Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-01-26
THE MASTER OF The MINE
BY ROBERT BUCHANAN.


Left alone with Madeline, | felt my whole
body tremble like a tree bending before the
breath OF the tempest. Butt took courage
TO look al Nr, and thus | became somewhat
treasured. IIer whole demenanor was calm
and cold: she made no attempt 10 approach
but she walked over TO the window, and
looked out, turning only occasionally to
glance at me while the interview lasted.
mr.. Trelawney." she said, 'waen you
paid your visit to Redruth House last night /
was listening. ! was IN a remote and shaded
part Of tile drawing-room when you entered /;
| remained there during the scene which fol-
lowed. What | witnessed was too stormy 10
be very lucid. 1 want you to make it clear
q; me now"
What do you wish me TO do?'
Il WISH you 10 tell me. If you will. the
whole of your cousins unfortunate story"
did as she requested not dwelling too
much upon IL but making every point clear.
When ! had finished, Madeline said, quietly:
How long have you known this story, Mr..
Trelawney?'
1.-TWO or three days. II seems that Annie
had given some promise not to betray that
man, and this promise She religiously kept
until"
"Yes, until
Until She was driven 20 desperation b.
the announcement Of his approaching ma.
riage. Sick and heart broken She came q
me and told me the story. Mortified beyond
measure, ! thought OF You: and | dreaded Ia
think what your life would be married 10
such q villain. | came here determined TO
face him, aud, " possible. 20 prevent the
,.,wg.xa -..N - it.. "a, "A ....l f.,,H
you best know how | was received
"Do you believe that his marriage with
youl cousin is legal?'
mo: | honestly believe it 10 be false"
Then you mean TO expose him? Since
yonr cousin cannot get justice, do yoI mean
b make her wrongs known
/ looked at her for "A moment, then / an
Wered:
NO: 1 have done all / can %. 70 humili-
ate him nOtc would be- 10 humlliate YOU
moreover, it would lead to his certain
death!i
His death? What do you mean?'
This; that il | pointed him out as the be-
trayer OF annie ~PendragOn, my uncle would
assuredly Kill him.
She started and trembled.
Don't fear for him." | said, "he is safe
from me. There has been trouble enough
here already; God forbid that ! should be the
means Of bringing more
There was a long pause. Madeline still
stood at the window gazing out with SD,
wistful eyes. Then she TUNED and came to-
ward me.
mfr. Trelawney." she said. Il think yon
n, right when YOU say you will make no
PUBLIC SCANDAL. Let this matter rest, and
rkmc all may come well. You
e,raam aSan,JIUeS Mr. ed
Of the Hills, can b.,
= In purposes, shat her love. and al
her patient 'alttePn a will some day be- re-
Quilted
II do not understand | said
No then YOU think more badly OF me
than | deserve, though Heaven knowsI have
not deserved that you should think well oi
me. i told YOU once that / Was marrying
my cousin because he wa poor and 1 wa
rich. WHAT | told you | told him: | knew
co'i.d never love him, but | wished 10 hell
him; and ] should have dons 50. 1 Should
have married him; and once lis wife, think
nay, 1 am sure-l should have been able {:
do my duty. But when | gave that promis,
10 him | believed him 10 Dc a good and non
orahle man. Now, all is changed. beliey,
every word Of your story, Mr.. Treiawney
and, believing il, | know | can never h,
united to him.
She paused for q moment; bat | could no.
speak. Presently she continued:
Mr.. Trelawney, want you To give mt
your hand for a moment in token Of YOU
forgiveness. Heaven has not been mercifu
to either OF us, and | think it would have
been better for US both il we had never met
i shall leave this placcto-morrow but | shal
never forget il, and | shall never forget you
God bless your
She pressed my hand warmly in both o.
hers, and the next moment size was gone
What followed seemed 10 me a wild dream
l remained for a time Ilpefied-drunk viii
mingled JOY and sorrow; feeling the grasp o.
my darling's hand in mine, and hearing still
the sound Of her loving voice. Then l knew
that my aunt and Annie had returned, and
were questioning me as 10 Madelme's visit;
but their questions were soon drowned In a
strange murmur which reached Us from with
out, and the neXtmoment a wild group sLrg-
ed up and surrounded the kitchen door.