Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24
CHAPTER XIX.-COxrrNrrp.

All was over The rcturningcarriages
had deposited the half-dozen mourning
friends at the city house, and driven
away.
Dana was one of the last TO arrive.
and she toilrd up .tairs alone. The
door of little boudor which had been
used In common hy Mrs. Oliphant and
the two girls stood open. and almost
mechanically she entered il. II was all
In shadow, COnsouant with the gloom
which had come over her life. She
dropped into n at there. n great. deep
chair against the cushioned back Of
which ,ic laid her weary head, and
closed her aching eyes.
She had slept none for the last three
nights. anil in the dimness and quipt.
sleep gradually stole over her. Whcth-
cr she had been there for n few minute,
only or for hours. she could not have
told. when She awoke with the sound of
voices falling upon her ear.
You are mistress here. not She" in
Harmon Quest tones. "And Won owe
that fact Co me- Yes. Miss BraNton.
YOU do. II | hail followed the instruc-
lions Of the lately departed. there wnuld
have been n will all signed and sealed
and duly delivered, cutting YOU oil with
out anickrl and giving her everything.
She u only an adopted daughter. and
cant lay claim to penny Of his prop
crty IN her own right. Yos are the
hcircss and you owe Il TO me-"
I'D rather not be- the heircss than
to have YOU bother mo about il now, -
came in LcN's voice. sharply. II came
here To look for Dana cant imagine
where she's gone. You haven't seen
her. have youg'
II don't want to see her-yet I've
some business TO settle with YOU first.
shall have To remind YOU of promise
which You made me couple Of months
agO-a promise to divide any fortune
with me which should come To- YOU
through my agency. You haven't for
gotten it?'
1T would he as well To wait until the
fortune comes To me- responded Lex.
coldly. Look here, Harmon. Imay rs
well tell YOU NJ once that don intend
To be made n cat's-paw by YOU or any
one. I've got il into my head that YOU
have been playing some mean and
undcrhand game in Uncle Powers af-
fairs, and II | find IL 90 be So. if turned
out To Doc n dozen hcircsscs. | wouldn't
reward you with dollar. That prom
Use you speak Of was no promise M all.
! ann not So foolish rs to hold myself
bound by It."
"Arcn't yOu?' There was something
threatening I'm Mr.. Quests voice now.
You think something IT the good
name Of your relatives. do You not ?
And you wouldn't quite like 10 see Mrs.
ELEPHANT dragged into court and tried
Tor her life, " not hanged in the end
It'll be worth while to make terms with
me " YOU care nc all for that result"
don't care said Lex. defantly:
mot so far aS | am concerned. / am
going now to find Dana. and If YOU dare
tn say word of this Kind To- her-well.
you had better nS!'
She moved away. After n moment
or 80 uf undecided lingering Quest fol-
lowed, and Dana sat bolt upright, wide
awake now. chill and numb To- the very
heart.
She rose after time and went To- her
own room. Lex came there. knocking
nj the locked door, and asked for admit
lance. but Dana sent her away.
Let me alone until Tomorrow" she
begged "Only until tomorrow
The morrow came. and i'm the early
gray dawn Dana let herself out of the
home which was hers no more. No one
was yet stirring In the house. The wide
street lay silent and deserted. She
passed down the steps; she gave one
long look, a last look back. then moved
away and was lost in the murky gray 81
the mOrninW.