Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-16
I'D sno he vsa married under his own

name. have seen 'he former solicit
.cr OF the Chadwioke estate. who ae-
knoWsiedg7s this young man "a be the
real heir ard IN this oin lsCyeT Gry
las we mast now cali mimi has con-
fided from frs, 10 last Everything
has been satleiactoEiiy proven. and
nothing now remains bur for Mr ard
Mrs Aale.sh 10 take possession of
rheir home al once"
The crowd pressed around LESLEY
and hey husband. kisslne congratulat-
ing-a merry babel.
In the midst OF the excitement Or.
Dudley entered with Viva, lovely In
white silk. AND looking. oh, so hap
py'
For q moment Lurline's eyes were
riveted upon Viva Dudieys face: she
threw up both hands with cry OF
horror. and fell gasping 10 the floor.
Just then, through the crowd q tall.
DARK man made mis- way. wra,hful.
half aame1ted.
Lei me pass." be panted. 6ad gil
fell back. In wonder and horror. at the
sight OF hts awful face and bloodshot,
angry eyes. Il am Ferdinand ST. Cyr,
and this woman was my wifel"
He reached her side The man was
half insane. but no one knew It He
drew forth that shining. emerald-hil
dagger. and without word. plunged II
into Larlire's side. With a low groan,
the blood rushed from her mouth, and
she fell 10 the floor. as he dashed away
through the crowd.
Max Ruthven was the first 20 reach
her and raise the golden head upon his
arm She turned her face so that she
could look into his eyes.
"Listenl" she gasped, pitifully "All
they say Is true-and more. Morris
Dudley. do you remember the day that
Barton Chadwicke was found dead In
the hotel chamber? I overheard you
then when you said. IN all the trage-
dies OF life a woman Is usually at the
bottom Of the trouble. and to blame.
You were more correct than you knew.
Listen-I killed Barton Chedwicks
with my own hand, All, DR.. Dudley,
after all. you see there was a woman
| In the easel Oh, such a wicked wo-
mani"
She went on 10 tell them, with gasp
ing, fiuttering breaths. and. long paus-
es between, while all the great room
lay silent, az the grave. and every ear
was strained 10 listen, how she had de-
ternined 10 put Chadwicke out of the
way. Having first influenced him to
maize his will In hef favor, she had
! followed hiu when he had feft home
on some bustMees in t6e Neet, and dts
leutang herself ne Roy, she hsd taken
| q room over the restaurant next door,
Having FIRST ascertained the exact lo-
cslity OF Chadwicke's room In the ho-
Itel
The window Of his room, II will be
Remembered, opened on balcony, so
ldid the window Of the room which she
lhad secured In the next house; II was
1.-The easiest thing In the world for the
1.-the young trapeze performer 10 leap
Iron one balcony 10 the other and gain
laccsss TO Barton Chadwicke's room.
lOnce there, she did not attempt to con-
ceal her identity. but had laid her
lstrenge behavior TO anxiety for his
welfare. which had caused her TO fol-
Ilov him. end saying that she had wish
cd to keep that fact secret from 9TH
lfrs she had kissed and caressed him
Iuntl. he fcrgave her mad freak Then
they drank wine together, and into his
/ glass she had contrived 20 drop lauda-
mum sufficient to take him out OF the
world.
After the frishtful deed had been
accomplished. she had taken the tell
ale wine bottle, and leaving the vial
labelled ~aau0sauHv On the table she
bad returned 20 bs OWE roopn In the
way that she haA c~me And 10 one
could wonder thai 4aston chsdwieke's
death was attributed 10 su1cide
In painful gasps the wretched wlck-
Cd woman toid her awsdl story. and all
who listened were overwhelmed with
horror They saw <hst shs was dying,
and Max lifted Der IN kis arms and
iaid her on couch. and wtth her beau
tiful eyes fixed stssdfastly upon his
face, she hreatked her life slowly
awey. Her last words were:
Forgive. me. Oh, Mext loved you
sol"
They are vssg happy now. at Chad
wicke Hall. though Mr. and Mrs. Raj
eigh can never quite forget the shae-
ows Of the past
St Cyr was captured and being
proved insane, was sent to az asylum:
he died there O few weeks after his ar
rival. and thas unhappy chapter vas
ended
DR.. Dudley and hts fair young wife
live happily In the city. not far from
Chadwicke Hall: they often visit the
Raleighs. together with old Lawyer
Greyson and his kind-hearted lady.
Max Ruthven has gone to Europe to
live, q eorrowing repentant man. who
would give worlds to undue his past
Repentance is better lste than never.
Maude Bradburn was married last
week to q young planter. and still
makes her homo at the Cedars. 10 be
near her dear friend. Lesley.
And 80 we will leave them. happy,
loving and beloved: the wrong all
righted. the good triumphant over the
evil wrought by woman. Yet II is
just as apt 10 be man as a woman,
only men tell. and women DO not: and
1t is wiser 10 pause and reflect ere we
heap the burden higher upon the fra!l
shoulders Of the weaker sex. and when
ever We hear OF crHtse. or sin, or
wrongdoing snee, ccntenptuUsslr add
ezciainf> tp,y%.
"A woman IN t1re unm~ a ~
CT4fE DNp) T.,