Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-25
The Murder on tn. Beach.

We stood and looked at each other. lie,
tall and athletic-a Handsome man with
u picturesque sort OF beauty ahd "A DASH
/ no, 80 well favored. perhaps. but, s,ill.
Ing honors proudly. For. at twenty eight.
was already one Of the most popular
physlSians and s1rgeonS Of the Day; and
Three years before 1 had graduated from
IA certain famous medical college. today
sign before "A handsome office IN one Of tho
most fnnhionnble thoroughfnrcs IN New
Orleans: Eugene Dorrnmce. M. d."
! owed solely TO my own efforts. my own
ca.aclty, my own pluck. think / was
Pau. Ernsciirc was young. rich. and re-
markably handsome: with q sweet voice.
toward women. which were fascinating in
for him to Wish for-this darling OF ID"
gods.
Ills lifc-pnth. was strewn with thorn.
less roses, and not even the traditional
my .ycs, liked upon his graceful ngnr".
a aHs ''" = %i"w. 'n si;,., WIN, r.r1 n. m naH"d; , G@rs
WMi,h'n my srras' aE.in", my f"yorsd rival
here at Grand Isle. a fashionable Southern
Watering place, hnd the truth come fully
NY Esme' 80 ! had dared to name her.
4 %yril, hl whom n ' nsa hr ,Sy.i ' in snr4c, ET "ms
silence for years. 70 win her. ! would
have made every possible sacrlhcc: to win
Yet, since y" we had " met "y at '" Grn ."d'' Isle
ahc had been cold and distant to me.
ncr townId me. Sll" had been wont In the
old. dead days 10 call me Eugene. but
now sh" Addressed me formally ms Doctor
Ana Paul ErnHcllne was, ever at her
Side, to the exclusion Of all others.
LHnuu Nk,nt na.., .mlt ,au. ..-. a-n
Pau! t:r"ssiime was va" rlc2; could Il y be th"t
wealth could attrnct.. could win herr
,hpu r ( y" %' I. '' to". ' @Sul% BE- AZ rich che s y"ny
day. II only she would wait. If only ahn
would love me. and have faith enough In
When ! came to Grand Ial" | knew Esrn"
had gone for, "a few. weeks In the bat"
weather; l had mean, 10 ten her all. and
leave, my fate In. her hands. But 80 far
ma nGysr found an OPPORTUNITY to speak
vcrcd, was always foil"d.
She had come, 10 Grand Isl" with her
fnshlonnble mother, ana her almost ins"p-
nIhhl" co,nphnion: her cousin. .Gcrirud"
a "w' wo1a" alone Win h. S%" hn, "" ""r"
when had begged for a few moments
" ns", to r,%s w viii Mr. M4. E1n"liina 3" an" s%T " =
u second occasion ! wns Interrupted at
the outset Of the tete;n-tctn by The APP
breach between Esme and myself, 1 grew
to almost hate the man.
ri" night before that upon which my
story. opens I had overheard n portion OF
a private interview between. Fame Lycll
and Paul Ernsclinc. In which h" had asked
her 10 bc his wife. I had at once made
my escape from the UNPLEASANT predlcn-
mcDt OF Involuntary ca vcsdropping. but my
heart was numb and heavy with bitter
sorrow and disappointment. and my bur
den seemed greater than ! could bear.
I stood IN the dying sunset. looking into
his handsome face. ana down In tho depths
Of my. heart a bitter sorrow ranked. for
loved her well; and she wns lost to me.
II was n lonely spot where Paul Erns-
cline and I had chnnccd upon each other.
a long. low stretch Of surf washed
beach. with not n human hnbitation or II
human creature IN sight.
west was streaksd with angry crimson.
soon TO fade away into the darkness bo-
You'd. Overhead. a flock Of white sea
guiis whiried to and fro. uttering shrili
cries; all else wnn silence. Ernnciirc's
eyes. ] shall never forget those eyes. held
2 strange. intent look as he gazed fun
YOU love Eamc Lycl2" he said.
u do. returned coldly. what Ii she
"Evcrytbing!" he groancd. Nov, listen
10 me, Eugene Dprrancc. l. command you
Ming her. for II is useless. You shall never
have her; she In mine. not yours"
we Will leave that question for the
lady to decide ! answered. frigidIy.
NO We Will settle II nowhere" he
!Iis rinc stood resting against n scrub
oak near by. my own WAS In my hands.
uuu I.unipv b.uyllv iiVnn ". had