Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-12-30


her presence. As soon as he entered she
began:
II do not know why have allowed
you to come up to see meP'
II dol" replied Mr.. Barnes tersely.
"Then toll me-"
"Curiosity."
"You are clever. Now. satisfy my
curiosity"
II came here to tell you oil that (
have discovered.
"Well?"
II was engaged to find your bus.
band"
"Yes. Go on"
II have found him."
"Where?"
"Where I told you that I would. He
left this city with murderous intent,
and l looked for him in the vicinity Of
the crime"
"He has not killed any one. will
not believe it,"
"No; his guilty plans reacted ON
himself"
"What do you meanY"
"He is dead"
"Merciful Godp'
Eyes; the Almighty has been merci-
full to him if we consider the wrong
that he had done and still meditated.
His victims have suffered far mere than
he. Now, madam, let US come to bust.
ness at once. You must 60 with me-"
"Go with your Wheref'
ITO New Hampshire. Listenl Your
husband, as you call him, went up there
to commit crime which he had threat
ened many years ago-namely, to kill
this man Lewis. He reached the house
and met Lewis but the latter had long
awaited his coming and was prepared
for his arrival. Before your husband
could carry out his design bullet end
ed his career
"This Is terrible. Why did he go! I
warned him that the man would not al
low himself to be harmed"
"Ahl Then, as I supposed, you knew
his intentions before he went. Howev-
or, as he did not succeed you cannot be
held on that charge. To continue, Lew
is, as I have said, killed Marvel. He
then succeeded in making every one be-
lieve that it was his own body which
was found, while he passed off for his
son, just returned from sea. This might
have been successful ruse had not
strange chain of circumstances impli-
Gated his niece in the affair, and de-
spairing Of proving her innocence in
any other way he committed suicide,
leaving a full confession"
II don't see what have to do with
all this"
"You will in moment. II the truth
is exposed, the knowledge must come
to this girl of who and what her father
was, besides the fact that her uncle kill
cd him. This I have determined shall
not be. Justice makes no such demand,
and I choose to give this girl future
unclouded by suoh past.
"How will you hide the truth?'
II must invent tale which will fit
the circumstances, and you must sub
stantiate the story"
II will do nothing of the kind"
"Oh! Yes, you shall. You will have
no choice in the matter.
II tell you will not. Who is this
girl1 The daughter OF the woman who
crossed the sea to take my husband
away from me-"
"You and that man, by your heart
less treatment of that woman, hastened,
I may say caused, her death. I"
"What do care for that? II you
think I will help you to spare the deli-
cate feelings Of this girl. you do not
know me-"
1T is Just because I imagine that I
do know you that I am SO confident
that you will aid me"
"What do you mean?'
"You must choose between obeyins
me and absolute poverty
"How sop''
II will explain. Marvel married this
girls mother, and she is his child. His
wife was alive when you married him.
and, according to your confession to her.
when she met you In Paris, you knew
of this first marriage. but chose to ig-
more it. If you had been united in this
state, I could easily have you imprison.
ed for that bigamous marriage. but for
tunately for you, you were married
abroad. However, will not let you slip
through my fingers for all that. I think
you did what you attributed to the real
wife. You were anxious to share Mar
vei's position and his fortune and there
fore believe you will do anything for
money. So / intend to manage you
through your oupidity. If you persist in
your obstinaoy, will reveal all that !