The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-05-25

asperatcd by the belief that she knew
where the diamond was, and could reveal
the whole mystery it she chose.
"You atr't goinl to let me go like him,
ore yers.'' She asked; "yoa amt goin' tc
let me go without sayiH ~s.seed.i5yss'
There was deep pathos in her voice.
Tit friendless little savage loved me.
She had saved my life. My heart smote
me for forgetting that. ! gave hef my
two hands; she drew thefn found her
slight tody, and then finging her arms
about my neck she whispered with ten
der impulsivencss:
shall ! DO sotas Shall / tell you
whnrs II Isl
But just at that moment her fine ear
caught the rustic of a woman'sdress, and
catching sight Of Edith who was fntot-
II: ash from 'lS 'ss''sfss'Hd' slS started
Scowling over her shoulder at Edith,
her eyes atlame with hate. she said, in a
voice from whitehall tenderness had gone:
''For her sakel No" and witlloutlook
ing again at me she went from the rccth
end Joined her father.
CHAPTER xiv,
Ny engagement WITH tt11d.itin was brok-
en- OF ,.:aa. evening.
1 had not the slightest hope of recover
ing the lost diamond, and when l told
Sir Edmund my reasons for despairing,
he did no attempt to conceal his salts
faction with regard IN II Y astfrnindHoh.
IA mat a'sdt'iI heytf be dependent on
HE %ifa. Ii must necessarily lie a source
ot humiliation to liinl: and no man SUI
fers humiliation wfghnn. ~ .iitie losing
his own ;r~ir>.espac.. That yvili never, ]
hope, be your loss, Eernard. Poor girl,
she has known you but n little while, ets
has found in ye3 & agak defi ia adin',
and loee. Md het affctEi,ion IS so lenac-
ious that | doubt il she Will ever east
to love" lie sighed, and for some mo-
ments sat in thoughtful silence; then he
said, 1--WE must not break her heart, my
dear fcllow-we must leave her some
hope, as it. il necessary that for soiite
dino you should be separated, It Is right
| that vol both should ba FREQ 10 form
other ca~gagen.clltA, at the same time
there may be n tacit understanding that,
should YOU succeed in making u position
for yourself in Il reasonable space of
time, and then are both still warmly dis,
posed toward each other, the engagement
shall. lac renewed.
'.Ihasa Is no rdcrse'ty fol .rS,ir Having
a large fortune, tut it is essential, as
think. and as you happily think also
that you should be able to provide your
sell with the necessities of life. l prom
Use that Edith shall bring with her thu
luNtirics."
lie then offered to use his inllacnce i,
procuring me q sccretaryship; but as
had never been accustomed to scdentar,
occupation, md such an a,peiitrnrn
could nn,er satisfy nAv iitote ambition
hopes, he generously placed his purse i
, my disposal, to use as | might find coca
sion.
/ have purposcls ahstaincd from dwell
+ ing ui,o:i my love affairs. for if / eutere,
into tliem III ali, my feelings would lea
me TO dilate upon the de!ights"f my brio
5: wooing. ia fhc cc&.tHion of the grave
! matters w],icl, form the subject of thi
| book. For the same reason | shall pas
/ over tie bitter grief OF our parting.
, will only say that Eaith's last word
F. awakened courage in my sinking heart.
l could form NO satisfactorily teor
/ with regard To thc Gieat llespcr robbery
= but | MIS- disposed To regard Van lluec
e as the least culpa1lr agent concerned i
Z it.
1t was impossible to tell how the rol
bcry affected this mysterious man. a
t | have said, during the investigation
$ sat perfectly motionless and perfectly s
| lent. His face Wore the inscrutables e.
, preston of II d~eaih-nUsk.
| Sir Edmund had .n sympathy Wit
him after learning from me the partic,
. lars relating to the adventures of II
0 morning.
When we entered lie library frem Il
iining.roon. whe-, our interview il:
o taken place, We found Van lioeck sittiI
where we bad left him.
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