The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1908-05-27 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

PHILLIPS OPPENHEIK.,  -BOOK IL  "Hod give me strength to finish," he prayed. "Father, stand by my side. You have heard my confession; 'Du have eeen my 'agoay! You know all. Come nearer,Lord lice,ton. I can only whisper. "it was at night i went to see her. For two days I had lingered about the .door, lacking the courage to go in and plead viith her. I went with pity and love in niy heart. I went to make one last appeal; to tail her of our child, and to save her from shame. My old love, which had lived always with me, was still as strong as ever. I would have done anything in the world *he had asked. I only wanted her back again, cruelly though she had used me. 'Oh, my God! my God!" he moaned. "It was a cruel ding to send me there that one night of all others and at that hour. met him—your father, Lord Aloeston— coming away from the house. How I kept my hands from him then I cannot tell. But I did. I let him paes without word or sign. I went to her. It was cruel how she received me. She never wished to look upon my face again, she said. She hated me. She hated our child. She would not hear sue speak. She bade me go. In less than five minutes I left the house a raving mad. man. I followed Lord Alceston. home. I saw him enter the house by a private door I and in his haste be left the key outside. took it, and in a few minutes I followed him softly. "I was in a great, dimly lit room lined with books—his library; but it was .mpty. I walked restleesly up and down, waiting tor him; but he did not come. In an evil moment my attention was attraoted by a long row of curious, gleaming daggers in a dark oak cabinet. From the moment my eyes fell upon the bright steel I became a devil. I felt the desire to kill spring up within me. From that moment I was a murderer."  ---,.. A low moan seemed to creep from Lord Alcestou's lips, and I saw the woman by his side shudder with a horror too deep for expression. But neither interrupted the dying man. "If ever man in the world was mad I sea mad then. I listened. From another part of the house I could bear the strains . of mimic and the sound of many voices. But there was no one near—no one at hand to disturb use. "I took one of the daggers—the one with the bluest steel and the sharpest point I , could find. Then I let myself out of the 7.00111 by the private door and carefully Pocketed the key. I rushed away. I bought a disguiss at a low rag-shop on the way. The cunning of the devil seemed-to come to m. me. I get an empty room next to hers and when house was silent I etole in to, her. Segilititilled.her, with her beaui ' sets it liateed at mestith ' the incieltinit, bil words still upon her lips! Then I, hurried from the house back to Grosvenor Square. The thirst for blood was upon me. A maniacal fury seemed to burn in my veins. I stole again into the dimly lit library. Still it was empty. But I waited. "Towards morning he came. I heard his slow footsteps outside, and I hid myself. I watched him sit down at his desk. and I planned to myself how I would kill him. , I meant to strangle him: but as I crept out from spy Biding-place I made some slight noise. He started and looked round. I just managed to escape observation, and while Ire was ringing for his servant I Clipped-behind the screen and out into the passage. "Through the keyhole I watched you. Neillson, arrive. I saw you search the room. I heard Lord Alceeton decide that it must have been his fancy. He settled down to write again, and soon with added caution I stole into the