Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-06-13
Triumph Of love a7d Ho2or
By Bertha M. Clay.
Chapter v.

had given instructions to the detective
Gerald looked white and grim
enough.
"Go over to Paris he said, with
a detective and warrant for the arrest
of Murray. But frst-he and l will
settle together"
"Egertonr' Thurston demonstrated
but Gerald drew his brows together.
There are wrongs" he said, in a
suppressed way, that your law can
not reckon with-as from man to man.
I'm not going to kill him; but I'm 60
ing to wiring the truth from him
the way will be my own
He went down again to Dover that
night, and crossed by the earliest boat
that was too slow for him even-and
by midday, was in Paris, and had
driven to the address given him by
Mrs. Lathrop, an hotel in quiet
street.
M. Murray was in, the porter be
lieyed.
Pm well known to him." said Ger
aid, there is no need to announce
me-"
And re went up to the room OF NJ.
Murray, and knocking, entered before
eceiving a reply even.
Murray, lounging near tie stove,
looked up, and the cigar fell from his
lips.
Gerald Egerton! he said, and fell
back a step, a ghastly pallor on his
face.
But in the instant Gerald had sprung
upon him, his hands on the mans
throat-silent, fierce, with set teeth,
and pale lips.
Murray struggled in vain in that
leath-like grasp, though he was the
bigger if not the stronger man of the
two, he was borne to the ground, still
with Gerald's hand on his throat
"Cowar1ly houndr' Gerald said,
lrough his teeth by heaven! if you
stir / will kill you"
Let go my throat, you're choking
me-, gasped the Wretched man. Il
-yield-I-"
Egerton loosened his grasp little.
You know why l came?" he said,
in that fierce, suppressed way still,
not let him speak but in such low
voice, to force from you the confess
sion of the damnable lie you swore
to last July. You dared to accuse my
wife of sin. You know it was false.
You shall tell me with your own lips,
1t was false Speak,
The man looked wildly up.
No ~, J,n+ Il fnc ohio n
She made me do it, he muttered,
in his throat. Il suppose she has CON
fessed? 1t was her-it wasn't your
wife. Let me go-I'm faint-you-'
"You shall confess that in open
court" said Egerton, not needing. She
has told me the truth already, and
you shall spend your best years IN
prison for the black lie"
He released the man suddenly and
got up.
Murray lifted himself heavily and
crept to a chair, while Gerald threw
open the door.
Now you can do your work, Ed
wards he said with deadly quiet
ness, to the detective, who came in.
Murray hardly looked up
He was breathing heavily, and there
was blood flowing from a cut ON his
temple where he had struck il III
falling.
The detective glanced at Egcrton's
pale set face.
you've hurt him, SIR" he said, with
an official shake of the head.
Il meant to- returned the other
grimly Give him wine, he'll soon re
cover"
The man gave Murray some wine
and he revived after a little while and
looked scowling at Egerton, said moth
ing, however, as Edwards formally ar
rested him and read over the warrant
charging him with conspiracy and per,
jury.
You have the right to claim your
extradition, sir said the man, civilly
IF you like, or you can come at once
with me to England
"Oh, III come-don't want any IN
fernal delay with French police sac
Murray, sullenly. Its up if that foo
Of a girl has blown the thing. Col
me in a mess, hang her! l didn't care
it was her idea to spite your wife fol
some reason.
Coward to the last" said Gerald
contemptuously. you must throw
your lie on the woman"
He turned away and left Murra,
with the detective to put few thing
together.
They crossed by that evenings boat
and Murray was lodged in prison tina
hight, pending the magistrates inquir
on the morrow. which would be onl
formal for a remand in order to Pre-
duce witnesses.
Gerald, yet almost at the white hea
of a sort of still excitement, felt n
fatigue. nor relaxation Of the straiI
vet every nerve was really on tn
stretch; but he did not recognize i
he only knew he had such a passion
ate longing to see his darling, to hol
her il his arms, and tell her be
martyrdom was nearly over.
But that must wait.
He only wished that he would L
with her the next day if possible, {
the next to that. anyhow.
Society had Enthusiastically somethiu
to talk about nowi
When the first editions of the eve
ing papers came out, there was fiji