Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-12

--lDit oi my dear, anu shoOh 'ioiSnt
~ with 4 nervous chill.
Il haven't zone anything wrong
said the weeping wife, continuing &c
ode her face
Il never did think much of Chan
berlaIne." said harlon. trying to re
cover his equanimity and failing at
tcrly.
You must be very brave" she wills
pered.
I'm defend yon with my life" he
answered. and took ont his handker'
chief TO wipe his forehead-~"teil me
all"
II knew him before | was married,
she went ON. Il used TO write &c
him. lie has all my letters, and none
Of them are dated" She began to
cry very hard indeed. DO you know
what be said to-day9-that he would
bring them all to me to-night-if-ir-
The vlllain." said Harlem. with
energy
He has been threatening me for
year, and ] have been almost crazy
She paused and lif,ed her beautiful
tear-sta:ned face up 10 his.
"Ah. my husband are you masnani'
nous enough 10 forgive me, TO stay
here and meet him. and then force
him TO surrender the letters?"
Harlon gasped. The memory of
Chamberlain rose up before him Ike
that Of some evil genius.
ooh Ada" he said, cant 1 write
him n note?"
Mrs. Harlon started TO her feet and
crossed the room to the mantcL
He will be here in ten minutes"
she cried. hastily. See, Here is a
pistol. lie will be unartred and to-
tally unsuspicious. You must take
him by surprise, and then overcome
him. know you can do IT. She,
lifted the pistol and showed it to him
with smile.
My hero," she murmured, and left
the room.
The door had not closed behind her
when Harlon precipitated himself up,
on the pistol, seized 1t gingerly. car
Iltu u W tbt NlHutW, anu INV" nv
loads out on the damp grass below.
There might have been an awful
accident" he said. with pale lips Then
he put the pistol back on the mante!.
turned out the light and sat down to
spend the worst minutes he had ever
known. He remembered Chamber
LANES attempt to get out of driving
Hughes to the train. Forgotten his
project, eh.-the villain.
The husband tried to grit his teeth.
but they persisted in chattering in
stead: then he heard a stealthy tread
in the hall. and the cold beads of per
spiration started out all over him. He
pressed the button with his shaking
hand and the room was suddenly IL
lumined.
In the midst Of the glare Chamber
laine stood bewildered. Hs; Had on a
macintosh and carried an umbrella.
The expression on his face so nearly
approached fright that Harlon felt sud
denly courageous and advanced boldly.
Il know ALL" he said .impressively-I
all"
Chamberlain was close to the door
He said: There's some mistake" and
turned TO go.
Then all the pent-up fury which the
inoffensiye husband of a fiirtatious
wife may accumulate during eight or
ten years OF married life suddenly
boiled up in the veins OF Harlon and
led him to spring upon his guest. But
the latter was slippery to catch on ac-
count of the macintosh. and as he
jumped backward he handled his UNI
brella so neatly and dexterously that
his host paused in his onslaught and
backed towards the mantel. The next
minute the revolver-barrels cleaned
on the scene.
Chamberlaine's whole attitude al
tered at once.
You're mad" he said, coolly. and
with Incredible speed and dexterity he
rushed upon the other man. knocked
the weapon out Ct his hand. threw him
to the ground. and pinned him there.
helpless.
Now kindly expiain?" he said. as
Re looked quietly down on his pant
ing ghost Are you out of your mind
or wha; is it,"
You villain" euryled Hsrlon. "you
come into my house by invitation and
then try TO barter my wife's honor
against her sirlhood's folly"
Go on said Chamberlain, Il want
TO know exactly what am supposed
to be committing tonight
Il want those letters. She has told
me the whole story"
Whose letterSg~
Her letters
''She never wrote me a letter In her
Hfe.-
What