Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-18

what am l going to do? I know
what you're going to do! You're going
to bring that $40 back here to me-.
Indeed? Well. I'm not"' reiterated
Challoner.
Miriam tapped the pistol In her hand.
well. what of it!' he grunted.
"Give me that money" she insisted,
Chalioner started toward the door
"Stop" The blow that had struck
her face had suddenly transformed her
into desperate woman.
Challonsr stopped. *Again, without
affecting her aim. Miriam tapped the
pistol.
Listen to me!' she cried, her voice
growing hoarser. "This thing has been
responsible for one murder, and now.
Lawrence Challoner. I'm going to kill
you with 1t! hate you. despise
you" she ragged. II loved you once; /
have always loved you until now. You
loved me once, too. know. though
other people thought that you married
me for my money. But knew differ
ent. You couldn't fool me about that!
And it was because of that love that
have lived for you and nothing else.
You have been everything in the world
to me-my god, almost. But it is all
over now! I'm going to have you
thrown like some soiled rag into the
cutters of humanity where you be-
long"
She paused for breath.
"There are two things" she resum-
ed, that stand out in my memory just
now. The first is the night when you
did not come home. Do you remem-
Der that night? No; there We're too
many of them later on. But have
never forgotten that night l spent in
the torture chamber. 1t was white
night for me-"
Her voice deepened.
Lawrence Challoner. the time will
come when you will wall and whine
and wonder why don't come to you.
But you will wait for me through a
long. long night, and l shall never
come
"Oh. it does me good when recall
the day that Prosecutor Murgatroyd
told those twelve men the kind of man
you were," she declared scornfully.
But now Pm going to do more to you
than you ever did to me-more than
Murgatroyd did to you"
She went on mercilessly:
Ppm going to tear your soul out!
Yes, you've got soul or / would
never have gone down into the depths
with you! But now Pm through sery-
ing you without receiving so much as
a smile." she continued 1iercely, her
body swaying, but her aim still true
" don't ask for my rights or my just
dues. A smile and kind word now
and then are all | ask My pride is
not all gone. I'd like to be proud OF
you just once. l lie about you to my
| friends-to my dearest friends-and
you convict me with the miserable
truth. chung to you through all your
| vices; chung to you even when you
killed; chung to you because knew
that somewhere within you there was
something that clamored for me, tina,
chung to my affection. But. feeble as
it was, it is dead now. And you are
the shell, the ugly hulk, thing with
out the soul that cared for. But I'm
through with you. I'm going to xii
you-don't you move-I'm through
with you-through'- The next mo
ment she dropped the weapon, and i
fell Gathering to the floor.
At that instant Shirley Bloodgooe
once more entered the room.
Miriam burst forth into another wild
laugh and threw herself into the arm.
of the girl unconscious.
"She's tainted" said Shirley.
Challoner- thrust his hand into his
pocket and pulled out fifty dollar
bill, saying in strange tone:
SHIRLEY, took this fifty dollar bill
You'd better take it. 1t belongs t.
you"
The girl took it wonderingly.
IN take care of her." Challonel
went on, gently taking the form of hi.
young wife in his arms.
Shirley Bloodgood left them, and q:
the door closed on her Challoner lean
ed over Miriam and stroEed her fac,
and kissed her atfectionately, Will,
the tears rolled down his cheeks. Tina
same night she was taken to a hospi
| tai with a raging fever
(To Be Continued.)