The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-14

she wants you. Very well, you may cerned. I am going far away on a long tourney, and leave you to each other.
 Come in. I am fatigued-we will have q bottle of wine and discuss the matter amicabIy. Tie Sonora there is not worth fighting over. l think. Come"
 The drug in the wine was potent. Carmelita lay with her head pillowed on her arms on the table. De Lanzae was limp in his chajr.
 The revenge of Jose Avilar was at hand. Taking from his belt a small, keen stiletto he laid it upon the table. From his pocket a small packet care- fully done up in oilsktn. He undid the wrappings and exposed small quan- tity of dirty gray powder.
 Jose put his arm under the head of his wife. A spasm of pain distorted his features as he gazed upon her beau tiful face.
 False as hell itself-fair as the lily 1 of the Virgin" he muttered. Those lying lips, red yet with his kisses, ah, l shall fix them first Taking the stI- letto, he carefully scraped the lips un- til they were bleeding bit, the skin was thoroughly abraded. On each olive cheek he scraped a spot until it Dleu1 IneH tdSl AAS A~SeS'A~N for the packet of powder, took gene rous pinch and rubbed it thoroughly in the raw surfaces on lips and cheeks and hands. Now, my lady, in week or so let us see how he will love you!" he laughed. An unpleasant laugh 1t was, and there was a strange lignt burning In his eyes.
 The unconscious De Lanzac was serv- ed the same way. The dropping eye | nd nf the powder put under each, and some into the sensuous mouth.
 | Then Jose wrote out deed of gift Of all his slaves and money to friend of his in New Orleans, reused the over seer, had him take every slave and head of stock and start forthwith to deliver them. By three o'clock in the morning the two sleepers and Jose Avi- lar were the only persons on the place Lose returned to the library and sal waiting for them to rouse from thetl stupor. At last they did so.
 why, what has happened?" asked Carmelita in a terrified tone. Th question was quaveringly echoed b, her lover.
 "Nothing at all, except that in tn excitement you two forgot how stron the wine was and drank too much.
 q have sent away all the servants hs to work for your lover. You Will Iac what he could have given you. Thi house is yours for all time. Senori and when you finally die, l pray you unhappy spirit may be chained to thi bll ol earth where you have caused much unhappiness.
 You sir, I think, will tire of her a very short time. or course, khoN that YOU care for her soul and not fo frnGt th9 when you see those honied lips puffe and swollen with poison; those cheek eaten with incurable cankers those sol hands each a mass of scales, you WI be true"
 what do you mean-what do yo mean?" screamed the terrified woman
 And you. Senora. when those melt ing eyes are but empty sockets an that sweet mouth merely yawnln cavity in your Edouard's face, S=; those warm hands shriveled and GOV cred with scabs-"
 For the love of God, man, what d you mean?" howled the man, in an eC 1 stasy of fear
 Avilar rose and walked to the doo' He turned, and laughed, such lauS as people can stand to hear but seiooh
 such a happy bridal couple" n sneered, and laughed again. You WI love each other su now. I have mad you a bridal gift which will enable yo to prove to each other that you loV for the soul alone. So, you will De the outside. what you are in you hearts, unclean! unclean! uncIean!
 My God Jose, what have you done cried the woman. as she looked at tn red spots upon her hands and felt he swelling lips.
 T bid you good-nignt-and farewel , lone farevell I have Senor an sonora the Lepers, rubbed in those ra' places powdered scales from the wor' -..se of leprosy in New Spain! Adios!
 In a few moments there was splas in the waters of the placid Bayou l' che and the bubbles rose' ana rose, an an itbe rinples whispered mysteriousl among the little caverns and cypre' roots and among the lily pads on tn black bosom of the Teche, that th house of Avilar had run its course