The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-11

chung about knees murmurig anguish
contriton that worst fears stopping
take the of the my bureau left
the house and wandered mady-I know not where
II did not back day. not face her again
till knew how much Of fancy and how
much streets carrying that key from
one end of the city to the other and at night ugd it to
the house which she
full secret.
! had bought candles way there but, forgetting
to take them from the light with which to
penetrate the horrible refused to
ilumne. I realized this once in but would not go
back AL have told about using light me to
the southwest cnanper is true also coming
old candeabrum there with its sockets
This candle lit my sole reason for seeking this
ing desire to antique the
which she said could there
Il had failed to bring magnfying glass with me,
my eyes are phenomenay sharp Knowing where to look
was able to pick enough there the
lines composing the hair to feel quite that wife
had neither deceived been deceived to certain
directions being embodied there writing my
last lingering hope but not yet quite convinced these
words pointed to outrageous crime next closet
and drew out the drawer
You have been there what the place is but
myself realize what it was for me still low
ing, still clngng to wild inconsequent my wife,
to grope in that mouth of he'll spring
tered about in her sleep to find it, it, and then hear
down in the dark of that fearsome the of
something deadly strike against cus
ions of the old settle standing library
hearthstone.
Il think I For when found my
self possessed of sufficient withdraw
that hole of DEATH the candle in the
shorter by an inch than when
gap made by the drawers. n putting back the
drawers hit the candelabrum with foot upsettng
burning AS the flames began to
lick the wormeaten boarding of momentary
pulse seized to rush place
did not With sudden frenzy slammed out
the flame and then finding myself darkness CROPPED my
way downstairs and out If entered library
remember it. Some lapses must be pardoned a man in
voved was,
But the fact which dismiss lightly impor-
tant one insisted the major I'VE positively
whether you entered this not"
have no recollection doing So,
Then you cannot tell whether the little was
standing there, with the candeabrum upon
II can tell you nothing about it,
The major, after long look at this suffering man,
turned toward Miss futile.
You your sister very much,' he SEN
tentiousy remarked.
. She flushed, and first time her eyes fell from
their resting place on Jefrey's face :@2'
II loved her reputation quiet answer,
'and--' The throat
But we al-such of us, mean, who possessed
the least sensibilty sentence
sounded finished in her heart-"and loved him
asked this sacrifice of me-
Yet her conduct not quite clear
And to that reputation tied the pistol her
wrist?" insinuated major.
NO" vehement reply II never knew what
tying to her My testimony in that absolute
~ true She held the pistol
dress. did not dreamI could no-that
any such end to her crime to which she had
confessed Her manner too light airy
frivolous-a manner adopted
questions and hold back all expressions feeling
Tie these hanging ends of ribbon my wrist
words. Tie them tight; top I
: going out There, don't say anything What you
talk about will keep till night
going to make merry-to--to
laughing thought horribly callous
with such unspeakable repulsion that difficulty
making the knot To speak at all would have mposs
bic Neither did dare to look in her
the hand that-and she kept laughng-such
low laugh covering such awful resove!( When
that injunction note,
Z glared still in eyes"
And you never suspected?"
Not for an instant did not do justice either to her
conscience. fear that
justice thought light pleasure loving
did not know that assumed to hide terrible secret
'Then had knowledge of the
girl
mot in the least Another woman myself,
had been her confdante who since died.
ntmation of her first
till Mr. jeffrey rushed in Tuesday morning
with dreadful confession lips"
The district attorney who did satisfied
certain point passed by the took
portunity of saying:
You that had idea this
leht-hearted sister
you?'