The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-05-30

meet. / Inluk YOU VIII be like TO UouDt
my words. for that was Il strange
place for these two to come together,
but You mast account for the twain
being III thlS wild company by the fa-
tAlity OF events which bore them when
they met hero into the great whiring
multitUdc with Il power which 10 soul
could resist. Tor in faith the potency of
this terrible passion which possessed
all people was rs Il mavlStrOm, draw
ing all men into its currents.
Nov, Gillicuddy. YOU may well open
your eyes III wonder; but, on my honor
as man, this is no romance; il is the
truth. Little had either Of them dream
ed OF the TERRIBLE thin.:S tl,at were to
happen there. AS saw them togCth-
or, struggling in the mob that pressed
on all sides, | Thought it ii strange
freak of fate indeed thHt could draw
these two, once husband and wife,
from such widely separated quarters
and with the grim irony of destiny
and awful tide of human passions.
Il was not 50 far removed from them
but that / could see that Courtray was
seeking to set speech with tho woman
In the midst of that hraVing sea Of hu-
manity. Nh. Gillicuddy; it was Il beau
tiful face the lady had and Il brave
one. Aye, it was rs we'll defiant
one, and, fof all the villainy OF Cour-
tray, | thought it would be no easy
matter for him to alright this woman,
for there was Il dreadful and fearless
look Of resolved purpose on her face
which showed mc Courtray would find
no easy victim to cover before Kim.
AS the tumult grew and the great
crowd moved back and forth the two
were pushed toward me. and at last,
not ten PAGES away, they stood direct
ly below me. Courtray having come
within Il pace of her ! could see that
Courtray was striving to keep close TO
the woman, and Il dcviliSh smile was
on his face. Pressing toward her and
ever following her in the tide of NOV
ing mOrtals, | saw him at last come
close and whisper to her, and as he
did so he reached forth his hand and
took her by the arm with a dcvilish
familiarity.
The woman started at the sound of
his voice and turned whitc at his
touch. Her eyes flashed upon him for
an instant with glancc of deadly
hate, and the next moment she drew
forth from her dress Il weapon. saw.
1t glistcn in l.er hand, and saw Il
sullen, dcterlnincd purpose on her face.
81 lifted my voice apd called TO Cour-
tray, but even as cried there was Il
nd a.
whole mul.il"dc of people and Il deaf
cning noSy Of firing and shouting.
Tho national guard was forcing the
mob from the palace gates, and ihc
surgiA& lhrOmg trcmbicd 10 its center.
and in Il great panic fell back in con
fusion most dreadful.
Il saw The two swept past me. sill!
t0-cIhcr, and in the lniuHt Of strug-
GlinS and fighting Hud cur%in@ | saw
them Carried away. >tlI side by side,
tossed helpless in.tl" human hilows. Il
hundred pixies "ayir: over ana about
them ANA ir' cries oi Il thousand voices
ringing around them Near ,hcm |
saw man fclIvl with Il pike and
hcard q shrigN u agony. AMI thcn.
Td'a'd high oy"..'val. | yaw . h!ccG
inI fac" driupinr on lhc rn,! cd u I,;kc.
In the iurious melee and u.mrlt still
saw The two ,p".thcr
'Su!d"nlE there came ta'l man nos
three PAGES away fighting bis way to
ward them. saw him make Il road
through thu confused. h,.l wing mob aa
th"h&h nau"h, could siay him. He
was Ike mudmah craZcd with the
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