News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-12-06
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| Destroying
| Angel
By Louis Joseph Vance
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Bag. "7he Brass Bo.oi."
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER Told by three docto,
that he has but six months to live Hug
Whitaker returns to his club to find the
bis affianced has Tilted him. His frien
South sea cruise.
CHAPTER II-Whitaker runs ava
from Peter ana registers in an obscur
hotel as Hugh Morten. He is shown b
mistake to the room of Mary Ladislas
VINO has run away with and been de
serted by a chauffeur named Morton
Whitaker prevents Mary's suicide.
CHAPTER IrI-whitaker marries tn
girl, provides for her financial future an
sends her back to New York. Peter find
him at the railway station.
CHAPTER Iv-Peter and Whitaker e.
to the South seas where Whitaker re
covers from his malady. The yacht will
Peter and all hands. is lost at sea Will,
whitaker, who is supposed to have gon,
comes wealthy under the name of Nor
ten and six years later goes home to New
York and meets his former partner
re9 IN %ho is engaged te be
and also meets Max, Sara's theatrical
manager.
CHAPTER Vat the theater Whitaker
discovers in Sara Law the Mary Ladslas
whom he married six years before.
CHAPTER vI-while Whitaker is try
Ing % get an interview with his wife he
near5 of Drunnond's suicide.
CHAPTER vlI-Martin Ember, retired
hir Sara Laws stage history She is
ca . The DESTROYING Angcl,'' because
before rpmmond's suicide three men
had Loves her and one by one they
a. T." Timber thinks Drummond still
alive.
CHAPTER vIII-whitaker's wife by
letter proposes divorce. Drummond's ac-
counts show that he has stolen the es-
tate tat left for Marys use by Whitaker
an unknown to murder Whitaker is
made.
CHAPTER IX.-,Ember takes Whitaker
Down to his seaside bungalow and returns
TO town. Whitaker chases a night Prov
Ter.
CHAPTER X,-He fights a man for spy-
Ing on woman whom he supposes to be
a Miss Fiske, and suffering from a twist
Cd ankle is helped to Embers home by
CHAPTER XI-Ember comes back, lis
tens to Whitaker's story, sets trap, and
catches the supposed suicide Drummond,
who has become drug fiend. Ember
starts away to q sanitarium with Drum
mond.
CHAPTER xII-Miss Fiske is captured
and carried away in power boat. Whit
hker pursues in another craft. The kid
napers boat is wrecked
CHAPTER XIII-Whitaker rescues the
girl and they find themselves alone to-
gether on an island off the coast. They
nnd food in deserted farm house.
CHAPTER XIv-whitaker tells the
Eirl he loves her but is already married.
Bhe tells him he is blind.
CHAPTER Xv-.whitaker finds Drum
mond's body and buries it. He tells the
girl. who tells him he knows she is his
him but tells him to avoid her lest she
put upon him the shadow of "The De-
stroying Angel"
CHAPTER XvI-Ember -escues them
from the island.
Continued
Dear, you are cruel to mel"
81 think it's you who would be
cruel to yourself, dear heart"
81 think" she announced, wed bet
ter go in"
She rose without assistance, moved
away toward the house, paused and
returned.
"Hugh," she said gently, with
quaver in her voice that wounded his
conceit in himself; for he was sure
it spelled laughter at his expense and
well-merited-"Hug you big sulky
boy! get up this instant and come
back to the house with me. You know
I'm timid. Aren't you ashamed of
yourself?"
81 suppose So" he grumbled, rising.
81 presume it's childish to want the
moon-and, sulk when you find you
can't have it,"
"Or a star?'
He made no reply; but his very
silence was eloquent. They entered
the kitchen.
"Somethingll have to be done; if
they won't help us, we'll have to help
ourselves"
"Hughl" There was alarm i'm her
tone. He looked up quickly. "Hugh,
what are you thinking Off"
"Oh-nothing. But I've got to think
of something"
She came nearer, intuitively alarmed
and pleading. "Hugh, you wouldn't
leave me here alone?"
Don't be afraid" he said evasively.
'T'll be here-as always-when you
wake up
She disappeared; the light of her
lamp faded. Pickering in the draught
of the hall, stencilled the wall with
its evanescent caricature of the bal
ustrade, and was no longer visible.
Hugh" her voice rang from the
upper floor.
He started violently out of deep abb
straction, and replied inquiringly.
"You won't forget to lock the door,"
He swore violently beneath his
breath; controlled his temper and re-
sponded pleasantly: Certainly not"
Then he shut the outside door with
q convincing bang.
eff this be marriage .p He
smiled his twisted smile.
Leaving the kitchen light turned
low, he went to his own room and,
as on the previous night. threw him
self upon the bed without undressing;