Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05

from him. note which he was seen
to write In Q public houss-was CARRIED
to Zuiltka. In that note he cursed hep
that when she GOT It he would DO at the
bottom Of the river. driven there by her
conduct. and that II it were possible
for the dead to como back and haunt
people he'd do it. Two hours after he
out Of the train At Tilbury and going
toward the docks. but from that mo-
ment to this every trace Of him is lost. +"
"Ah. I see"' said Cleek. redect1vely.
And you want to ind out II he really
carried out that threat and did PINT an
you have come to me. eh? Frankly, I
don't believe that he did. major. That
sort OF man mover commits suicide
upon 90 satm . prstext ~ chat. II he
the end Of his tethsr. ana our friend
Zyoof seems TO have been q dong way
from the end Of his. How does the
LADY take TT Seriously"
woman Of hsr temperament and with
her oriental IDEAS regarding the euper-
natural. etcetera, that threat to haunt
her was the worst he could have done
to her. At drst she was absolutely be-
swors that she had killed him by her
cruelty; that there was nothing left
her but to die. and all that sort of
thing; and for three days she was little
better than . madwoman. At the end
people. she retired to her own room.
covered herself with sackclOth and
ashes. and rsmained hidden from all
eyes for the space of a fortnight. weep
ing and wailing constantly and touch
ing nothing but bread and water"
Poor wretch! She suffers like that,
then. over a rascally fellow mot worth
q single tear: It's nnarvelo US. major.
L. H.
can go on loving them. Has she come
out Of her retirement yet?"
Yes. Mr.. Cleek. She came out Of it
fve days ago, to all appearances a
thoroushly heartbroksn woman. OF
world. my son and considered 1t our
duty. during the time of heir wildness
and despair. to see that thoroughly
respectable female was called in to
respect for the proprieties. and for us
to take up our abode there In order to
prevent her from doing herself an in
jury. We are still domicileSl there but
most undesirable person is there also.
In short. sir, that the woman Anita Ro-
sario. the cause Of AL the trouble. is
again an inmate Of the house. and.
what is more remarkable still. this
Whats that? My dear major, you
amaze me! What can possibly have
caused the good lady to do a thing like
'she hopes. she says. to appease the
dead and to avert tho threatened
Mounting At all events. she sent for
Anita some days ago. Indeed. believe
1t 10 her intention to take the Spaniard
with her when she returns to the east
'She intends doing that, then? She is
so satisfied Of her husbands death that
she deans no further question neces-
eary? Intends to take no further step
toward proving 1T"
1T has been proved to her satisfac-
ton. His body vas recovered the day
oh! Then he is dad. chr Why
didn't you say 10 in tho beginning?
When did you learn lit"
This very evening. That is what
sent me to Supt. Narkom with thts re-
quest to be led to you. I learned from
Zufltka that q body answering the de-
scriptton OF his had been flshed from
the water at Tilbury and carried to the
lnortuary. It was horribly disflgured
by contact with the piers and passing
vessels. but she and Anita-and-and
my SON.
Your son. major? Your SOM"
"Yes!" replied the major in a sort of
half whisper. 'They-they took him
with them when they went, unknown
to mo. He has become rather friendiy
with the 1esndsh ~enAn of latA. All
thfA4 saw f3ae body; AL fhrea identified
It - bong paehastsras Asyond o doubt.s
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