The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-21

back with low cry. The light of the can
Ole he was holding revealed a white and
distorted counLenance. there was fro.yn
on the forehead and a look of menace IN
the eyes, while the cruel expression Turk
ing about the line Of his thin lips terrified
her into shrek AT her ejaculation he
gripped her savagely by the hand, and
smiled grimly. 1t was not pleasant smile.
why do you look so?" he demanded
quickly. "Why do you cry out?'
"Your-your facet"
Never mind my face, woman; mind
your actions. If / wasn't in the best Of
tempers a getting that mummy I'd"
He raised his fist, but as she shrank away
terrified ne dropped ii again, and contin-
ued his speech. Il have paid a long price
for what Is in that case. Come and look
at itv'
The mummy! I don't like looking on
such horrors"
IAN the same, you must look" growIed
Carberry, pushing her into the study
You'd rather look upon Vale, l SUPPOSE
Lucy made no reply to this taunt, lest
she should betray herself, but sat down
and stared nervously al the rough deal
case which leaned against the wall. Car
berry was already unscrewing it, and the
poor woman braced herself up 10 see the
remains of the ancient Princess who had
lived, and loved, and sinned 50 many years
ago To get good working light the Pro
fessor had placed lamp on the near Ia
BILE, adjusting the shade so that the glare
should fairly fall directly upon the square
face of the case. The rest of the room was
in semi-larkness, and Lucys emotions
which were those Of nervous dread-were
yelled by shadow. There was something
grim and gruesome and terrible about the
scene.
Suddenly the loosened lid of the case fell
outward at Carberry's feet; and the glare
of the lamp revealed what lay within. 1t
was not the mummy. Lucy rose slowly TO
her feet; and like a bird fascinated by a
snake she moved slowly across the room.
She looked at her husband, and again at
the contents of the case. Then whisper
issued softly from out her pale lips.
"Dead2"
'Deadp' assented Carberry, cruelty.
''Your lover John Vale. Dead"
"You-you-"
Yes, / killed him. All you jade, you
and he thought 10 trick me. You laid
your plans well, but l laid mine better.
[ knew athat the money for which the
mummy was sold was to be used for your
flight. Do you think l took a cheque, or
gold, or notes in my pocket when l went
to see John Vale this evening? No! 1
took a knife; and that knife" he pointed
lean finger at the wound in the dead
mans breast, that knife" he repeated
found his false heart. There is no l1ight
for him or you"
He paused in his furious speech to listen
to the laughter which was ripping from
Lucys lips. She smiled and laughed, and
bent forward to kiss the cold lips OF dead
John Vale AT the repetition of this
CHASTITY merriment Carberry laughed also.
SOP said he, grimly, your punish
ment has begun already. Your lover will
go to the cemetery, you to an asylum.
I'm sorry, my dear, l can't stay to take
you there, but must provide for my own
safety In half an hour I leave Camford
Station for London and then-the world
is before me, As for you" he added bru-
tally, "stay with your loverr
Lucy again kissed the dead man, and
when Carberry, leaving the room, cast a
backward glance she was again laugh
ing. Next morning the servants found
Carberry absent; in the study a corpse,
and madwoman
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