Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-25

lie stepped TO the dDOr.
'Jemson 80 he chilled.
Ths bury keeper sppsarsh ,n :" 'hs doorway;
below, Are you all right down therer ~,
Al right, SIR responded the keeper. with
Now, then, JemsoD, look NJ this woman.
Take u good look at her. You wee we caught
her at the safe. would you know her again r.
You bet I would affirmed the buriy fel.
I,emember she Is the ,h'si yop saw in
ihia room; SOW, go; SH"; VT, chastrr,on.
that you also may be- a witness " occasion
should eyer bring her before you iIs
her forward the better 10 meet my gaze.
Her dazed eyes stared into. mine, then
cleared and grew brlgbt' She Jerked her hand
""""So"" iie." she eacIa,moa, passionatsly. 81
am no thief but, ..ah-iiamiI''n GLENCOE you
She turned to me. Her voice sank to pain
= ank YOU to believe me. cirsnmstanees
are against me, but nm the victim ~ q
plot. Believe me, assist me. ] appeal to
your rbiyairy
very pretty. indeed, sna'red the master
Of Gieneoe' %,,ry theatrical Wei done Tor
saw the diabolicaI fury In bis face, .pal.d
with passion and hate. nistruSt and dislike
lcaped W Ia me fuli grown ! turned to
here. I-believe In you"
Tear" Mica h her Iy's man 'r ga"a ,y y"n G p.s.
~" wv '''H '"' 49, '
ter, o.. yes. know she t. here. In mi.
enough to speak To her. II could talk with
her she would come away "iih me from tbls
sisn "" "nn n ,"u'" hone :" i" " a him Foyr
three yenrs I have tried. pIn"e after place -"
- iic." cried Glencoe snvag"ly. and struck
her fair across TIA. face. 81" staggered ana
IN Nil you Tor That" ! screamed. and
chokod with a sob Of fury a. l raw the mark
...a.. an. InE fam
In that moment III. doDr burst open. A
Sonan; very iHlr snd small; s'%od ,srrei ,,a liST
ing and blood Nus on her mouth.
Elise" she cried with = voice 81 shnme
and longing. ." she put her arm around the
Thry Kissed and sobhrd. murmnrlng fond.
inarticulnte words. Then The" newcomer
see my appearance IL opportunn. Elise
f"li into the trap, Alb, Hamilton, " the game
worth the candlef ! am sick-sick u sum
Annette" monned ID" sister. "thi" Ii what
I've tried 10 accomplish for three years.
D'nr, orr dead mother
veg, dcnd. She died knowing The truth
about your iife. win her last breath she
cent lo;ye and forgiveness II you would
leave "
Leave Hamilton Glencoe. o, Elise, ~
only could" She turned her burning eyes on
Glencoe. That man IN n devil" she br"n'hed
Slowly. n: r"ss.H..s such power "y", no
,"% %sg "hr r.. he ,n I.n = e. e.. . GTrr" !" an S'i he! feet .le ,ss
AMI showed on her arm u great brnls".
when this affecting scene IL over let me
sn"Tm hr"t, In c,r"s'S So,r " n.n y"i;a h Mt:
ter keep silent about this"
"ITI settle with you" ! cried bitterly. "Iri
Nil yoa, as Sn1" a" there " G@d" =. m,
sister /" ~ rnr" a. a. angel she said s"i.
EMMY. she needs u friend"
- nm her friend and servant, u may be-
replied. and taking EIi'e'H hand kissed 1t
gently.
'Eiise. b. dragged 10 me ~ his plot 10 dis.
grace nnd ruin you. once, with the aid. 81
The keeper. 10 convince this gentleman that
you were the %accomplice Of burglars. lootlng
upon you In the gn arden ns you waited. night
I Il. xi "hm%' you 10" % 'H :" sh'nt H. rishtlEy "" Sue a :
that yon would try TO enter the house"
IN. wiped the blood from her bruised and
%piiitnlly trembling mouth.
l%onr = YET .sF. %r." ~S"i'i 10 r so . ,s%.'' Elise. '"E IN
spite ~ al ! love him. lie In base and un
worthy but ! love him; ! thioh Of az he
shame ara misery ! have caused our moth
Before We guessed her msddened intention.
ana fell. the revolver falling from her help
less hand.
4 great ry Of anguish. hardly human.
zoe. ~. threw himself beside her. beseeching
her to speak, entr"nfiDg Us To help n tor
rem, ,.o Of ,,o "S' hs 'o. ana In, '"t tSs w",a,n "y xSs
had loved not wisely but too weiF' ~aH quite
dead.
When the mrs, horror Of u I'll was oyer
voice wonderfully calm.
"Is n possible, Hamilton Glencoe. that You
loved herr And yet you could see her soul
Gam"rn n""r',, .n ~ = yfis,.e, va as h.ss NV,