The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-12-11

t~oyless, so despairing, were the eyes
that met her own.
"Nunc dimittis!" the sick man MUIR
INJURED, and sank back upon hispillows
faint and exhausted.
To the amazement alike of doctor
and friends, Mr.. Blake rallied from the
stupor into which he fell after his in
terView with Norton, drank the
draught prescribed for him, sank into
a calm slumber, and awoke so much
improved that hope whispered anew
that recovery was possible. Time
proved hope right. After many fuct-
uations between life and death, dan
ger gradually ~retreated; health dawn
ed once more.
Through the week of COnvalesCenCe
the same imperious mandate WELD
ed its iron sway. No excitement, no
thwarting was on any account to be
permitted.
Morning by morning Norton Blake
rose from his bed, vowing that, at all
risks, he would before night disclose
the fact Of his marriage to Helen and
his uncle. Evening always found him
fOrSwOrn. Gradually the stitled ON
science yielded to the fascination of
+ha horrNaII0wed himself to drift aim
IassIv down the stream of circum-
s+oncas
ALAS the saductions Of the moment
waTn oil Zoo Sweet the howerv path
onIv TOO aIIuring. Vainlv honorspoke,
anddntv called, he was deaf and blind
+0 ouohf but fear, ONLY when q letter
from his wife arrived-c0axing, plead
inc INTERCHANGEABLE his cheek pale.
and terror onaw his breast. Helen's
clear brow wore, sometimes, q furrow
Of n~erpIeyity as she saw the strange
haIdwritino on the missive living bv
his nIatea at brpakfast-time. and noted
his futile efforts to conceal the effects
Of IFS unweIcOme aD~Dearance.
"GniInlnss hv nature. and sinr11IarIv
unversed in tfe WORLDS deceits, Helen
trusted Norton With the whOIe-heart-
edness Of one who, estimating others
LI, bprsaIf scorrni TO see snOt or blem-
isb in those she loved. Norton saw,
TOO late. what he had thrown away
81 reckIpsslv-what infinite capacities
of ifel0noh spniness he had bIotted out
~foreyer.
Vet no thought of sparing her cross
! ed his mind. II anv remembrance of
the angnish surely awaiting Helen
m~omenfarilv disturbed him. he quiet
ad Il hv retIectinc that chance often
s0Iv,s times riddles in a manner
a~GnaIIv unexpected and pleasant. and,
unfortunatelv for all. chance was his
fetish.
60 +bo veor ,ddad into snr;no and
the charmed dream neared It's end.
Letters from Heidelberg became o
lmperatlvemtone, demand money
more urgent. Nor were threats Tor
following Norton to England, and dis
covering for herself the u OF her
husbands detention, lacking on the
part OF Mrs. Blake.
The master OF The Court was intent
upon accomplishing his nephew's mar
riage. Helen was busy making her
bridal preparations-the wedding day
itself all but liked. Norton alone was
l~lstless, preoccupled, depressed. A
horrible fear, a terrible forebodlng OF
calamity, had taken possession OF
him. The bright sunshine, the singing
of birds, the scent of v~iolets, the up
turned, placid primrose stars, made
him faint and sick. Night and day he
pondered over a way of escape, but
none presented itself as feasible. He
literally dared not encounter his un-
cle's wrath or Helen's scorn. Moth
ing remained to him but fight-hight
from a danger he was too cowardly to
face.
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eIoa W. oa yo5a;nn TN oo,,rt ma
thronped with guests. and cav with
merry voices. badinage and lest. In
the iyv.draped windows lights were
BEGINNING to twinkle as Norton Blake