Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-09

n"' .bmo.+nn me?" he says YEARLY,
tFopO' 'sorS orainst the high oak chimney
IS ne |', at;nr w. his aching brow on his hot
piece IeS.'1'7 7, .Sbe is, she must be, all
Gaspsa r;aod Oh. darling, my DARING,
lnaslIieO 10 coming to me, that in my
Thal t tn.a l,rks even now the shadow of
,bot oId sad fear, the fear tnat' 40 what
1Ha n,o Wv strive how may, L can never,
n n.r' bo 70 YOU what you are to me! l
Ie1' ,rrite TO her again. he says, sudden
" &C bo rings for lights and stirs the
s., s.o into bright and cheerful blaze. Il
nat melancholy and morbid in this gloomy
bonse. Oh, how different every room IN
:. will look when my darling's lovely pres
,nrp is among them all.''
When the lights are brought. he sits
dawn to his writing table and commences
Ms letter. 1t is the third he has penned
toYOIande since he left her, and he can
,ot held the soft reproach that steals
through its loving sentences and shows
The greatness of the disappointment her
silence has been.
Later, when he is safely closeted in his
own room, the library door opens softly,
and Pauline Ray enters. In second her
eyes discover the little pile Of letters on
the writing table. She sweeps across the
room and bends over them.
Gust as l thought she says to her.
self. He has written again"
She takes the letter to Yolande in her
hand and gaZes at it as though she could
have vented all the rage and fury boiling
IN her heart on the small, innocent looking
nissye.
Can dare stop it-again?' she says.
Then her hand closes over it.
Half an hour after breakfast next
morning Deazil is informed that Mr.. Her
rick has called to see him on important
business, and he turns his weary feet to
the library with an utter hatred and hor-
rer of the task before him.
81 am sorry to trouble you at such an
unconventional hour, Mr.. Charters" says
the old hard-yisaged lawyer, but Mr.. Sta
pleton has put this paper into my hands,
and | have, Of course, come to know II
you have any objection to my making i'm
mediate use of it?"
Not the slightest"
You see,'' goes on the lawyer, coolly,
vt might not be pleasant to have the
name brought forward so publicly. OF
course the man accused here will leave no
stone unturned to defy conviction. Are
you prepared for what must ensue, Mr..
Charteris? Are there no secrets connect
ed with this unhappy lady which you dare
not let into the light of outer curiosity
md dScussion!
The young mans pallid face hushes to
the very brow.
My affairs are pretty generally known,
It seems" he says, haughtliy; Il should
scarcely have thought they could have
penetrated to your retreat, though, Mr..
Hcrrick."
I'VE men of the law hear and see
strange things; our only defense is that
We can keep a quiet tongue in our heads
rejoins the old lawyer.
You must do your duty, of course"
says Denzil Charters, coldly. Il am the
last man likely to interfere with you in
any measure you adopt. While this poor
lady lived l did indeed dread publicity
as to her state and condition; but now she
beyond all reach of consequences, all
morbid horror of the fate that might have
been hers in the years that are past"
But are YOU aware of your own risk,
Mr. CharteriS?" demands the old lawyer.
were you justified in-in concealing this
matter, however we'll meant your mo-
uTcs:'
IN NY own mind | was" answered
peNzII, calmly. 1T should never have
ven Shown If could have helped it while
s1e IFed. Now, Of course, my actions
NaSl take their natural consequences"
1Aere would be nothing to fear if it
were not tor-Rudd," says Mr.. Herrick,
LSOItalyely. But you see, Mr.. Charter
Is S what loophole of escape this offers!
way was she in hiding? Why did she
wv d. once make known what she had
sI sD' VIII he naturally asked; and you
t,'6e know If the answer will be satisfac-
=: 'o0 are very kind" is the cold re-
s,' but as have said before, JUS
n, w"SS ne rendered to the guilty, and
a. strange and secret crime fathomed
Nav aust II | had withheld this confess
A.. A." Out Of selfish consideration to nv
Nj 'eeIlngS' | should have deemed my
~r az guilty rs the criminal himself"
s,,, "ttIe escapade of yours cost us
Cas-" oooIe IN the first instance. Mr..
r. IS remarks the lawyer; land vet
ksa ~! nave cause to be grateful; for,
sp1,s MOI been for that, this discovery
hf s," never never have been made. Mr.. Char
GorroSI e goes IN grizzly, have you ever
ebsn u 10 Yourself that mans feelings
b. nr ne dog led him straight on to the
Wien NV W. ne would have willingly sought,
hvs . otlore the murderer's sight must
Il, S 5'lsen the awful vision of his vic
teps o os u, l don't envy him the sensa-
M VI That moment"
hsyer T. answers Denzil, rising as the
hEef h,,s'S' and feeling a half sense of
"P,o rna, the interview is over.
hv a~, ame to time shall let you know
s'Ooaerinr' 50 On" says Mr.. Herrick,
So DIV why the hand extended to him
se Of y "a aud burning, and the handsome
ssss5 We Young man so careworn and
nm Us 40, lou are not going to run away
Ibe fb0 salh' | hope? Your evidence
sas be Wits l!st We shall require; and you
Was kun easy distance, if possible
st seek a,'NN'ng of returning to Wales
says Denzil.