The Lamar register., 1892-11-26

u groan from the grove you haa Just
left caused me to turn in that diree-
tion instead and there found-hiu-
| What" gasped Cleo. staring AT
him 'You-you-"
| The words died upon her lips In
long moan OF intolerahle agony as
fearful suspicion entered her mind
| .Yes my poor child. | was the one
to find Hamer Wylde- Lie ceased
| Just as | reached him. ! believe that
| was the only witness and you may
trust me. Cleo TO keep your secret
Whatever madness whatever torture
drove you TO it | am certain you
knew not what you did. Destroy
that tell-tal dress at once as ! have
! DESTROYED the Jacket and God pardon
ana PITY you. My lost lost love
/ good BY forever.
Another moment and Cleo Dale
was alone with only one hortld i%ci
brauGed upon her soul as with a rcd
hot iron.
Her cousin Doris had worn her
Norfolk Jacket when she went out for
that walk.
Cleo Cleo. was thar Marc
Vancouver? Have they found-it'
1t was Doris Linaen's voice.
White and trembling she stood on
the threshold in white uegli iso
wrapper. looking like veritao1o
ghost
Cleo spraug forward and caught
her as she reeled dizziiy toward the
wall.
,Oh. Cleo " murmured the pallid
lips. hold me fast l am so horri-
bly, afraid "
A gasplng breath and she lay un-
conscious in her cousins arms
Brain fever set in and it was
weeks before beautiful Doris Linden
uwoke TO reason
Cleo watched over her through all
She would allow no one else save the
doctor 10 enter the room fearing
lest the wild incohsrent words
which fell from her cousins lips
should reveal that terri Ole secret tho
clew TO which she oaly held
Doris talked OF tho grove the
broken trampIei shrubbery and
blood blood everywhere. q.
1T Is on my handsn' sno would
shrek. gazing with horror-striekcu
eyes at her slender white fingers
And then Cleo would sooihe her
with gentle words until she fell asleep
once more
When finally Doris Linden driiiod
from the gates OF death back to this
world the frs, fall OF snow lay white
and pare oye- the grave OF Hamer
Wylde No clew had been found 10
his assassin and the village had sub
sided into its accustomed calm once
more
Marc Vancouver had KEEP, his prom.
ise but Cleo wriihed under the con
viction that he believed her 10 have
murdered her old lover
Never mindl She would bear all for
Doris LiuGen's sake
And this reflection strengthened
her fainting spirit
Doris since her convslcscancc had
not mentioned Hamer Wyldcs name
but she had marked her cousins
altered looks and drawn her own con-
clusions
Have you broken with Mare
Cleog' she asked listlessly. one day.
And Cleo's sudden paliorapd the in
voluntary start as she answered
'AeS gave hor all the information
she needed
The neNt day she sent a message TO
Marc Vancouver.
The next night he called a, the
Dale cottage and was ushered into the
parlor where the cousins sat alone.
Cleo, who was at the piano gave a
low cry at the sight of her loycr-the
lover who in his heart believed her
murleress but DORIS moiioned him to
seat near herself aud plunged ner-
yousIy into the task before her.
Marc y she said tremulously. i
have sent for you that may rectlfy a
fatal mistake You believe tha, cleo
killed -Hamer Wylde"
Her voice wayered and broke over
that name; then she contlnued more
steadily: -. -
she is inuoccut OF the crime. -
'Doris'' cried Cleo in agony.
u know who committed tnat mur.
der Marc wert on Doris. 1T wa,
No Doris nc" implored her
cousin throwing her arms abou, her
slight form
1T was his maniac wife finished
the girl. with a shuddcr at the re.
membrance.
Cleo's arms fell to her side. ffsr
dilaied brown eyes turned upon Marc
Nancouyer's pale countenance.
Bot he was hanging breathlessly
upon Doris Linden every word.
- 1t was whom you saw hurrylur
from The grove resumed Doris II
dropped Clco's Jacket which I had
borrowed when went to meet Hamer