The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-06-18

= eonls servant would utssopen the
dooT;ss might inanires Fiat is'F tiesmat-
terssS i asthes dusk they would not rec.
ogHiZe ne: q,
AGaniek step comes up Tile gravel
pathss a turn hastil ut ist the doctor
unheed ding bis astonishment, SPRING
ing forward, I grasped hisarm.
Vel mewhat is amissI" gasp. ale
is not seriously illpn :.
Dr.sTaglofe looks down, .erayaiy into
my agitated face as he answers, "fll un-
70 death there is only CLEAN Of hope"
sled no tears; they seem frozen.
The words ring agnfn and, again through
my brain 9Th unto DEATH tSs III a
n 81 must seehim, is, all I say, I. ,, 10,
The DOCTOR shakes his head III & = :
You must let me go to Bertrand" Il
cry. "Oh! have some pity, .saffds keep
me not from my dying husband 5SsIwill,
not agitate him, I assure
"The very sight Of our face void
do !. that 81 Mrs. emaine dc You know,
during the TIM Elle Yas unconscious.
your 81 ams q n lipg day and
sssY u: son ars sssaernel enough to Keep
assapaftle is my passionate response.
"a moments silence, while I see hiH
stern faee softer, and sensshes Says.
eYoT shall be I'd NIT ted On one ;condi-
,tions tItsissthat you hin behind the
bed. saHe will not. perceive your. pres,
ence, andsyou must promise to- speak
no word; the flame Of light is SO. weak
that any agitation may extinguish it at
q
U promise,,p is my qnieKs r rs.,, ,s..-
We enter the houses Five minutes
later I stand on the threshold Of nv
husbands room. Z My heGrt beats nigh
to.s,if ocatio HowisHalI i bear. the
sighs n ie Il q ne .R OH Heaven
hoWsliali v loo u upon y im, perchance
for the last tinls and lnakesno sign? I
The door. he nurse at .
word from Das ayIorS Ieayes the cham
Der. he motions to msSwith his hand,
andaI glide into my appointed place.
IA Where Estspdis inssbad6w,, so that I
amhidd den; bit I see tie %outline OF q
rrostrate figure; tof i face 50 white, so
haggard, that it chllls me. with sagony.
"Oh, my darling !''SL. cry, humbly ~ ~
Amy darling always, thong It'd false to
meassI ssit thasswemeets last
aspo e sas u III ny shusband:'s
voices .titsis nearlls sa1Il over. THIS is
suralg DEATH COMM Z Tel me.
sYons ares SXeiy Seak ,ns5s replies the
medical man eSasively a5Fss 3:zt i.
nhat means you fearSto answer my
qlestonsS Y GU, need mot. < Life has
bean too Bitter for ME tozregret it Is
feeding But BET ORE & die. shere is some.
thing | wish to say, that you may re-
peat it some day to; wife. iss5iss 4
5 / start yiolentl " in my hiding. place,
but DIR. Taylor casts Q warning glance
in mydi eetionsaad Lam 81 ent. Is the
secret IS ,e s alssh aod to 5s revealed
r Ele Eo 81 cont This is the
sKearseauEo before L / met Lenore, nv y
wife,sT feil il love wittlsa girl named
Constance Fielding She swas very
beautiful ,tanI she did not, disguise that
shesT atnyned my passion made her
an offer which she !, accepted. On sthe
very, day had held her in my arms,
on the very dry her. lips had sworn love:
vows to me, 7 learnt She 1 ii ad been fol
1.-TWO years the saffianced Of another! III
was nearly mad in that hour. Rushing
into her presence, n poured forth in Bit
ter words my rage at her deception. A
il She threw herself at my feet, i'm.
ploring me to listen. as$
sss5s" - N OF one word L eried. & sYon,
falsAl Due al The love
gave HID You been my wife be.
fore this truth became known to me,
would have cast yon Off Us Edo now Z
From tsmoment she faded out 81
my heart ihad deemed her all purity,
alEtrntI;;s found that pIighted: to one
mar, she yet allowed another to press
heTs III his Heart with tender Kisses on
her psrjdred lips. This knowledge
made lier as dead TO me Us though I had
seen the sods piled over her grave. Il ~; |.
Ihree yenrs passed, when Emst Lee
more: She ;Was All I lad dreamed my
first loveto lie pure-hearted, loving
womans and she becamesmys
NO months i had, Of brief. ;entranc-
ing Joy Mithmy darling girl -t two months
of golden love. Then in one hour lifes
bliss ttsrly CIR VI Isft ii blank
liss3ss;SI on lkslQR AslAK WOOD WHOM lies on
my gronnis? III wal kad throue'A there
one day and en- onnt cred t6e' worn
shadow ofsn woman once had known.
This ghost fFom my past was Conatance.
In her attenuated, face the large blue
eyossaE Filtered favsrashlT the cheeks
were. LriaAE Will; The. fatal hectic 81 con-
,saump ,ys,l. e, go I. =; IN.
4 aShea burst into bitter sears as We VI,
met; then poured forth with : iinicohiesrent