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

are now III law, III not III love, my WIG
Being still my wife. you married th
master of this place, and in doing tina
committed what your law calls bigamy
You did it, as you will say, in ignorance
hoping that you had seen the last of m
when the stamp of that pretty but enei
getic foot Of yours sent me rolling dow
into the gorge from the DEVILS rock
but unfortunately for your plea of ig
norance when came here you went OF
pretending that you were Sir Jaffiay'
wife and continued to stay here, though
you knew the marriage was bigamou
and void. Do you see what that does
1t just pricks the bubble of your limo
cence, and it puts you deal deeper
into the mud than you were before
That's all, and if it's any consolation
to you you may know that | saw thai
from the first and it suited my purpose
that you should be compromised as
much as possible.
He stopped and looked at her in tri-
umph and as if expecting an outburst,
but she had mastered her emotion by
this time completely.
go on, she said quietly.
THAT means that you can at any mo-
ment be put on your trial for bigamy
and have to face the whole world from
the prisoners dock, and, what is more,
that l can put you there and will if you
drive me to it. Get that into your head
clearly
Il am waiting to know what you
want. l have never doubted either your
bullying cowardice or your cunning"
What want is easily said. / want
to clear away from your path the diff
culties that threaten to ruin you.'
lyon are suddenly very solicitous on
my account" she retorted.
And mean to show you the only
way in which it can be DONE" he con-
tinued, not needing the interruption.
sir Jaffray has settled on you good
many thousands of pounds, and, as |
happen to know, he has in his will,
like loving husband should, left you
everything that he could leave without
touching the entailed estates. Now
he paused and looked very closely at
her and spoke very deliberately-"if
SIR Jaffray were to die, say, by any &C.
cident or suddenly in any way you
would as suddenly be freed from all
your mbarrassments. +"
She met his look and returned il with
one which seemed to hold his eyes fixed
on her.
"Wellf" She uttered the single sylla.
BILE question without allowing sign
Dr. symptom of her feeling to be seen in
ner face.
Il mean," and his voice grew trifle
1oarse and unsteady-"I mean that Sir
)affray is the one obstacle in your path,
md it is necessary for your sake and for
nine that the obstacle should be re-
moved"
Lola clinched her hands till the nails
nearly ran into her palms, and she bit
Ter lip hard in her agitation, and it was
'ully minute before she trusted herself |
q speak.
The Frenchman filled up the interval
" lighting fresh cigarette and WALK
ng up and down the room. He was
,lad of the pause, for the strain of the |
moment told on him. He was very pale,
md the perspiratiop came out in line |
If beads on his forehead.
II think I understand you" said I
Lola at length when she could trust |
herself to speak. ''And what is to hap
pen after-after what You mean?"
He was by the door of the room when
The spoke, and he turned and answered. !
standing still. He tried to speak lightly.
"What should happen?" he cried,
With wave of the hands and shrug
If the shoulders. "You would be free, |
md would claim you as my wife,"
You would claim mep' she repeated.
Certainly" he said masterfully. |
You would be my wife,
He stopped suddenly without finish. !,
ng the sentence and turned toward the
loor.
What's that?" he cried. He rushed
20 the door and tried to open it quick.
y, but in his haste fumbled with the
handle and then threw it open and
ooked out.
"sS Az OhO ne
thought he could hear the whisk of a
iress, but he said nothing of this TO
lola.
i was mistaken" he said, returning
o the room and closing the door behind
i'm.
1t must be DEVILS plot indeed"
aid Lola, when it makes even Won
imagine that there are eavesdroppers. {"
He made no answer to this.
well, you know my plan now. he
aid. 1T is the only one possible to
Jet us out Of this mess. What do Won
ayr" ~"
You don't expect me to replv off.
and that l am ready to take part in a
lot to murder my husband?'
why not? You have already re-.
earsed the part with me-"
The malice in his tone and face made
ola clinch her teeth and flush with
niger. But che did not let the hot words I
lat rose to her lips escape them. In.
cad OF this she asked as calmly as she
'uld force herself to speak:
How do you propose to carry ont S
le plan?' o"'
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