The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1905-02-25

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had sat.
Miss Bull rose. George, you now
/ know all Go. No, do not shake hands
( | have avenged your father. and / ex-
pect will be hanged"
Margcry burst out into renewed
/ weeping. and Miss Bull soothed her,
Z talking to George the while. Tell my
sister" she said. that the name OF
/ Howard will not be mentioned. | will
/ die under my false name. No disgrace
will be brought Oh her AS to Dorothy"
/ here Miss Bulls eyes grew tender
mo disgrace will befall her. Marry
her, George; love her make her a good
husband and take this kiss TO her from
q sOrely tried woman"
Before the astonished George knew
what she was about he felt a pair OF
cold lips pressed TO his own. The next
moment she had pushed him out of the
room and had locked the door. That
WAS the last George saw Of her.
Whether Margery had agreed to die
with her or whether Miss Bull. know
ing what a miserable life the girl
would lead after her death, compelled
her to take the poison will never be
known, but when the docr WAS burst
open the two women were found on
the floor in one another's arms. On
the table was an empty glass, and it
was aScertaIned that Miss Bull and
Margery had taken pruSSic acid.
BaWdSey entered the room an hour
after the death, alarmed by the ST
lence. He found that his prey had es-
capped. Miss Bull was buried under
her false name. and Margery was bur
led with her. Nothing of Miss Bulls
sad past or OF her killing of Mrs Jer-
Sey came to light.
Six months later George Nane was
seated i'll the library of the mansion
in st. Giles square. 1t was after din
ner, ana Lord bennington occupied his
usual chair The old man looked
brighter and happier than he had look
ed for many years. Daily George grew
a greater favOrite with him, and on
the morrow George was to be married.
Lord bennington had insisted that rs
it was his last night as u bachelor
George should dine alone with him and
would not admit even Walter. It's
the last time I'll have you all to my
self, George" said the old man pit
eously. After tomorrow Dorothy will
possess you
Not at ALL" replied George, you
will have US both. We will come back
from tho honnrtnnnu i'm month oD1
then we will live here A lady in the
house will make lot of difference.
You won't know this place when Dor
Othy is fitting about"
Don't, Her mother is the kind Of
woman who fits"
"Oh. don't think we'll be troubled
much with Mrs. Ward. Since the
shock inflicted by her sisters sad death
she has become religious"
Bah, That's only a phrase. Poor
Miss Bull" said bennington. Il like
to think of her under that name. She
had sad life. | don't wonder she
killed herself Do you think she was
mad, George"
NO But | think the memory of her
Jersey. was too much for her. She was
mad for the moment. but she told me
the terrible story in the calmeSt man
ner
And who came in ut the front door
that night" asked bennington.
No one After the murder Miss
Bull opened il 10 fly-panic struck.
Il. i,.,
and stopped her. Miss Bull closed the
door and remained to face the worst"
We'll. she is dead and buried, and
the scandal is laid at rest. unless that
Bawdsey reviveS it,"
"Oh. you can trust Bawdsey." said
George. smiling. He and Lola are
quite happy. and she has almost for
gotten me | got letter from Bawd-
sey the other day. He is acting as his
wife's agent. and they are making
lot of money"
All the better. He won't talk about
that business. BY the way, l forgot to
ask you about Ireland's money!
The money he left to me: | have
settled that on Dorothy. How sudden
~ lt N4td, >dll httI-e ItAtNl4NclS (,
lust an hour after left the house"
We'll. five thousand a year IS not TO
be deSpiSed. Have.yOu settled il all on
Dorothy
Every penny. Don't you approve"
oh YES. 50 long as Mrs. Ward
doesn't get it
You can depend upon that, sir. But
Dorothy will have it-D0rothy. whom
! shall see tomorrow crowned with
orange blossoms. and
Darlington laughed. but not unkind-
ly. Well well. Better orange bios
sons than yellow holly"
George nodded. 4 hope never TO see
yellow holly again" he said. and Der
rington agreed. 50 their conversation
ended on the threshold Of Georges
new life with that last reference to the
old