El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-09

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by her smile, which was strangely en-
| chanting for one so evil. and by the
/ moonlight which SO etherealiZes all 1t
| touches, that he had to think Of that
other purer, truer face he had left at
| the honeysuckle porch to keep down q
last wild impulse toward her. which
| would have been his uudoing. both in
| this world and the next, as he knew.
COR. do 1 look simply like a woman
she went on, seeing the impression she
had made. and playing upon it "A
| woman who understands herself and
you and all the secret perils of the
game we are both playing? If 1 am q
child, treat me as q child; but If am
| q woman
"Stand out of my wayr he cried.
catching up his vallse and striding
, furiously by her. Woman or child,
you shall know that will not be your
plaything to be damned in this world
and the nextr'
Are you bound for the city of de-
structionf" she laughed. not moving.
but showing such confidence in her
power to hold him back that he stop
ped in spite Of himself. IF so, you
are taking the direct road there and
have only to hasten But you had bet
ter remain in your fathers house, even
If you are something of a prisoner
there in company with my very in
significant self. The outcome will be
more satisfactory, even if you have to
share it with me-"
'And what course will you take" he
asked. pausing with his hand on the
fence. eff 1 choose destruction without
you rather than perdition with you?"
what course? Why, I shall tell DR..
Talbot just enough Of what know to
prove you to be as desirable q witness
In the impending inquest as myself.
The result 1 leave to your judgment.
But you will not drive me to this ex-
tremity. You will come back and
woman. I will never come back. 1
shall have to dare your worst in two
weeks. and I will begin by daring you
now. p
he made a move to do so. for at that
moment party Of men came hurrying
by on the lower road. one Of whom
was heard to say:
II will bet my head that we will put
our hand on Agatha Webb's murderer
tonight The man who shoves $50 bills
around 30 heedlessly should not wear q
beard SO long it leads to detection"
1t was the coroner. the constable.
Knapp and Abel en- route to the forest
road on which lived John and James
label.
Frederick and AmabeI confronted
each other and after a moments 81
lence turned as II by q common i'm
pulse toward the house.
what have they got in their headsr'
queried she. Whatever 1t is 1t may
serve to occupy them till the two weeks
OF your probation have passed"
He did not answer. A new difficulty
had entered his already overcrowded
life.
Let US follow the party now winding
up the hillside.
In a deeply wooded spot on a side
road stood a little house to which John
and James label had removed when
their business on the docks had termi-
mated. There was no other dwelling
OF greater or lesser pretension on that
road. which may account for the fact
that none of the persons now approach
ing it had been in that neighborhood
for years. though it was by no means
a long walk from the village in which
they all led such busy lives.
The heavy shadows cast by the
woods through which the road mean
dered were not without their effect
upon the spirits of the three men pass
ing through them. SO that long before
they reached the opening in which the
label cottage stood silence had fallen
upon the whole party. DR.. Talbot es-
pecially looked as IL he little relished
this late visit to his old friends and
not till they caught glimpse Of the
long. sloping roof and heavy chimney
of the label cottage did not shake of
the gloom incident to the nature Of
his errand.
Gentlemen" said he. coming to q
sudden halt, 'let US understand each
other. We are about to make a call
on two Of our oldest and most respecta-
BILE townsfolk. If in the course of that
call l choose to make mention Of the
$50 bill left with Lotion, well and good,
but If not you are to take my reticence
as proof OF my own belief that they
had nothing to do with it."
Two of the party bowed. Knapp
only made no sign
''There is no light in the window"
observed Abel. What if we find them
gone to bed?"
I'VE will wake Them" said the con-
stable. ~ cannot go back without
being myself assured that no more
money like that given to Lotion re-
mains in this house,
Every WELL" remarked Knapp, and
going nm to the door before him he