Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-04-30
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and saying merely: Il will rest nna
she lay down upon the outside o.,
cot. ta
Mrs. Barton occupied her usua,
In the corner Of the cell. Sat
A few moments passed. ana
steps were heard approaching ,1ea
door was opened. and Malcolm NM
rose, ushered in by the goyernor 'iol'
Immediately retreated, entered n. VINO
Maicolm's face was fe%arfully nall .l
bore all the signs OF extreme Menu,
anguish. 1t was evident that no nsi
a severe restraint upon himself pus
exhibited a merely external forti. aug
that might at any moment give waN
She. too. though low so calm %ay
so wasted, wan and deadly fair ,has
she seemed ore like a spirit 90 .a
air than a maiden of mortal mon,d y
AS he approached she held ont
thin, blue, pale, transparent hand .ns
taking his, drew him toward her
They looked into each others faces.
tently for a moment with unspeakshl'
love and grief, and then his fortitna'
utterly failed him and he dropped unu'
his knees by her side, buried his fppoaa
in his hands, and, bursting into sohs
wept such bitter tears as are onl,
pressed like drops of life-blood fraw
the mighty heart of man by the oY
tremity Of anguish.
A spasm Of agony passed over r.
dora's still face. She who had ceasas
to feel fer herself suffered acutelv n,
him. With a supreme effort She CON
trolled her rising emotions, and hn.
for the fluttering of the muscles In Ia,
transparent throat, and the aujyerine
OF her blue lips, she seemed calm a.
before.
She put her arm around his bowad
head, drew it upon her bosom. and
held 1t gently there while she muir.
INJURED:
Dear Malcolm, this wrings vou,
heart cruelty, l know. You could on.
dure it with fortitude If it were your.
self instead of me. 1t is for my fats
alone that you grieye; ana your gria,
is the only thing that troubles me. But
do not weep so bitterly: Remember
that in a few short hours all my earth.
ly troubles will be over. And il il Il
the manner of my death that annals
you. remember that hundreds "a
young, as delicate and as innocent as
your Eudora, have endured as dark a
doom. And think that | have strength
given me TO meet my fate. and reflect
that by this hour tomorrow it will ba
all the same to Eudora's emancipated
spirit as If she had died in a bed Of
purple and fine linen, with ministering
friends around her. And now look 10.
dear friend. We have but an hour to
pass together, and / wish you to try
to calm yourself and listen to me. for
there are some things that | want to
commission you To do"
While Eudora was speaking the sobs
that burst from Malcolm's ag0nized
bosom shook his whole frame. But
with an almost superhuman effort be
subdued the storm of anguish aud
forced himself TO he calm.
Then. still kneelinG by her side, he
took her wasted hand in his own, gazed
with u~nutterable love in her spirit
like face and listened with reyerential
tenderness TO her last words.
With her hands still claSped in bis,
and her eyes dwelling upon his with
u~nutterable love and faith, she spoke:
Dear Malcolm, when you Were here
the other day | requested you to prom.
Use me that you would mingle with the
crowd tomorrow and place yourself
near the-the scene Of my death, 50
that at the very last | might look upon
the face of a friend. Do you remem.
berT"
'Yes. dearest Eudora: and | will
keep my promise-ay, if it drives rea'
son from its throne-as it is sure TO
do" he added mentally.
But l release you from that prom
Use, Malcolm. 1t should never have
been asked or given; the trial is TOO
great for human nature to bear; 8
woman, even n fragile girl. has
strength given her to endure that
which IL would kill or craze a man
who loves TO witness; therefore you
must not see me die"
But, dear Eudora-'
Now. hear me out before you inter.
rupt me. l have released you from
that promise, but there Is another
which l wish you to make me-0nly
one, dear Malcolm: for though there
are several requests that | wish 10
hIdht VI YOU ,I.tIt 10 Dui ohN Pi'.
by which | mean to bind your faith,
And what is that, dear EudoraF
Il wish you to promise me, on your
honor as a gentleman, and your lai,n
as a Christian, TO obey the one single
command that | shall give you"
Il promise, dear Eudora."
'Then my order is that you take inc
6 o'clock train for London tomorrow
morning, so as to be far from tns
scene that must be enacted here. !
have your promise. / have given you
the order, and you are pledged to opey
1t whether you like or not"
Il am pledged" groaned Montrose'
dropping his face in his hands. =.
There was silence between them it
a few moments, and then she spoke
And now. dear Malcolm tine e,
quests that L have to make OF you, ahu
that | feel sure you will grant wlthou'
a promise"
BE sure that all your requests ae
at this moment as sacred to Inc US tn0
laws Of God"
Heaven bless you, dear Malcolm;
What is 1t you wish me to DO hu
dora?" :,
ITO carry out a plan which wou.u
accomplish If l might be permit'ed !"
live"
She paused for a moment. as al wv
certain how To open her commuhio'
ton. and then at length said: :,
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