The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-08-08
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eHlrt you arta fooiE
NCali me what 0 ike 50 long -.
you do not Islander her.
II have heard OF but sever be6ori.
seen. 4 man infatuated WITH
Raves care
rBHl you listen . meTS
4Ha
-Very wen. 90 and marry q woman.
who Is q disgrace to her lex More
Ehe7is a devil
"Go you md choose your second. 10.
tomorrow at dawn we meet to prove.
that you cannot blacken tho eharactes
Of one who Is pure ss an angel
WIns1ow Nanchester left dhe room g.
: frenzy Mt tie terrible situation, and
Writ Dxey gave way 70 The yiolsnes
be felt al the ~nspersions cast upon the
woman who had infatuated him. Man
chester had not been In his room an
hour when he received visit from a
who bore a challenge from his friend
&c consented to a meeting to takg
place the next morning
As soon as Manchester was alone, In
stead OF going TO bed or In any way
endoaVoring to compose his nerves 70
meet what promised to be a tragedy
he called a cab and drove to q house In
one OF the prominent avenues.
sTeu your Mistress he aid to the
servant that WinsloW Manchester de
Sires to speak TO her on q matter OF life
and death"
A few minutes later q woman came
into the room and stood facing Nam
chester. She was simply and tastefuIly
dressed, without JeweIry. She bad Onca
possessed physical beauty to a rare de
gree, but it was beginning to fade
though she had not underworld to hide
the coming change by the use Of COS
metics. From her appearance no n
would have Judged her to be what shs
vas. an INSCRIPTIONS adventures.
al supposed said Manchester, when
I last parted from you that 1t would
rot be necessary for me to meet you
again 1 paid a high price for having
fallen into your tolls, but I was content
so long as you kept your contract Hnd
RETAINED from annoyIug me. Now you
have bewitched my most intimate
friend, and tomorrow morning he Is
going to shoot me for telling him what
you are"
Sand how does this concern me2' she
asked.
If you have a germ of womanhood
about you go to him, tell him b I am
light and prevent ae meeting"
She turned md walked to the other
me OF the rom, with her lace Gverted.
he knew this she was celebrating and
hoped that she would show mercy. Her
mind WAS soon made up.
you paid well for your own release"
she said, but you must pay more for
the release Of your friend"
Name the sum-
at Is not a gum, but a person. There
b one way only by which you can pre-
vent a marriage between Writ Di1ey
and myself. Marry me before your
meeting with him takes place, and he
will have no reason to protect me from
your a-spersions."
you? 1 marry you'll You marry mel
Hell and heaven T not more deadly
enemies-'
81 havo Mt my disposal two means Of
satisfying my enmity. I leave you to
choose between them. If you eight Dix.
% one or both OF you may die. IF yoU
marry me I will play with you during
the rest OF your life as a cat will worry
A mouse"
0If I were s19e to fall would prefer
the former, and set In that event you
would carry out your purpose with
Dlxey."
Manchester knew the woman and
understood the alternative. BE sDent
the time that remained before the meet,
ing celebrating and at the last mo
ment chose the marriage. Whsn the
clock struck 3 he was the husband OF
this creature, whose object was not
now money, but revenge. Az soon az
the ceremony was over they stepped In
20 a carriage and drove to the place
appointed for the duel. Dixey was
pacing back INT forth excitedly. He
saw Manchester allsht and hand out
The woman he was to marry.
"HeaF from her Own lips" he said
"what you would not believe from
mine.'
"WIrt Dlxey,' said the woman, IT
drst made n fool OF Winston Manches-
ter and bled him for $4,000. But he
was not so great a fool as you and
would not marry me. At last. how.
uTer, through you, I have forced him
to be my husband"
She pauQed for a moment and was
about to proceed when she was inter.
rupted by DIxey's second.
Gentlemen" he said to those pres
ent, "you have heard this woman aver
that she forced Winslow Manchester
TO marry her"
"And suppose they haveT' asked the
woman angrily.
"I am q lawyer, and with that stnte
ment, considering your character, I
will engage to secure an Rnnulment OF
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