Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-09
CHAPTER xIX-Continsed.)
CHATTER TX.

~ aS.-H2 &hsAh A~SS AA
The SHARES Of Guilt.
Seated In one of the superbiy-fur-
afsbed rooms Of viscount Dareleigh's
Uansicn, eagerly and trembling. was
Hrs. Chesterton awaiting the coming
In. an indignant exclamation.
completely within her power; but on
the success Of whom, in that attempt
which he had promised that he would
snake. depended now her life.
should she perish. what would be-
come Of her poor. innocent daughter
And Mrs. Chesterton shuddered as
thus she thought On that n point
her heart was still vulnerable; that she
was q mother was, perhaps. the sole
cause that some res.nant OF uma
feeling yet chung about her.
When, after q whole age, as IL had
appeared to her. viscount Dareleigh
at hast presented himself before her,
Au. Chesterton hurried toward him.
ani IN { ;mps fen ss-roz ssowereS
upon him question after question.
when she had fairly run herself out
and had paused, partly for want OF
breath to continue and partly BECAUSE
she had asked all and more that all
tnAt II had been necessary to demand,
viscount Dareleigh said. laughing
gnfly:
-Rest easy. Eugy, and bless your
guardian angel!'
A strange look did Mrs. Chesterton
ix on the viscount as he said that;
and a singular expression was on her
features as she repeated:
~Angely All, indeed! ! had not
thought that you would ever be that"
The viscount laughed more merrily
ever than before.
I'VE never can foresee that which Is
% happen" he said.
And presently continued:
-Ali il comfortably arranged, Eugy,
chat in the future we may have moth
1nG to fear from each other"
How is that was asked In a tone
fun Of suspicion.
II have obtained Theodore's con-
Bent, and your daughter will shortly
become his wife"
~Indeedr!' exclaimed Mrs. Chester
Aon. and still doubtingly.
YES" replied the viscount, readily;
VI should never be able to consider
" Sell 6EOlEG 60 tO0k ~ you hdo lC0-
con to be my enemy"
THAT I may perfectly understand
yoU," said Mrs. Chesterton, Il must
Delieye-p
She paused and fixed her eyes with
Keen inquiry on those OF her accom-
pIice.
what must you believer was care
tessly demanded
THAT Nicholas Sherman Is deady'
whispered Eugenia.
The viscouns merely nodded and
smiled.
Then, In that case, those letters"
Again she paused and again the Wis
count nodded and smiled.
Why win you nc speak? Why will
you thus torture meTr the woman
cried angriiy and i~mpatiently.
"On that night when. awhile since,
NE. az your house, renewed our ac-
Quaintance. you had, II l remember
rightly. but scAnt pity for the un-
fortunate wretch who was then so
helpless within your clutch
And the ~yiscount appeared delighted
chat IL was now his turn to torture.
Morton, ! entreAt that you win
20HG ply on A8G 8o1 0Ay 0GfG 0IC
chose letteny
They are nowhere" responded the
~vlscount, and laughed again, for /
have destroyed them"
-Ah! You obtained possession Of
those letters! Eugenia cried her face
lighted up with Joy.
~Of course I obtained possession Of
them, or how could / have destroyed
themYs the viscount said, lightly and
1estingfy.
Gone. those letters are gone Eu-
genia cried breathing freely. once
again believing herself entirely safe.
and that no danger could ever in the
future menace her.
Yes. Eugy," said the viscount, ex-
uitingiy. I'VE may now boldly defy
our enemies, do what they may"
Yes, yes" cried Mrs. Chesterton;
ard she, too. was In high glee.
Those letters" pursued the Wis
count, can never rise mp In judgment
against us, since even their ashes are
totally annihilated: the fire has con-
sumed them both"
-BethY' exclaimed Mrs. Chesterton,
with a shrek Of terror: 'but there
Were three Of those letters"
Three Of themy" faltered the Wis.
count, Keeling backward as though a
knife had suddenly pierced his heart.
"Yes. yes, three Of them-three OF
yhemr' Mrs. Chesterton franticalIy
cried, and wrung her hands despair.
ingly.
And then, supplied with fear. with
out the power to stir a limb, these two
guilty wretchess stood. each looking
into the face OF the other. and shud-
dering at the CHASTITY palor. the hcrri.
bic distortion they there beheld.
And they groaned and muttered al.
most unconsciously to themselves and
10 each other:
Three Of them. We are lost! we
are lostw
CHAPTER XXI.