Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09

whole town ring with the story. Yes-the
story of her marriage and OF her fraudl"
you make the town ring? You, the
champion Of %lacqueysl You, a poor, con-
temptible bankrupt and beggar, raga-
mufhn? What do you mean by your
threats? Understand, sir, that we defy
you"
"Oh, you may defy me-" He was by this
time restored partially, not quite, to his
ordinary condition of a muddy brain. you
defy me? Why, sir, you don't even know
the tale l shall tell. II is a tale thai will
kill the lady's reputation"
"Yes-I know It quite we'll. 1 also know
what we shall do when you have told It,"
What will you do, Them"
1--WE shall turn you into the street. You
will have no more drink, not to speak of
food and lodging. Your wife will not adj
nit you to her lodging. She has done with
you. She is disguised with you. The lady
herself will not help you. The fine friends
upon whom you depend will not help you.
Consider, IL you can think of anything,
what it is you will bring upon yourself"
ST will have my revenge. / shall drag
her-drag her-drag her"-he was a little
uncertain what he was going to drag and
hesitated-"drag her name Town into the
dust. She will never be able to recover
I! never"
you will do your worst, II you please.
Then our turn will come. And you will
starve afterward."
ct shall have my revenge. And my
~friends-there's a noble lord-think Of thatl
"a noble lord among them. They will not
see me ~starve; they will keep me in this
house, where the company is good-yes-
and the drink is good-snd plenty Of it.
l have never, not even in the days of my
prosperity, enjoyed so much good drink and
so many kinds of 1t. My friends will look
after me. am not afraid of you, sir, nor
of any lawyers-nor of all the lawyers"
81 warn you. Mind. l warn you solemnly.
The tale you will tell is not true. 1t Is
not true that this lady wed you e1.2O0; 1t
is not true that her account, which was
for less than 900, was overdue; It is not
true that any action of hers put you into
bankruptcy; It is not true, finally. that she
married a convict under sentence OF death. -
What? Not true? Why. she married a
negro-negro, SRA black beast Of a negro
who is hanged"
"She did nothing OF the kind. Well, sir,
are you resolved upon getting your revenge?
Will you attempt to spread this invention
this monstrous collection of lies about
among the tackles who frequent the
house?"
"Sir," he attempted an attitude of dignity,
but his shoulders lurched and his head
reeled. ''Sir," he said with increased thick
ness Of speech. at has been my boast and
my pride. throughout my life, to forgive
nobody. Revenge is dearer to me than life.
I defy you. Do your worst l will have
revenge"
Oliver considered this poor impotent
boaster with a kind OF pity, The man was
so contemplate and 80 obstinate. His de-
cision was to bring him to a right mind Il
possible and to persuade him, rather thar
to threaten him. into abandoning these wild
threats OF revenge. Amy man. however
ignorant and weak and helpless. may dc
mischief with a lighted torch.
Come" he Raid. you talk at random
You propose to tell your friends, the
lackies-whatever you please. / do as.
sure you, Mr.. Fulton. upon my honor, thai
your friends. as you call them. have giver
you up; that your maintenance in this
house has been abandoned. You are abouI