Show s SHADOWS II HAD 0 W s BY Y L While they thiv were In the i I 1 riago on their way nomo noma from tho the ball baU Henry felt that his wife was out o ot of humor and that she sho tried to keep something secret from him He Ho had the fullest confidence In his wife and she deserved It it their thole eight years of marriage had been one ono continuous honeymoon Rich popular and anil sociable soda socia ble their life lite had been ono one round of pleasure The only shadow which da darkened their happiness was t ln they had n no children Ho lie took his wi wife's Cos Co's hand han and drew her towar towards him hinl I and asked What hat is the matter with I you tonight Blanche Blancne hll has anybody annoyed you ou She looked straight ht at him and said Iid unhesitatingly ln Yes es Hc y I Was vas It f PhIlip 1 Yes For some time ho has h beer er following me mt everywhere At first t I Idid did not think that It was anything bulan bul but bulan butan an an accident that I met him ilm everywhere everywhere every every- yr where but bul tonight there was no mistake mistake mis miR take toke and ho he behaved In a manner which was as very apt ailt to make male people talk He also addressed mo me In a wa way which I told him I would not allow What shall I do uTile The impudent fellow tellow Henr Henry re replied replied replied re- re plied turning palo pale Do not nol let it worry you ou an any more darling he shall shoJI never lever do 10 It again The Tile next day ilay Henry met Arin Arn Ar- Ar n In n the cub lie went straight str up to him and l d asked him In a very er I u manner mallner to stop nis fI attentions lo to his wife Arnond Arnon replied that ho he had never behaved In a manner manner man man- ner ncr deserved any reproach A quarrel folle followed wed which ended erl In a challenge Seconds were chosen and amI Arnond who had the rl right ht of or choo choosing ln the weapons decided in favor or of oC pistols pistols pistols pis pis- both parties partes to fire he simultaneously at a distance of or 1 15 C paces pace Madame know knott nothing of or the duel until her iler husband entered her dres dressing room early the tIme next morning The sight of him hint made matIc her tremble Henry Inning darling darlng what wha has ilas happened I I to you He lie stood tood in front of her his eyes bloodshot his features distorted He lie le lewa was wa unable to utter titter a n word vord Ii Ills hands were vere trembling he was tas hardly able to stand She tried to support him lilt but felt fel her strength give gl way My 1 God what has happened to I you I He looked cd at her with wih a far-away far I expression in his his' eyes oyes anti and said In a hoarse voice 1 have havo killed a n man lon Arnond Amend I He lie le nodded but did not s say a word Arnond was hit lilt by hy a bullet bulet he fell fU forward on his face and red foam In ins from his lips he drow drew a sigh and was dead lead The seconds did not know kno what to do l m qt C at itt t Jast It I was ws decided II that the they should both carry his dead ead bod body to his ills old molher mother whose only son he hc wn was WOH In all ni the papers columns column were welt written about the cu case which caused I a great sensation because Q of or the prominence prom prom- of the thc parties hurtles Involved Henry was arrested and ant for Cor weeks g he remain remained eu ed ell in Jail jan but hut at last his trial came camu up and after a duel hid between the most eminent lawyers n In the country the tho Jury acquitted acquited tUt that ho c. been Til Tn e Killing Arnond J according to 0 o tho rules of ot the tho unwritten ten teti law Jaw lawIn In a closed carriage Henry returned to his Ills wife Ife who was waR waiting for or him himat himat at home dressed in deep mourning hf Ho kissed her on time the lor forehead as ns ho hu huI I had done dono the thc evening sho lio told him about Amend Arnond threw v his mm alms around her neck and wild said In iii u a trembling trembling- I Let ct me inc so go 0 far rn a fi way away from hero here p darling 1 I can not bear the idea Iea of oC I 1 living hero here among among- who will wilt point me out me-out out C everywhere etem herc hercI I I I- KO go o. o It I was his only wish to tho the newspaper t reporters ers and cit crowd and to spend the tile rest rOst of nf his life alone alono with wih his wife Ho lie 10 could think of no better beher place than a a. small smal hi h lse ho lie owned in LInt LInt- situated in tho midst t of oC dark pine forests fot How lIo beautiful it I Is here hero They cla clasped each fach others hands and both of 0 them thorn hoped that thai here herc Inthe in int t the these hose changed surroundings tile thc they would be Ic able to forget tho thu horrid past Blanche arent aren't we se happy happ Yes Henry er very er vur very happy happ Why h did tho they one olle another that question queston almost every e cy day la Ia They did didt it i t because lecause they wished to banish from their heir thou thoughts ht the tie dark k shadows which tilled tied their souls wih fear One afternoon tile the they were ei sItting at nt ata nta a small smal pond Henry lenn had been picking pick pick- In ing g an and l laughingly ho scattered theta them over o lii wife She ho sat there sat t there mute and anti silent her eyes ee looking g far tar Into I IAre Are you ln I oC C him Yes Yes They understood under that S they were never ever more to lo be alone alno The Theother other was vas with wih them He lie le leal was al va there anti and androve drove c rove all ni Joy away atay and trembled with feat fear IU rho They told I other that thai it I t was the time loneliness o of th tIle Iho place which made them melancholy away way Let us us awa away from Crom liei here far nr tar fur TIle The They traveled through Spain italy and ami Switzerland Switzerland but but but the shadow followed tollow fol tol- low lowell lowed d them everywhere I through the country r And t J th they felt Cel that they could not miot flee nee from it h that their happiness 5 was ns forever dC destroyed trye In spite of or their heir innocence in spile of or their love |