The Eyes of the Panther

When Irene Marlowe refuses a marriage proposal from the man she loves, he demands she tell him her reasons why. Irene indulges him by telling the tale of her tragic family history, speaking of the glowing eyes of a panther that have caused her family only sorrow.
([source](https://www.harpercollins.com/9781443438391/the-eyes-of-the-panther/))


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Contained in:

- [The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14863242W/The_Collected_Writings_of_Ambrose_Bierce)
- [The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14863244W/The_Complete_Short_Stories_of_Ambrose_Bierce)
- [In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL7973352W/In_the_Midst_of_Life)
- [In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15369595W/In_the_Midst_of_Life)
- [In the Midst of Life; Tales of Soldiers and Civilians](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20084540W/In_the_Midst_of_Life_Tales_of_Soldiers_and_Civilians)
- [The Moonlit Road and Other Ghost and Horror Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14863216W/The_Moonlit_Road_and_Other_Ghost_and_Horror_Stories)