THE BLOOD ON THE ENVELOPE.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 2263, 8 May 1891, Page 6

THE BLOOD ON THE ENVELOPE.

The eiffhfc of a^very pretty and stylish young tedy standing in distressVahd ;e4rß, tagging to "free her 'hand from a. nail- box, which seemed to gleefully : 'estrain her from -escaping^ is odd interesting. The collector of letters hkd, just com^ up, and, when the fair ; captive, informed liim ; pi her inabllityy.to remove j her hand from: the .apejcture he wasjsur-; ])rißed, and attempted to see by l what power the ; box refused •to release iier" t-i-r-iVr :■ —■• . J:i U „ ..... ■■: •■> Win: W$- < ', ; - ;■■,..;- ■ i :•/.: ■-■ .-.i. uw'j\ ; # My, rings <are gaiight in some waysc* thatJLcan't get- them/through^ the open-' ing," explained the young lady. 1 iU /' .- : ■■■■"'■

The^je^Uunlfe^iStefcbox, tended ins arm up inside, and grasped still 'Trelq a "fetter. jßte took mis fronj that held her a prisoner fromuthe finger after wtiicbfsb : e«hadiafl toc^jrVW ,stf aggies^ s^e %$ ,/feny o f .hpr,ftngejrjja«d:,ifc-twaditblQe4ing slightly. As the mail collector passed'he'r ripg to herohe' -noticed ; that Mh^fttotf'it 'on 1 ,the thirdfin?er' f df ''tU "lefrha^'o 'W the same^ime^jtie, looked, j§b,j tbe,i Jetjer . she was about to drop into then (box, and foundbthab acj'Aippv^ bloo&^hAbV 'fallen squarely, over the surname of tne man to whom 16 was d^rect§<i. u .He] looted vnp .^ujckly. at the gir], apd .her^eyes^^ 'caught • the expression i ofHhis^xjwnUi^'ffer face was pale. She saw tW'bTobd, and, hastily taking the letter from the collector, said she would <pUt ; ifcilPa new envelope. Then, touching the ring, she said with that unnecessai^^loqua^iryri^SuaV with girls when they. are, e,xcjtejanrr,'>»' i

" It has never been toff -sidce <it was first putohi" 1 '' --it <>* ' i -- n >v . <>h ' < !'] ".'• The expression" of 'HeyeySa" ! g ! one of dread and despair 3j ]Loo;king .again at the blood, on rthe.o envelope she s&bbed convulsively once and hastfened'away. « ThereUl be'no'go6d f ;Mc&;:come out of that ma^riaige,'^sa^ t tlie i 'n3^cp^^ector, gazing after heri

But then thiao was a man. ■'■ of 'limited intelligence,' :and'Ms" I 6uperetiti6us < jfancy was doubtless quite ! &bs^?bl ] . t -^'ohicago TimeS '/ ,\^....'-'>.f l ',M'ViV,'oV P rf't',.->' ..