The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-01-18
CHAPTER Iv.-THE LAST DISCOVERY.

VIE LAST
II shall like to urn farnler,n Lord
Harry went on talking while Iris opened
and began to read Fanny's manuscript.
After all my adventures, to settle down
in n quiet place and cultivate the soil. On
market-dny we will drive into towa to-
gether"-he talked rs II Kentucky were
Notwithstanding bv siie in a spring
cart. shall have samples. of grain in
bags, and you will have II basket of butter
and cream. 1t will be an ideal life. We
shall dine at the ordinary, aud. after din
her. over 4 pipe and q glass of grog, l shall
discuss the weather an. he crops. Aud
while we live in this retreat of our over
here the very name of Harry Norlnnd will
have been forgotten. Queer, that We
shall go on living long after we are dead
II buried and forgotten. In the novels
the man turns up after he is supposed
to be cast away Observation-Disclosures
dead long ago; But he never turns up
Van Wrinkle. BY gad. Iris! When we
are old people we will go home and see
the old places together. 1t will be some-
thing to look forward to-something to live
for-eh?
~ feel quite happy this evening. Iris;
happier than ! have been for months. The
fact is, this internal place has l,ipped us
both confonndedly. l don't like to grnm-
BILE, but l'ye felt the monotony more than
a bit. And SO have you. It's made you
DrOuu over uuluSs. NOW, lpt my part, 4
like to look at the bright side. Here we
are comfortably cut off from the past.
That's all lone with. Nothing in the
world can revive the memory of the
disagreeable things If we are only true to
ourselves and agree to forget them. What
Not a soul knows except the doctor, and
between him and ourselves we are going
to put Il few thousand What's the
matter, Irls' What the devil is the mat
teri"
For Iris, who had been steadily reading
while her husband chartered on, sudden
iy dropped the book, and turned upon
him a white face and eyes struck with
horror.
What is itt" Lord Harry repeated
"Oh! Is this trues"
"What?'
81 cannot say it. Oh, my Godl can this
be tru 2"
WHAT Speak, Iris!' He sprnng to his
feet. "Is it's it discovered?"
"DiseoyeredS Yes, all-all-all-is dis
Where, How? Give me the thing.
Iris. Quick! Who knows2 What Is
knowni'
He snatched the book from her hands.
She shrank from his touch. and pushed
back her char, standing in an attitude of
MISUNDERSTANDING him as one would
watch a dangerous creature.
He swiftly read age after page, eager to
know the worst. Then he threw the book
upon the table.
"Wellt" he said, not lifting his eyes.
THE man was murdered-murdered!'
she whispered.
He made no reply.
You looked on while he was murdered!
0 looked on c~onsentingl You ara a
murderer!"
y had no share or part 10 it. Ibid not
know he was being poisoned"
sNOu knpy whep VIVA ypitb ObJ
the dead mantle murdered man--was in
the house at the very monent! Your hands
were red with blood when you took me
away--to get me out of the way-so that |
should not know She stopped, she
could not go on.
II did not know, Iris--not with certain
ty. thought he was dying when he came
into the house. He did not die: he began
TO recover. When the doctor gave him his
medicine-after that woman went away.
were stronger. challenged him. He did
not deny it. Believe me, Iris, 1 neither
counselled it nor knew OF it,"
You ucquiesced in it. You consented.
You should have warned the-the other
murderer that You would denounce him II
the man died. You took advantage of
it. His death enabled you to carry out
your rand with me as your accomplish.
Wi h mel l am an accomplice in a muir
der!'
mo, no, Iris: you knew nothing OF it.
No one can ever accuse you
You do not understand. 1t is part of
the accusation which l make against my
self"
sAs for what this woman writes" her
husband went on, sit is true. l suppose it
is useless to deny a single word of it. She
had hidden behind the curtain, then! She
heard aud saw all, II Vimpany had found
her! He was right. No Que SO dangerous
rs a woman. Yes; she has told YOU exact.
~ what happened. She suspected nll
along. We should lave sent her away and
changed our plans. This ONE of being
too clever. Nothing would do for the doc
both hoped-that he would die u natural
death. He did not. Without a dead man
we were powerless. We had to get e dead
lar Iris. will hide nothing more from
you, whatever happens. l confess every
thing. knew that he was going to die.
When he began to get well l was filled
with forebodings, because / knew that he
would never be allowed 10 goaway. How
else could we tind adead bodys You can't
steal a body; you can'tmake one up. You
must have one for proof Of death. say
his voice was harsh and hoarse-"I say
that knew he must die. saw his death
in the DOCTORS face. Aud there was nc
more money left for a new experiment il
Oxbye should get well and go away.
When 1t came to the point ! was seized
with mortal terror. l would have given
up everything-everything-to see the mar
get up from his bed and go away. But il
was too late. / saw the doctor prepare
the final dose, aud when he held it to his
lips ] saw by his eyes that it was the drink
Of death. have told you ALL" he con
cluded.
You have told me ALL" she repeated.
"All! Good heavens! All"
II have hidden nothing from you. Now
there is nothing more to tell"
She stood perfectly stiil-her hands
clasped. her eyes set, her face white aud
stern.
What / have to do now" she said, ''lic!
plain before me-"
Iris! 1 implore you, make no change in
our plans. Let us go away as we proposed
Let the nnst ha fnrpoLtnu. Como Will