Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-02
EEETENED BITTERNESS.

( n EETEAED BITTERNESS.
Il town is ringing with the very
ling news OF Lady Mary Chef
IS elopement,
al she, the beautiful, highly-gift-
accomplished woman, sister of
II respected lord, should bringsuch
tace upon the ever-stainless name
betwode is abhorrent TO it.
Il had been anyone but Sir Harry
e things might have been differ.
as well as forgotten and forgiven,
the circumstances are really too
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married mani" So walls the
>..ty, as they lift up their eyes and
their hands asifin despair, when
eality hall of them rejoice in the
!. ,isht that this brilliant beauty
disappeared from their midst,
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ic a chance to their faded daugh,
and the expectant widows, how
inwardly laughed in their ioyl
oor Lady Mary!" says Lady
.teris while speaking to her hus-
! a few days after the affair.
10 vonld have thoupht it,"
;Nlepend upon it, my dear, every
knows their own business best, {"
sers Sir Charles. Change of air
) nefcial to every one"
wonder You can talk with such
i, Charles! Change of air.indeedl"
1 gathering up her skirts, my lady
with much dignity from the
3 Charles leans back with q sigh OF
He'd relief as the door closes.
bese ugly women" he says, chow
love a seandal-especially when
i.bout a pretty womanl Pretty,
s. ] say2-egad. she is a queen"
kat Lady Mary should be con-
ened on all sides goes without tell
'ow long she had struggled against
+ late. and how vainly, with all her
ban's W.T., had she attempted TO
ie the urgent appeals made by Sir
IN from day TO dayl
Dor love, more sinned against than
ing, how hopelessly had she tried
'de her unconquerable love! All
inward wrestling told for her not
ID.
& was OF no avail; Sir Harry was
..sless-when were the Blakes other
Seeing the depth OF her affec-
Ee worked upon her sensitive
.ne and truly loving lseart, and,
many hattering words and high
pmantie speeches, played out his
III IN the drama OF her life, and i'm.
ing her to fly with him, at last
ia her consent.
4 Pc memorable night, while all the
eeho'd were sleeping, two people
ped from the library of Chetwoae
.>=.oF, and went forth to meet their
zsl how 500 one of them felt its
srness, Truly evil is wrought
ant of thought"
: euld sir Harry have been so reek-
81 happy if be could have seen into
i1turez ! think not. Surely he
n have hesitated before he had
- that fatal step. and ponder ere
eade her untarnished name the
so OF public conversation. But
Re are many such, who forget how
frable are the effects of their Sci
:! aess, and remember not shat "the
n aien do lives after them"
Dc alarm is raised far and near, for
: y and many mile. From Chef
<;e grooms are sent out on every
TO each adjacent station for It'd
y of the missing beauty.
"a brother, Lord Chetwode. is dis
BED. He can neither eat nor rest.
indeed es ii mis- one ewe-lamb had
stolen from it's fold, and had left
tnpty space never to be refilled
pm, unless she returns soon and
e. AID thtn, should this be so,
VI open his arms to receive her,
the past shall be forgotten by
b both as il IL mad never been; but
ANppointed in this hope, he will
10y them from place toplace, he
himself, and have revenge upon
: Harry, whose treachery makes
tremble with suppressed rage.
psre IS so little comfort in remem-
ng how lovable she was, and
rming. Unfortunately, "praising
= Is lost, makes the memory of it
b dear" far dearer than when we
,essed it.
Pc lamps are cleaning, voices are
and hnshed.
re gamblers are busy round the
es. Some are flushed with excess
CT; Others, with ashen faces, are
swing down their last coin; and as
see it swept in by the rake of the
pier, rise from the table, and try
% assume utter carelessness, leave
room, perhaps to seek death
side.
pnnglng into the gold-room, his
'ghts far from the scene before
Lord Chetwode at a distance sees
Harry does not see him.
Is laughing merrily, and has I'M
otedly been drinking heavily.
say, Rawson," he says, "I won
Did you see? Another slice like
would set me straight. Shall i
y again for a heavier sum, and
pouble or quits?"
ro Chetwode walks quickly to the
lays his hand on Blake's shout
and gays, Pardon me if | wish to
pits with you first. We will 60
'ae, that we may be quite alone"
'ake rises steadying himself as he
20, and, haggard from shame and
Prise, follows Lord Chetwode from
pom to the gardens outside.
|Nr wonder, they are deserted.
- 0tNeNhS Vic GLhlllCno VI bAiV
Far up above, the moon is
ing tender radiance over the
earth beneath.
lhain, where is my sister," Lord
sode says to him passionately.
: oecline to tell you"
warn you not to tempt mes too
- -,
~, the Blakes were never towards
frightened by a threat"
nen am to understand that you
70 allow me TO rescue my SISTER
The abyss of SIN into which you
50 remorselessly plunged herr"
OF SO last, my friend; your sister
PIE content"
3 before he has time to complete
fntence, Lord Chetwode grasps
volver. and taking aim, fires de-
Rteiy at him. The bullet passes
neh his heart, and Blake, finging
rms wild'yinto the air, falls heav-
2 the ground.
q word escapes him, and when
discovered later on, life is quite
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