Year: 1874




beautifully situated within few miles
of the City-of P, and all the sur
roundings showed that the owner was
possessed of wealth and refinement


At the time in which / call the readers
attention to This residence, the front room
on the second floor is occupied by lady
some seventeen or eighteen years of age,
who seems bowed down with the deepest
grief. There are not many women more
beautiful than was Mrs. Lennox, the oc-
cupant of this room, at the date to which
refer, and even though you had seen her as
she sat there stricken with grief, you
could not help confessing that my opinion
as to her personal appearance was correct.


On that morning she had parted from her
husband, to whom she had only been mar
ried few months, after an interview in
which he had made charges against her
that terribly shocked her moral sensibili-
ties. Aud to add to this trouble she had
only the day previous been forced to listen
to infamous proposals from trusted friend
of her husband, and by her indignant re-
fusal made him mortal enemy.


The hrrried tread of feet approaching
her room aroused her, and before she could
reach the door it was thrown rudely open
and stern looking man entered. With
strong self control she extended her hand
with word of welcome.


He did not reply to her greeting, but
stood looking at her with unAinching
gaze.


"Are you not well, Mr.. Lennox?" she
asked, as a chill seemed to strike to her
very heart, cor have you come to Uetract
the scandalous charges you made this
morniug%'


'Sit down again" he said, and hievoice
sounded as if it came from form Of stone;
81 have few words to say to you, and
then"


"Mr Lennox," she interrupted, with
cold haughtness, "this tone and manner
should admit of some explanation"


"You shall have it, madam, never
fear p Tie words appeared to choke him,
and he paused, looking into her face all the
while, clenching and unclenching his hands
with nervous violence of which he was
unconscious


81 await It, sir" she replied, coldly as
before, and sitting down in her chair, re
turned his gaze with look which was toe
passionless for disdain, and too composed
for fear.


Do you know why have returned to
this house DO you know what my errand
is here 9'


She made no answer to his fierce inter
rogations, but her eyes never once wander
ed from his face, and the gesture with
which she motioned him TO proceed was a
command.


"You are false, miserable woman in
Gody and soul-I wonder how you dare
here with that faee-but l should have
known you were utterly shamelessp'


"Mr. Lennox % She was standing be-
fore him now-the dread which she had
felt, subdued by the storm Of indignation
which rose in her soul. Explain all this
at once-what is the meaning Of this Ian
guage P-do you address me-meS"


" You, you I" he exclaimed, passionately.
"Do not attempt these tragedy airs, they
would be wasted; do not answer me, but
listen, and if you have human feeling
left in you, blush at your own infamy."


"Are you mad Mr.. Lennox? Is-'


mad p he interrupted, "not yet, not
yet You would be glad 10 drive me SO,
do not doubt, but have the use Of my
senses STILL have brought with me the
proofs of yonr guilt Did you think to dupe
me9--oh, madam, you mistook the man