Bonny Jean, and A Severe Threat — page 148: what you’re looking at

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A SEVERE THREAT. 141 You have never been my wife. You are only my mistress, and your child is——” But Sir John Sydney had gone a step too far. With the bound of a tigress Stella reached his side, and clutched his throat with her white fingers. He felt the blood rush in a pur- ple flood to his face ; his tongue protruded ; his eyes were start- ing from their sockets ; for the time Stella was insane, and had the power to deprive of life the wretch who had ruined and devastated her own existence, and given a heritage of shame to the child whom she idolized. Writhing and gasping in her grasp, the baronet contrived at length to draw from an inner pocket, a sharp little stiletto, which he was wont to carry with him in case of a possible emergency. Grasping it firmly he turned suddenly and plunged it into Stella’s side. With a gasping, gurgling cry she sank, a blood-dabbled heap, upon the floor at his feet, the life-tide pouring from the ghastly hole in her breast. The baronet stood for a moment transfixed with horror at his own deed, then he stooped and drew the dagger from the wound. The great dark eyes flew open suddenly, and fixed . themselves upon his own; the blood-stained lips parted slowly. ‘* Murderer !” she faltered, brokenly, ‘‘deware !” Was it fancy, or did a voice, close at his elbow, repeat that one dread, warning word : ‘* Beware!” Shivering visibly, Sir John glanced.about him cautiously ; but there was no accusing witness; nothing met his gaze save - that white, upturned face upon the floor at his feet. And then he saw that her spirit had fled. As he paused there, his eyes riveted with a strange fascina- tion upon the rigid, ashen face, a low, moaning sound fell upon his ears, followed by a rushing and roaring, which an- nounced that the threatened storm had at length burst forth in unrestrained fury, Then there came a flash of blue, sulphur- cS (Eo) =) Gomicboo