Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-03-21

strong. Leaving then for his voyage,
Carew established his wife in cottage
near nv house. and went away almost
immediately after the honeymoon. Her
parents had LETT Christchurch shortly
before to take possession or some prop
erty in Antrim, Ireland, which had been
left to them Laura was quite alone,
and found her state of grass-WidoW-
hood sufficiently tiresome. She wished
for distraction. and encouraged myself
and DR.. Scott to call upon her. As we
were still in love with her, we accepted
her invitation only too gladly, and for
six months We devoted ourselves to her
amusement Then came the news that
the Silver Arrow had been wrecked on
the coast Of Guinea. The information
was brought by the first mate, who had
been picked up in an open boat by
passing ship. His compaions were
dead of hardship and suffering, and 1t
was only with the greatest dlihcnlty
that he was brought round again. On
his return to England ne told his tale
10 the owners Of the ship, and then COM
municated the news to Mrs. Carew.
Without doubt her husband was drown
ed: and so after six months OF married
life she found herself a widow, but i'll
provided with money. As part owner
of the Silver Arrow, the dead CareW
had some claim to a portion CT the in
surance but. owing to some CONNER
cial and legal trickery. no money was
obtainable from this source. Laura
had barely sufficient TO live on. 1t may
be guessed what effect poverty had up
on her refined auC ple2sure-loVlng ma
ture. She refused to go to her parents
in Ireland, as their gloomy religious
views were alien to her more aesthetlc
leanings: yet she could not remain IN
Christchurch with hardly sufficient TO
sustain life. DR.. Scott offered to marry
her. but he was too poor TO give her
the luxuries of life, and she refused to
become his wife or step-mOther TO his
little boy. Then | offered myself, ana
was accepted I was not so handsome
as Scott or so manly and daring as her
first husband: but | was rich, aud Whlle
pretending to love me but little, she
married me for my fortune. | was con-
tent to take her even on such terms,
and we arranged to become husband
and wife. Owing TO the recent death
of Carew. we could not marry openly
in Christchurch: and as Laura had new
er truly loved the sailor, she did not
care 10 nav a tribute to his mated mem
DRY by a year of mourning. rather
was she anxious to marry me at once
and for this purpose she went up 10
London. After a decent interval, TO
avert suspicion, followed, and We were
married shortly afterwards by special
license in the Church Of st. Pancras.
John Madison was the best man. and
arranged all the details for me. These
things happened some months after
Ccrew's suspected death. Then we
travelled for a year, and at the end OF
it came back with our child Dora 20
Christchurch. where
our child?" said Dora, interrupting
her reading. What does that mean,
Allen?"
NO doubt that Dargill adopted you
as his child after the death of Carew.
But I was his ward here; why does
he not call me his ward in this manu-
script?"
Read on" said Allen. "You may
discover the reason"
I'VE took up our abode at my man
sion in Christchurch, read Dora swift
". and for a time we were fairly hap
DIV. But was not altogether pleased
with nv wife. She did not love me,
nor did she make any pretense TO 90
So Indeed. l believe she despised me
fer nv weakness Of body and amiabili-
ty Of temper. DR.. Scott began TO call
again. and Laura encouraged his visits.
I forbade him the house, but my wife
and himself defied me, and l was power
less to control their behavior. One eve
ming. after a scene with Laura, / left
the house. Scott was in the habit OF
crossing the lawn at dusk and entering
the drawing room to ilirt with my wife
while I was reading in the library. l
also came the same way at times in
preference to going round by the door;
and one evening, entering thus, l
CHANGED upon them. The discovery re-
suited in a violent scene; and next
morning left for Londop. vowing new
er to return until my wife dismissed
Scott from her thoughts. The depart
ure saved my life.
.While I was away Carew returned
to Christchurch. He had been saved
by some negroes on the Guinea Coast
and had been detained in captivity by
them for over a year. Finally ne es-
caped. managed 10 get to England, and
came to claim his wife. When he
heard OF our marriage he went wild
with rage. He accused me of corrupt
ing his wife, of spreading a false re-
port of his death; and finally sWore
that he would not rest until he lad
killed me- verify believe that he was
bent on doing so. Notwithstanding my
innocence in the matter: and had | not
been absent in London, he would have
shot me without mercy. As it was, he
committed a murder in the hope Of kill
ing me.
My wife-as I must still call her
had no opportunity of warning me- as
Carew kept such a close watch on her.
He expected me to return, and took up
his quarters in the house with the
avowed intention of killing me. Laura |
sent for Scott to see how she could save |
for his own sake than for
he came to see her one even |
ing by stealth. Carew had heard from
one of the servants that | was in the |
habit of crossing the lawn and entering
the drawing room. When he saw Scott ,
in the same direction he !
thought it was me: and being provided |
with pistol, which he always carried, |
he shot the man through the heart. |
When he found out whom he had kill
ed. he fed to escape being arrested; |
but his last words TO Laura were that |
he would hunt me down and kill me.
All this came out at the inquest,
which was reDOrted in the Morning