The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-01-11

cret, IOF sne would not that he, too.
should curse her fathers name.
When, on the morning at which We
have now arrived, Edwin Forester
came on his usual visit to Mrs, Lind.
say, he was himself looking very pale
and ILL
He was about to quit the house
again without q look or scarce q word
to Emmeline; but the poor girl stop
ped him to ask concerning her mother.
Emmeline and Forester were alone;
and 1t required q violent effort with
the latter to conceal his emotion. IN
And to her inquiries, the doctor an.
swered, with great bitterness-"A hun.
dred times. Emmeline, have told you
that the slightest emotion might XIII
your mother-and yet you have for.
gotten my words!'
Emmeline looked surprised. even be.
wildered. -
to despairl'
What could he mean? Emmeline
was asking herself when Forester
said, II know allr'
What is that you know?'Emmellne
wonderingly exclaimed.
And then Forester, told her of her
visit OH the previous evening to Bar.
rington's house; and she had NO
thought, she said, to deny It,
"But you will tell me for what DUR.
pose you went to that house?" said
Forester.
And Emmeline answered in a low
tone. yet very firmly. mo, sir; deprive
me of your esteem, IL you believe
am no longer worthy of 1t; but ques.
ton me no further, for cannot, and /
will not, tell you anything"
"All then IL ended between On, and
you are free!'
Forester said. boiling with indignant
anger. $50 long as my duty as q ply.
slcian shall recall me to this house,
shall return-but much fear that the
occasion for my visits will very, very
shortly ceasew
you canDot nean," cried Emmeline,
In almost overpowering terror, 'sthat
my poor mother is soon to dep
"Reproach yourself, Emmeline," For.
roster sternly answered. MRS. Red.
mond cannot long survive the violent
emotion which your absence last night
occasioned her-may ReAven pardon
you, Emmeline! You have advanced
your mothers last hour"
And casting a look Of anger and re-
proach on Emmeline, he hastily left
the house.
And Emmeline wept and moansd.
"You heard him! Oh, heaveni he sus.
pects-he accuses mew .5
A few more days, and Mrs. Lind
says last hour had indeed arrived.
The few and urconnected words
which had remained on that fragment
of the burnt letter, mother and daugh-
ter had read together again and again,
but could not extract nor sense nor
hope from them.
Now, as she lay dying, Mrs. Lind
say asked that Emmeline would once
again, and for the last time, read
those words to her. ,..-...
And Emmeline read the scorched dis
jojnted words which were:
"EugeniaY with gold" - wretch
Nicholas shearman'1"a month
hence''-"I6Edon"-"One Tree Square,
ARNOLD Lindsay"
"Fifth of February, Eighteen Hun.
dred and Seven" ~
OuS ~ ID NES6U1ulS Mr0. Alu06ay
feebly moaned. ''That letter would
have been an indication, and It Ia de.
stroyed."
With final effort the poor woman
said:
"A mad hope, Emmeline, has remain.
ed at my heart. I have said to myself,
heaven cannot have willed the eter-
nal triumph Of the guiIty-one day,
the unexpected proof Of Arnold Lind
says innocence will be given to me.
that may re-establish the honor Of
my husband. Heaven has been with
out pity for my prayers, but win per
haps be removed by your youtA, EN-
incline. leave to you my work to &C.
complish." N
And Emmeline kneeling beside her
mothers couch, and holding her moth.
er's hand, said with great fervor:
"And I will accomplish It, dear
mother, at cost Of the last breath Of
my life-the last drop Of my blood" .
Those words pronounced, Emmeline
rose to her feet but was not in time 10
receive her mothers last sigh.
Poor, crushed, heart-broken Mrs,
Lindsay had ceased to live.