Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-02

into the shrubBery Is though pursued BY
ten thousand furies.
Good Martha Dunn might have ceased
to wonder as TO the cause of the panic
which had assailed the man had she re-
membered that he had but just returned
to the villa, and had she turned to see
the apparition which Camille had seen
standing at an uncurtained window--an
apparition we'll calculated to put to fight
the remnant of his courage!
But Martha Dunn had something bet
ter to do in life than to study the yaga-
ries of a man whom she had instructive
ly despised from the first moment that
she set eyes upon him: besides, n car
riage had at that moment driven rapidly
up to the entrance, from which alighted
Philip Burgess in state Of no slight ex-
element. Step as fast as she would
Martha did not succeed in reaching the
steps ere DR. Gresham came forth to
meet the new arrival
Speak doctorw cried Claire's father,
in anguished accents, my daughter-my
child"
Calm yourself, Mr.. Burgess"
Calm myself--after the message you
sent me last night? Oh, tell me, Is
Claire dead?"
mo"
Heaven be praised''
The grateful words were uttered with
touching feryor, as the old gentleman
sank upon bench and clasped his hands
in fervcnt Thanksgiving. Selling his OPP
portunty, Gresham turned to Martha:
Go and prepare your mistress to see
her father" he said, and Martha quickly
vanished into the house
Gresham" the old man said when
they were alone, tell me the worst; what
is likely to happep?"
Nothing. | have saved her. but she
has been poisoned"
POISONED! How?"
"By the administration of arsenic"
"By whom?''
Il do not know. Silence. Here come,
your daughter"
1t was true. Upon the threshold Claire
already stood with outstretched hands,
her exquisite, nower-like face as Dalld
Us the snowy gown that flowed about
her. At sight Of her, Philip Burgess
struggled to his feet with n cry, and
Claire tottered into his embrace, and lay
there as weakly as a stricken lily. Nod
ding to Gresham to leave them togeth
er, the old man murmured Claire dar
ing child, let us thank heaven that you
arc safe! Never again while live will
| leave you"
"My own dear father
"Oh, let me look at you and hold you
close, my darling. To think that they
wanted to kill you! Oh | know all;
Gresham has told me. But l am here
now, and / will uncarth the vilainv'
/ "Fathern
"Or better, | will take you away from
| here. We will go at once. Do you fancy
l will leave you longer the prey of peo-
| pic who hate you? to whom your life
| is burden? No, no. we will go to-day.
| When | have placed you in safety, then
| will undertake to discover the wretch
| to force him to expiate his crmer
She was trembling pitifully now, and
| her great eyes were fixed distractedly
upon his livid face.
but l ought not-E do not want to
CO." she walled, without the consent Of
my husband"
Your husband"' cried Philip Burgess
with whitening contempt. your husband
who has failed to defend your
ooh, in heaven's name, hush, hush!
Accuse no one. 1T was II alone who
wished to die"
He recolcd from her in horror, and
stood looking at her increduously for
moment ere he painted:
ITO die--you, your
Eyes" Claire replied with fortitude
born Of her unreasoning woman's love,
Il sought death by my own hand.
tried to commit suicide, but they would
not let me die. Would they hadv'
"And you did not think of your mother
and me, who would have expired or
grief, had we found you dead?" he cried,
with n trenchant reproach
Pardon me, father pardonn she
walled.
And then came the terrible, the newt
able query, the closing Of the trap which
she had set for herself.
"But who forced you to commit SO
terrible a crime?'
Ito be contlnuedl