The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-07
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Aerseil III despair. Inc only Q6uaiI con-
nected with the actual crime of which I
have ever heard was the gale that was
blowing that night-the fiercest known to
this countryside in that generation-and
1t has always been said since that any
misfortune to the Mervyns, especially any
misfortune connected with the curse
comes with q storm of wind. That was
why SO disliked your story Of the imag-
mary tempests which have disturbed your
nights since you slept there. AS to what
followed gave a sigh-"that story is
long enough and full of incident. On the
morning after the murder, SO runs the
tale, Dame Alice came down to the
Grange from the tower to which she had
retired when her sons wickedness had
driven her from his house, and there In
the presence of the two corpses she fore
told the curse which should rest upon
their descendants for generations to come.
A clergyman who Was present, Mortified,
it Is said, at her words, adjured her by
the mercy OF heaven to place some term
| to the doom which she had pronounced.
| She replied that no mortal might reckon
the fruit of plant which drew its life
from hell; that q term there should be,
but as 1t passed the wisdom of man to fix
it so it should pass the wit Of man to dis
cover it. She then placed in the room
this cabinet, constructed by herself and
her Italian follower, and said that the
course should not depart from the family
until the day when its doors were unlock
ed and its legend read
And what was the DOOM"
Alan hesitated little, and when ne
| spoke his voice was almost awful in It's
| passionless sternness, in its desparing
finality. 1t seemed to echo the irTevocable
Judgment which his words pronounced:
THAT the crimes against God and each
other which had destroyed the parents life
should enter into the cbildrcn's blood, and
that never thereafter should there fail
Mervyn to bring shame or death upon one
generation of his fathers house. The IA
tai prophecy is rich in its fulfillment;
none of our name and blood is safe.
we have not seen the end of this yet"
he went on, speaking rapidly, and as If
articulation had become difficult to him.
Come, EVE, we must go and look at tho
cabinet-now, at once"
For an instant | stood strengthless,
helpless, on the threshold, NY gaze fixed
panic stricken on the spot where / had
taken such awful part in that phantom
tragedy of evil Then Alan threw his arm
! around me, and drew me hastily on in
front of the cabinet. Without a pause,
giving himself time neither to speak nor
think, he stretched cut his left hand and
moved the buttons one after another. AS
the last turned with a click, the doors,
which no mortal hand had enclosed for
300 years, flew back, and the cabinet stood
open. gave little gasp of fear. Alan
pressed his lips closely together, and
til, -.
his eyes. pointed my answer trembling
~ at the drawer which / had seen open
the night before He drew it ont, and
there on its satin bed lag the dagger in its
silver sheath still without word lie
took it up, and reaching his right hand
around me, for ccuid not now have stood
had he withdrawn his support, with q
swift, strong JERK he Unsheathed the
blade.
There in the clear autumn sunshine I
could see the same dull stains had mark
ed in the Pickering candlelight, and over
them, still rudy and moist. were the
drops Of ny own half dried blood.
erasped the lapel of his coat with both
my hands and chung 10 him like a child
in terror, while the eyes Of Goth Of Us re
manned fixed as il fascinated upon the
knife blade Then with a sudden start
Of memory, Alan raised his TO the co-nice
of the cabinet, and mine followed Ne
change that could detect had taken place
In that twisted gold work, but there clear
in the sight OF US both, stood forth the
words Of the magic motto:
Pure blood shed by the blood stained knife
Ends Aervyn shame. heals Mervyn strife
In low, steady tone Alan read ont
the lines. and then there was silence,
on my part OF stunned 5eyTilderInent-
the bevilde-n,eTit OF a spirit overwhelmed
beyond tie power Of comprehension by
rushing. conflicting emotions Alan PRESS
cd me closer 20 him, whils the silence
seemed 10 throb with the beating OF his
heart aud lie painting of bis brsath- But
except for that lie remained inotionless,
gazing nj the golden message before hinl-
At length felt a movement, and lcoSinS
Up saw his face tUEnzd down toward mine,
the lips qUiysriug, tie chee@s Aus,.ecs the
eyes soft with passionate feeling =
are saved. my darling" ne Whispered
Saved, and through you- Then be bent
his head lower. a-z tzs7e in that Toosn q
horror received :ae s-s. io-s iesers
Kiss fr.5ra IL own Gea; EU-.S.al les
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