The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-08-26

This tvAder-hearted. sensitive. ami
ablo woman a murderess? o impos
siblel
But how to prove the fallacy OF such
an idea. For prove II | would. In
that terrible moment resolved TO
make it the pursuit of my life.
My poor. little love! How she
must have suffered. looked down
upon the pathetic. childish, tear-stain'
ed face, the pretty blonde head lying
on my breast.
Speak TO me-" she sobbed. Gerald,
Gerald; tell me how much you loathe
me-but speak to me-"
Il will speak to you, my darling,
but never to tell you that"
She lifted her head and stared in
credulously at me.
"Why-why-what do you meant"
she faltered.
II mean this. Angelo. | know you
are innocent of this crime with which
you have charged yourself"
20 God! II were" she wildly cried,
but, alas, | know only too well that |
am guilty"
You are not" firmly said. An
| gele, 1t is absurd. You have dreamed
this. You have brooded over this idea
until you believe IL. Come. my love,
shake of such hideous chimera. aud
be yourself"
20 Gerald, do not trine. tell you
1t is the frightful truth-Satane knows
| it"
shook her desperately.
What do you mean? Satane knows
Angelo, tell me instantly-What
does she known"
Let me sit down." pleaded the poor
child. 81 will tell you what | moan"
Il am a brute" said; forgive me,
dearest. Come. then, sit here and
tell me everything"
| led her to a chair, and, taking
another sat by her, still holding her
trembling hands in mine.
She fixed her eyes on mine with
an expression of dread in their depths
which gave me absolute pain, for
saw that she was terrified of mo.
Speak, dear, | gently urged, do
not be afraid of me. Keep nothing
back"
ION that fearful night" she said.
II waited for Rex TO come in. want
ed to see him. ! had that day discov-
cred something which had caused me
great anguish, '-ah, yesi thought,
she had heard about the Baltimore
widow-"I resolved that would
speak to him, when he came in, but
+ when | heard his step on the stair,
could not bear even to see him
hastily turned out the gas. and lay,
pretending To be asleep. when he
stopped at the door to say goodnight.
After he had gone, felt that must
see him, and tell him what was trou-
bling me. So rising, threw on my
dressing gown. and went to his door,
only to hastily return. II was then
five minutes of one. Do not ask me
what caused me to change my mind
again, for | shall not tell you. II has
nothing to do with the statement
am making. Sufficient to say that
after entered my room, underwent
complete metamorphosis. was
changed from a loving, suffering wom-
an, into a fend | longed. yes, longed
to kill my husband. How-when--
where throbbed ceaselessly through
my dlsordered brain. Suddenly,
thought OF the cobral How easy to
unfasten the door Of her cage,--and
leave the rest. acted upon this dia
bolical impulse | went to the PROBES
sor's room, and carefully slid the cage
door open. Then, like thunder clap
there came the realization of what
was doing. | must have been crazed
by my cruel sufferinss. With a half
muttered prayer for forgiveness shut
the door-O God! o Godl thought
: shut IL, but In the awful morning
knew that. in my hurry and confusion
had neglected TO do so. and thus
Rex met the hideous death | had II in
my heart to give him. II was when
was coming out Of the Professors
room at two O'Clock. that Satane saw
me-"
"Ah! satsne saw your" inter
iupted.