The Havre herald., 1908-03-13

anybody whe tr1ss to open their eyea. ~
would only make her very unhappy, ana
she would still 50 ON her own way :
1Tis like enough" said Fraser, bat
he smiled inefably, and shook bis head
with wonderful blending Of complacen-
cy and pity. Where's the poor deluded
thing livin'?' he asked, smilingly.
Lucy told him, and he wagged his head
up and down. this time with smile that
had suggestion OF anticipatory triumph
in it. Very shortly afterward he took
his leave, and all the way home he smiled
Home reached, he sat down at his desk
and wrote this letter:
My Dear Madame-If / leave this let
ter unsigned it is not because | desire to
shelter myself behind the shield Of dark
ness which the writer Of libel occasionally
fnds useful. 1t is because | know enough
OF human nature TO be aware Of the fact
that an unsigned communication is al
ways read and remembered. If you will
show this to Mr.. Hector O'Rourke-if
you feel that your happiness in any way
depends upon it--why- he resigned his
pretensions to the hand of Miss Butler, OF
Houfoy, near Janenne. Ask him why he
quarreIed with his friend Mr.. Maskelyne,
and why he does not repay that gentle
man the money he owes him. Ask him
| who wrote this letter, and why the writer
| is His Implacable Enemy
"Postscriptum.-Iou may tell Mr..
O'Rourke that if be chooses to seek an
| exposure in the law courts. | shall not
shrink from the ordeal or deny my hand
| writing, which he knows as we'll as I
| !, IL l. -h,t +hpf
means, also.'
"I'l teach the sneaking villain to, play
false with me-" said Fraser. There's
nothing sneaking in that, anyway" he
added, surveying his own work admiring-
! ly.
And with this conclusion he walked
out and with his own hands posted tie
letter.
| s.
Mrs. Spry had taken, for what re
manned Of the season, a small furnished
| house in Park Lane. Fraser had written
and posted his letter on a Wednesday at
| ternoon, and on the evening Of that same
Wednesday Mrs. Spry had been dressed
with unusual care and splendor. She had
dined alone rather early, and after din
ner had surrendered herself to the hands
Of her maid with full intent to look her
best, for she was certain to meet Hector
IN the course of the evening, and was
quite resolved to eclipse any possible
rival. +@
While she was at the very flush OF
| these fancies her maid brought her Fra
ser's letter. If the writer of the letter
had known what he was dong he wouG
certainly have spared her, for though nc
was thick skinned and upon occasion
thick enough, he was by no means
brute, and only a brute could willfully
and knowingly have tortured anything
as Fraser now tortured his eneny's
fiancee. He had shot his arrow at hi:
foe without so much as thinking that II
must pass through this feeble and tender
bosom before it could reach him.
Mrs. Spry read the letter with help
less terror and dismay. Her little white
teeth clicked, with hysteric passion, ant
her little white hands clnched and shoo}
before her so dreadfully that the mait
was scared, and retreated before her. Sht
cast herself anew upon the couch will
all her costly fnery crumpled and disar
ranged and cried herself into a moo
of stony disregard for everything. 1t tool
nearly an hour to do this, and by th
time it was done the big eyes were al
puffed and swollen, and her cheeks wer
scalded with tears.
when gasped the little woman final
ly-"when did this Gomez"
"This afternoon, madam RESPONDED
the maid.
"Order the carriage!" cried Mrs. Spry
hastily gathering her opera cloak, fa1
and glasses in reckless handful. Sh
snatched the letter from the table an
faced the maid, painting.
1.-THE carriage is waiting" the mai
replied; ''but really, ma'am-"
| ITO pe continued)