Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-15

was three years ago, 8 young man pass ing by cigarette factory saw lovely girl in plain dress leaving the building She was beautiful, with beauty which came from pure soul and noble heart We'll, he was young, ardent, and shs pleased him. He sought her out, saw that she was virtuous, though poor, ano unable to get her any other way he mar. ried her in secret. since his rank ano his parents pride forbade him to do Sd openly"
 He paused and turned with smile to ward Margarita. She had suddenly be come very pale and her dark eyes me, his in a startled question; but without seeming to heed her emotion he contin. ned, measuring each of his words:
 "Only those who have truly loved, loved with all the strength of heart and soul, can guess what hours of bliss, what exquisite joys filled the lives of the two married lovers. For two years that hap. piness continued, then a cloud rose iu their sunny sky. and that cloud took the shape of woman, diyinely beautiful. but satanically cruel.
 .'She was one of those lost creatures which the world supports yet scorns, She had princes and kings at her feet but her vain heart wanted to possess the man who scorned her. Whats the mat ter, Margarita? you are pale; does my story move you?"
 By powerful effort she overcame her weakness and answered:
 "Go on; I am interested. Only pass me more wine, feel strangely dizzy And she drank eagerly the glass one of her companions had filled for her. But Lopez continued:
 Seeing that she could not win him she decided to take her from him. It was an easy thing to accomplish. for one night 8 well-paid assassin struck his { blow in the dark: one young life was cut short; one love dream was brought to an end and the next morning all Madrid was shocked to hear of the mys- terious murder of the Villa del Rosa
 A smothered cry from Margarita caused all eyes to turn in her direction. She was standing in her place, pale. ghastly, wild Some of the women rose to go to her, but Lopez said in the same calm voice:
 J of Margarita, she will soon be we'll"
 The smile had fled from all lips. a cur rent of dread passed among the guests. most faces were pale and in the heart of each was fear that something was going to happen. Lopez alone remained calm and after forcing Margarita to re- sume her seat he continued, his words falling like dirge on the oppressive si- lence:
 You all know the details of that mur- der, but what you do not know was the oath the man took over the body of the woman he had loved. He swore that he would find the guilty and avenge her death. He has this night kept that oath. :"
 Margarita gave wild cry as she started to her feet. Lopez, with laugh of triumph, concluded:
 .'The hero of my story is myself. The guilty woman stands yonder. As to my vengeance achieved 1t as I drank my death and hers while pronouncing my toast The wine we drank was pois- oned. There is no cure and in an hour we both will be dead. drank my toast to the most beautiful, the most out wardly perfect woman of the world, but drank 1t with wine which, like her. was venomous, yet which hid its dan- ger in the glitter of it's sparkle. A ser- pent she was; with the venom of ser- pent she.dies!"
 Margarita had remained spellbound by horror, but at his last words she gave one wild cry and fell writhing to the floor. The affair was hushed up and thanks to Lopez's high position, the story was kept out of the papers, but those who witnessed that terrible scene of refined vengeance never forgot the horror of the tragic toast of death!" ,5a -~--S--s-.----~-%~--.----- Success.
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