Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-06-05

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: zhal IoHk az you He gianced up
R2E aErznk from the gaze. then said
with a ghaafiy attempt 81 . smile,
Wen. ! hops nay light still burns. !
citag . LIE. yau know. here and here
aereT- r shall fight for that second
nouEl" The smile wffhered on his
l4Ds. as his visitor again turned bis
terrible gaze from the ere 10 him
Mary Clifford has saved your soul.
prodigase. The voice reyerberated
through the room The walls echoed
back -Proiigate." and his W lips
moved 20 utter the word, but he said
under his breath, Mary Clifford" and
the sound was as water 10 a thirsty
man The pure love that she alone
was able TO wake In you, and that still
lives In your heart, though you stine
IL under the cIogging weeds Of gross
passions. has kept burning the fame OF
your spiritual life" He leaned for
ward. Another woman here would
stife IL this time forever. and would
Kill her o have wronged; but" he
ended with a shrug. you will die to-
night"
Raif sat still a long time. trying 10
guess how knowledge of the details OF
his own life lad reached his compan-
lon Was this mad philosopher a
friend OF hers2 And even SO. how had
he OWNED that she still held the great
er place in his heart, though he had
been wantonly faithIess to her2 Would
she mind were be in truth TO die2 Had
he any right 10 hope ever that b
should? Would she carer he said
Your hour Is passed."
Rail- started and turned pale 70 the
lips. He saw his visitors aspect had
changed. he had become a phantom
creature with a living face A terrible.
awful human physiognomy stared al
him with preposterous. hideous nxity.
He writhed and wresteIed. but the eyes
! deasd hls movements. he could not
look away, all the nerves Of his body,
the consciousness Of his mind. the very
vitality Of his system, were absorbed
by p~aralyzIng fear. Time brought no
I relaxation, every moment seemed an
eternity. PITY. PITY" he cried. but
the gray eyes watched him. "Helpi
heIpf help The impotent words
echoed back on his bearing His voice
was a whisper. He tried { listen for
the sound Of footsteps he knew would
not come, then again, struggled with
: s~uperhGman effort 10 release himself
from the power OF the phantom figure
the CHASTITY faee-and the eyes!-ths
2 eyes that watched without mercy. But
slowly in torture life was waning from
his Wearied frame. He ana or th'
ground. eIutchIng at the rug with dis
tended fingers. Mary" he murmured
and the eyes still stared.
Susan Swift felt herself awakened b.
q hand on her shoulder. Recollection
OF the haunted room kept her listening
70 the throbbing Of her own heart, witt
eyes firmly closed. IL was a momen
which necessitated the staring Of a rea
live appaFition in the face. she dI'
50. however, at last. q behold moth
ing more frightening than Mary elf
ford, pale, indeed. as a ghost. and he
great eyes wide open as II il we're nc
the middle of the night and time 70
/ reasonable beings At least TO fee
drowsy.
Get up. Miss swift-ohi quicl
quick"
is il q freg" said Susan. sitting u
suddenly.
MOI" said the girl. You must com
"a with me 10 Mr.. segweiI's ROOM"
: The American was fairly aghast. "
think not" she said. deliberately. mis-
!, Clifford, you must be considerable
could justify such q preposterous nj
"a ton
= a look Of despair crept into the girl
q face. She turned away. Il though
you. being an American. would /
Il brave and kind. ] thought I could trul
II you . but | must go alone
a. And IN a moment she was az the doc
susan leaped from her bed. 81
~ didn't see why an American should |
N expected not TO mind providing aboI
ia the middle Of the night in a man
bedroom, but she knew she wasn't z,
ing to let Mary Clifford go alone. an.
a. how! "a 10 feeling brave-she simp
As felt terrified! They stole togeth'
be along the gallery. down a windir
ia staircase. and thence through an int
ar minahIe corridor. Susan Swift begs
sr- 10 feel very miserable. A sensation
ch fear was growing over her. when SUI
nd denly they both stopped. each affect'
ne by some u~naccountable emotion. MAJ
or turned round and said gently. You a
lis not afraId?"
He is there anything about me tn
le- looks afaid?" the American answere
" her heart IN her mouth. Then tn
his went on through a great swing doc
his which seemed to- cut them OF rom q
ed, habftahIe part OF the house. Meth
H1d cVnr HnoU sho~a b.forp yaf Ma