Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-05-14

= W mus CI.sT y51 ana nm OF thi;
know We must do that. Cyril. Guy didn',
kill him. Guys wholly incapable OF It
| But where is Guy now? That's what
don't understand We must clear that
/ all up. Though. even when it's cleared up,
! can only love you. A. ! told you that
day AZ Chetwood--and ! mean it still
| whatever comes to us two. | can never.
never marry yon. :.
mot even il clear this all up" Cyril
asked, with q wist!ul look
Not even if you clear this all up," E!ms
answered. seriously. '.The difiiculty's on
my side, don't You see, not on yours at ell
| So far as you're concerned. Cyril. Gear this
you tomorrow. I'd marry you at once,
| and proud to do ii. II only to show. the
world openly trust yon both: | half
ALTERED Just once as you stood there III
court, whether would say yes TO you. foi
nothing else but that--to let everybody See
how Implicitly trusted you,
But | couldn't allow it," Cyril an
swered, all aglow. las things stand now.
Elma our positions are reversed. While
this cloud still hangs SO black over Guy i
couldn't find II in my conscience to ask
you to marry ME"
He gazed at her steadily. They were
both too profoundly stirred for tears or
CuIOtOuS. ~ Nutet uC>IdiI kltuIOcu III tiic
eyes of each. Cyril could never marry her
till he had cleared up this mystery. Elma
could never marry him, even il 1t were all
cleared up, with that terrible faint OF mad
ness, Us she thought it, hanging threaten
ingiy forever over her and her family.
She paused Tor q minute or two. with her
hand locked in his, then she sa,d once
But why did he run away? That battles
me quite. That's the one point OF il all
that makes. it SO strange aud So terribly
mysterious.
"Eima." Cyril answered. with cold
thrill. II believe in Guy. think KNOW
myself. and think know him, well
enough to say that such q thing ns murder
is impossible for either OF rs. He's weak
at times, ! admit; and his will was power.
less before the magnetic force of Montague
Nevitt's. But when try to face that in
scrutable mystery Of why. ifhe's innocent,
he has run away from this charge. con-
fess my faith begins TO falter and tremble.
He must have seen it in the papers. He
must have seen ! was accused What can
he mean by leaving HE to bear it in his
stead. withOutever coming forward to help
ME fairly out of it?'
Elina looked up at him with another Of
her sudden flashes OF superb intuition. He
cant have seen it in the papers. :
she said THAT gives us some clew. II
help you. But. Cyril, my faith never fall
ters at all; and tell you why. Not only
do know,Guy didn't do 1t. but know
who did il. The man who murdered Mon
ta9ue hewitt is--why shouldn't tell you?
MIR. Gilbert Gildersleeve.'
Cyril started back, astonished. "Oh,
Elma, why do you think SOP he cried, in
amazement. what possible reason can
you have for saying soS''
None" Elma answered. with q calmly
resigned air. II only know il; / know Il
0om his eyes. looked in them once anA
read them like book. but OF cQurss
that's nothing. What we must do NOW is
his eyes and saw it at q glance; and saw
lie saw it. Heknows I've discovered him. "
Cyril half drew away from her with 2
faint sense Of alarm. "Elma" he said,
slowly, II believe in Guy; but really and
truly, can't quite believe that. You make
your Intuition tell you far too much. In
you've fixed the guilt without proof upon
another innocent man. I'm sure Mr.. Gil
action.
And I'm sure Of it. too" Elma an
swered, with the instructive certainty Of
feminine conviction; but still know, for
all that, he did it and nothing on earth
that anybody could say will ever make me
believe he didn't.
When Mrs. Clifford came back to the
hotel. an hour later. she scanned her
daughters face with keen glance ofin-
curry. J,
she murnured. laying Elma's head on her
shoulder. It'll this case Is cleared up and
Guy is proved innocent.
Yes Elma answered, nesting close,
and looking red rs rose, He knows very
well Guy didn't do it. but he wants all the