Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-12

made her; the wreck of all that should
have made her other than she was; her
wretched married life, her husbands
downfall, her nephew's disgrace, her
own torture that should last as long -
she-he had done it all. What misery
of soul had been hers since that day
when she had stood before him n
asked him if be wished 10 marry beri
Her love for him had made this ruin
and he had loved her and wronged her
love. She had always been fair to look
upon; she would have been beautiful
with other environments than had been
hers, more beautiful than his wife; b
education she had CLEANED somehow or
other. her dignity Of speech, could not
he himself ave brought 1t about and
nodded her into a brilliant woman She
had loved him, and her love for him had
wrecked her and all those nearest her.
Did his wife love himl Had not ambi-
ton, rather than passionate affection,
brought her 70 him; had not ambition,
rather than the maternal feeling of this
woman for her nephew. made his wife
anxious for this match between Estelle
and John Elwyn2
Believe her, To doubt her would have
been 20 exculpate himself. Believe herl
Though the woman watching him may
have thought him only cold and callous.
sWhatr' she cried. do you hesftate'
Do you feel that nothing is my duel
Rave | not sufficiently accused your
With a despainng gesture she threw
herself at his feet Believe heri
mo, no. she said pleadingly, 81 do
not accuse you-you are innocent, the
whole world is innocent, only / am not
| came 20 YOU because / am not quite
dead. and the affection that made you
its idol holds 10 this child Of my adoption
with all the tenac:ty that availed II 80
little Of old Iloved you once, and that
should be something 10 you. / ask for
somethiny for my dear boy, as ! ask you
20 screen me for his sake from justice.
VIII there not be sufficient punishment
for me when IL is always before me hal
/ send him 70 prison and must withhold
the truth from himy II She could
say no more. She kneeled there with
uplifted pallid face.
And the judged
"SalomeF' he said-nothing more. But
the agony. the remorse, the grief in that
word were apparent to her who heard
She looked at him. her life surely %
oentrated in thai look. Then she rose %
her feet and tottered, and he put out his
arm 70 support her.
oh. Salomel Salome!- he said.
he held her thus a little while. and
from the adjoining room came the low
murmur Of happy voices, while from the
wall looked down upon him the pictured
eve Of his wife. The face Of the woman
he held had undergone q strange aleera-
ton. What years Of pnvation and 10
preston had wrought still remained
there, but il was a. though a soft Light
had flooded down over brow and eyes.
She disengaged herself from him, and
ne took the roll Of papers he had written
that evening. crushing it IN hs hand
Tomorrow" be said. II place in thu
hands OF your rephews employers the
amount Of the money that is missing.
My word Will be taken for whatever I
shall say. And-I viii nave the SEN
fencing Of your nephewl | can say no
more"
! he Will know the truth" she cdedin
, sudden terror; my boy viii know what
did"
: When you tell him"
, And you say that you will have tbs
: sentencing Of him. You mean that you
: will make his sentence hghtY
= "Yes-the lghtest"
1 DO you know that people viii blame
. you for THAR They will call you un-
1 lust: aud then there is your chance Of
! being governor; may not that be weak
! med by what you would dOF
= She still thought Of him and his vel
D fare despite her own great pain. His
. eyes were looking into hers, his face
came nearer her wan cheek: she heard
: his troubled breathing. and then she
. felt the touch Of lips she had not felt
since she was a young, PASSIONATE girl
= sRobertr' she said softly, and he put
. his hands up over his eye and knew
. that she went from him, without an
. other word, without another look
3 Half an hour Later the judges wife
. rustled into the study. She was radiant
. Asleep she said brightly, going Z
2 the table where her husband sat ''rheE
2 wake up and LET me tel you how glad
u am that Dunlap woman came when sh'
> did. For when I went 20 Estele and
. John they had been having a little TIT
3 which 1 quickly patched up. and tn
l. reconciliation, as all r-econcihations vii
: do, led 10 far greater tenderness thai
o before. John win speak to you to
a morrow. and Estelle Is in the seventh
= heaven. Why" she said as he raise
u his face, ''how old you look Il rs Al
u that Dunlap case. and"-
% will you leave mey' he said in
dominating tone Of voice hitherto I'm
known TO her.
'MercyI' she smiled. you are angr.
because I helped 10 expedite matters
little with Estelle and JohnY"
Il am not angry" sad the judge
"But 1 should like 10 be alone. L
have a troublesome matter to think Of.
She leaned over and put her lips 3
1 her husbands forehead
Il had forgotten your letter TO Gen