The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-08
lust Like a ~ oman
BY BOURBON WILSON

sympathetlc$ tone. Yer don't look like
err man who d hit er woman.
Nor steal er boss, neither, "a added
Bill. HI,
mo. scnor-por Dios, no!, Manuel ex-
claimed, giving Kid q gra teful look. by
thee Holy. Mary, swear that - neyerh laid
hand on woman before. Much ( asfsl
have been provoked, b i never struck her
What happened yesterday was the affair
OF moment Insane With rage and 5teal-
ousy, drew my knife, and the next
thing i knew was galloping away, feel
ing that I had stabbed somebody
Fl .An stolled n somebody's hoss. Bill
Z added. dryly. "
No. senior, would have sent It back"
.'Ah e calculated Bill u but the sarcasm
4 implied by the tone OF his voice was
lost upon tho prisoner. III FL i: a.a,s 1. !
H"and 7 we'll tell YOU. The Ewoman51 hurt,
as YOU 8know.j5i g my wife. i have never
had thought for any woman but her.
N1adly and foolishly have n loved her.
for she Is cold-hearted. and has never
loved mo in return. Before our ma rriaze
twas her delight to SEQ me furious with
ealousy, and three times our engage
ment was broken. Finally, we were mar
rled. and + was mad with JOY and hap
pleSS. w lI6Il kHc t4ubiASA pASS'Nf'''
ed us man and wife, and with outs
stretched hands gave us his benedict ioll,
thought Amy troubles were over q
Dlos! but 1t was not so.
$&S"I can't deny, senors, he continued,
4"that I have an evil temper but she
was devil to- have SO provoked mo.
She began a syrtematic course OF ty-
ranny over me, and u soon found myself
hating her oftener than I loved her, AZ
often as my heart would melt with ten
derness and love, she would repel my nd
vances witt, GOODNESS and scorn, and
maybe arouse the devil within ME tn
praises OF other n,en--those who had been
my rivals. It was on such occasions,
SENIORS, that my hand would seek tho
hilt OF my knife; and why did not Kill
her long aso the good God only knows.
"A dos! that she had taken a. title r1o-
tlce Of her danger!"
good boss flesh" Bill replied. pnsympa-
thetically, l'lE .9a.s I'll 4
''ForR a long time" Manuel went on,
IT resisted the promptlnEs of the demon
to sink my knife III her breast, but It
came at last. And ay de me he walk
ed, as heleaped Wildly to his feet, ~ Is
Y who killed her I.
II Instantly Bill had him covered with
his rifle, but remained seated, wAtahr
llk SlleHtlyl Ms UFogy Itluv0lAdHtsf ~ tSIoS
THE cat the mouse with which It is play
Ing, ia 75
Love her now. senors ~ Manuel cried,
4 his arms outstrstched, and his voice rIs-
ing to a shrill key, Before God, yes; q
thousand times more than before y gave
her those cruel stabs, All. must see
her before she dies Why did ! leave
her? Querlda mia, why did 14leaye YOU
T was q coward ~ he moaned, reseating
himself, land did not have the courage
to face It out. But my mind was In q
>whirl, and my only Idea was TO get
horse and ny. Il y III. ~.
well, Yer YER Got tn hoss all right err
|Enough--yed did fer or fack," Bill re-
marked, grillly,
~ AS Manuel became silent noticed Kid
'slylyF draw from his pocket g vial, from
which ho poured into his hand pinch
Of wbtish powder. Replacing The Vial
In his pocket, he poured the powder from
his hand into the open mouth Of the
whisky bottle Chen, sl,aklng the Shis'
key about, q ,us dlssolY wing the powder,
The passed the bottle To- Bill who SAY,
w hls grateful attention Manual taok