Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-03-26

All she parted ''You have not
changed, them YeE have no sympathy
with those who suffer-
Yes. / have sympathy. You mis-
take me. yenetia / was always on
the side OF your people, Of the OPP
pressed and much-wronged race to
which you belong, but have no sym
patty with anarehism and the plan Of
anarchists for Kidding the earth Of the
oppresaors- That was the point on
which we first began to quarrel, you
will remember"
And We are no nearer agreement
than we were
"No. that is true, but circumstances
lave altered You were then depend
ent upon me and you did not like your
position. It did not leave you free
enough 10 help tie men whom I con-
aidered traitors and murderers. You
were ready then 10 resort to desperate
means Of obtaining funds for them
he looked her straight in the face
again. almost hoping TO see her eye
lids CULVER. her face grow red with
something not unlike shame But. on
the contrary, she maintained perfect
Is quiescent and infexible front her
eyes darkened a little and her cheeks
grew a shade whittier, but there was
the curve Of a smile upon her lips.
II believe. her husband continue
that you now confne your charities
chiefly - the needy Poles and Russians
who apply to you for aid. and | am
thoroughly in sympathy with this OBJ
ject AT the same time feel glad
that you have an independent income
of Your own-you see speak plainly
and-and--I trust you perfectly"
There was some hidden meaning in
his last words, which brought for the
first time burning flush 10 venetia's
face, although she did not lower her
unquailing eyss.
"You--trust ms ?" she Sid.
II said perfectly
She leaned forward and spoke in
lower voice "Roger''-it was the first
time that she had called him by his
name-"you once thought that ! loved
another man-better than you Do
you think SO still?"
II do not know that it matters now,
he said, coldly. Il am sure that you
have been always good and true-from
your point OF view
"Ah, that is intolerable" she cried
out suddenly. THAT is where We al
ways fell o1t--the difference in our
point OF view will tell you one
thing that have never told you before.
The man who shot himself in your
presence rather than be taken alive
by the police, he was my brother my
brother T4eon-my fathers only SON.
He looked at her searchingly. WAS
that so?" he said Then am sorry
for my suspicious Yes, did suspect,
Venetia. For those suspicious | do
heartily beg your pardon, acknow-
ledge that you did well to be angry
with me But IL it comes to asking
pardon. you know that YOU also should
be asking mine"
She looked al him imperturbably.
Why" she said
Am to put II into plain words2
Because you afterward deliberately
tried to take my life You know it.
You have denied ito me. When |
came to see you on your recovery from
the illness that followed upon that
mans death"
IAN Illness of which you were the
cause"
"Accidentally-yes ! shot you. ac-
cidentally. as YOU know. But 1t was
by no accident that when came to
zee you. you gave me draught which
you did not expect me to survive,
That is the reason why | have sepa-
rated from you: that Is the reason why
have kept Lancelot away. But ! am
ready to forgive. / loved you, Ven
eta. love you still offer you my
home again and never by word or
deed will I allude to the past. You
had yes, you had great provocation.
1T is that which has kept us apart,
Is it?" she asked, almost as though she
had not heard the latter part OF his
speech
He bowed his head gravely
II could have borne contempt, anger,
reproaches; could have hoped to win
your heart back to me In time" he
said but there was one thing could
not pardon. the deliberate treachery
OF trying to take my life because |
would not help you in plans which I
thought wicked and because had un-
Willingly fastened your brothers.
death Even though | suspected YOU
uniustly. you were not justified by that
suspicion IN trying to murder me"
('ro BE Continued)