The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29
CuAPTER xxvI.-(Continued,)

She pressed her hands upon her head,
and there was incipient madness In her
eyes, "a she muttered, "Oh, thou who hath
my fate in thy hands, spare my reason,
that I may have vengeance upon that
wretch y
There was not a crime that the villain
did not lay to your charge"
"And you could listen to 1t air she
said, sadly.
mot without twice striking him to the
ground"
BLESS you-bless you for that " she
cried, fervently "Oh, that you had KILL
ed him But no; would not have had
that, for then you would have robbed me
of my vengeance"
Unhappy woman! Do not talk OF
vengeance" he answered, reprovingly.
..'This man said that but for your machi-
nations the mortgage money would have
been forthcoming. Oh, Eleonore, TINS
cannot be true ~
n II would have laid down my lie 70
baye Penrhyddyn,' she cried. oh, do
not think me such wretch as that! But
/ feel that he has woven such mesh
round me that | know not what L may
have done unwittingly. The anonymous
letter / gave you | obtained from MIN.
I now see it was a snare-l saw II tne
instant you told me he was Interested IN
the mortgage; and It was that wnicn
threw me into the fits last night nave
been to his office this morning, trying TO
see him. | can feel that he has made me
a tool in bringing about this ruin; but |
do not know how-but, oh, do not think
me knowingly guilty y
81 do not" he answered, solemnly.
81 must make one more confession L
am the child you saved from the wreck
But | did not know it until l heard the
story from your lips; and it was the
awful fatality that was enshroudlng us
that made me fly from you. | am Eleo-
more de scissors, the namesake OF that
picture" !,
az have felt that it was so all along
Ne answered, sadly; but never dared
to ask of you a confirmation Poor child
why should 1 blame you? You have been
no free agent; you have been but an III
strument in the hands of resistless des
tiny. When, in John Trevethick's cot
tage, we were plighted to each other, ano
pronounced the words, Death alone car
separate u.s. Death was at our side. As
we left the altar, Death was the hrs'
object our eyes fell upon; and Deatf
is about us now in this our last meeting
Before l CO." he went on, "let me war;
you that this Wylie has threatened e
have you arrested upon some charge. 1ot
had better at once seek some otnei
abode"
Have me arrested for whatF~ sh'
cried. but you are right, and l will
act upon this caution; for there Is ne
extremity he would not go to take away
any liberty
seek no revenge upon bin, for MI
rake; avoid everything that may lead t
exposure. Ny lawyer, Mr.. Briggs, viii
have instructions to pay over to you OF
application such sums as 1 can send yo'
out of my earnings abroad; and here ar
four FIVE pound notes"
az shall never go to him for money
do not leave me any" she answered
through her sobs.
But he placed the notes upon the table
and once more moved towards the door
"Let me kiss your hand" she said, en-
treatingly.
He held out his hand, She took II
gazed upon it for moment kissed l
passionately, and believed it with tears
Even then, spite of all, so powerful
was the old love within him, that b
could scarcely refrain from raising an
pressing her to his heart, N one las
nm embrace But he conquered tn
weakness.
His hand slides from her clasp-on
lingering look-their eyes meet for tn
last time on earth-and then he is gone
and she lies senseless upon the floor !
Freeman" said Eleonore, after sh
had revived, 81 must not sleep in thi
house tonight. Wylie mas threatened t
have me arrested upon some trumped-u
charge, and he dare nor let NE be loose
If he can help it, after what has passed
We must go to our old home until morn
ing. and then think of some better plac
of concealment. The servants must b
discharged, and this house shut up"
Mr.. Wylie did take out warrant, a
he had threatened. The charge being tn
abduction of Miss Constance Grierson
the proof produced by him the very lette
(which had been written in his office III
der his dictation. But the policeman VIII
came to execute it found The bird ha