Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-03-31

WAS muTIiluTiIg III MS ear, WneD the
eyes he had yearned for were search
ing his face. rs il satisfying their own
hunger?
No words We're spoken except an un,
conscious whisper of some name of
endearment. Nearly all the time they
stood in silence.
Frank heard "A heavy step upon the
stairs, but he paid no attention. Ii
was only when the door was pushed
gently open, and IA tall man in undress
uniform entered the room, that he
started away from his sweetheart and
turned pale.
I'VE shall just be in time. sir. to
catch the last train,'' said Royston,
with Il movement of his hand towards
his cap.
Frank, where are you goingy'
Dearest. there is a man here-a
good, kind fellow. named Hurrell-who
is quite to be trusted. who will see you
safe back to your lodgings. You have
nothing more to fear from Kisch. |
wish could stay longer with you, but,
indeed. it is impossible"
But you haven't told HE where yon
are going! Frank, that gentieman is a
police officer. isn't he? Why are you
going with him. Then, suddenly, the
truth burst on her mind. Frank,
Frank, 1t isn't true. 1t can't be true,
He is not going 10 take you-to pris-
on
Frank threw his arms around her.
He could not speak.
NO, no. They cant really believe
you did such "A thing. You couldn't
have done it. | don't believe you did
it, eve in ynrI sleep. 1t is impossi-
BILE! oh, stay with me, Frank. stay
with me-. Just when l have got You
back
There, darling, don't sob like that.
or you will break my heart. | am not
without hope. Dearest, the parting
may only be for a few weeks. We will
try to believe that. God will not let an
innocent man suffer"
He repented his words as soon as he
had uttered them, for they brought
the dreadful possibility that remained
in the background more definitely be
fore Der mind. Try TO be brave, dar-
ling. for my sake" he whispered; and
she struggled hard to keep back her
sobs.
Was it in trying to save me, Frank,
that you ran into danger" she asked,
fixing her despairing eyes on her low
er's face. How is it that you have
not been touched all this time, and to-
night you are arrested L have been
The cause of thist"
No, no, darling. Indeed, you are
suite mistaken. 1 was arrested before
| got your letter telling me of your
danger
Before you got my letter. cried the
girl, wondering.
Yes: and this kind. good-hearted
feilow-an old playmate of mine, Ursrr
In, to whom l can never be grateful
enougl-eame with me to look for you.
But for his goodness | could rot have
come So, you see, you had nothing TO
do with my arrest. Just one moment,
Royston. | will be with you in an in
slant. Send for a hansom. and | will
b. ready by the time it is at the door"
'Iiut you sent me a telegram telling
me to come here" said Ursula.
Nay, dearest, / sent you no tele-
gram. 1t was a forgery"
II might have known it. If | had had
time to think-but it has all been like a
bad dream To mo But If you did nc.
send it who did,
Il can't im agine.'
Seems 10 me that ii would most lfke-
Nv be the same man as sent us one 10
tell us where you was stopping, and
that. ii we liked, we could put our
hands on you tonight said the IN
spector, bluntfy. but. really, sir, 1
can wait no longer. 1t is doing the
young lady 10 good, and IL we miss the
train it win get me into serious trou-
ble."
-You are right, Royston. / win
come now. My own dear one-!@
Frank" she cried, ..you will not
leave me. l shall go with you. If q
must so to prison 1 shall go, too
1T cannot be, my darling
Nature was too strong for the poor
girl. Her thin arms were wound
around her lover. as though they had
strength to defend him against the
strong arm of the law. She would not
let him go. But he whispered some
thing in her ear: III makes it so much
harder for me, dear" And in a mo-
ment her arms fell down by her sides.
One mere sad kiss was given and TAX
Ell; and the prisoner followed the in
spector out of the room.
When Hurrell came in, a few mo-
ments later, Ursula was sitting on the
side of the bed, her hands i'm her lap.
looking straight before her, but seeing
nothing, and her face was of such 4
death-like hue that ii frightened him.
He saw ut once that il she was to es-
cape a serious illness she must have
sleep. SO he decided to take the poor
girl to IN hotel in which he was known
and send for a doctor. leaving 1t to the
next day to go to Highgate and m.
range for her returning to the rooms
she had left that night. He did this
at once, and in all probability lis
promptness saved the girls life. Even
as il was, ii was some days before the
doctor considered her out of danger.
Kisch and his accomplice spent the
night at the nearest police station.
When Kisch was locked up. the ser
geant in charge noticed that his hand
had been badly cut by the broken phi
Ill, but it seemed to need no treatment
beyond binding 1t up with the prison
er's handkerchief.
Next day he was charged with alb
duction at the police court, but he was
new brought to trial. Long before
the next sittings of the Central Grim
inal Court, he had died Of blood-pois-
onlng. The liquid in the phial had poi
soned the wound made by the broken