The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-03-24
A WOMANS REVENGE.

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her, had been brought up at the age OF
| twenty by a widowed mother. Owing
to her masculine looks and department.
all the young men gave her wide
berth 1t was said she had no woman
! ly feelings, and the idea of her ever
/ falling in love was laughed to scorn-
And yet, only few days after ! saw
her the first time, that very thing hap
pened. There came to the town OF
/ Stratford as an employe OF the bank
young man named Charles Fletcher,
and on their very first meeting, which
was a business affair, the young wo-
man was smitten with his good looks.
! Fletcher was twenty-five years old, and
althouh fattered by the young woman
preference for him, was not ready to
/ fall in love with her. Indeed although
in time he escorted her about and was
frequent visitor at her house, he de-
MED that his intentions were serious.
She, however was determined to have
Fletcher for a husband, and became SO
! Jealous of him as to excite public ridi-
cule. In time he resented his bondage,
and sought to break with her, and It
was this action which caused the TRACE
DIV l am about to relate. When the
young woman became thoroughly con-
! WINGED that she had lost her lover she
/ insisted that he visit her on certain
evening to have last talk. Fletch-
er had been guyed and ridiculed by his
fellow employees until he hated the
name of the woman. He was willing
to see her once and have it over. but
not willing that any of his friends
should know he was going to the house.
He pretended to call elsewhere to mis-
lead them, and when something was
laughingly said next morning he gave
the name of party he had called upon
the evening before. Twenty hours la
ter he was under arrest for the murder
of Nancy Jones, and hundred men
were searching for her body.
F'letchers story was straight and
clear. but unfortunately it served to
convict him. He had gone out to Fern
Castle" as the young woman had ro-
mantically named tie few acres with
its cottage, and had been cordially re-
ceived. Miss Jones confessed freely
that she loved him. but as willingly de-
clared that since he was unable to re-
ciprocate. they wou j part as friends
and continue to respect each other.
waited upon by the domestic, Miss
Jones madde use of several singular ex-
pressions. She announced in an abrupt
manner that even if her life were
threatened she was not afraid-that If
she were found dead people would
know who had an object in removing
her, and other things Of the sort. 1t
was plain that she was talking for the
benefit of the servant, and as she would
offer Fletcher no explanation, he con-
cluded that she had an attack of hys-
terra and was trying to throw it Off
Soon after dark the domestic asked
leave to go into town. The request was
j granted, and in the presence Of Fletch-
er Miss Jones said to her:
You may never see me again alive.
Sarah, but if any one tries to murder
me. | shall fight to the last"
Such language startled the domestic,
and she decided not to leave the house,
but the spinster laughed at her fears,
and bade her run along. Soon after
I her departure. Mr.. Fletcher and Miss
/ Jones started out for a walk. 1t was a
I summer evening, and at Miss Jones'
! suggestion they crossed two or three
\ fields instead of going along the paths.
AT the edge of forest where they
stoppeu " lest lor Ie" MINUTES Ine
moihan ssuuehiy ultereu seseial
sLrlehs, anu wneh cnioeu ny fletcner
sne sll clailueo 10 nave stepped on SNAKE.
lney returned nome py uinerent
route. ana at ~ CLOCK ne le1t her
( mouse ana walked INTO town. lney
parted WIN hanusndhe ana hlnu
W9ros, ana sne walked snort Instance
with MIN. Ine glri Sarah returned
nome ABOUT inldhlghl and Went 10 Ded.
/ When she got up ID the morning she
discovered tnat her mistress was not IN
I the house-ln lact' her Dea mad not
Deen slept IN during the previous night.
thinking sne mlgnt nave been called
away unexpectedly. the girl raised no
alarm until afternoon Then the story