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'When she caht was sufficient to showto the botto her face These features, together with her size and gait, aided also by a flash of perception as to the chain of events which had saved her life, told nashed ained one whose beauty had departed, whose utterance was complaint, whose mind was shallow, and who drank brandy every day

The revulsion of feeling was terrible Providence, who atme outside--then spoke to me

Her first words were reproof for what I had unintentionally done, and sounded as an earnest of what I was to be cursed with as long as we both lived I answered angrily; this tone of ed her complaints to irritation She taunted me with a secret she had discovered, which concerned Miss Aldclyffe and myself I was surprised to learn it--

'"How could you serveof spirits even then "You love another woman--yes, you do See how you driveto leave you for ever, and yet I come to try you onceup in ret were all in all Scarcely knohat I did, I furiously raisedit round with my whole force to strike her She turned quickly--and it was the poor creature's end

By her ewise exactly in the nape of the neck--as ered me with amazement The blow must have disturbed the vertebrae; she fell at my feet, made a few movements, and uttered one low sound

'I ran indoors for water and some wine, I came out and lanced her arm with my penknife But she lay still, and I found that she was dead

'It was a long time before I could realize my horrible position

For severalto escape the consequences of ht broke upon me Had anybody seen her since she left the Three Tranters? Had they not, she was already believed by the parishioners to be dust and ashes I should never be found out