The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-28

Its not Markham" interrupted
Gwinne. with an irrepressible smile.
Its Hall"
'sHall?"
Eyes. have a letter from
you taken from his pocket by
his wife. She gave it to a lady
friend-mind, a lady friend-who
gave it to me. have brought it to
you"
Thanks, very many. Give it me-"
AWAIT moment. I want you first
to promise me a great favor-one that
will benefit you. Mrs Hall is a lady
| I've known from childhood-a rela-
tive in fact. whom love and respect
This fellow Hall treats her brutaHy.
l am sure you would despise a man
who could strike woman
''Of course, 1 should" cried out the
actress, reminiscent of a black eye
herself received by the common
enemy. He don't do her that bad,
does hep"
HE is breaking her heart He is a
fool and a tyrant."
THAT he is. Mr.. Gwinne. / know
him like book. hate him now
well, then. think you will do me
a service"
He then stated what it was.
I'm give you 500 for the service
suggested"
Against myself, ehP Well, don't
care much. Nobody ever is happy as
long as they have any reputation left
to worry about"
''In that case what peaceful frame
of mind you must enjoy" thought
Gwinne.
But don't want your money, Mr..
Gwinne. I'll do what you ask to
spite that hound. You keep the let
ter until the thing is played out
You'll need it. And now I'm of to
rehearsal
"All right, and all success Good
| morning"
Gwinne went straight from the ac-
! tress to Mamie. The butler ushered
him in lnadame's morning room The
| petite, childlike face aud figure he
knew SO we'll She rose to meet him
with beaming light in her face.
''Oh! Cousin Will at last!'
Mamie" he said mournfully, as he
marked her waxen pallor and the
dark shadows under her eyes, though
they were dewey and beautiful yet.
Mamie. my poor darling girl!''
He opened his arms. She drew back
at this and tried to look repellant.
''You forget I am Mr.. Halls wife. -
At don't forget. You owe him no
allegiance. He has forfeited his
rights. Mamie, you confessed that l
had been the one love of your life to
our mutual friend yesterday"
She told you that?"
For your sake, yes. 1 have come,
dear one, to see if there is no way out
of this tyranny for you. And there
is. Cheer up, gem, cheer up, flower
The old names! All, heaven! Was
it all dream? Was Will really heref
Would she wake and find it all over
find herself by the side of him whose
heart was the heart of traitor? Yet,
was he worse than she might become I?
Overcome by the sudden rush of joy.
was she to become that worst of all
things in her own eyes-a false wife
She stood as if stunned.
Mamie, look up. What is the
matter? Kiss me. dear; we've been
parted so long"
She had begun to turn on the water
works He raised the tear-staioed
face and stopped and kissed those
tears away-those tears which hao
never been shed but for his own mis-
conduct.
The door opened, suddenly. an6
Hugh Hall walked in on the pair.
AS his eyes took them in they
glared like panther's in rage.
what does this mean, madame?'
Will grasped his cousins hand and
held on to it as he took up the answer
at means that /, her long sepa-
rated cousin, have called to see and to
comfort her, if comfort is possible
"Ha! yes! her cousin? Sweet
cousinly kisses, no doubt How dare
you allow this man freedoms? Leave
the room"
His wife did not stir, though she
trembled all over. She looked a
Will with eyes like those of deer a
bay. Her husband seized her, anc
pushed her by main force to the door.
She uttered low cry. Then VIII
arose in his might
fsTake your hands off that woman,
roared the aroused lion. tTake youl
hands off, or you'll remember it to thu
last day of your life"
How grand he looks, like an arch
angel" thought poor Mamie.
Hall unhanGed his wife.
81 don't want any fighting here,
he said sullenly. ''But this woman
my wife. What do you propose to d.
about it?''
Take her from you as soon as the
law allows You are guilty of tina
which will give her divorce. Here.
a letter from an actress that tells The
whole story. Do you know that writ
ing? Do you know that monogram
ut has no signature. It's damned
lie the woman has -concocted.
Forth from the next room, where
according to orders she had been al
unseen witness, sprung Miss Ciss-