Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-07

upOIl Ilef liu(iS, anu IL required I'LL Ills
strength to keep the swelling agony
of his bosom from bursting forth in
sobs.
ooh. hcaven!" he exclaimed, "what
anguish it is to feel myself utterly
powcrless to save you or to help you,
even by the sacrifice of my life and
soul, that would gladly offer for your
sake!'
She drew her hand from under his
face. and passing it around his bowed
head. gently smoothed his hair, while
she said:
"All that human power could do to
save me you have done. Let that
thought support YOU"
but to think that can do no morew
Yes. dearest, truest friend, you can
do much yet to console me-"
"Ah, Eudora, how-how can l com
fort or help you?"
"Why, for the few remaining days of
my life come to me as often and stay
as long as they will let you"
'"rhat be sure l will; but, oh! how
little good it can do you!"
at will do me all the good l am ca
pable of approaching now. Oh, NAL
COIN! you do not know how much re-
greet those precious days vainly lost in
London when they might have been
spent with me-"
"And so do I, dearest; but yet l
should have been even more wretched
than l am now had not those days
been employed as they were in using
every possible means to gain Il respite
for you"
81 know; so, therefore, it is Of no use
to regret Them
"And now, dearest, what else is
there that 1 can do for your
"promise me, dear Malcolm, that
when the last day of my life comes,
you will be with me in my hour of
death. 1t will not seem so horrible if
1 can have you near me, and take my
farewell look from your kind eyes"
Il promise, Eudora,' answered Nal
colin, feeling sure that it would drive
him mad to witness her execution, yet
resolving to stand by her to the very
last moment OF her life, if permitted
to do so.
He remained with her as long as
possible, and then in rising to take
leave, promised to be with her again
early the next day.
"Malcolm,' she said. holding his
hand as he fingered by her side. you
think it a frivolous request from one
in my awful circumstances, l know,
but l must make it for all that"
what is lit, dear? Be sure that no
wish Of yours could be though friv-
olous by any one" said Malcolm, earn
estly.
at is only to go to Allworth Abbey
this afternoon and bring away my poor
little Fidelle and bring her with you
when you come tomorrow"
Certainly, dearest Eudora; will at
tend to it at once"
Il would like to see the faithful little
creature once more before l die. In
deed l wanted to have her here, only
I did not like to bring any harmless
creature to such q gloomy place as
this; and, besides, l do not think they
would have let me have her"
They will let you have almost any
thing you desire now, dearest"
Except life and liberty, or anything
that might help me to either-yes
know that! You will not think it lev
ity in me. even in my awful position,
to ask to have my little dog, will you:"
NO. my own dearest one, no; l only
see in your desire the all-embracins
goodness Of your heart, that, like the
love of Divine Providence, encircles all
crea lures, from the highest to the
humblest," replied Malcolm, bowling
his head over her hand. and pressing
it to his lips as he turned to leave the
cell.
He looked back for Amelia, who re-
manned spell-bound as before.
Come. miss. time is up, and you
must leave with MI. Montrose," said
the warder. touching the girls Shout
der to call her attention.
Amelia started from her trance and
arose to obey; but before leaving the
cell she turned to Eudora. and. i'll an
eager. earnest, breathleSS whisper, eX
claimed:
do not resign yourself to death!
Keep ND your heart; look forward to
life and liberty. for | swear before
heaven. and by all my hopes of saliva
ton. that YOU shall be saved.
10 Eudora these words seemed moth
ing more nor less than those of mad
ncss-tl,c expression Of a compassion
ate soul wrought by sympathy to
frenzy. But before she had considered
how to reply to them, the speaker van
iShed.
Amelia joined Malcolm in the lobby:
but it was not until they were fairly
outside of the prison walls that she
spoke. but without the tone Of re-
proach Malcolm expected to hear in
her voice. She merely said:
80 you have failed again.
ooh. heaven, yes. did all that any
man possibly could do to win him over!
| appealed to his affection for her
father, to his compassion for herself,
to his regard for his own interests. to
every motive that could actuate the
soul of man-but in vain! He was not
to be tempted by money, or moved by
mercy. He made it Il matter of con-
science not to 'betray his trust as he
called it, And when an honest man
Il man like Anderson-takes 4 stand
upon conscience. you might just as
we'll try to uproot IIelvcllyn as to move
him from his position
"Pitilcss MONSTER exclaimed An
nclla.
NO he was not that either: he wept
like a woman in refusing me: but his
last words to me were. Mr.. Montrose,
| dare not stain my soul with dishon-
or: and YOU. as Il man Of honor. should
not dare to urge me to do so. What
could l reply to that? Nothing. And