The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-05-10

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"It 1rds not the heat 1chtch made me
| FAINT" she said.
that | had been called out Of tow py a
telegram from my sister. Why | should
have done this when l meant never to
return to him l do not hnow. But it
was u providence, for it gives mo a
chance to rectify my fatal mistake if
you will assist me. l havo discovered
that my belief was wholly wrong and
that l have done a tcrriblen-the girl
put her hand to her eyes and seemed
overcome at tho thought for Il moment
IA terrible injustice to one of the
finest men that ever lived"
1t was naturally n very trying confcs-
sion for devoted wife to make, and
that she should feel the greatest reluc-
tanco to it was to be expected. Her mar
rative was full of pauscs, hesitations
and difficulty. But when she would
master this rcpugnance she went on
quickly, and her speech was not only
| fluent, but full Of feeling. The young
man respectfully waited in silence till
She should recover her control, though
| considerably affected by her emotion
81 know him better than any one liv-
ing, sho resumed. "If he were to find
out what have done, even if return
| ed with the box of documents showed
the hatefully specious grounds for my
suspicious, confessed my fault and plead
! for forgiveness, he would drive me from
him and never look at or speak to me
again. lie Is one of those stern, unyield-
| ing men who cannot forgive an injus-
| tice-too good to forgive fault.
Here is where you can be of greater
| assistance to me than l ever dreamed "a
mortal could. If can get that box back
| to the very place from which l took it
before he returns tonight, he will new
er know that it has been touched. To-
morrow come back after this visit, ap-
parcntly to my sister, and all will 20
on as before. He has no idea that ever
entertained a doubt of him. l dare not
| take it back myself for fear, in some
way, he should discover what have
done If his distrust were aroused III
the slightest degree, he would get the
whole thing out of me despite myself.
And this worry and prostration from
the heat would make me afraid to at
tempt it, lest l should be overcome
| again. am not strong, and this strain
has quite unnerved me. You must sec
with what effort am letting you know
the situation.
after ruin had fallen on him
meant to declare myself, his wrongcd
wife, as its author. Oh, it was hide
GUS wrong! You must dcspisc me al
most as much as dcspise myself. The
only excuse is that it was the mad act
of q woman who loved her husband to
| distraction and felt that she had been
cruelty wronged by him; but, as l say,
| you can mako this dreadful state of
| things right once more. You can pre-.
vent my life from being ore of constant
misery. Will you do this? Heaven has
thrown you in my way as if for this
| very purpose. l assure you solcInnly it
! involves no peril for you. Will you
save me?"
She spoke the words with intense
feeling, turning her rilliant, greenish
eyes OH him with tho look of hunted
fawn. The young mau felt tho grasp of
thair "agnetlc intensity
eff can do anything to relieve you,
l certainly will" he replied a little
nervously, "but you must SEQ that
cannot promise absolutely till 1 know
what you wish me to do"
Simply this" returned the young
woman quickly. but in low, excited
tones. "Take back that box for me.
Listenl He will not return before 10
this evening. We live OH the top floor
of - East - street. My husband s
name is WLccler-William Wheeler.
There is no one else in the house at
present. Tho carctakcr comes in the
morning and leaves at in tho evening,
when the private Waterman comes on
duty. 1t is only the fear that somebody
might see mo with the box and it
would reach his ears that keeps me
from going will give you my latch
key. Go there at 8, open the door with
it and go at once to his rooms. In his
bedroom is q tall, upright folding bed.
Take the box on will have to get on q
chair to do it and put it on the shelf
made by tho DOT o. tho bed when it is
turned up, about two feet from the
right hand side and with tho lock
turned to tho wall. That is exactly
where it was taken from, and it was
placed in that way. If you knew how
keen an observer my husband is, you
would understand why am so particu
lar about these petty details. 1t will
not take you ten minutes to do it. Then
bring me back the key. There is no
danger. TO secure you perfectly against
even the remote possibility of it will
give you letter saying asked you tc
undertake an important commission fol
me to my husband, but if you can &C
at the time say it is the unlikoliost
thing in tho world that there will be
any need Of it.
"Oh, know what favor am ask
ing of perfect stranger" exclaimed
the young wife with great feeling
"But I am working for my liie's hap
. piness, and you are securing 1t for me