The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-01-04
Harry gave this letter to his wife.

from me | am always ready and willing to
afford it,"
Lord Harry gave this letter to his wife.
She lead It. and laid 1t open In her lap.
"Must it be, Harry2 Oil must 1t be?"
"There is no other way possible, dear.
But really 1t is nothing. You We're not ut
Passy when your husband died. You had
been In Londou-vou were in Brussels
anywhere: when you arrived it was NIL
over; you have seen his beadstone. DR..
Vimpany hDd him In his care: you knew
he was i'll, but you thought it was Il tri-
ding matter which time would cure; you
go TO the lawyers and present the will.
They have the policies. aud will do every
thing else; you will not even have to sign
ANYTHING. The Only thing that you must
do is to get a complete rig.out of widows
weeds. Mind there will not be the
slightest doubt or question raised. on
sidering~ everything, you will be more than
Justified In seeing no one and going no
where"
-Hugh's letter breaking in upon her
FOOLS paradise had awakened the poor
woman to her better self. She had gone
30 far with the fraud us to %acquiesce In
IL; but she recoiled with horror and shame
when this active part was forced upon
her,
.Oh, Harryv'-she burst into tears. 'I
cannot-I cannot. You ask me to be a
liar and n thief-oh! heavens!-a vile
theft
sit is too late, Irisl We are all vile
thieves. 1t is too late to begin crying
now!'
'Harry"-she threw herself upon her
knees--''spare me! Let some other woman
q and call herself your widow. Then I
will 20 away and hide myself"
"Don't talk nonsense. Iris" he replied,
roughly. II tell YOU it is far toolate. You
should have thong vt of this before. 1t Is
now all arranged
tI cannot rO.h she said
"Yon must go; otherwise all our trouble
NAV prove useless"
''Then | will not got" she declared,
%springing to her feet. II will not degrade
myself any further. will not got"
Harry rose too. He fac.d her for a mo-
ment. Ills c es dropped. Even he remem-
bered, at that moment, how great must be
the fall Of n woman who would consent to
play slch n part!
You shall not CO." he said, unless
qneuces of my own acts--to my W deg
radiation. Go buck to England. In one
thing only spare Inc. Do not tell what Won
know. AS for me, l will forge y letter
from you
Forge a letter.
lit IS the only way left open, giving the
the will. What will happen next9 BY
whose hands the money is TO reach me /
know not yet. But you can leave me, Iris.
Better that you should leave mel shall
only drag you lower"
"Nhy must YOU forge the letter? Why
not come with me soinewhere-the world
is largei-to some place where you are not
known. and there let us begin a new life!
We have not much money, but 1 can sell
nv watches aud chains aud rings, aud we
shall have enough. Oh, Harryi for once
be guiled-l;sten to me! We shall fluid
some humble manner Of living, and we
may be happy yet. There is no harm
done il YOU have only pretended to be
dead: nobody has been injured or de-
frauded-"
Iris. you talk wildly! Do you imagine,
for one moment, that the doctor will re.
lease me from my bargain"
What b%argnin?'
"Why-of course he was to be paid for
the plrt he has taken in the business.
Without him it could never have been
done at all"
.Yon are to pay him some of the money!
She said, conscious that such agreements
belonged to WORKS OF fiction and to polict
courts.
Certainly have to pay him 4 good
large slice out of the money"
"ltis fi,sea Thousand pounds, Is it poti
How much is to be paid to the--to thedoc.
We agreed that he was Ia have the
nait.' said Lord Harry laughing lightly.