Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-18

Inc civil war Voleuur.e weldon WAS
suspected Of the murd der Of his.broth.
or. Frederick, who had disappeared.
DIR. Blanchard married their sister.
He became . widower. and years A.
ter the supposed murder went west
with his children. Howard. Alice and
Clara. Captain Brandon couducted
the train when II reached the far
west. Two bad characters. Henry
Kyle and Font Robb. joined them.
1I-Henry Kyle soon leaves the train
and visits his father and sister,
Nora. who attempt to turn him from
his evil life. III-Two lawyers
named Bliss come to the west from
Virginia to attempt to force the
Blanchards to relipquish the Weldon
estate. The Blisses ally themselves
with ono Bouton and bis gang. who
are ready for any villainy w.
Louis Kyle, Henry Kyle's brother.
warns Captain Brandon against Bou.
tons gang. v-The Blisses accuse
DIR. Blanchard Of having murdered
his wife. vI-Louis Kyis enli.ts .
fighting hermit, called the Prophet,
In behalf Of the Blanchards against
Button. VII Patch deserts the
Bianchsrds and goes 10 Bouton.
Captain Brandon encounters Henry
Kyle. fights him and leaves HIM for
dead.
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vi, NY ,a'ner' ',i'fe can % no ACT
~ vi, past 'iiae wouiea cilaiiee me 10"
nav WI " ue i,Vu my eAr,iest mem.
Sy my 'u.u " aii Una, ~ oraS w: ser
ucny ny anu "ooie' ask not 10 iHs tho
curtain OF your past. But near me-be-
i'evc me that would die to save you
now; that am ready to bear with you
oil the troubles OF the past and to share
WIN you all the burden they have
brought For many years have noticed
,hat the shadow OF . great afiiiction
hvng over your heart, and have ycarn-
ca 10 dspel IL by the sunshine OF my
own love. But do not let rs yield to
despair; there arc four of rs left, he
continued. dr.wing'Nora to his side and
Kissing her wet chekA X need be,
VIII give up aii eiscto make you happy.
put should scorn myself II did not
follow the light that / have. and that
light leads me to net for your good as
well as mine"
Trust him. husband. Trust Louis, +"
pleaded Mrs. Kyle.
Valentine Kyle heaved sigh, and.
COMPRISING his lips, raised his agonizctl
face to the ceiling. Could he open his
heart to his own son-to this only son.
for the other was worse than dead
and show him there the blood stains that
had remained fresh through all the
years since that awful night?
Tho conflict between desire and
shame. duty and love. the confirmed
habit OF secrecy ind the fear Of letting
In moro light, and Of knowing what his
son might think Of him, was fearful
but brief.
II will tell Louis all, all, Z" he said,
strengthening mp, with such an express
sion ON his face M brave men wear when
the ship Is sinking beneath them:
shall Nora and Withdrawn asked
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