Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-29

urged her. She shook her head pettishly.
All. forgot where you have been for
months,' said the second tourist, laughing;
tout of the pale Of civilization aud newspa-
pers. Well, Ferrand was murdered-siiot
dead!
.'I.iilippa, dearest, come. mplore you,"
] WHISPERED.
II was too late. The look on her face
told ME that nothing would now move her
nothing! She would hear the dreadful
truth. told perhaps with distorted details. l
groaned inwar,lly. The moment ] had so
long dreaded had come. Ii | dragged her
away by force--if interrupted the speakers
what good could it do: She lad heart
enough. She would force me TO tell her the
rest. could only pray that she would in
no way associate herself with the mans
death.
Murdered. Poor fellow! WHO murder
ed him." heard the first speaker say.
No one knows. He was shot dead on
country roadside. jast as that fearful snow
storm Of last winter began. 1t seems almost
incredible, but the snow drifted over him.
and until il melted the crime was not dis
covered. In the interval the murdered had.
of course. got clean away
Poor devil. never heard any good OF
him: but what an end!
was not looking at the speakers. was
noting every change IN my wifcS face. l
saw the color fly from her cheek. ] saw her
lips and throat working cOnvu.siveIy.
as though she was trying to artcula!e.
saw her dark brOHs contract as in anguish.
knew that she was clasping her hands to-
gethcr as WAS her way when agitated. Sad
denly she turned her eyes TO mine, and in
l. u
that the very worst had come TO pass hat
the dread which had haunted me was rca-
lied! Then with low moan she sank,
white and senscles-, on my shoulder.
Though in whirl Of despair, | believe
that assumed kind of mechanic u calm.
| seem to remember that the two English
tourists offered their assistance; that. as VIC
bore lhilippa to All eytemp0rized couch in
the Smallest and coolest place wccoult find,
| smiled, and attributed my wiie's falIiIng-
fit to the heat Of the sun. the smell OF en-
gncs. or something Of that kind. Little did
those youngm men CUES, what Their rhancc
words had wrought Little could they think
that in speaking of Sir Mervyn felrands
death they had, perhaps, wrecked the hap
piness oftwo lives My heart WAS fill of
grief and fear, but believe ! bore nyse.f
Eravely.
In sn;to ,f sro,, ,o.,or,.;vo.,s ,yc cou,l
o,lmin;ste, ph;,i,,,,,s sw,n, I,st.u for
.ons;,lor,h. ,inn tro,,h,o,, Ii,t,a ,hout
that fur, Ind..,l tn mo IL seened we'll tina.
.vnc,r. .borld ha y. s,nsrv.nad and far a
,iwo h,ni.bad tho DREADFUL memories whch
had so s,d,,.r,y ipy,d.d L.r brain t'ouId
such a thing have hecu nossih,e I Womb all
most have ,yisb.d ,ba, hcr iusensibiljty
would copti,ue mill wa reached seville
Rat i. w.. mn, IN be &, Ry and ny Sic
s;rhcd decn,y and her cves oneued Com
seriousness am, au If dreaded saoucncn WAS
hcrv onc. ,nor.
.nole 10 nor Int She mad. no renly.
s,,o tnr,..d ,,ar .vc. from mine. she shun.
ns,I NM, ,r,yn. sLe o,rn sr.n, al IA .l-iul,
fro, H.. - ,',.,,, ~ w., ,,,,,1 Iu;ur .hr va.
,n,;nder If hat ,r.,rv ;ourney NOT one
weed ,.a.ssl hor ljns shc l.y Win hc, f,cs
,urne,i tn H.. e,,,e nf th. vass., hee3l.ss of
IN. c,,r;n,s ,,.,nc.s f,,,, fe,,ny.n,s..nyars
hendln,s of INV whisnereI words Of love.
hoall.ss If al, .,yn h.r avn ,bo,ph.s-
,h,ugh,. which led hcr It,enhi.., ur,
wh;thar
Thro,rh al ,hosa ,,,,r s,,l,,, i,o,,rs .yliIo
,,a wratcheI st.n,n;,o,t ,,,nysa Ne wav nm
,h.. broad ,nr,,J,' str..,m / ..,t hc.i,e HOY
tr,,;n,- tn ,;,,J .n,,. v,,,. o,, ,f ,,,r .(,rnyy
Alas ever, ro,d was stnnn,,l nv Tin. i'm.
,h,n ,bs ,a,i. ,,f pbilinna,s ln,vic,,ra
If VIVA, she had lone Var .b. knew il I
was nsr,a;, Th,, ,n,L IN her owes had told
ma .o mnch rho Jrr,,iom of her Insanity
bad h.,,, o., ,hnr, ,ha, 7 .o,,., a.,hsr M
,.,s,r. s.",,, u,', ,,a. ,,,, w. 80 ,,,orn;f,i
rnn,.a, ,' ,"a,iacs ,r,o rsco~ar ,bair or.
,;n', ss,nsss ar, ,rnuh,.d ,i,,l., nv tho dao,l.
,nn,. - - j., .f.,;. ,",'.,,n,,,s ~ NOD.
nnss ! Fol, tho, i, M, wife. cosc nv ONLY
hone ,as 70 ends.xor hv a,cumcm ,n hrng
hor ~ nv, o,r,, ,,..,v Of ,h;nr in.,. ,hot il ~
consider herself nmaccountable by any law.
human ar divine. for her actions ut the time.
Rnt I 5onbte,l If her sensitive. impulsive ma.
tnre could ever hc induced 70 take this view
! of her act lo,bte,l had she not been The
woman I loved with a passionate love. II
/ could have quite absolve6 her from the
I crime. with the remembrance of her words.
Basil did Won ever hate a man?' still with
mo
/ Yet strange anomaly. wouI,l. in faj,
/ FIGHT Of conrse have shot that man through
tho heart and have yloried In the deed. Bu1
+ then Philippa was woman. and lad she
/ not been the woman loved | might have
,hrunk from the one who. even in her mad
{ ness. was urged to take such fearful ven