The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-04

At last he came to stoop that
he thought was that OF his own
house. and he stole up the step..
Blind though he was, there was one
test which could tell him ifs he had
struck thes right place, his lay latch
key 1t opened the door, and he
stepped into the hall, confident that
his troubles were all over. Still he
had a feeling that he@was In the
wrong place, and when he heard a
woman playing the piano and sing
ng, he knew that, his fears were
justified
Undecided whether to appeal for
help or not, he stood in the hall
way. The song continsed Sudden
W he heard gasp and a groan, The
music ceased suddenly and the
piercing cry OF a woman rung out
Ike a frightful change from melody
o discord, In the excitement OF the
noment, Vaughan forgot that
'rfength and courage could avail
lin nothing, but stumbled into the
Dom, eager to aid the woman. He
ell over a body on the floor, some-
ne grabbed him, and he heard the
lick of revolver. Then he called
loud. Spare me, am blina."
The assassins satisfied themselves
hat he told the truth, and led him
ut of the house, after he had TAX
n an oath never to betray them. AS
matter of precaution they con
Quoted him far away, and then turn"
ed him loose in the street, Later
The police found him and took him
Tome, Vaughan feared to tell his
story, for he doubted if any one
would believe him, Sometimes he
thought himself that 1t was a dream
The work Of skilled physicians
bore fruit in slime, and vaughans
light was restored. He searched all
over London, hoping that ohanss
might lead him TO the house again,
but In vain. Yet often and often
his thoughts turned to the crime,
md the song of the woman that had
suddenly turned into piercing cry
of horror He wondered who the
fictim might have been, but could
not solve the mystery, so as time
passed, he was more and more con-
vinced that 1t had been dream
PART TWO
Gilbert Vaughan, while tempo
rarily blind, stumbled into strange
house where man was slain, and
would have persisted himself had it
not Boon fcT his atflirtion. The men
IN the room took h.m to another
BART Of London, turned him loose,
md he never could locate the house
again.
Later Vaughan's sight was re-
stored, and he went to italy for a
pleasure trip. There he was smitten
with love at first sight when he
saw a beaut&ll girl at prayer Lii b
cathedral. He did not know VIII
she was, but often thought of he1
and on his return to England wa
surprised and delighted to meet he
ono day on the street. Ubeying al
impulse, he followed her and found
that she lived in lodging hous
with her old uncle, and woman
servant, who never left she, girl ou'
of her sigHt. To be near his divin.
ity Vaughan engaged rooms in ths
same house, and wassat last liable tt
make he acquaintance.
He found her to be strangels
apathetic, but his passion knew nj
bounds and he announced 10 the un,
Gle that he was a sutton for the
girls hand. The uncle, after sat is
flying himself that Vaughan wa.
rich, consented, on condition thai
the marriage be celebrated imme
diately, After the ceremony, thu
uncle disappeared, and VauShar
found to his horror and despair tina
( D
the woman who now bore his nam,
was apparently hopelessly insane.
A shock restored her reason Il
time, and through 1T the mystery o
the murder, heard ny, put not seel
by Vaughan, was revealed. The vie
tim was the girls brother, and sh
was in the room at the time. TIL
shock drove her mad, and her uncle
the accomplice OF the real slayer
cared for and protected her, neve
dreaming that some day his ST
would find him out. He permitte
her marriage to Vaughan, knowini
she would be we'll provided for, an
did not recognize him as the ma
| who had stumbled into the room
crying spare me, am blind"
The real slayer In the meantim
had ingratiated himself wit