The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24
CHAPTER XXI.

When Will Cassilis found himself in
exorably shut out of the house that con-
tanned his wife, he had the sense not to
commence furious knocking and ring
ing that would rouse the servants, but
stood debating within himself as to
what he should do next and how make
known his presence to Mamie.
1t was characteristic of him that he
did not for moment believe in her
wrondgoing. She had excuse, and to
spare, for believing her husband guilty
of the worst possible conduct, and she
had naturally turned to Blake in her
trouble, and for once passion had mas
tered that noble nature, and the man
was recklessly keeping the vow he had
once made-that if she ever wandered
into his arms he would keep her.
But better than Trelawny knew his
own fierce nature. Will, in sort OF
clairvoyance born of his weak state,
knew it then, and he felt that Mamie
was safe in the mans hands; that
though Blake might and would struggle
to get her for his wife he was incapable
of bringing dishonor upon her, and the
only thing now possible was to explain
those events of the past q hours OF
which Will himself had no clear recoI-
lection.
Hagar knew, Hagar could explain,
but was it likely that she would?
Where was she now? He remembered
her as something standing apart from
| him in the darkness-somethlng that
would fasten upon him with kisses till,
in his Knocked manhood, he turned upon
and slew her. did he not get himself
away, but Of the past hours i'll which
he had been wholly surrendered to her
care he knew nothing, for memory fail
ed him at the point where he fell, and
the black obsession Of death prevailed
afterward.
He did not hesitate long. He knew
what he was going to do before he
turned away to do it. He was going to
Lady Lirriper, for in moments OF dlt1-
Guilty il is not exactly to the saints OF
our acquaintance that we turn for as,
sistance, and Will, as he did a fine sprint
across country, had definite hope III
his mind that the old wording might
pull things straight after all. Lights
twinkled in the upper windows OF Bach.
elor's cottage as he approached it, and
Josephine opened the door to him, with
ONLY n slight elevation of her mobile
French brows, for sensations were be-
coming cheap in that neighborhood, ano
overpowering sleepiness Will dull even
the keenest curiosity in the world ano
enable one to accept ghosts WISH
| without excitement.
For Will might have been his owl
! ghost, SO wan, so disordered was he
though even ghost would have strucl
at a dress suit patterned with green,
cravat tied ut the back of his head anc
linen that was assuredly more than AZ
hours old. :,
at must SEQ your mistress, he said
"and instantly. You must get her reaoy
to come out with me, and will you sen'
mn TO my coachman and tell him &
bring the carriage round, or, stay, ~
do that myself while you get her lady
ship ready"
az have but just undressed her, sait
Josephine in despair. "She is with MIS-
Greeorias now" she added dryly.
"What That woman has dared 10 re
turn here?" cried Will angrily.
So they had quarreled already
thought josephine, growing more wake
full as the plot thickened. and the scun'
of Lady Lirriper's voice, high, accusing
reached them from above stairs, SO tina
Il would not have surprised her II tn
! old lady had suddenly appeared. drivip'