The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-13


Lola had fed Ii was clear that she
must have gone away during the night
! after she had been seen by Sir Jaffray.
Her course up TO that time was plain
enough to Beryl The Frenchman had
manifestly begun to torment her i'm con-
sequence Of his failure to get Beryl her.
self out of the way. In the middle of
the interview between the two Sir
Jaffray had appeared and turned the
Frenchman out OF the house Then he
had written to Lola to meet him, and
she, fearing possibly some violence or
maybe moved by desire for re-
venge, had taken her dagger with her.
They had met by the cottage, and in a
moment OF passion she had stabbed him
and killed him. Then, when making
of, she had tried to leave the wood aud
had been frightened by the appearance
of Sir Jatfray.
Owing to his trouble with the FESTIVE
horse, he had been unable to follow her
at once, and she had thus hidden and
managed to evade him, slipping out of
the wood IN the darkness and away
| probably to some railway station. That
was the manifest reason of the conduct
which to Sir Jaffray bad seemed like
the painless and purposeless wanderings
of a lunatic.
Beryl's heart bled as she thought of
what Lola must have suffered during
the night and since the moment of the
terrible deed by the wall of the ruined
cottage in Ash Tree wood.
The girl went in to Lady Walcote I'M
decided how much to tell her of all that
had happened.
The old lady welcomed her warmly. |
She loved the girl, and now in the time |
or the sorrow and trouble which had |
fallen on the house she was infinitely
glad of the comfort of her presence.
This is sad house, Beryl," she
said after she had kissed her and made
her bring stool and sit close by her
knees. Il have been sitting alone here
thinking till my poor brain reels and is
dizzy with 1t all. How is Jaffray now?
Where is he? He has been like one dis
tracted. Oh, Beryl, how could she treat
him so?'
There is much that we cannot vet
understand, dear answered Beryl
soothingly. "Do you know Jaffrav's
thoughts? He fears that Lola has for
the time gone out of her mind"
NO; 1T is not that" said the old
lady decisively. "You dom think that.
am sure. She has deceived him. She
is bad, Beryl-bad to the core. She
comes OF a bad stock and is bad herself
mat Frenchman is mixed up in this in
some way. | never liked him-alwavs
suspected him, with his handsome face
and his lying tongue.
"She loved Jaffray," began Beryl.
when Lady Walcote burst in bitterly:
"Yes, as Delilah loved Samson or
,ael Slsera and as Circe used to love
ne fools she turned to swine. Women
ion't elope from those they love and
with those they hate, do they? Non
ense, child! When you've lived as long
n the world as l have, you'll learn TO
NOW falsehood when you see it and
les when you hear them. She never
owed Jaffray, never -
No; you are quite wrong" answered
'eryl In a firm, clear tone, ''and some I"
lay you III be the first to own it.
Il don't see why you should take her h.
art. " i,
The day will come when you will a,
o the same, DEAR" answered Beryl h,
weetly, smiling and stroking the old
romans hand, "for have never known h,
heart III trouble to turn to you for SYM
athy in vain.'' h
have no sympathy for the woman
no wrongs and shanes my son." was
he angry reply. III
on nave no strength to close your Ii
cart against the plant of genuine and ay
Isolate misery"
Lady Walcote shook her head and IN
ade as If to reply again sternly, but. WI
eeting Beryl's eyes, said nothing and
'ntented herself with the unspoken as er
rtion of her sternness. he
You must Danish all that hardness, yo
I'D Beryl after pause, land collect he
your strength of endurance. There
more trouble than even this flight of wi
r Jaffray's wife This Frepcbman ON
no left yesterday is dead-died sud.
MY under circumstances which sug he,
st that he was killed by violence. - he,
Is there no end to the scandal which
at man brings upon US alp exclaim. spe
Lady Walcote, wringing her hands,
How did it happen? Tell me" mi,
Beryl told as much of the case as she tina
ought necessary and parried the ones. in ,
ms which Lady Walcote put to her lad
d she was still occupied thus when a to
want Knocked at the door and said Gift
at Sir Jaffray wished to see her in y"
library. "
U;xL Ga. you
,o;nt H.. oaniay matters had reached her.
sis. ." ugly v
Inc local inspector was a man of "
ne surface shrewdness, and as he was tell
y y; anxious to find an opportunity of
ping forward his own promotion and
'ught he could see in this case ona
&c might help him he was resolved to !,
he as much of it as possible. At the cn,i
ne time he had all an English police. fetn
II respect for baronet of suob nett
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