The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-14
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Copyright, BY Dodd. Meade = Coz

BY al, overwhelming fascination. felt
myself drawn resistibly towhrd tho 1
tar fan S f ssr and k sses9 81
more Mt least for soino littlo time. x 5s9
iE,'The next thing that I remember Is
seeing my lover stretch out HE 4, arms to
mo, while n was Inspired VAT ,l Y az I.
sco,intnblo hatred OF him 80 3bitter. that ~
sought 10 embrace me- and 4 threw y
Young cobra. which, coiled IN, "a ECKER.
basket had been plnced In my hand, full
in his fnco. ! think, also that I struck
st .r ito}tio house OF Rugobnh. What
happened during tho next few months !
know not 1 seemed to havo been In
continual sleep full of .dreams. .Nyiee t
awoko seemed eens sc e ,nat VA, nun
Imagine my horror my DESPAIR, When
& T was d sufferer from some terrible Sbraii,
Il denied the relation. but everyone ft 9
mo the Same story---l was 8ltago Ia III
5hibah. This shock coming as It did with III,
tho memory OF my conduct that terrlbl e
night on Mnln bar Hill, nearly ki led me-
ana was followed by another long period
4 of tho dream existence. began TO thlnk
slisense and TO doubt which was my real
existence, the dreams or tho waxing 1l n.y..
nlents. # Il az n v. i . A 80. W
Zone day when, for the first time n IL n
several WIS V n poss ~ In e. M,
room and sat down beside me. arose
instantly and fed to the fartheraco
\ OF the apartment He pursued mo nlld
sought to conquer my al 100 ,appLIsnttI5
aversion for him by terms OF endearnlent,S
but the more he pressed his sui, INC
more my loathing grew until, 8naddt!eenoa
by references made to barrow. Shn -
lost all sclf-control and permit ted MN
mo through In silence his face growing
DARKER With every word, and when l Ind
finished a said with slow and II stu tulcl
malice: MI Ii Y 8a$ III
VI .$','5.Y OH forget that you are my wife and ~
that can follow my entrea,y ny eo ,,l,,
vel iwcaned from that English cur, whose3
life. let me tell you, is nimy hands. fooi,
can you not see how po werless YOU nre :.
I have but to will you toskill him and md your on,
be washed out with5his inndel blood. You Ic
thread Of 4 your very existence passes
through, my hands, oScut or .tangie, itA {,
list-yicld you must WIN, ,ls son = y.
Ing m q more dcnd than alive As he tlis-
closed his fendish secret something ahont
nv heart kept Tightening with every Word
tiilY ut length, II seemed as u. t ni '-lf
burst SO terrible was Il the y pressure: 4
could not breathe. 4 My lungs seemed e nice
with molten lead. y How long this agony
continued l do not know, for the thrHna
Of consciousness broke under92 It's ter Ct w.
tension and I fell scnseless upon tnees moor
5...When i recovered from my swoon the
,nexpressible horror, o r my sitmtionSagaln
desconded upon my spirit like q sIufter
upon upon a Z candle Twas Ragotah's Wife,
his slave his tool as novelties, ,,bs
was now clear. The long sleep, troWde e.
With aforementioned dreams. .,represen n !; g
ne ~ period con WhSn horrible mas night
on Malabar Hill being one .,It !, 81 o.
thenand tho waking moments r1 th9se
periods when m j, fee6p 1a - overr dImlv
light for a tme.the gloom Of this intel 81;
lIlecti,al 'Enight.ggThere was no hope TOT
me- Already had | been SO gdonlinated 9y ~
attempt lit tho life OF my lover. What might
/ not lie made 10 do in future? As y
thought Of this, Ragdbah's last, threat eat
e ears: iii ii'' 1T seemed as il 1t would drive
me into madness. The suspicion Crews :. 2
be a certainty from which there vas t, !, b ol
one means OF escape-death-a y, y nsae'r
| could lbc made5 the instrument Tor inc
I6innlcting OF :further injury upon my lover
III seized a little dagger which IN my nor nor,
NAL moments ~ always kept coneea A. 7
about me, and was about to plunge 1t into
| my bosom when I was smtten by the
| thought-and 1T cut me as the. steel cou VIZ
have IL ar nnJ ahib ove
for for r me s' would be forever buried beneath
/ a mass OF black msgivings. The GER
#taintygGof this conviction paralyzcd my
| Will, and my arm dropped neryecssly at
| NV side. IT would be q simple matter,
4 J thought, to find some way OF #confding
/ nv story to you and pledgtng you to OK
i plain everything to Darrow Sahlb, litter
| which ! could degin peace II not without
! regret. But 1T was not 80 easy to COM
\ municate with you MS / expected. Days
/ pa ssed before / had a chance to maze the
| attempt, and the only result of&it was ia
/ show me how closely l was watched. II
Ragobah were absent. there was always y Z, !
some one IN his employ who made J t his
/ business to acquaint himself with my
i time to tell you how / succeeded In OBJ
i taining this interview, further thanS&tc
\ say that I was able to wiz to my cause
i tho man who bore my message 70 you
i a servant lii whom sRagobah has the
i utmost confidence, When my husband dc.
i rarted this morning Knndia was left y
i charge Of me. and so your visit was mace
\ possible. "a ma
i S8.You arc now acquainted with the trust
i ] would impose upon you. SWehrtto me
4 Moro I hat you will make this Ixpianhtlor
A for me to i Ohm barrow, and to no Other
Il human being Swear i by, the love yo,
4 once said YOU bore mel! She sank back
Il exhausted and awaited my response. !. tol
Il a moment / dared not trust 4lnyselt e
z speak. yet something must be said ~
Il 7 noted her inpatlence, replied: ~ <ona
Z! Won have lifted a great t. weight from my
heart and placed a lesser one upon u
h (To9 be Continued 3To-morrow.)