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THE MYSTERY SOLVED.
unusual. I walked out of the house, first telling Lucille to lock the door and walk around the corner on Fifth Avenue, where I would get her.
Before starting, however, I asked Lucille to drink a glass of wine with me. I put in hers a sleeping potion, and she raised it to her lips, saying:
"Here's to our happiness."
I put my wine down untasted.
Then she came to me in an affectionate way I had once admired, and raising her veil, said:
"Tolman, kiss your little one."
I folded her in my arms. My heart beat quickly, my breath came painfully. I held her close to my breast, I kissed her soft, warm lips regretfully.
"Lucille," I said, pleadingly, "will you go back to your home and forget you wanted to be my wife?"
