The Plot That Failed; or When Men Conspire

Excerpt: “I feared you would not come.� The speaker a beautiful woman of two or three and thirty half reclined on a sofa in an elegant apartment. A gentleman rather old had entered the room. He was what he looked to be—one of New York’s money kings. “It is for the last time Louise� he said toying with his watch guard. “And why for the last time?� For a second the woman appeared downcast and then rising to her feet she said pleadingly: “You swore that you would always love me.� “Yes� he thundered “but then I was not aware that the shy and modest Louise Calhoun was a common adventuress. Truly you would be a nice woman to grace my home and be a second mother to my orphan children!� “I shall force you to keep your promise!� The woman’s eyes blazed and she clinched her hands until the nails sank deep into the flesh. “Force me—you will force me!� exclaimed the gentleman. “Those were the words I used Hilton Field.� “Why you are a criminal.�