Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-03


| little to take from me. But you-do not
be afraid to tell me--my poor girl"
! She looked at me still with great horror
in her eyes. She turned her head back
and Raspcd for breath; her voice was
choked and she could not speak.
DO not distress yo,rscf So" held
her hand firmly in my own. "if the
trouble is minc do not increase it: if it is
yours, let me help you to bear it,"
ut is jack she gaspcd. Jack They
have killed him' They have raided the Of
fce-thev have killed him"
Ah, was not so poor Fate had left me
n possession-vague not in my grasp, but
stitI possession, for it was JOCK | had
meant 10 know-Jack who was vet to DO
me son and TO inherit my fortune. Aud
50 in turn looked in horror MT her
"llow do You know it2' | asked
she pointed to the Daprr still in her
hand. And there il wus-all in headlines.
\ mob, an attack on The Hin Beacon. a
dclcnsc, pistol shots, a dash into the office
Hnd tearing ont Of all that was in il.
JACKS body had been carried OF hv the
moo
And he was dcnd-the handsome. Rny
fellow who found life with me TOO slow
even to try for little! And he was my
wifi nephew, and had not tried to make
the career offered him pleasant aud invit-
in.- ! ,at down crushed and guilty. for MT,
least houl1 have forced him 30 leave the
miners, or cease hie rating # the strikers
] cOuld not look ~ Margaret. But in a
moment she was knrolin-, by,,no, and She
was telling me that he WGs not lcad-no.
NO. not dead! IF he was dead thew would
hof carry him away. He is alive oh. rou
may be sure he ~ alive and we must 90 Mt
once :" him. We must find bin, for he
must be sorcly hurt, and we will have to
nurse him. Come" she said.
'Nor Won, ny poor ch,ld,"I answered.
81 cannot ask this of you. But Won nre
right. He may not bc dead, yet even If he
is it il my duty to 20. Tie scoundrels!
The poor boy"
The tears shonc in her dark oycs. but she
did not weep. She looked at rae with n
CHASTITY Smile
"Whot would Jack say is you came with.
ont me? He would never believe me
never! And l-oh, do you think I could
stay here? | should 20 mad-nnd"
MarPare', You do not know what YOU
saN. You never knew my nephew, dear
child"
She turned her head away rs in n7peal.
"Ask Linn that question. Why, he Lowell
me. lie told me that his love for me would
he his death-and laughed A. that YES. I
did. thcusht my fate far the hardest
But | could not tell him So You SEQ. the
very wedding day was fixed and I could
not tell him that loved him better than the
man ! was going to marry. Could l. You
are his uncle but you know l could not.
women have to listen when
they cannot answer -
Il do not understand you. but vou must
be c1lmor. You mist sit down. Hale.
come speak to Ler. ! do not know whether
she knows what she says.
Indeed know very well II was who
Killed HIM !, He was desperate! He
did not care. He told me he should not
care"
Hale was standing at the door. Our
visitor had vanished, and looked in mute
appeal to my friend, still feeling that the
girl was distracted. But Hale under
stood lie came direct ly TO her, took her
in his strong grasp and made her sit down.
lie gave her drink OF water and sat down
in front Of her. "Now," said he, eve will
help YOU, but first you must control YOUR
self and tell us 50 we can understood. IL
Jack Is TO be helped cool heads, not broken
hearts, will have to do il. Crawford. and
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