New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-09

@NIv friends began to perceive that there was ,b,
in the lcttcr-some mysterious drug that had sa,ur,
the napcr. which smclt like vcrbcna-whch had oyo-
come nv senses when first | read the lines On ,b,
occasion had fallen in a faint which had lasted Ion
fine Then had rcrcad the letter, as told YOU and
second attack much more enduring, had ensuei Pos
siblv in my delirium, the letter always before nv
heated fancy, | had got out Of bed and handed |;
aoain Then the long darkness had comc-unconsci1,s
n@s,-cofna-and what the doctors had called death
and this illness, these symptoms, had been pra.
ciscly those which had marked my witcs fatal Hines,
"She also had no doubt handled and read EscavaIo's
letter many, many times.
INV God! My God! You perceive the idea hat ken,
flashing in my brain just like those lightning fame;
piercing the bosom Of the night;
Katrina had been buried with life yc' IN Ter still.
beating hcart-buricd 50 that EsCayadp might claim
her-Gn the other side Of the tomb Yes, believed in
That frghtful moment that he equal l.: tha, his
mad love had been capable Of that wild attempt 70
make Katrina his own
"What! He had taken her from the tomb: She was
possibly still living;
eating force an answer not difficult - ui Mly
family built two centuries ago. the Church o S. Sue
within half a mile Of where we are; and IN " crypt ar.
our dead which is a privilege yet remaining - U.s.
Katrina had been placed there.
IRUSHED out into the storm. which drcnolai me ina
moment to the skim and ran al the way 81. chapel
Its two doors were locked. clambcrcd up i9''rcss.
smashed window with a stone and dropped into the
interior I stumbled blinlv TO the door thar o,enel
upon the crypt steps. Fool! had br,ugh' p, light.
and the vault would be in darkness Bu WHOM 20.
the door open | perceived a thin CLEAN uD-'~ ming
which came from two tall tapcrs burning by toni 'ha.
holds the relics Of our saint and martyr ). S"z Tn.
profound quiet Of the crypt, its trgd air, those Ycmn
tapcrs, and the presence Of those human ashes older,
ing under the stones, Gained me, gave u.~. e):c.
mani over my nerves. | stopped, then fell app" ny
knees: but in vain tried 20 pray. rose. took 20. u
l,.i. l. ...r 81.
The narrator stopped. His voice, o'cr5url."i with
pain. collapsed suddenly.
.Aftcr a long pause dOrmondc profoundly ar..'ei
vcnturcd, "And your wife was no, there, A'a,s.-,'
she was not there The cage tina, had hell vas
empty, its tenant gone Escayado had taken a- way
after waking her. Yes, his passion had been ."a 70
that act and shc-shc had fed with him Pr .s she
was afraid Of him. Possibly that terrible o.. a. his
which had dared 50 much broke down her ",- pr.
herself. | wonder wonder
And did YOU find them Marquis" Interrupt 81.
author fearful that he might lose the end o. & 'rr
"Ah. an. it would take long time, Aless.eur - tell
YOU al about that. spent decat, two deals. 3
litc'i,nc-hoW long was it that my search lasted, ...
no. saw was a fool for looked for them in .....i
but after a time | realized that EseayaIC hal .,a.
Katrina 20 some obscure place where She "u". ".ra-
be recognized. Al. that long and bitter seeking BIZ
not for a momcn, did | contemplate a5ani bonn. o..
ran them 20 earth in Hcigoani, in one %. 'ae i.a.
fishing villages there. They saw me and g.. af... !
raced them over Europe. and | came up WI. Them =.
Pennsylvania. VIVA, lid DO, T.. Ka,rina g. 81.
may still be- be Lying my pearl thu. ms Us: :.5. r..
his lace grow on: Of the dorkne-s here AMI '.. .:
will See what did 20 E-avalo, Every nigh +. ..-
po4rcl 70 me. | am no, afraid Of ,'-iiijt' n.y. . .
least. And YOU will See, between 'he 'W' e.. -. .
Two -'aring, de- pairing eyes, hole with 0." . .-l.
which was just where sho, him. NIe--,ear-.
The Marquis chuo;lei wheezly. IT.. ,.'.c-
ou. a. last lis wi.. glowing ami casting "r -.
column Of a.ri! smoke.