Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-03-06
apartment. MY friend, said she, 4 have

saw murdered before my very eyesg one
turned on me like tigress. Had l known
he lived she screamed. 4 would have
seen you guillotined before would have
married you'll! thanked her for the deli.
cate compliment she paid me, and entreat-
ed her to explain herself more fully. She
was agitated, and had therefore lost her
habitual caution.
"for a long time she raved Of crawling
to his feet and dying there--she cursed
herself. called herself traitrcss. and vari.
Gus hard names; was too polite to con.
tradict her. 1t seems that this man, on
whom she invished SO much affection,
was young English lord, against whose
father her owA fatlflr had deadly quar-.
rel. Now, my fails wife conceived VIC.
lent love at Arst sight for this young Eng.
nshman, and her fnthcr swore that sl1e
should nevcV see him again unless shc
agreed to his plans; bat, II she proved
tractable, she should marry this idol q
her heart. The two young people were
thrown together. He fell In love with
her. Can / blame him? I did the same
myself. What the father required was
merely that his daughter should 60 to
England to visit at the house OF her fu.
ture fathcr.in.iaw, and, on an appointed
night, should open the doors to himself,
the young lover being previously got out
Of the way. All went well until--fortu-
nately-just ms murder number one was
successfully committed. the young lover
returns inopportuncly and forces the papa
of madame TO 20 In for murder number
two. which she had not bargained for.
Her despair, TO Judge by her own nc.
counts. must have been truly tragic. l
think she would have turned infOrmer
against papa had not circumstances look.
cd so bad for herself. This procured her
silence. But now she has seen, or thinks
she has seen, this lover of hers alive; and
she trcats me, In consequence, with even
less consideration than before. Such, my
mother, il the woman l have given the
proud name of Damien! However, there
II only one way In which | can be re.
vcngcd. In nm imprudcnt moment she has
made me master of facts which would
hang her; Il Ii with unuttcrable pleasure
that commit them to writing and hand
them over to your keeping. From motives
Of caution I have suppressed the names
In this tragedy. but know them oil.
pray you 10 keep this paper In a safe place.
and out Of the rcnch Of my esteemed
brother, Victor. One day may ask sou
for II. For the present. adieu.
II rest ever your devoted son,
FRENZY ACHlLI.E DAMIEN"
I stared ut the paper under my eyes I'm
the words danced before my dnxxled sight.
| Was Il truey Or was Il n dclusiOn, such
as l had experienced before I was taken
nv I held In my hand what would be Of
the very greatest possible use to Paul
| I held facts which he would give half his
fortune to possess! Surrender this docu.
mcnt TO RcmyY Never! Not IL It cost
me my life's happiness!
"Ncver,' I said. as rcfoldcd the paper
and restored II TO Its secret nook; "yOu
are given into Paul's own hands as soon
ns ever I zee him: and ! will write and
tell him to DC quick home"
| -Four days after this ! was well enough
to he downstairs, and was undergoing a
great deal Of pctting ut grnndpapa's
linn,ls. That afternoon I opened the win.
dow and ran across tho grass TO the mr..
Dor. Here I had scarcely seated myself
when heavy hand was hid on my arm,
aud, starting rs II had been shot. met
Rcn,y's fierce. dark eyes pccring into
mine.
mot no fast. my beauty" said he. "Why
avoid the interview ! have been longing
for all this tiMcy"
"IIct mo co." I snid deAnntly; III you
dare TO hold mo I will scream loudly
enough to bring out tho whole house.
hold"
mo one can hear you scream hcvc." he
replied. quietly; 1--WE shall be quite undis.
turbed. believe me. Now tell me. why
this haste?"
II viii tell you the rcnson." answered.
with u cOntcmptuOus smile; ut IL because
I have no wish to converse with the hus.
band of the woman who murdered Lord
EGerton's father" -
| "WhO would have thought you possess.
cd such untold depths of spite and mai.
icc!" he cried. II suppose you think that,
by reading that trumpcry paper, YOU have
obtained power over mey You will find
you are mistaken. ! separated from my
wife more than u year ago. and have not
the vaguest idea where she IL! Now, can
you not see that II II folly to pursue this
furthcry What earthly good can you d.
by simply informing EgcrtOn that three
years ago his Madaiena married your
uncle? She may have married dozen
men for all he knows! win 1t help him
In the lcasty No! Aud II you tell him
| Wuss wv yuuS kSUUususucSs WucScWps
II You here swear to the an oath to give
mo that paper. and not to divulge its con.
tents. ] keep silence rs regards your at.
fairs. Come! That In a last offer!'
was trembling from head to foot with
pride and passion.
"Thrcats and promises are alike use.
less" ] retoptctl. ~ could not take yOul
oath. even II would. for I have already
written a detailed account OF your con.
fcssion to Lord Egcrton. who II probably
by this time on his way post.haste to Eng.
land"
HID l been less carried away by my
reckless passion. ! must have noticed the
murtlcrOus look In his eyes. His hand
went fumbling up under his coat mt the
left side. and as l flung my final defiance
he uttered low, but intense curse. hall
chOked by fury, and, springing on me,
seized me by the waist with his right arm,
while glittering dagger flashed before
me.
every wcll-at peril of Your life YOU
have witnessed against me-" he said
"yOu shall mt least not be abroad to work
further mischief. MOve-and ! will give
you the death you designed for .Victor!"
He uttered low whistle-instantly q
light tread came behind mel was blind
folded and gagged before ] had time IA
cry out. My arms were secured. my cloak
wrapped over me, and then one of my A.
sailants-I could not tell which-caught
me up and ran--l knew not whittier.
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