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Show Dorothy Ingleilew's I Revenge " ' i J Tlir, hartest moon climbed luly up the tloudleea sky. shining while nnJ chiW on the steeping to.n nt Tun-b.lrlfre Tun-b.lrlfre Wollii The silence? of night wa n (lie sleeping town Two women, eioicly cloiktil. crept stetllhlly along, the cider remonstrating "tt'a n great tlik ou run, nilslreas," h!ir(Trl. "If you fear to iome with rne, Hetty, 1 10 alone." "Nay, inailam, my ftara are not for nyceir. t know my place better than to. leave my rulttrs alone to meet wild Blr Harry I'orteetuc," Xlranwhllo paring elimly backwards and forwards In the shiilow cant by high banki half hidden by bramble, a man waited their npptoieh. As the women came Into tight he advanced to meet them "It la hut fle minutes by the rloclt ilnce I came, madam, yet I dare awenr that tho morajnts have been leaden-footed leaden-footed as o many Itouri. Tho foal-chutst foal-chutst waits for if In yonder hollow, and vi hate many mlllea to go before iltiwu." "ttar chaise can wall," tho said. "1 atvk u'nordawltli )oti first, slrl" "A thousand, as you will, sweet-liaartf sweet-liaartf Hut can you not aay them oa vr. drltd?" The moonlight fell full on tho group, t a the woman stopped and threw hack !itr hood, nnd It shone on her pjio, iMt face. Keclng It, Sir Harry faltered and tapped uneasily on the lid of his inuffbox. It did nut sem much like the look to be expected on tho face of it romantic girl who had so easily filled fill-ed In with his. suggestion of a runaway runa-way nfalfh. "Now," she sold. "I will tell you M why I-let joil think thai I would """r""""-- '-many jott IfTaXreOnrt also why the I v p-thalse-wlll not be needed Jonlcht. You I." '"' haye known rao'n Dorothy'March, air; I . know me now nj Dorothy lngledew B sister to tho man you ruined, nnd Jk whoso natrlrcnny you stole, hnil.to tho Jl woman whose heart you broke." Lj He scanned jhu eager foce With no met curiosity now Ro thliC ttylalncu' trie haunting Idea that' there vaa some S thing forgotten which the light of gk ' Dorothy stlrrxd within hlni, Ho could see now tho rcscmblante Krtween the M slender, falr-halrcd Winifred Ingledcw I he had tlrttl ot and deserted when lie B - '0UD(' " " ca ,a net "l0 Inglejlew money from her weak spendthrift H" brother; without cumbcrfflf- hlmscjt B with a wife, and this dark beauty, who ffl hod. so uneiiccteilly become 'bii.ac-' H cuser, Bj "I atolo nothing. Your brothor 1( brother of yours ho waa lost It.to rne H ih ploy. lo lost mid I won; It la the' m way of tho uorld, Jl Is- Dorothy.", v "He waa a boy. You took advantage m of his youthful folly. My sister loved I you; you forsook her when sho no H longer had gold to tempt you, Ho lies H In his dlshonoied grave; she pined flj jiway and died broken hearted. You killed them both, and I owcd to kill B oli In lurii. Thut Is why 1 came to III . xthe Wells with my godmother, whoso Hi 'name 1 have borne slnro sho look me II to live with her; and 1 let you think H " that I would run away with you-ln or-H or-H dcr that I might be ablo to keep my Hj vow" H "Tragedy becomes you, madam," he laid, mockingly. "Hut why talk ot BJ killing when )ou know that jour eyes U ,, havo nltcady mortally wounded me?" jlj "Will you cease this foolish talk? H Da you still think that lovo brought IW me hern tonight? 1 have to aiengo tho H honor of my name. It shall uot suffer H for wnnt of female kin," H Madam, what folly Is this? How can H I fight n woman?" H She unclasped her clonk and threw 3 It from her aa the maid approached I and handed bcr two foils. It I "I cime prepared, you , Sit Harry," she mid, ai she carefully measured the foils to see thai they were of eiual length'' "Now, ilr chooee your fojl ami take your stand 'This Is midsummer mariner, In deed! Mistress March, or Innleflcw, II It pleases you better. And though I' may be pretty fooling when so fair lady plays part In It. I like It not" "Will you ehooee a foil?" "No, madam " "Coward I" She held n foil by the Mil now. and at the word struck him lightly ncross the fare with the flat til tho blade. Ills face was white with nnger, save where n red line showed where her blow had fallen. "Had a man struck that blow he would not have seen tomorrow's sun' Hut a woman Is privileged to somo extent. ex-tent. I will fence with you, madam, since you Insist, and when you ate dls armed 1 will take my revenge In kisses." The moon flung their shidows on the ground In grotesque confusion, and glittered on the blades ot the folia as they thrust and parried. 86o fenced with enro and skill that come of long practice. At first the man carelessly parried her thrusts, laughing and jetting at the strange fate which led him. n noted duelist, to cross swords with u woman. Hut by dearees tho Jest and laugh died on Ills lips, nnd his gate remained fixed on something over Do-ruthy's Do-ruthy's shoulder. It may have been fancy-: or thu flicker of tho moonlight on his dversiry's uncovered hair, but 1.0 thought tho faro of Winifred looked over her sitter's shoulder. Ho began to faltor, and a Mingo Dorothy mnde remained unparrlcd. "Winnie'" he cried,' and as tho cry left, his lips Dorothy pierced his heart. lio stumbled, then fell nt her feet. Tor a moment she stood aghast at tho fulfillment. of h)r tow; then, flinging aWay thc-foll, she, knelt nt his side. 'Hla'-eyca opened and ns they fell upun Dorothy tbo mocking smile struggled again, to the whlto lips. Tlieto waa no sound but his gasping brcolln Hla.cycs orcnil again, 'Torsi. e!" he gaspej. Hs lie.nl fell, back, and Sir Harry Karteicuo. waa'dead.'" Dorothy fluiig herself on the body jnd klased the' lips again and again, weeping bitterly Her mild tried to draw her away. "Let mo bo!" she sobbed, "l-et me be! O, my love, my love! I thought there was room for nothing In my heart but hate, and I killed him killed him. Hut I shall fore him till I die!" "Mistress, you foryict," pleaded Hetty. Het-ty. "The watch will bo here with tht day." Dorothy shuddered and allowed Uelti to wrap the cloak around her. 'lbs wattlnlg woman save a last searching glance round to mako suro that they had left nothing to betray them, and t he'n with the foils httldcn under bet cloik, led her mistress away. Tht priilo and fire that had austalned tht girl during tho night had gone, nnJ 'She vmsjnuw all weakness and timid-1y, timid-1y, obliged to lean heavily on llel maid's shoulder, and a brain numbe. to all but the one thought that, Ir. avenging her sister's wrongs, sho bad killed her own Inter. Ills death wai already avenged Penny Plctorla' Magazine. |
