The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-24
3 {Continued.)

SS3fu1sef& WiUlOul tulhiAi . 80
Gr0ther, Jack, who, you KNOW, raA
aMas and enlisted while ] was quite 9
gzttIe girl, and how miserably ne dieu
.sn4 Africa. Oh, what q pet used 70 De
of poor Jack'st It we had heard oi any
ssssa Who had been good to him at last'
saow ne should have blessed him 8!ls ~
aaSE me all about this poor fellow an
gee as see If we can devise any way wa ~
helping him. q. .
I'll am afraid he is pretty well past pllssa.
.sasslu. said Richard II left him ull-
conscious, and I. should not be IN thc
least surprised il he should never oilie my
TO himself again. T
Bat surely he can't be left to hln-
self in an empty house, Richsafa! TIC ss' I. Il
would be a sin and a shame TO ieass
4anyhody so. He must be got 70 the ~
Urinary.
He won't go. have tried my pest.
ses make him, but he is obstinate
Then We must bring him here we
7saNe more than one empty room Ioi
chs. ho1se is far too big for us. l'o III
me get a bed put up in one of theli. e'Il
why, Mary, you know Well efousii
s1Fe can't even keep ourselves. .s no"
ara we to keep and feed stranger ran as
wegfrs' 4,
e.ssh We must Richardn she crlea
asr;sfyeiy. her tender eyes tilltng
AN tears. Think how forsaken IA ana l5es
sc!sed he is! Suppose IT were yoiiri 3ll
saFt,tgaer-- and he is your brother, even
EF fie be what you cali a stranger " g
zzsrsssD't shut our door on him was
ii stranger, and We took me NOT III
g.ow could you bear to hear that 9
She ran lightly out OF the room "
asSye her orders and see them carFlea
4ssxt. leaving Richard sitting conscience s en- -
stricken In his chair, all his Subtle ar
gyrments scattered to the winds py q
single word.
Took him not in he echoed with
hFster laugh. "No, Lord, l didn't take axe
aim fin! I knew trick worth two OF
sfras- SO robbed and murdered him
anaead, and then swore lies about u ,''' 9
f5ke inquest. And the best OF Y was.
chat / did it all from the most exalted
motives TO promote the greatest hap
rYsncss of the greatest number. at no
expense except Of the life Of q wretcfled
ssuaTs;er OF whom the world would pe well
srffl. waiO was only burden to himself
asaes d nuisance to everybody else!
E7uw clear 1t all was! but 4 dare not
isay ii to Mary, and should hate her Il
sfrs could listen to it for second.
He lay hack In his chair for mo-
gnent with closed eyes. a thousand old
uEurid dreams and half forgotten ideals
ssr1d aspirations crowding back upon
iaas memory and circling round the
Image of his wife as he had first seen
sarmf loved her. There were unaccus-
teamed tears in his eyes as he opened
sfesa TO see her standing before him IN
/ Faat and cloak.
4Come, Richard, z she cried. you
.rxgr1st take me to the place at once.
There was some wine left, and have it
rs this basket. have told Alice to
make up a bed in the back room and
fn have some hot soup ready In an
sE1cazr. Now get your coat on and take
srse fp the house. We shall need a fly
tss Bring him here; but we can order
Chat on the way. @
Her bright, quick eagerness carried
hfrn along; in another minute they
Sxwra passing through the streets and
,qrzzsH hailed crawling cab. Richard
sspszarsied his wife with q kind Of dazed
surprise. All the wan depression OF
her faee, which had weighed upon his
SuTrffs for weeks, was gone, and a
snrfEfst and almost joyous energy
sgssr1ed 20 possess her that reminded
Fnfrn OF the Mary of brighter days. He
eaeruesi awakened from nightmare
sns ne looked after her, and sprang
sExhfly down to help her as the fly
ssrr.w up in the wretched street before
ere empty, house. Already the early
evening was closing in, and 1t looked
sFoubyy desolate and forbldding In the
ewflfShf. t.Why, surely there is no one
rFving here!' she exclaimed he must
indeed be in wretched plight, poor
.Gs1Iows'
E7isshaM tried the door. but found 1t
gs,e:Ixad. He had no recollection of his
departure from the house In the morn
Yng. but on putting his hand in his
Esas-Set he found the key, which he
Esssssss have slipped into 1t on leaving.
wFtev entered the bare outer room, and
He eoald hardly hear his wife's ex-
scgez7nation of pity and dismay, his own
heart was humping so loudly with ter
rar, and suspense Should they find
ssasr, still alive2 His hand shook as he
Esza it on the handle of the inner door,
TEae lock ratified, and for moment he
gscoiied as from a living thing. Nerv-
ing himself with an effort. he pushed
sapan the door and went in The room
was precisely as he had left it in the
za0rning the patient lay in profound
ss1eep, breathing heavily, and bathed in
4m prUfase perspiration. Richard bent
41ver him and felt his pulse, then shook
ssFgn SHARPLY by the shoulder and called
EsaefIy on him to awake, but without
FEuusing him in the least. Slapping his
face with a wet handkerchief raising
ssEm of the ground. produced no better
eject Taking the little bottle of wine
tfsyisYl Mary5S ready hand. Richard