The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-23
nd hurried on to my destination.

/.
| The quick walk seemed to heat my
blood to the boiling point, and after I
| had showed my permit to the custod-s
ian and selected the point from which
I could get the best view, I threw my
light outer coat on an old carved seat
and hastened out again. Get some
| thing I must to assuage the torment
ing thirst which had suddenly seized
upon me- OF the bad effects Of water
| in these regions, felt some fear, but
anything was better than my present
| discomfort.
| Returning, after brief absence, ]
readjusted my camera and the corner
in which ! had to stand being rather
dark, a long exposure of the plate was
necessary to secure the photograph. I
believed the house to be empty, save
! for the custodian and one servant, and
had an eerie, creepy feeling as I
stood at my work as if ghosts were
| around, and some presentment of evil
haunted me. - ..&s. -.
Suddenly, there was a half-smoth-
| cred shrek and a young and pretty
girl ran lightly down the stair, close
! ly followed by a man, short, thick,
set fellow, with dark clustering locks.
| She must have paused involuntarily.
| He raised something in his hand-I
! saw the CLEAN, of a stilleto-he plunged
| it into her body, seized her in his.
arms, rushed to the bottom of the
steps and laid her on the floor, kneel-
| ing beside her. ! 1t all seemed the work
of an instant, and ere could realize
| anything was over. ... N..l.
Mechanically closed the slide of
| my apparatus, uttered loud cry and
| ran forward. The thrust had been
| deadly sure, and the girl had ceased
| to breathe. The horror of it came
! over me so strongly that had faint
feeling and could hardly articulate,
but my cry had attracted attention,
| and in a few moments the hall was
| full of people, talking and gesticulat-
| ing violently, telling some story: He
| was much excited, but seemed calm be-
side the others as his soft, voluble
italian flowed on. D.
| my knowledge of the language was
very slight, but the scowling faces
soon turned upon me made me realize
that. the wretch was laying the guilt
or the murder at my door. I was
| young and inexperienced, stranger
In the place, and I even remembered
that the official from whom ]. had got
i@ten my permit was temporarily absent
| my sensations were far from pleas
! ant, as the officers of the law arrived
on the scene and took us both into
custody. To add to- my misfortune
was bound to admit that the stiletto
USED exactly resembled the one T had
SO recently purchased, as a curiosity
"hlch was now missing from the
pocket Of the overcoat where I had
| put it.
The other man when questioned
made plausible story, saying that we
both were admirers of the unfortu-
nate girl, but pledging faith to me, for
the purpose Of extorting money from
the rich foreigner, her affections were
really his. A connection of the Gus
toalan OF the palace, she succeeded in
obtaining entrance and made an ap-
| polntment to meet him, he having
formerly been al employe That had
/ OBTAINED knowledge of the proposed
interview, purchased stiletto (the
shopman was produced, who swore to
having sold the dagger) and followed.
further, that on some false pretext I
| also had obtained admission, and. COM
! ing behind them as they We're pass
ing through the hall. had fatally in
Jured my victim. Corroborated in one
or two points. by other witnesses, the
story seemed credible, the case looked
Ill for me, and repeated assurances
| that had never seen either of the
parties before were not understood or
credited The purchase of the stiletto
| could not deny, and that seemed the
elearest circumstantial evidence.
/ "A night spent in confinement did
| not seem to- raise nv Snirits aror1,-