Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-28

been on that fatal morning At bry-sur
Marne.
From his choking throat his NUT
fed voice could scarcely come forth.
"You must go back to Franco" ne
shouted. you must! You have MOI
an instant to lose! Go, Or
These strange words and his agi
tated manner caused me some uneasf
ness. Only the night before he had
told me not to take the journey. He
did not know that l had received 9
letter from Marcadian, so what dld
these strange words mean? What did
the suffering of his voice, the CHASTITY
pallor of his skin and the terror OF his
look mean?
went up to him.
Explain yourself, Polydore," said
|sternly,
II repeat, you must go at once he
said In hoarse voice; Eat once, or
cannot master myself"
He passed his hand across his fore
head.
"You do not understand what am
feeling! You cannot understand"
did Lucfe send you
he KAYE d 6lLlSlcl 1ou6A ~ AAy AuSS
tion-a laugh which showed his
healthy teeth like the teeth OF young
wolf.
mo, Lucie did not send me-" he
said. 1T is the other man In posses.
sion of me again
And suddenly, with nervous shud-
der, he dropped his head in his hands
and broke into heart-breaking sobs.
Through his commissions could hear
his broken words:
Mother! Mother! Father, don't you
understand what Is coming over me
It is horrible. You are rich, and you
refuse me money for Lucie. You won't
give me the money. Mother would not
give me the money for her fete-the
FIVE louis for the little ring wanted
to give her. Go, father; am not mas
ter OF myself. It Is the other man who
is master" -
He stopped, frightened at his own
words.
"Ah!" cried. "You have the soul
of an assassin, and you would dare
you would dare
ut is not 1. will confess all. Some
thing has come upon me. Some force
unknown to me is urging me to do
do not know. know only one thing
it is that Lucie rules my soul. Under
stand?'
Eyes at last understand" replied
II understand that that woman Is your
evil spirit and that you cannot escape
from your fate and that you are
doomed"
"That is It," he said, In dull voice
~ understand that she has armed
your mind to strike your father just
as you,on account of her, struck your
mother"
,su, He, lowered his head.
aThis woman would like to see me
out OF the way, so as to inherit inc
rest " the money as soon as possible.
His head bent lower.
ssAh!pI cried, with voice tremb
lfhK With indignation. Il hear you
still. after your poor mothers death
saV ia me: will my suicide be SUN
Giant. p,Inishment to atone for my ter
rfble crime You were right, Polyoore
Your punishment was that woman
ri your punishment is commencing.
.rheri, .~seid he, holding up his mead
and looking at me strangely, "you re
use, to double our income? You refuse
NE $4,000 like mother refused me
ave iouis?"
He made vague movement with bis
hand Then it fell down Imply by his
side.
s.1a have told you:" he said. Go
father, 60! beg Of you. 1t Is stronger
than Il. There lisa steamer on the
German line sailing tomorrow have
consulted the weeks bulletin. TAKE
that boat, father, l implore YOU"
He went from the room, with bent
shoulders and lowered head, bearing
the weight OF his terrible confession.
What are you going to do?
asked. !,
II don't know" he replied, IN a dul
voice. we have shouldered arms
we shall probably change shoulders