,,o,,, who
"ston =" exclaimed. 'Do you know VIM
the victim Of your cold-blooded muruer
was?" -. s.o, ,u,o
YES" he answered. y s'o'"'~
-" -
oWaIt. Listen. You have murdered the
brother of Irene Trowbridse'
oTjar" he cried, staggering TOWARDS
me -, eu,np-
another step" | warned hlf'' S"i"s
- . hair over my shoulder.
H. recovered himself. turned deathly
10 and sank into chair Opposite me.
..rnt,L Won I would utter lie, with
o,orn,tv staring me in the faceF inns
r;ng took from the fingers OF lio"-
bridge You recognize it?' handing MN
the ring. ,o.,.,,or "creat
traavene what have | done? lie tosseu
,he ring on the table, and reeleu ou'
~ The door. AS he left the room,
miniature portrait fell from MS po0No''
susnect il is Gertrude's prototype
GIennviile will be with me In snoie
while NV head begins TO acne. lhele -
a marched feeling in my throat, H@'7
my child.
rr.o taet mage of this weird production
40, written in an irregular hand, be
ewing more and more indistinct. until
Inc concluding lines were barely leglpie'
Tho story was stamped with truth for
ha1f an hour I sat motonless, running
over in my mind the main poiii's
tbought of Gertrude. a sudden idea
oarsed me TO start. suppose Glennvlue
es..1d ,,,in nor" At this thought, must
aaroit heavy sigh escaped my lips.
CHAPTER TX.
The Am Old tory.
After Gertrudes return from EurUpe'
49,, distant acquaintance with heT
assumed a sort Of friendship, as she
thought. | became a frequent visitor at
he house. and on several occasions
reached my desk two hours late 10y
reason Of little tete-a-tetes with the sfi
l was loving in secret
one Sunday afternoon sauntereu
through the Capitol Square on my way
to the Glennville residence on fralhiih
street NV appointment TO dine with
Glennyille. and his ward was an unucky
one. for Detective -, VINO had Dy
a clever niece of reasoning, suspected that
| knew more of the -- street mystery
than ] cared TO reveal. was at that time
examining the manuscript in my room
at the Exchange Hotel.
Half an hour later | was in earnest
conversation with Glennville In ms
library, totally unconscious Of the fact
that Gertrude who had settled herself
for an hour with her book in shell
shaped chair behind the portieres drawn
over the bay windows, was listening
half-dazed at what passed between us.
"How can you insinuate," said I, that
the unselfsh devotion / felt for her
before I knew she was worth dime
was based upon mercenary motives,
when YOU yourself admitted that you
cared nothing for her. but would marry
her to secure her --T
"Stop," cried Glennville. striving to
maintain his self-possession. Where
did you get that idea?'
IL have 1t in black and white.
He drew nearer and whispered; do
YOU know anything Of my past lifeY'
Everything"
How did you learn it,
"Harrolde Lorraine
"Who?" he gasped
.'Harrolde Lorraine. | say, left writ
ten account OF his life. by mere accl-
dent i secured the manuscript Twas all
that saved you"
He stood with his eyes fixed upon
the floor, as If hating between two
conflicting impulses. Presently he look
ed up and said:
"Wen say no more of this for the
may do as she pleases Come, let US so
into the other room; l suspect she's
awaiting us now"
We left the room, Glcnnville closing
the plate-glass door behind us.
After dinner | could have Rugged the
rascal for leaving Gertrude and myself
to entertain each other. while he went
to his club to talk stocks and scandal.
Why go into the details of the many
little nothings we said TO each other.
1t is the same old story the world over.
We first talked books, music. and art.
though these topics were of no interest
to either Of us at that particular time
Gertrude's recent travels occupied nearly
half an hour. / was glad when they were
exhausted, for Sincerity" and "The Sin
of Modern FNrtations" had 10 be dis
cussed before tender glance, or
flushed cheek led up to the theme in
which our interest was centred
/ told her that / never had and never
could love anyone else, as "A matter of
course. And she. though she knew she
returned II all. assumed one Of those
hesitating frames Of mind, after the man.
ner of women. and promised TO con-
slider the matter. | ought To have known
that she had already decided things i'm
my favor but | didn't, and the irresisti-
Die little beauty must of course have
time TO reflect.
| have since learned that when she
disrobed that night her thoughts drifted
into this channel: II wonder II he took
me at my word when ! told him / would
be his friend? How disappointed he
looked But every man has IN ha bent