New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-13
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XXXII-(COncluced).
c,,,o. amin IN the gayly tinted room where
. baa-+ was breaking anew over a long past
tragedy.
.soesr God" rnoaned the poor lady, give me
curaeel must tell an 20 this white soul, this
pu-,st OF Thy chldrenl I feared not for my
own life. Athena but for Philips. thought to
ssve his father from the awful sin OF killing his
ohgd What came. my God, what came!
I'VE fed 10 the sWamps All, must confess
sm I feared the Hhipping-post! My husband
r.s q se,sl-v-hat might he do 20 me when he
learned I had helped Philip? ] should have
s,sved lznow-Eh bien, ] led-with Philip
~ the ev,anlps. There we must hide TIL, in his
clumsy boat-his shooting boat-we might es"
oape on the river. II was the last Of March,
but hot 10 sunocation; like to-day here, a
strange hot spell Of weather. in the swamp,
when day came. Il was dreadful-close, deadly.
All day my heart beat so loudly thought Philip
must hear a and lose courage. Not that had
lost mine had sworn I'd not go back alive.
had that IN my pocket which should save me.
'Phuip his face set. looking ten years Older
since the shame put upon him, never forgot my
need OF care.
III we escape. Msman.' he said, you are my
mother in earnest
Il promised. ] have kept my word until now.
break It. though the breaking send me straight
10 hell Those OF my blood stand by their own
class always You are a Der0han, well, for
you break my word.
i sawed my name my husbands name, from
disgrace bade Philip choose another We
decided what we could. 10 help us bear the long
waitng-not TIN night might we venture far
ther.
Thy llnight-errant from this day. Maman,'
said Philip I choose the name Erranti' q.
AS he spoke the sky darkened. A shower
was coming. We heard thunder in the distance.
signing wind waved the long moss on the
branches and brought a sound that chilled our
bood-the far-off baying Of dogs. The blood
HOUNDS we're out-their cry told US they had
found the trail
"A desperate look was in Philips eyes. We
knew We must take TO the boat. Selling my
arm ne dragged me toward the narrow bayou
which put IN from the river. There the boat
lay concealed. II was too late Close behind,
their heads parting the tail grasses as If they
were swimming, came the dogs. Among them
rode NANNY husbandi He had ridden hard.
FOR ne splashed with mud from head 20 foot.
He alone but I knew his overseers, with
others, were close behind. A devil, he had dis
tanced them.
I crouched al the foot OF a great tree. Philip
STOOD before me. My husband, drawing UP his
horse. bent his cold gray eyes upon US and
aughed-enjoying his power and our despair
The laugh of a hend fun Of dreadful threats! 1
iet N my bosom FOR the little vial that was to
save me from what my husbands laughter prom
ised There came at that moment deafening
peal o. thunder; with il blue glare Of light
Ming Illuminating the horrors Of the swamp
and the wicked face OF the man above US Then
through the CHASTITY light. shot streak Of red
hame. / heard the sharp report Of a revolver
saw my husband fan from hts frightened
horse-saw Philip. epringing forward, shoot
again. ] lost consciousness. stunned by horror
o. Philips deed. My dear my dear, he had
killed his father
I thought from her pallor that she had faint
Cd. but no. she swallowed the cordial gave her
and moti1ned me back 10 my place. I marveIed
az her determination. at the win-power that SO
dominated the weakness OF illness and old age.
Thank God that you escaped ] whispered.
pressing my lips 70 the hand she had laid in
mine. that Philip saved youi Pray God. the
shot went home"
Athena"
Then remembered her last words. forgotten
In my relief al her pursuers disablement. she
had accused Philip Of wrongdoing. And II
thought BE- had but done his duty. This I said
10 her. She eyed me curiously, saying, again
and again.
He killed his master and his father his mas
Ter and father-an awful crime"
Distressed by this strange way Of thinking,
this disspproval OF justice meted out / could
not help showing shat thought il unnatural I
oisliked Philip. but surely he deserved praise,
not blame from his benefactress. whom he had
saved
1t is a pity 10 name a child wrong" she COM
plained. feebly. Thy name has infected thee
thou hast become as the goddess Athena, as
colo. as stern as unforgiving. A slave must
not kil his master A son must not shoot his
FATHER. An awful crime. J shared il, living
with q murderer. keeping his secret When first
Alone with Philip. out upon the river. I hated
hin, but feared him as well So ] held my
tongue shared his crime. God pity me-
Later. IN France. when I ate the bread be
earned sank deeper II was earned by hands
rec with fathers blood! Yet he prospered.
Twice because OF his fierce temper. he got into
trouble. He fought TWO duels. In the last he
Killed his man, 50 we had 10 leave Paris. We
came home-no. not homei We had none. Philip
@no I-oeserye none. for We are aocursed A
murderer always dies hard; must face violent
death tbs said. Philip. too. lies under WON
Ans curse, but II should weigh for little. The
s1s Of the man he killed in Paris. she cursed
e1s &c NrebS, n -Gssl ~ AeaeIsels,