Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-21

she hurried forward, but Alice cangbt
her in her arms. usn'
! Constance, she whispered, edo not
speak or cry. It is not so had 40 we
tnous dear. Heaven has been good TO
us; he is not dead"
stance ciasped her hands and sunk
uo"n sooDlng beside the couch. Feyeral
49, Win the surgeon and found her
When she heard that a surgeon
s, oone' she mechanically obeyed Few
ga anu allowed him to lead her from the
I'm nay more, she took the composing
-ausnI winch Alice pressed upon her.
'eiy soon sunk into deep sleep.
nen she recovered her senses it was
o1oau Jay; she lay still listening, but
eouiu not near sound. What had han
PTAeo' now long had she been lying there?
.i"u .nose strange events really taken
pace IN the night, or was it all a wild
dream? ga "A'u
one rose languidy and entered the ad-
joining room. Trembling violently. she
turned ner eyes toward the couch. Scarce
~ knowing what she did, she rushed for
warn 60 raise the cloak and look again
upon FRANKS dead face-when a mystic
ilous ana OBTAINING hand was laid upon
| ner arm, and looking up, she saw her hus
| band.
Yes. it was indeed the duke, pale. cold
and stern as usual At sight of him Con-
stance uttered cry.
You here! she exclaimed.
AS you perceive" he returned "But
you are pale. l have startled YOU You
ul0 not expect to see me so sOon?'
NO, did not" she answered, mechan-
! ically.
Il had not gone far from London" con-
tlnued the duke, carelessly, "when it oc-
Cured to me that I had forgotten other
business OF an even more pressing nature
than that which hurried me away. ]
hastened back. l am here to give. you
an agreeable surprise, and myself the I'M
expected felicity of your society"
II cannot listen now" exclaimed
Constance, wildly. 81 cannot stay here
But the duke, the expression Of whose
face had grown strangely forbidding, laid
| OBTAINING hand upon her.
"You must stay" he said. ''Let me re-
quest you to remain seated, madam, and
listen to me. A certain husband pretend
ed to leave home. In his absence his wife
received her lover. Imagine their rapture!
Feveral, are you listening?" for the lat
ter had softly entered the room.
''My lord, am all attention"
"Returning unexpectedly" continued
| the duke, ''the husband found his wife
temporarily absent and the lover stretch
ed insensible on a couch. He touched the
sleeping man and found him dead"
With half smothered cry, Constance
rose from her seat, and again staggered
a few steps toward the door, but the
duke detained her.
''The husband instructed certain trus-
ty spy, who was devoted to him, TO carry
the dead man forth and leave him near
his own door. The police, on recovering
the body, would think he had died there,
and not here"
He paused; with wild cry Constance
tottered to the couch, and lifted the cloak.
The body was gone.
All restraint departed now. With
shudder, Constance dropped the cloak
and turned to her husband, who, pale
with passion, was quietly regarding her..
GOA ST away into the streets!" she cried
wildly, ''by you"
"No,' returned the duke, "by trusty
spy and servant.
"And YOU have murdered him." she
cried: "perhaps he was not dead, and"
..In any case I should have killed him.
returned the duke. ''Still, having regard
TO the honor OF my house, and wishing to
avoid a public scandal
.You have doubly murdered him." she
cried. s.He did not come here of his own
free will, but through lying message
from YOU. You have killed him; am the
most guilty; kill me, too. l am your wife
in name only, for loved my cousin with
all my heart and soul.
Tn a fit of ungovernable fury, the duke
rushed upon her, when suddenly firm
hand was laid upon his arm, and voice
said:
''Stay."
The duke turned fercely and looked
info the eyes of Feveral, who, perfectly
self-possessed, continued to hold his arm
firmly, and turned to speak to the duchess
MADAM" he said in clear, calm
voice. trouble yourself to utter no more
salf-accusations; you are as pure as snow.
and YOU will live. My lord duke he
added. "stand aside, please. object to
your harming this lady,
care YOU mad?" cried the duke, aghast.
.You shall judge of that later; but be-
fore I give any account of myself, let me
;nform this lady that the Duke dAzzeg-
Ia who ;s So coyetous of his honor, is no
other than
..Silence,' cried the duke. "Sir. come
with me- then turning to the duchess,
ha added: MADAM, / will return later,
aud finish what / have to say to you.
without another word the two men
"a ssad ont of the boudoir and went to the
dukes study.
Vow, my lord said Feveral, do you
remember me!'
mo"
"Then I will refresh your memory.
am Arthur Clavering.
rs it possible you are that man.
.Most certainly; under that name 1
nred and traded in Venezuela. You made
nv home desolate, and when | rayed OF
vengeance, / was thrown into PRISON.