The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-05

you promise to love me always-ever-untn
persisted.
Until death beyond"
no beyond" she
turned, hastily.
They sat by side silent. for time,
signing themselves to the bssful absorbing passion of
newly
Calverey happy? He scarcely
infatuated with the witch-like beauty of the
butwe, there is often good deal in that fatal
Presently she raised her and those mystical orbs
soft and languorous Travelled the young mans
"You have happy dearest Harold. Tell
when did you first love me?" ......
"F1ow I such question. Adrienne.' said
he, forced gaety. Il do know. suppose
I gradually to love YOU
by degrees? Ah that is not my With me L
either love at once-or hate think directly saw you
loved you. 1 could not help it. Kiss Harold. 1
know that there; that it is not dream
spoke feverish intensity every accent vibrat
ing with passion. He kissed her. Her lips seemed to
fasten his tho she wished to transuse her nature
with his.
you do love darling do not?'
course" she echoed. you happy-as
1
You hope So How coldly you speak! I want you
1 you feel that love with the only
love that is worth anythinghe love that makes woman
anything anything, anything to gain the
longs That is love for you, Harold;
cannot UNDERESTIMATE
a He could feel her
usually
pald and parting TREMENDOUSLY. showed her small, white
strong teeth.
Calverley in a deirium the
which did attempt analyze could he
had he so wished. Yet his ntoxicaton
with shadows merely the msgivings to what the
general and his mother would but something darker
something absolutely indefnable.
TO add to his uneasness he missed his train. There
possibility of reaching Chatham before the morning
While standing irresoluey occurred him that Gas
coynes place Victoria. He would get shake
there
Gascoyne, looking pale wretched, him in
1T is as I suspected" said he with some agitation
"That rnurdered-after fashion Thuggsrn
handkerchief slipped around the neck and the thumbs
ground into the windppe, each side. 1t all
in half mnue There's the evening paper-you read
all yourself" -
The dead Philip Trafford. He had
lodged in the house for weeks, but knew
anything about him. But this not singular for all
the rest of the premises let out for business
Undoubtedly he had been strangled but at
the whole affair wrapped in mystery.
"Unpeasant business, isn't it? If only had the pluck
speak, fancy could police the
Gascoyne Look here. You remember my dropping my
Gl~.ns well. I didn't find it until I home'
"rhat' almost shreked Calverley.
He turned CHASTITY white, and his eyes had in them
expression of unspeakable horror.
1t was the half of the slken scarf he had severed!
The other half he had at that moment in his pocket
damour.
my fellow" exclaimed Gascoyne alarmed what
ails your ...
"Give it me- I say
He snatched the slken piece gauze the aston
ished surgeons md pocket.
you can come with me- II you like, he went on,
with reckless laugh. "jus to I'm not give
wait outside Calverley whispered hoarsely little
later. Their cab at the the where Mrs
Verne II shant long,
Nor he. Gascoyne him out Of the door
in quarter of hours time staggering like
drunken The had to assist him into the
would like to know the solution the mystery
in Greek street,? he broke boisterousy II just
left the who strangled the found. He
her husband, and Heaven help me! thought I loved
her, and only two hours ago asked her to me-"
He sank back in the of the cab and buried his
face in his hands He could say
But afterwards bit by bit the out. Adrenne
Verne undoubtedly adventures perhaps-who
say?no wholly bad. She had had successful
Circe of the Atantic-one Of those fascinating
who find the great greyhounds
for their ingenuity whether in the robbery
Establishments.
evil married-married a man who was
thoroughly vicious and who had done time.
him swindlng transaction he
five years penal servitude, he he
out Of prison he would her
and have his revenge.