Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-30

cried. Its been agony shut up
here. because I could do nothing
more to save you. But there's an
other prisoner. ! believe it's Eve.
l.
ut is" Rawdon broke in. "Ken's
with her. She'll soon be able to tell
her own story, and I shall need no
more saving by the bravest, best
girl on earth. Do you never think
of yourself, PAM"
II think more Of the people care
for-you and Ken"
Pan, dearest, 1 want you to think
Of me in a class by myself, without
Ken" Rawdon said. Because I've
thought of no one but you since you
disappeared. I've found out that
you're the only girl in my world. I
want to be the only man in yours
no, not that! It's tho selfish. But
1 want to be the first. Is there a
chance?"
"Why. you know you always have
been first." Pan answered. Il
couldn't help it. Do you really
mean-that you care. too?
He took her In his arms, and held
her tight, as If he would never let
her go.
i've lived for this" he said. II
dreamed of you tonight-dreamed
that you called for help-from down
In the cellar"
$50 did. signaled, switching on
! and off the light. I hoped prayed
I some one could see."
Your brother saw"
ken! Where is he?"
Hes found Eve. But didn't
mean Ken when / spoke of your
brother. Are you strong enough to
climb a ladder? If you are, you
shall see him. He's waiting up
there. l owe you to him, Ken owes
| Eve to him, and after me 1 won't
grudge it if he comes second in your
life!"
They left Fanny prone and still on
| the stone floor, scorning to punish
| the woman since she had failed in
| murder as she had failed in love.
After a long time she. stumbled to
her feet, and heavily climbed the
| ladder. No one lay in wait to catch
| her. No one cared what she did or
where she went. She wanted to die,
yet life was strong in her veins.
( When she had gone out into the
Persian Garden and looked at the
deep pool she turned away, sick and
shivering. She did not return to the
| house. She did not wish to see her
| mother or learn what had happened
to Magnani, though she was DULY
sure that all was over for him, as
for her. She tramped to the railway
| station, dusty mile after dusty mile:
and by a slow early train she
Travelled with the dawn to London.
She knew that she would never
| again see the man she loved, or the
| girl she hated and had nearly killed
=.
1t was through promising him his
| freedom that Magnani was induced
| to confess. Mrs. Gillett spoke also:
| and through those two the whole
long story was pieced together,
| detail by detail.
| AS Dagon had prophesied, it began
| long ago.
Mrs. Gillett as youngish woman
had been confidential maid to Iadv
| Wells, Rawdon's Italian mother.
| Sam Gillett. the husband, was a
| canadian. seafaring man-some-
times with a ship of his own, some
times idle. He had deserted his
!. wife. leaving her with one child. a
| girl. whom she boarded out" when
| she hrst came to live with LADY
! Nells. But now and then, when he
was down on his luck" the man
| would return, get money from the
woman and disappear again for
months.
Francesca Wells and Sara Gillett
adored the boy, Rawdon. Roth
would have made any sacrifice for
MN. And the day came when they
| did sacrifice their very souls in
black dishoHor.
! A beautiful young woman called
at Hidden Hall Court on that daT
| she brought with her little bow and
! baby girl; also some papers. The
trlo mad arrived from Italy, but their
name was. English. The woman
sdlu mat she was Lady Wells" and
"nen francesca asked how that
Gouio De, she showed the papers.
nese had been lately found, she
eAplalned; otherwise she would not
! nave waited till her English hus-
6and was dead to bring the chill
oren nome to their fathers bousa
| from Italy her native land. He
nau nsen an elder brother of Raw
uon rather, supposed illegitimate
unacknowledged by the family y
Wanderer and wastrel. But inside
.he lining of an old trunk. which
nad been the mothers, papers We're
, ,: proving the marriage. The
ii..Ie uarK boy of four years of age
Was the rightful owner of Hidden
young Etonian of fifteen.
Francesca was already widow,
her husband was a man OF bonor
ana those papers would have set
tIeo matters for him. She deter-
ilid that her boy should not lose
ms inheritance. Yet she smoke
Kindiy to her compatriot She I'm
.iteu ner TO stay at the Court and
tax things over. She said
solicitor should be sent for from,
o munuon next morning. This. how
fron Vas not done. The woman
t !l italy had been i'll on tho
;; U heart trouble. She was mt
s4ou haunted ROOM" and told the
Story OF the bride who had disano
Peared. In the night a white I'D
ence hovered over the bed. and ~
Ne-coid hand was laid on the girI
niother breast while the cbiIdrar
SSlepL her heart chilled under +ha
tearIul touch and ceased to heat c.
. .he papers were burned in tho NOV,
ihg' ana there was no need for ~
soIcitor to come. 'ne
c,u IT was not murder" pleaded Nrrs
u SiiietI. What l did. 1 did for INV
ihaJy. VINO had been good to me-
eped me to provide for Fanny
Sn 9 arways gave me money for NV
aaspand, to get him away. was
dressed are IN white. 1 walked tbrom@h
~ ~ room; l bent over her., had
80 eh noIdng my hand on a block Of
haar Al tne ice box. 1t must have
peen very cold when I laid If On Nv.
breast That was all I did AZ
next evening 1 took the babv ana 40
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