Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-14
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Woman and Home
CONTINUED From yesterday

He had not quite decided what
humiliation he would heap upon Hol!
land Seimas was already arranged. a
humilia ton that lacked nothing of re-
fnement and disnified. courteous cruelty.
He smiled as he tapped his coat pocket.
where a jewelers. little box lodged,
which was TO be his present to her.
AS he started to leave the room. the
title. "ToXicoloEy," seemed fairly 10 leap
from the cover OF the opened hook
lying amid the table litter and strike
him between the eyes. He picked 1t
up cur!ously. turning Il over In his
hands. reading fragments here and
there at the place whore it had been
opened. Then ne examined the little
vial with the red skull and cross bones
on its label that had rested beside the
book.
a grayish shadow turned his healthy
color TO dull leaden compromise of
hue as he slowly replaced the little
bottle For a moment he stood there
undecided. then, with a shrug' Of his
shoulders. turned and closed the door
softly behind him.
While he lives, ! shall be true to
him" That was what Selma had said
that night in the garden when he had
seen her abjure the love she admit
tedly desired. While he lives"
Dwight resumed his library chair.
ponderins this new phase of the stua :
tion in his household. Yes, were he
in Hollands place. he would probably
sec TO It that his rival did not live long
What had allied the doctor that he had
postponed the act this length Of time?
Impatiently he looked at his watch.
The time had dra eyed terribly, the hour
before the guests arrived for the
banquet the hour Immediately before
which he intended unnerving his wife.
so the feast would he torment, to her
Slowly he rose, paus!ng a moment to
compose his expression into the one
OF tender solicitude he had used as n
mask for long time now. He moved
UP the stairs. light as a boy, tapping
softly at his wife's door and disnssng
the maid with nod. She submitted
to his caresses YEARLY. the fresh
beauty OF her n trife droopinc.
He had Intended speaking 4 few
commonplaces first. but as his eyes
took in the dropping corners TO her
mouth, the hagGard lines about the
eyes and realized what had put them
there, he could not trust his self
control. She opened the box YEARLY
trying TO simulate Il delight at the
present which she knew she could not
feel. Once she looked up and caught
his eyes upon her eager. cruel, gloatinE.
Her fingers trembled as. instead of
nit Of jewelry, she found a crumpled
note. opening it, slowly. She did not
tremble. did not cry on, as again she
lifted her eyes 20 Dv!ghts after read
ing the letter from Charles Iced telling
her that h=- fortune II: bean wiped
away. Ee- 1-..s3 3--.5 refused to
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time TIE. -. urs Pa--5tee the
words s!oz.y - z-cu.t . c=.id learning
his lesson. And gradually ,a= threat
daTned uG.Hn aef. ana she looked hu.-
r!ed!y ao,'.: n! as though seeking
some means .: escape.
That note from Le=d-he knew that
she had married him 20. his money
But VIVA, else did he know, this man
Of superlat.ve cruelty? Did he know
ot Holland?
Dwight peered over the baius,rs,.
into the dining room. then drew back.
even though his eyes looked the more
keenly Into the place He saw his wife
touch the physician on the arm. saw
her lips move, caught the nervous start
OF the man. then the light laugh with
which he answered as he replaced =
vial 81 his pocket
But David Dwigh, laughed also. for
he had seen the sinister red o: the skull
and cross honcs--the same vial ~ had
seen In the doctors laboratory earlier
in the day-upon the bottle from which
his physician had been dro7pine a male
liquor into the ruby wine glass before
the hosts place And he lauChed-,his
man whose soul had heen murdered Nv
the pair helow-he laughed although
his face was composed Charminrlv
courteous was his manner as ne re
ceived the guests already arriving.
' and the man TO whom ;n,rus,
my health and happiness will propose
the first toast"
Even as their friends applauded
rapturously AT this tribute from the
millionaire. Selma turned sharplv to-
ward him. In fash she OWNED ina,
Dwight knew everything, knew Of nor
love for Holland quite as we'll as he