The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-20

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''The paper contained no such thing"
How do you know
| the question brought her to the point
Of confession, if she intended to make
one, but instead she shrank from 1t.
| WHO knows that Ii did?'
well, he refused 10 deny it when q
reasonable account Of the papers con-
tents might have saved his Life"
''Is his life in danger"
''He has only a few hours to live, He
is sentenced to be shot at dayhreak."
Once more the woman forgot herself
in her appreciation of the sacrifice that
had been made for her, and she ex-
claimed: .Oh, it will be murder! he is
not q spy"
II would like to think so, but he viii
not plead not guilty" he added, as she
sank back in her char, covered her face
and wept Il know It Is shocking 10
/ you to know that the man who was your
host yesterday is to be shot this morning.
/ and that your husband IS in . sense his
executioner. War necessities ara H-utsl. ="
/ Mrs ArInytage stood up and put her
arms around her husbands neck. you
never denied me anything / asked,
reasonable or unreasonable Save this
this mans life. Help him 10 escape, If
/ it can be done in no other way"
Her impulsive action was astonishing
TO him, and be was BY 1t distracted from
her words; but when he comprehended
them, he said: Your proposition is dis
( honorable"
"Would you be a murderer Shewas
as vehement now as she had just been
wheeling; and she took her arms from
around his neck "He is nos a SPY
know it BY saving him you would keep
yourself clear of an innocent mans
blood
Proof that he IS not spy would save
him. Can you furnish LiaI?" and he
gazed searchingiy into her face.
Eyes, " she answered quickly and some
what deiiantly; but being thus again
broughtto the point Of confession, she fell
short of heroism. no, no!7 she said. Il
mean that a woman s-diScernInent Is so
metimes better than mans. have
seen him in his home and have become
acquainted with his qualities. He is
honorable, brave"--
Those are qualities that would fit him
for mission of peril"
Angered by her arguments for Oliver
being turned against him, she broke out
petulantly: you are heartiess.T
"You know am not, said the old
man. kindly hut chidingly. MY aztec
ton for you. scarcely requited, is proof
to the contrary. Were naturally je1l-
Gus, your plea for this young man might
arouse suspicion In my mind Is 20 your
motive"
She croucbed down at his side as he
took seat, and put her arms. around
him In a caressing way that was not
common to her. He saw that she was
weeping. In spite OF an exertiop of the
viii, such as was won't TO steady her
nerves under any circumstances, she
trenbIed like q coward At length she
said: "You love me very dearly. Would
it disturb you TO know that some other
man loved me, tooS
And that you loved him.
He said that with quickness that
startled her She leaned on his knees As
she responded: '|Why need you come 50
readily TO that superstition
+Who is The mann"
solver WiIiett"
He stood up 50 hastily that she was
Frustrated on the floor. He did not help
her up, and she arose unaiGed. This re-
Of
her waver IN her purpose. She asked
herself why q partial revelation Of tho
facts would not do as well; and, hoping
rather than believing that it would, she
said: He made me proffer Of his love.
repulsed him. told him that he must
never see me again. lie followed me to
the city and asked me to fly with him.
Then he was arrested. That Is the truth,
as live. He is no spy. Now you VIII
save him, will you not: There must be
some way of doing it, when you are-con-
WINGED that he did not come here on the
errand imputed to him.
"Is that AL you wish 70 eay?'
els that not enough she replied, a
little beTiidered, and feeling that her de-
termination WIS melting away.
'Y0u are trying 10 deceive me. Your
motive l do not condemn. but the DE-
vice fails Your pity for him has i'm
PEELED you to desperate effort 20 save
his lie. You have exceeded what duty
70 your frisnd required.
81 have told you the truth, as there is
heaven above Us
Stop Could this cold, stern Old
HaIi be the petting husband she had
known? She looked at him in wonder
and fear. You have forgotten ono
point-ebe document that lie destroyed"
She felt that tins WIS the time and the
tass TO tell all that she had lett untold.
She raised her eyes 70 his face and saw
that he ', as i-U1. AgsIu sbe rgsorted 70
a fragment Of the tTath.
That was g letter from me 20 him
commanding him not To seek me
If that Re 50. why should be have de
s7ruved it; There is nothing IN zlch a
letter, the hiding Of which would Be-
worth mans hfs>"
She could hsvs met this lectfon with
the little tiazt remained uDconfesssd-
that the letter contained hsr confession
Of love for OIiver Wiliett. She had in
tended 70 tell that. and 70 trust 70 her
husband s indulgent love for faTgiveosss;
but now she Was Cur wheel That NJ world
not forgive C-&t oss fault 5he was
silent. and ere she knew Il, ne had quit
ted tie room
The coIanaI went a. once 70 the tn3pro-
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