Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-01-02

tfeSS as q tower OF strength
"Follow your follow selvantg 20
man. commenced the doctor.
when my young lady orders mo "a
do so. SIR replied Tabltha coldly.
Eudora's left hard was clenc6ee IN
that of Malcolm Montrose and sha 4
threw out her right hand and grasped
that of her humble attendant, eSclaim. =
ing eagerly:
"Oh, no, no, no. do not leave mo
good Tabithat' For she felt oImoS, ]
safe between the two. =
Not TIL they tears me away piece.
meal with pinclers. Miss! for / reckon
I'm too big to be forced away all M
once replied Tabitha violently. draw. M
defiance from her reso,nta ayas oNin pure G
"Officers. remove that contnr,, iron Amr
girl from the room" said the doctor a.
angrily. =
The two constables stepped forward su
to obey, but Malcolm Montro3a drop- The q
pea the hand OF Eudora and confront ing a go
't "nn sam 81, =, bur agr
Tban turning r. the anroc,, ,su., Ind msI
clan. he said: ks well,
doctor, nothing but my knowledge komethl
of the sincerity of your attachment 10 kbese e
the late family enables me to endure kwork of
the violence OF your conduct. But you Kinds OF
push your privileges and my patience &nOotel {
too far. You have 10 right to say that weight {
this girl shall not remain in attend Rolling /
ance upon the unhappy mistress tled wi
through the night. What harm can held in
she dot Besides, Il Miss Leaton is TO Sunrner.
be guarded by constables placed on Gse the
the outside of her chamber door. il is Sent at
but proper that she should have a whether
female attendant in the room with creased
her.
VERY well " said the doctor grimly, fusv.m,r
''aS far as / am concerned she may RAs Original
keep her waiting woman in; but S"S"
shall take very good care that she her
! self does not get out" eonasj
And so saying he went Immediately rrceIf
to the two high Gothic windows that Omo wi
lighted the vast room, closed the pochab
strong oaken shutters, placed the iron A.sge
bars across them. secured the latter
Tith pa padl aodS,, ard gay, gave ,t the Ike keys to k. sTs ks,
rant. lie next stationed one of the Of. Diseases. :
ticcrs on the other side of the door,
of an9rtmen+s directing him 70 lock Roofe-
the door and keep the key In his dance
pocket. And. finally. having ascer- / turn
/ tajnnd that all fha fastaniurs Of ths Gardin-
chamber were well secured, he pre-. nee one
pared to withdraw.
Malcolm Montrose pressed the hand "HS
of Eudora TO his heart. saying. Gwsr.ated
Goodnight, dearest EudOra. Con.
fda in the God who watches over 10
deliver Innocence. AND bending loWly Ethel 4
to her ear, he whispered: &oaio m
Hope" Then raising his head and T.n pa
looking kindly toward Tabitha, he I came
said:
Coed girl, take great care of your nth
mistress to-nisht,t n,o for that s,rr sa iDS 81 .
answered Miss Tabs confidently.
And once more pressing the hand OF ana,
Eudora he resigned it and withdrew v"
from the room. thompson
The doctor and the head constable Good g
followed Thpv all M rlSpd in the hall , money
outside until tho constable had double q farm
locked the door and put the key in Is &eadSe
pocket and taken his station before
the room.
And now think your prisoner is 2 you ".
quite secure, even though you should nh Dakota
sleep on your post, officer" said the IDS on e=r:
doctor. with grim satisfaction as 10 ne Of The
walked from the spot. tvhle, n.
Malcolm Montrose smiled strangely
as he followed. W a.sns
IL the hail below they We're met by ms IL o,r
servant, who announced the arrival or We on han
Mr.. Carter, the family solicitor, VINO -
had been asked to see Mr.. Montrose,
and who bad been shown to the Libra. ~
ry, where he now waited. NY
Malcolm Immediately went thithef, WI
and when seated at the writing tabeZ0
with the attorney, related TO him all &c
the details of the household tragedy, GXy
and the arrest of Eudora Leaton upon ES&AN
the awful charge of poisoning the
whole family. 10Y
Even the clear-headed, case-hard' @M3W
ened old lawyer was shocked and stu SXV2f1
pefied by that dreadful story. When V&4AM8
Malcolm had finished, and the lawyefn 49,
had recovered his presence OF mind, E3k$SHs
they discussed the matter as calln! lT&Ss
as circumstances would permit. Inc SVaVEi
lawyer insisted that the evidence WE
-vietins, al. and that there was not in ths ON1
whole wide range OF human na na p1Ss'o ~. Ph the \
m white malcolm in agonized tIupof F
earnestness. persisted in upholding her refresh
perfect innocence; aid pity yet ]
but n she did n2t GO IT. o mn Ter and
ape Who ,ndaadf Conjecture is efectu
at a fun stand.o answered Malcolm; es aud {
wiping the drops forced out by men'm f~stlpatie,
anguish from his brow. ' remoa
.Is no one else amenable to slspf al N.
cion?' pea
mo one" @oie 70
Had the late family deeply offena. action az
cd any person. or casually injured any Pets, prep
one, or made any enemy arranged or lthyand
offended a human being, or had ah .Ie1cell
enemy in the world" oil and
Was there no one whose in,eres' Rular rem
ran counter 70 those OF the n'e EFyup of
an. .Nn n n ON earth, Lord Leaton and ! bottles
his family were on the best possible = ANY
terms with all his friends; acqun nars not hay
nnGes and de pen ,nosel hns hc,oreds + it pro-
W "It comes nesr back - then. to this; that 70 Pies to try
one wonld have aa- interest IL TIC = 31sSaitute.
tin, t,%st, ion, Of 9so; tas wi %sol mDd 6" n tSei Tf heir AAFoRA