The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-03-09

in a voice scarcely ahoua n
but close to his ear
Wide awake, with all ho.
ana keen, Cicely hung ora,
OF pity, Of womanly tanaa n
a mother aroused to has
way ward, but neglected ohm,
AS she stood delibentIps
do, for the first time
hope that the worst michs
happened came into her 'r' ~
stock might not be dead
Why had she not thought ), a.
fore! She felt in her hnsha, ~
cts found the key of tho !. uSe
and taking the candle waan An
down stairs, not giving ba, n
to falter at the thought Of -
full sight her eyes mus, = ore
heart almost failed her as sbs oy
ed the stone steps, and a.
ment She hesitated to ente, ....s a 1a
Rracing herself, however 4 lblain'
by Il strong effort, she ran
pfick moor, frightened by tAe Z = grs n
her own footsteps, and ya
hind her TO be sure that
was not the footsteps Of Som. poor,
lowing her, knowing her s,,st ~
For 1t had already grown, with
secret: she seemed to have rs'at
burden of it, with its guilt snis eo
on her shoulders. She lis,pnslney
door OF the inner cellar i-'snes
nothing but her own sobbm =.
Then she put the key in tha 4 "a 70
turned it with some difftuf
was old and rusty, and pus,here
the door. intry
At Inst her coward avas I'd unit
floor. In the corner behind .a, laD
there was huddled heap; clOtnedis
walls We're stained and sag,al tr
blood. Cicely knew that / = ~ -
dead man who was lying at mt.
his face on the ground. one aHona y,
under him, the other tntstntgl In do
she had the courage TO lift Ii. .tc,n ssMs
head, and to see that the tl,ss It {
gaShed from side to side Ass 'nis1
ped the head and drew back FSol
ing. she caught sight Of the
husband had thrown down; Chin
stained and Wet Then she s.rke
the door and fled up stairs -
| hantom of the murdered hi
pursuing her
For the first time, as she - nj
husband lying by this time fay ~ ,,, :
she felt Il spaSm Of the natur. om q
loathing Of the manslayer w.
before she had conquered ii
brought a sponge to the bes
clearsel his hands from The
stain. Then with pair ot /.
she cut away the front Of Ia
which was also stained. rolleaf
hid it away. Then. belieyin: : -
be an impossibility for her tlE,
sh sat up in an armchair M.lC
husband with no very clear auh,
but with Il feeling that he W..
man, in mind, il not in body, zoo
ed her most Watehful nursing ~
The horror and the shek
nights events, however, had F-llC
her body and mind she fell aS1nee
1t WAS Duke who aWoke MS
following morning. to find MHlS
head had slipped down on ''cor
low beside him
He started, still heavy fron'OOt
fccts Of the narcotic he hal "A
and not remembering clearly
the events Of the preceding ls e
"Ciccly" he cried. why
why aren't You in bed, my deltS
is the natter Df
Cicely opened her eyes wltnt. =
and looked up ut him. ulOiA
husband, she realized in q Iii
moments all that had happa
glanced fearfully from his fae Pa
still bore evidences Of the s'n9 Pr
tons which had torn him, to la =. -.
Looking ut her face, the expNs
that Of Duke gradually cnau7
grew more gloomy. lie folaass
glance from his hands TO W
front.
What's this" h, asked Y
finding that the front haa "
away.
Cicely tried to laugh.
1T was wet she sald, ~
speak easily, and was ans
would catch cold. You WIZ s.
asleep, so l had to cut It. J. "a
Gradually, Us she spoke us m S.
ory Of all that had passed y O
come back to him. He flxa :
upon her with a searching gan ~is
OF misery that she could not n sna
Rising quickly. she tried 70 wa
across the room, but sudden!o
with a cry Of pain, ana ~
chair. !.
MY ankle! / spraiued It.
last night on the cellar stalls -
"Ihe cellar stairs repea',sl
slowly. Then he sprang ''lpPns Up \
into n sitting position. W.
you doing-down there! .st
She tried to face him Dra,s
to answer him. But sne .v ~
The horror OF 1t all over"nes.ys nj
afresh. With a low cry, VIZ
scarcely more than a moan
her head fall forward on 70 w
Duke sprang up from Tue 5
knclt down in front OF ner' IN,
What do you kroW! I'M
you sec?' he asked, III sn'1
guilty whisper. aoe
II know nyrrything-1 saN