The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-08-13
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~can me what Jon Hke % long n
you do not sIander her"
81 have heard OF. but ' before
seen, a man infatuated with
HHave a care"
WIN you listen . meF'
"No."
-Yery wen. 90 and marry a woman
who Is a disgrace to her sex More.
Gho is a devil"
"Go you and choose your second, for
tomorrow at dawn We meet to prove
that you cannot blacken the character
Of n who Is pure as an angel"
WtnsIow Manchester left the room in
= frenzy at the terrible situation, ana
Writ DGxey gave way to the vioienea
Ne felt at the aspersions cast upon ha
woman who had infatuated him. Man.
chester had not been In his room -
hour when he received a visit from one
VINO bore q challenge from his friend
He consented to a meeting to lake
place the ext morning
As Boon as Manchester was alone In
stead OF going to bed or In any way
endeavorng to compose his nerves ts
meet what promised to be a trngedy
u6 ChAAG u GAg ~
one of the prominent
dTeu your miskness," he mid to the
servant THAT WnsIow Manchester de
Sires to speak to her on a matter OF llfn
mddeath"
A Few minutes later a woman came
into the room and stood facing Man
chester. She WINS simply and tastefuly
dressed, without jewelry- She had oncS
possessed physical beauty to a rare &c
gree, but It was beginning to fade.
though she had not c~ndeavorod to hide
the coming change by b use OF COS
metics. From her appearance no one
would have judged her to be what she
vas, an inscriptions adventures.
at supposed" said Manchester, "whe
I last parted from you that 1t would
Lot be necessary for me to meet you
again. I paid a high price for having
fallen into your tolls, but 1 was content
10 long as you kept your contract and
RETAINED from annoying me. Now you
have bewitched my most intimate
friend, and tomorrow morning he Is
going to shoot me for telling him what
you are"
asked.
.If you have a germ OF womanhoOd
about you go to him, tell him that I an
and prevent TIE meeting"
She turned and walked to the other
end OF the rom, with her face nverted.
He knew that she was celebrating and
hoped that she would show mercy Her
was soon made up.
'sYou paid well for your own release"
she said. '"but you must pay more for
The release Of your friend"
Name the sum-"
eft is not a sum, but a person There
b one way only by which you can pre-
vent a marriage between Writ Dlxey
and myself. Marry me before your
with him takes place, and he
Will have no renson to protect me from
your aspersIons."
you? marry you! You marry mel
Hell and heaven are no more deadly
enemIes.T
at have at my disposal two means Of
satisfying my enmity. I leave you to
choose between them. If you bGht DIX
sy 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
\ mouse"
''If I were se9e to fall I would prefer
Ehe former, and Jet In that event you
carry out your purpose with
Dizzy"
hduCuGBLeE kuG" u6 "OLudu HuG
understood the alternative. He RjcnE
ne time that remained before the meet
ing delIberating and at the last mo
chose the marriage. WHEN the
struck 3 he was the husband of
his creature, whose object was not
1ow money, but revenge. As soon as
he ceremony was over they stepped In
% a carriage and drove to the place
appointed for the duel. Dixey was
back aud forth excitedIy. he
saw Manchester allGht and hand out
woman he was to marry
"Hear from her own lips," he said,
what you would not believe from
nine"
''wIrt DIxey,' snid the woman. ~
Irst made a fool OF Winston NIanches.
and bled him for $4,000. But he
vas not so great a fool as you and
would not marry me. At last, how
1Tsr. through you 1 have forced him
be my husband"
She paused for a moment and waS
bout to proceed when she was inter.
by Dlxey's second.
"Gentlemen,' he said to those pres
"you have heard this woman aver
hat she forced wInslow Manchester
o marry her."
"And suppose they have3' asked the
Voman angrily.
81 am a lawyer, and with that state
aent, cOnslSOO your character, /
Pill engage to Secure an Rnnulment Of
be marriage"
Meanwhile Dixey had been tnking In
he situation and prosnIn0 Manchea. l.