Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-12-19
1 nodded He rssuaasa h a lighter m. n

1 nodded He resuznsd n q ughtsr ma ..
ner:
Eye, 1 hav, conqusrei it I think I
now:pUur all nv love into my booka But
at that time I wor ;htpei her. I would
have given ny life to save he. from grief.
Her wsh was to me q command. Her
sna. est request al obligation to be dis
char,ei a. all COST leaving this GU Of
toe question, her motner confdel her to
me. his was why 1 did not tall her I
loved nsr l forc,l m7self TO wait until
she was 81; then It was 90 lata."
Another padse. I glancel at his face.
Its expression was one of actual pain. II
Eu stac, Grant hal conqu,rel his hop les,
pas On the memory of 1t was still keen.
.sR ,member also" he went on, Il mir
trus .el you. I hssitased -ong be. ora I made
up my mind not to interfere. Your ro
mantle suppression Of your true mama and
position ls accountable for the mistrust I
fe4t. So l start vita two strol, emotions
to SWAY me- ovs for Viola, and mistrust OF
the man who was to marry ,hsr. Do you
understand
Yes; bus, for msrcy's sake, lss m, hsar
what happsnedr
'On V4ola's twenty first birthday he
leSan-
No; I will noe give his story in his
words / should be bound to break il
q hundred tiln,s by the insertion Of my
CALCULATIONS, AMI expressions, of wonder.
men. When ended, it left me as comrletely
in the dark as before. If it cleared VIOLA
from the accusation Of vulgar infiielity, it
plunged me in tenfold p.rplexity as to tbs
motive which induced her to ~ from ma.
This briefly is wnat Grant told me. Upon
reaching the solicitors, according 20 an.
pojntm mt, he found that Viola had already
arrived, AMI was waiting for him in thu
room into which I was afterward shown.
Grant exchanged a few word, with ner,
than went back to Mr.. Monk and spoks
about details Of business Everything wa,
in order and ready for my inspection When
should arrive; 80 Grant rejoined my wife
He had much he wished to say to her, ANY
questions to ask, and, u he hoped, CON
gratulations to offer.
She appeared strange, absent-minded and
Suddenly, TO his bewil lsrment, she fell al
his feat, and in a passionate way bescuyht
him to take her away at ones. Take Ter
any where. Hide her from her husbanl.
Let him never know where shs was; never
SEQ her again. A; once-this moment
before he arrived, she must 60, aud leav,
no tracel Ali this she prayed Grant to
docbesought it absoiu ely on her knees.
The mans blood toiled. Here, a fort.
night after her marrlago, wal thu woma,
WHOM he lovel leg ,ing him, in wild 40
cents to save her from her hu,ta1l He
could jump at only one conclu sion. I had in
some way maltreat,d her. Iw~sa an utter vii.
lainl My VT had found out nv true nature,
and her Only refug, was fi.got. Was it for
the man who Lowell her to urg, her r.turi to
what. from her wild and de par ,g PAYERS,
he gathered mu At lie absolute miseryt No.
Sac brought his aid. Lot HIM q M pr.l-
Gene, to Uhe winl, AMI do h,r b:dd ny with
our asking why or wherefore. Thare was
no tim, t, spare for que;tioa,. V.o.a
seemed in m aron7 IT fear. At any m j.
ment nv step mi ,ht be h,a:d. Gran, who
Believed that ! hal, in the course OF a few
dars, turnei my wlse's ove into ] ate. fe.
no lnc'ilati;n 10 shcw me a ~ melcv. He
raised V q, and promis,l to saw h,r. H,
led er ou5 IA, ou.h the d ,or with or,n,i
to the cutar worli, cal ell a cao. D ac,l nv
vito u II, and drove oil, w.tnout trou lin.
a 20 di:4c,.on. He- oily wash a. tbs
memen5 WIS to avoid NEE ing M.
Orca within the ccb, G. ant tried to in.
duce V'cla TO talk ratio ally; to give some
rea IONS Ju'Gf'ing tue raHh st,r. h.s or
forts were unavaLi 10. All sh, woull say
was that never ccuid she meet IN, pgall.
She must f!-go far ;wav. if Grant
would not aid her, she mu It 60 aloha.
Finding her so firm, AMI no. coubtiaz tut
thai my conduco hal brought all his about
he consented to do as sne w.shei, TEey
drov' straight 10 Cha:iue Cross and took
the first train to Fox eston,. re be let
her for the night at a q,.e. hotol. re urasd
to Town. made bus prepara ions. and had
thu encounter, which l lave alre
described, with ma The next morninz. az
my spy informed me-, tie fupi.ives crossed
t. bouloTne. At thus point E-stace Grant
taisi.ed his tal,. As I have sad. it in.
creased m7 intensity ten oil. Until til,
omen when Grant made whae we both
though ut a dying avowal of his innocence,
V.ola's fight aImlttei Of a natural, Il
SHAMEFUL, explanation. Now that the ela.
ments CT faithlessn ,ss and criminal love
We're removed the matter was simply in.
expl,cab.e. Eustace Grant might have
thought. might even now think, that nv
III !treatment of nv VILE had forced her
from my side; but I knew Letter-she knew
letter.
But Grant had not revealed all Go
on" ! said; "tell me more"
1have told you all lean. Julian. I have
explained the part which, rightly or wrong.
iy. acted. lpromisel nothing more"
Tell me where she is, that l may see
her, and learn all from her own lips"
"Sne Is with good friends who love bar:
! can say no more
is she happyf Tell me the truth"
he Lesltated. II dare not say she h
happy" he answered.; tut ! believe she ia
as happy as she eau be in this world
These unsatisfactory answers were simply
maddening.
Gran n Isaid, f~ercely, 'for some reason
you are concealing thu truth from me-. /
cannot force it frcm you. Until l know II
l cannot say whether that reason is right
or wrong; but ! will work until l find out
everything. But tell mo this: Do you now
believe that my wife left me on account of
wrongs which Ibid her! Speakl'
he male Il pause. Il cannot ans wer that
question:" he said. Doing 20 would lead
to others. l have already said too much"
You have answered it," / CRED, tri.
un%phantly. "You answered it when yo,
threw that pistol away; you answer it every
time you AXE my Eand-every time YOU
speak a word OF friend ship to ma"
SOL be it" he said, wsarily.
And now, knowing. US you do. all tall
me II you approve of V.ola's leaving me-
me, who loved her above the woriI-the
husband who worshiped her; tell ms this!'
lean say no more. 1 Am weary, worn
out. Help me to my ROOM
Ibid So We parted Tor tue NIGHT, As
he too& my ham he looked ma strai ,ht in
the face. Julian he sad. "oe wise. ami
ask no mora. Lave this place, AMI forget
V4oia. 4here is n hops. Al this concsa..
ment-al: that has teen done-.s for your
saka Goodnight