Year: 1870

pieturings, gloomy and grand, as is
ever a war Of the elements. Far tc
the East the horizon hung clear and
bright as silver line on the surface
of the lake, but to the West there
sprung and flashed, as to the music
OF restless dance, the play Of the
summer lighmings. Beautiful and
vivid in CLEANS Of fire the electric
currents glowed like animated things
sometimes leaping to the zenith. and
then sinking down with a sort of
caress to the ruffied waters, as ifhush
ing the moan Of the miniature sea.
But IN the southeast, away from the
airy strife, higher and wider was the
semi-circle Of blue; it rose to the arch
of the bow-like sky,veiling the moon
that peeped from riffs Of clouds. No
tionless, like the scared face Of a Ia
dy, it hung between the storm and
the bright sky in the east. Like Ar
tennis watching the battle Of Titons
looked the moon in this revel oi
lightnings, and the CLEAN Of the bill
lows flashing in flame The tremu-
lous waters gave out a moan like a
spirit in distress, and the heart felt
chill as the ear took in the mourn
ful sound. The storm rose fiercer
and the lightnings flashed in wilder
desolation. Vivid and red thcv shot
up in the sky, and the wind rose M
and lashed the pillows to foam
foam that sparkled and simmered
in the red light Of the sky-likc mol
ten gold


Few were abroad that night. A
single yacht was out on the lake. a
mile from shore. It was anchored
there, and the dark hull rose and fell
with the heave of the water Sud
denly a fiuttering ripple appeared on
the lake. 1t gathered strength as il
came, and rushed into pillows that
ran with the speed Of the wind. Il
struck the small dark boat that ca
reened to its force Ike a reed bent
by the blast.


just then r man and woman ap-
peared on the deck, the one tremb-
ling and frightened, the other dark
and stern. Their forms could be
seen in the light of the sky, in the
CLEAN of the lightning as it played
on the lake.


From the yerandah of the hotel
two men sat and watched them. Des-
pite the wind and the breath of the
tempest that rushed in their faces.
their eyes were bent on the vessel
that rocked and shiyered in the throe
of the waves.


What will he do? said one of the
men the youngest and largest of the
two.


Wait and see, was the calm re
ply. He may murder her. I be-
lieve he viii. What object could he
have had in anchoring the vesse
there but an evil One%


His companion did not seem tc
hear him, so earnestly was he look
ing out toward the miniature Graf
that seemed to be the sport Of the
elements that ragged around it. Sud
denly he turned said:


Have the men got the boat ready;
Quick, there is no time to looser and
the two men rushed out Of the horse
and down to the beach.


At sunset the Yacht had left the
pier at the Lake End ostensibly for q
sail Of a few hours. 1t bore two per
.sons-a man and woman. They
were both young and comparative
strangers in New Orleans. Two
weeks before they had come here
from the North. Strange that al
most from the day of their arriva
they had fallen under the suspicion
and surveillance Of the police. Som,
said the lady was insane. and thC
man wished to get rid of her. But
how this was known it would be i'm,
possible to say. They knew no one
formed no acquaintances. and liveC
secluded. Yet it is true that all thei.
movements were watched, and tht
two detectives that sat upon the cal
lery that night were always nes
them.


The evening of which we speaI
! they had gone to the Lake. Thr
yacht had been purchased by tn,
man a week before. Arriving there
he had been warned not to 20 out
A storm was brewing, they told hin
and he would be unable to manag
his vessel, lie laughed at this, ant
said there was no danger


The detectives said nothing, bu
watched him carefully For an hou
or two he sailed around in sight, bu
the storm began to rise, the vessel
lay-to, and the anchor dropped
out,


What could il mean:


Il iHe had plenty of time to reach tn,
shore in safety. What motive haC
he for rislIing the frail vessel out in
the storm:


Reaching the small boat they haC
in readiness, the detectives jumped
in and ordered the men to pull 10
the yacht. They had nearly reach
ed it when u wild scream broke ouf
upon the air, 1t was the cry of ;
woman in mortal agony. At thai
moment the flash of the tightening
revealed 3 female struggling il
the water, and a man bending owe
the railing Of the yacht watching
her calmly.


The next moment the anchor wa
weighed, the sail was set and tn
vessel rushed By them on its way t,
land,


4 few vigorous stroaks Of the oar
brought them up TO the spot wher
! the woman WAS seen. i momen
after she lay in the bottom Of tn
boat, wet aud drcnched and appaE
emily lifeless,


The man had already reached tn
lhotel and told his tale. His Wit
lhad fallen overheard and was drown
led. lie appeared to he wild viii
lgrief-reproaching himself for 50
ing out on the lake. and then cry
ling as ifhis heart would break. Iii
counterfeit agony would have impos
ell upon any one who has seen hi


treachery.


The mon brought the woma


back, but took her to another hotC


where steps were taken to reviv
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