The Dillon tribune., 1885-11-07

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"She'S " miss. / hear" replied Gracious.
with another grin.
that I heartily wished we could both part
not possible
Don't trouble over it, my dear boy" said
I, laying my hand ON his shoulder. ''FOr-
get her She is unworthy Of any place in a
aeart like yours"
Doctor lie said. rising from his seat,
''Doctcr. I-I-"
And there he stopped, fairly broken down;
and he turned away t. hide the tears that
were an honor to him, every drop I did not
interrupt him. and at last he spoke in q low
voice, with that kind OF flrmness that never
lasts long:
II loved her! Oh, how loved her,
mot her, dear boy." cried I. ''Something
you thought she was: her YOU could not
love-"
Don't say it," he exclaimed piteously.
Don't say it--not yet"
Better now than LATER" l answered.
"Willie. this girl is either married or not
married. In either case ste is wicked"
You cannot be sure cf that" burst out
Willie, seeming to regain strength for last
struggle with the oveipowering facts. ''She
told me there was dark mystery i'll her
life. This man may be a brother or rela-
tive"
she is her husband, Will; she is going to
run away from him with you"
"You have no proof criel liz, passion
ately: mo proof in the world.'
Let us see." said I, crossing over to q lit
tie chest of drawers, and pa,,sing for mo-
n,ent before opened it. "One link in the
chain is missing What Is this young woman's
real Christian name: Not Vanity, l sup
pose:'
mo; SUSAN
'Then, said /, opening the drawer. 'the
link we wanted is found. Here is the pocket
handkerchief with which she bound up
Clocks head, and her name is in the corner"
''Susan Harriwaler called out Willie,
snatching the stained piece of lawn out Of
my hand.
''No, $. Barnitt," I replied-''her married
name, it facts are facts, or evidence is evil
dence."
Holding the handkerchief in his trembling
fingers, Willie searched out the particular
corner and read the name.
How does this prove her to he a married
woman! The handkerchief might not he her
own. after all. Even if it is, that only
proves that Barnitt is her real name. not
Hardware"
Ihad thought all this over. and was able
to reply to him pretty briskly.
"LOok at the facts, Will. This hantlker-
chief came out Of her pocket. Her Christian
name is Susan and the Christian name Of
the owner Ut the handkerchief begins with
=. These two facts taken together prove
almost to a certainty that it is hers. Now
as to the surname, Have you never heard
the name Barnitt in connection with this
young woman before:"
Newer" cried Willie emphatically.
"i>n are forgetting. WILL When over
heard that long talk between her and her
father, sll" spoke of two lai>nns--Charles
Hardware and Joseph Barnitt"
What II start the poor lad gave:
't'f both thes. men," continued, ''ste
spoke IN almost equal terms of intimacy.
Both were sail +" watcl, her She feared
both"
Willie sunk into chair quite overcome.
''Ihere il no manner of doubt" said /.
''that this violent drunken man is Josepl,
Barnitt. Her sitting 0n his kuca AMI kissing
him shows how close AZ" tn, relations M..
tween them. And he il constantly ut thu
Farm. no doubt: for his description answers
well to that of the tall man whom, I saw 20.
ing into the hols" with tho nm: woman
late one evening. Don't b" o,,- ,f the blind
that won't SEQ. viii. Why does this Girl de.
| sire You t" keep Your connection with her 81
dead Il secret! Why are YOU to fy ont Of
England with her! Because she is a married
woman. tied, perhaps. to had husband
whom >he hates. but none tn. less guilty in
that si'" wants t. entrap You into sin anil
misery. Bs a man. Will Throw her Off
Never s'e her wicked. heSuilins face again
and tonight. before YOU go I" he'd. thank God
for Ills mercy in showing You the fearful risk
| vou have taeu running
! II could have Sworn--I rurtd hare xwo,,,
she was true" said Willie. in a low. in.
i tense v"ic.. That she WAS in trouble.
knew. hut not this: nothing like this"
but is not this tho simple reading IT the
facts before u.s." asked
ut is" he said.
| 'You heliev. Will, me- she is = msrriad
woman!'
! Il do"
And from this night Yen have ,lone with
her.
| From this night | have done with her.
! a"t II" more. The lads honorable s,;ri,
we'll knew. AMI WAS sure H.. would never ,l
wrong willtuliy AMI with his c.es ope,,
Besides. the business wa. painful tn me,
don't deny that felt >us,le pity even for t,s
y"nn. woman. wicked as knew her to II.
l tancisd her trr. AMI Despair when she
tonnl herself u:~s,,vcrgl: anl in,l,.l ths
IL. V,.s.. .lf I yl,r