The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-01-24
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

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NAVY lin q osss, h ssisis "a sSssId a.
strong enough to throw hInsslf into ths sass
nor labor to clear Robsrt Psnio,d; but,
% y In, hs says be fsels %
yrstehed, and 90 tortured with jealousy,
tess b e "a COOPERATE warmly With you,
dsy; Poor young mani His Il really Q very
hard case. For you promised hin your
hand be:ors You ever saw Robert Pens6ld,"
II did: said Helen; "but did not soy
whsn. Let me have one year to my good
Gwen. It will b. . year wasted. Why
postpone xour marriage for THAR"
"Ys;, BOT !. eho:. to fancy young Ward.
law . = bic Enemy: You might rsle. that. now
your husband. Nov. Helen, tell the truth
10 It Momsns work. Have you found Il
20? Win not Arthur do Il better than you?"
Helen. Weakened BY days Of suffering. DO.
gan to cry, and say. what shall dor
Sir Edward, "th.. think Of what j owe to
these WardtaWs."
And with that he kissed her, and lot her
IN tears; and, soon after, sent Arthur him.
self up to plead his own cause.
e, It was dne summer afternoon; the long
French Easements. looking on the garden Of
the square. were open. and the balmy air
came IN aud wooe.i the beautiful girls cheek.
and Just stirred her hair at timer.
Arthur Wnrdlaw came roitly in, and
Eassd at her - she lay; her Ioveiiness alls.i
be- he heart and soul; he came and knelt By her
hts own eyes glistensd with tenderness.
He had one thing in his favor. He loved
her.
Her knowlslgs Of this had moro than
once bsfrtsndsd him, and made her refuse to
suspect him Of any great III; It bsfriendsd
on him.
poor Arthur" she said. "You and are
both unhappy"
..But 70 shah b happy, ere long. 1 hope"
Helen shook her head.
said he would l,s her servant, a. wen q a
husband, and no wish Of her heart should
70 unqualified.
"Nons?" sold she. fixing her eyes on him.
Not one, said he: upon my honor"
Then he was 10 soft and persuasive, and
that she fit like poor bird caught in q
.sir Edward is very good" sold he; 'Ls
feels for me-"
At that moment note was sent up.
"Ar. Wardlaw 10 here, and has asked mo
Wien the marriage e to be. l can't tell
Helen sighed deeply and had begun to
gather those tears that weaken woman.
She glanced despairingly to and fro: and saw
no escape. Then. Heaven knows why or
wherefore-probably with no clear design at
oil but womans weak desire to cause
1!s for i've minutes-she said to Arthur.
please give me that prayer. book. Thank
you. 1t IL right you should know this"
And she put C0oper's deposition, aud
Welch's. into his hands.
He devoured them, and started up in great
said be. I'VE have lost ten thousand pounds
by tho wreck Of that ship, and Wyiie's lie
was saved BY q miracle az well az your own.
It 10 foul slander. hurlit from me-" And
he made hi. words good BY whirling the
PE1yer-book ont Of the window.
prayer hook!" she cried
"ohl beg pardon" said he.
send George after H." 'a'' '"'' "o" ana
mo, III 60 myself" aatd he. "Pray Tor.
give me: you !don't know what terrible
siandeF they have desecrated your prayer.
He ran out and was q long time gone, He
came back at last, looking terrified.
carried il d. Chow e, Snt Ss o@'ps sI has
Not ind III" said Helen. "But it must
be found J" said Arthur. "A pretty scandal
to 60 into the hands Of Heaven knows who.
III 60 down to the Times this moment. Was
| ever anything go uplucky?'
YES, go at ance, said Helen; "and I'll send
the servants into the Square. don't want
to sey anything unkind, Arthur. but you
ought not 70 have thrown my praysr.book
81 know ought not. am ashamed of
myself"
well, let me see the advertisement.
lyon shall. 1 have no doubt We shall 70.
| Next morning the Times contained nm I'D.
verttssnent Offering twenty guineas for a
valuable, not in itself, but as rslic Of de.
erased parent.
In the afternoon Arthur called to know II
any body had brought the prayor-b book back,
"No." '' ''"~ 'eA's'
=, He seemed very sorry, and so penitent, that
DO not despair. And il he is gona why,
thing, aud must forgive yo1.''
| The footman came IN.
III you pleass, miss. here ia woman wishes
to . PEI -. to you, says she has brought q
10, show her up ut once" cried Helen.
| Arthur turned away his head to hide a
cynical smile. He had good reasons for
| thinking It WIS not the one he had flung ont
Of tho window yesterday.
tall woman came in, wearing thick veil.
that concealed her features.
She entered on her business at once.
You lost a prayer.book in this Square
y:sstSs .s madam
"Yes," 'N' 'S
please to look at this one"
was hers. ~
Arthur was thunder struck. He could not
believe his senses
"Let me look at IT," snid be-
His eyes eyes vent at once to the writing.
He turned a. pals as death, and stood
The woman took the nraver.bool nm. =,
his unresisting hand, antl said
You'll excuse me, sir; but 1t is q large re-
ward, ind gcntlefoiks sometimes 20 ir.m
their word when the article 10 found"
Helen. who was delighted at getting back
her book, and rather tickled at Arthur hav.
s"6 ~ ray twenty Gulh0d0 Tor losing 1t,
burst out laughing, md said.-
Give her the reward, Arthur; am not
going to pay for your misdeeds."
with all my heart" said Arthur, strur.
Cling for composure. He sat down to draw
o check.
what name shall putt"
."Huml Edith Hesket."
..TS. only ons."
"Thank you, SIR"
She put the check into her purse, and
brought the proyer-book to Helen.
Lock It up ct once" said she, in a yoice
SO low that Arthur heard her murmur. hut
not the word: and she retired, leaving Helen
staring with ama.ement, aud Arthur in q
cold pcrspirati n.
tTo BE coNrISuEn5.
Tho Invention of SOAP.
More than 1000 years ago, the
Gauls were combining tile ashes Of
beech tree with goats fat and maxi
Ing soap. says an exchange. When
Marius Claudius Marcellus was hast
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