Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-09

her bloodshot eyes fearfully.
II command you 10 tell her"
IL viii" said Fan. lit VIII do me |
good"
NO names. Fan"
"Oh. no-names are dangerous. Of
sacred things" replied Fan. Il vii
tel you. young lady. An old and
wicked woman-not so old by thou
sand years as she was wicked. Miss
led a young and handsome man
wonder II lie ever robbed his par
ents-f
GO on, and no wonder about IT.
/ Numbered Hammond. while Nancy
/ grew pale and dizzy.
Yes" said Fan, 1.-The old and wicked
woman led the young and handsome
man into an old e-rOOm-dark. chill
/ ~ place-my flesh creeps 20 think OF II
/ And the old woman knew there was
man. a desperate man. watching hci
10 shoot her II she paused. Then the
old woman left him In the store-rOOm
left the young man-left him stand.
Ing on a trap-door. right over a deep
dark pit. Augh, so deep and dark
she shuddered. and Kate Elgin's face
grew terrible IN its CHASTITY attention
Hates eyes were fixed upon Fans livic
face. but her body was slowly lean
ing more and more towards Hammond,
who expected 10 see her swOon and
fan every instant
Fan continued.
THE old woman left the young man
there and fled. suddenly x grew as
light as day. and looking back. the
old woman saw the desperate man she
d knew had followed In the dark. H'
D had a pistol In one hand. a rope IN th'
other. He Sid something-the ol'
I woman did not knOw-she was all fea'
{ he pulled the rope. the trap-dOor fell
che young man vanished-he is IN tn
= well now"'
4 His name-his namer cosped Kate
. her eyes wide open. her lips al white
= WAS James Greene"' said Ham
y mond. opening his arms 10 receive he
u she should swoon.
Like tigress from her lair. Ike a
arrow from a bow-string. Kate Elgi
dartcd In between Hammond's arms
=, and shrieking:
Die. assassin. die. Satan, If death
x IN your and plunged the secreto
knife twice into his breast with al h'
y strength.
: Hammond staggered hack. clear
= then wall, and his own dagger was
~ his hand In an instant.
Kate Elgln glanced at the knife
= her hand. The miserable blade. a me
=, table-knife. blunt and weak. was be-
~ as II OF lead, and save Hammond
sudden fright and surprise he was u
hurt.
eu 20. Heaven groaned Kate. dashiI
be the useless. faithless knife away. do
n' thy justice. thy mercy sleep. q
James. James. my lover. my darln
40 James! dead, murdered"
she clasped her hands in agony. ar
fell lifeless into Nancy Harker's aru
.ai place her on the bed said Lui
OF "She has falnted-nothing more. r
. there's gold dollar for your sto,
10 You told IL we'll Nancy. when 6
10 shall have recovered, use your inhueI
OF 70 bend her 10 my Will We have
w time TO lose. My purpose acco
nd plished. We VIII hy TO South Ameri
we This news or James Greene viii we:
en- her greatly. SAe Woulu AoA ID
believed 1t true II l had told it;
ose as old Fan related 1t. Kate ElgiE C
not doubt. If you want anything.
But Fan get it. am going 10 the crimi
chamber"
are He departed exulting in his vtliai
I've and old Fan muttered. as she secu
eSe the coin he had tossed:
a brave man, A dreadful III
TO My son must have grown up just
him. Luke Hammond and Ma
ex- Harker! Two gay imps-gay Inn
said they ought TO be brother and sis
ect' yes. and begun by robbing their !
] I'd ents. But 1 feel oetter-better !
after that easing OF my mind"
will Unfortunate Kate recovered s.
r IN and found some cad relief In &
rent OF tears. a tempest or sobs
med whirlwind or woe.
ncei And then. weeping. she fell asl
main with Nancy Harker giaring hate
than triumph by the bedside.
ONE, Old Fan. not wanted there. G
v" away to hide her yellow birdie"
was silence reigned IN the white and
chamber at midnight
that