The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10

accepted, and in minute VIC were up the avenue
Lei mo give you hint Of what shc looked like
nothing Her face was as clear as wax, without
bit Of color. Her eyebrows were straight and
narrow. and her hair rose from her white fore
~ pole that the black dots Of her pupils could bo
sccn Nd dozen feet away but her lips were as red
s!rangost and most beautiful thing alivcGod!
"wcll, do my best, could not find out how she
knew my name grew serious, but she laughed
that off, then grew inicrcstcd-l could havo
denly shs s To @ nnd s SPOKE yG IN
can claim il az my native Language, almost
and We talked on in that She was clever; she
was bright she was uncommunpince, nni, in
| scnsibly, she made me keep my distance ~
last We stopped a! the frame house on the hill over.
cabs and carriages waiting The voranda was
filled with well dressed people wine was being
9pcned silks and sa'ins and bad English. You
I'VE lined together at little ,nbc in the corner.
my ssi Mns m s%Sr "IS did didp snoY
looking 81 me across the cloth, could hear
caressng tones Of her answers My heart beat
70 tos, ! almost ;mohcted was, Wild. crazy
light on the wine Ind ordered The Bottom 'M sp' IL
my own glass , bal seemed TO 20 further and fur;
sscthc na i they played little tune of pleasure.
H Never Ind felt e in my life J was the hero
against the dark shadow of the Palisades: II
sS%geG nm IKE sasG SnS ps .orld "d have
could have gone on board and sailed away @' to
some some country wb SI,, haIG paused
NOW follow we'll H We &c came "1,"e 10 70 md had
paid my blu. She had laughed :, all my az
pair, and yet had the sensation thnt there wers
only twp persons on earth, that woman and my
late I had dismissed the hanson and nothing
but solitary four wheeler stood in the driveway
ln'il" and there told her how I loved her: there
! asked this creature that four hours before hnd
s" %n Ss n f1T Know h no S vSn
e., marry me, rs ~ she'd been q princess whom
sIFY' Gould " na tn1y III! ny b
n h me t." put my nrm nh.u, h"T Shoulders.
O. hn lived Ti in ,b r ONE NS, n"Teh c'or"us
n had noticed whe, lovely ,h,ont and nscl;
across 1t h"nr9'h n" chin Her head was on
my shoulder. ~ bitter, on. my, chest What
She was making n strange chterng sound. al.
!raclivc but like the nolsc Of some beats, or, may
be- bird and yet like lnuEhing'
W. passed. BY an electric light II flashed
saw whn' m2dc M almos, die nsI sat there, There
nr.rnttn" biz 81 steel grlspcd in her right hnnd!
in is "SG y SGd SS adsns the nn ss
my heart with her fingers Al once The murder
Sng b Sr. .s,y a IT. mind The stab Wound
h1rrd scandal y was so hard to hush. was
strong; my months Of padding on the lakes had
given me grip. moved softly and slowly. rais-
ing both my hands caught her by the throat
She made strike at me- and something iinglrd
NJ my feet ] could feel my fingers sink into hcf
flesh II ros" under my nails they almost met Sho
struggled strongly bu, not sound did Nhc utter,
nor did held her there until everything went
black. and was 50 tired that my arms aChcd from
thumb 70 shoulder: and Jung her bnck dead.
Decd Do you hear me- Dead"
cummings was painting 81 hard feared some
sudden trouble with his heart Bdt remembered
u now the s,ranS" woman found murdered in .
Tour wheeler. tho hHlfdrunkcn driver, the mNS-
teriuus dinner party ~ two Al the Clarcmont: the
man who dish pprh red. the ten days mystery. But
] remembered nothing ~ the finding of tho knife:
hmshs silver watch chain was found on the lopr
Of the cab. however. end roll 90 bills 80 mo-
tive had been assigned for tho crime, aud Tho
woman had been traced t. = hotel ircnurntcd by
rinps reasons tpnckct picking among hen,.
and IN" reporters had described her as being beau
uful. That was ~ rc~,llccied
Charlie had poured himself out coDious drink
Of the smooth brandy
"Thc rest is easy" he said as II relieved at get
ting over that part NJ til" recital. and vet speak
tlc,rap softly and got out On the run. The next
What do you think" said
Think" repeated he. Il don't wish 10 think
You sec"-hr lowered his voicc-"I love her vet
Damn IT, man she rises between and all other
women, Nctnne thinks me-, an Immortal"
ton in the chair which he had held when had told
him my own grursn1lc story. Somehow was
feeling 30 uncomfortable tl.Ht I could not stsnd
IL longer began to gnther IN NV hat and cloak.
Charlie watched me without n movement or sound
and. without speaking 10 him walked away
The cashier as passed the desk. looked AZ
me curiously and then back at the silent figure
"TIc is a ncet your friend" she asked
glanced back into the room yes. madame
! answered. He dreams"