The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-22

In the hall. every particular OF tn" acct
dent-he SAM reaI. unfcigned tears Shin
Ing in the mans yes.
Mr.. Fulton was loved by his interiors
for his invariaDlc kindness ana good
humor. Then ne entered the luxurious
chamber. whcr the master of the house
lay. doomed al / oyin@.
Let h.m cine near me-" said Paul
Fulton to DR.. Arne. Il have much t. say
10 HIM"
The doctor rose from his seat. and made
way for Lor. Bayncham.
Claude w incNprcS>ibly shocked. SO
lately he had seen Paul Fulton in the
flush ami p ide of his manhood. his hand
some face smiling and carclcss-could
that pale. haggard man, with crimson-
stained baHdagcs upon his head. be the
same who had >alutcd him So gayly a few
hours ago.: The wild eyes, full of terror,
glarcd VI at him.
Il am dying. they say" gasped the
ioarse. ow voice. Il never feared man.
but | am afraid TO die"
Lord B~ayncham did not know what to
say i woman in his place would have
Uttered the exact words the dying man
wanted to hear-somcthinG of mercy and
pardon and hope. Lord Bayncham look
ed aWkWardly around the room, and then
murmured something about recovery.
"No." said Paul Fulton. sorrowfully.
"Doctor Arne tells me | shall not see this
sun set. Lord Bayncham, want to
speak to you about your wife"
The young earl started. In the shock of
seeing that CHASTITY figure. he had for.
gotten for a moment that he expected to
hear of his lost love.
What Of my wife," he said. gently
for, even %>upposing that Paul Fulton haG
caused all the sorrow and suspense. il
was not possible TO maintain the ~faintcst
CLEAN of anger against the shattered,
dying wreck before him. What of my
wife," he asked again.
Il should like to see her whispered
Paul Fulton. Il am dying, they say. and
this is my last prayer. Let me see your
wife once; let my last look he upon her
face"
DO YOU know where She is" asked
Lord Baynoham.
NO" was the calm reply; lat Bayne.
ham. | suppose 1t is not too far. my lord.
There will be time if YOU send at once"
All, then he knew nothing of her flight
their half suspicious had been wrong,
why do YOU wish to see my wife" he
asked; trust mc-toll me-"
Il will" said Paul Fulton. Il do not
know whether You have been told any.
thing of your wife's history. | want to
see her-oh, Lord B~ayncham. | want to
see her. because she is my only child"
Your child cried Lord B~ayneham. in
unu;terable wonder.
YES said Paul. my child. Her
mother was the fairest and sweetest girl
in all Scotland. and she was my wife.
When | saw your wife. Lord B~ayncham. |
Thought my own had returned to me
again, young and lovely as ! first knew
her. She is my daughter. | was Lord
Hutton'S dearest friend: her mother was
Lady lluttons toster-sister: Lady Hutton
adopted her when my wife joined me oven
the seas
There was silence for some few mo-
ments. and a thousand thoughts flashed
through Lord Bayneham's mind. This cx.
planned all that seemed 50 mysterious
tn" notes-ah, and perhaps the interview.
why was this kept Il secret from me-"
he said. sadly. IL has caused bitter sor-
row"
Then the dying man told the whole
story aS he knew it,.
Il cannot understand" said Lord
Bayn"harn. gently. when the other had
finished. why YOU wished this 10 br kept
a secret from me-"
Il dreaded i, being known" he replied.
As stephen Hurst, | should have been
dcspi>cl and outlaW"d; as Paul Fulton.
men have esteemed me. If | had claimed
m child. | must have told who | was.
She begged of me To- tell you. but | would
not"
"Sho j. sacrificed to your PRIDE" said
Lord Baynrham. TELL me. on the even
ing you We're at B%ayueham did You meet
my wife and your daughter in the l.ady's
Walk: Did YOU talk To- her there"
Yes" said stephen Hurst. Il did so. |
asked her to NEE, me there, and most un-
willingly she complied"
"Iuu gave two notes into her hand"
confirmed Lord B~ayncham. sadly.
Yes" replied stephen: but how Do you
know. and why do You mention these
things:"
because they have helped to destroy
my Wife. cried the young earl: she has
been sacrificed To your sins aud Your
pride. She was asked to explain those
notes and refused; she was asked why she
was in the Lady's Walk-her bracelet
was found there-shc would not tell: there.
was some terrible mistake. and Your
daughter has left her home. ! know NO,
where she has gone: | cannot find her. and
begin to despair of ever seeing her again.
oh. if You had but told mo the truth
do not rcproach me" said the dNinc
man; has not my sin found me out: I
could have died more easily with nv
child's face near me. Through my OWL
fault this II hope is lost 10 mel shah
never see her again"
He lay there murmuring to himself that
his sin had found him ont. From that
moment, when he heard that his sin and
pride had destroyed his child. he seemed
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