Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
cHAPTER xr.


battle into which she had been thrust
unarmed, unpfepared Tns odds we're
too terrible. They palsfad ,syen the ef-
fort OF her thought to.eonalset them. 4
"comf.' said the man. 4. I'm wnit-
ing, and tI,e wofd you,uttArsa 3aat no@
was not . bad one ta heal, 10 d man
wi1n's been homefsss, forafiue years. II
brings up d picturesof sight and colns
fort and warmth..' ~ u, .sf x, M
Does h2'' sheser:ed. forssng herself
--doessit2 7 should sts,in,T your mag
inaticn would paint a. dlaerant baak-
ground TO the word scene OF reFeiry
and rioting. of ciinking gsasses ard the
turn Of wheel, OF men {, b. alIurei to
their fate, and women to alfurs thsm,.'
And again she sfuide-ed II nave but
TO close my eyes 10 see IT all"
You were tre2tsd wei enough," he
answered. "Yeu'ye no cause to com
plain. and In the futnTer-s@ !. i. ~. I.
The future2" she Interrupted him.
fierce,y. In mercy's nhrie Let there
be no future. ca away from me, Oh.
II yon have enc sraris uf 4 e'ing in
your soul go back into the gravs where
! believed your
$50 YOU heard that Etory. en-? and
gave u credencA You heard that I
was murdered in fght. TO tel the
truth 4 had an ugly lsEifc-wound. and
was rot quite sire for willis but that
the end had cone DO you know what
was my one regret? Tast hadn't
found you and that I hadn't killoi him.
This, ! think, ives what gave me
strength TO slowly rec2re- and. this.
or''1-with a harsh. forced laugh ''be-
cause the devil we5-'t q....se racdy to
claim hts own. I cen ..-sly believe
now in my own iuc'.-can hardly credit
that once more We two stsnd fsce TO
face. It's growing enr;;l I can't see
you well now EEt the frft glimpse I
had showed toss Iiss.e yau were
changed. You've net isgtt 's'r..sr. = Il. icaS.ty.
rdy girl. and yen've be In luck.
You're dresgs Ii fars and veiyets,
with diamofds IA yoIr egfs; Lut IT'S
strange place, and q strange hour for
70 fne a lady to her lone Gcrae let's I
so home but firs.. tell nse9--snd. ha
fairly Missed tire qusaiicei- are you I
afraid becaslsa he Fl fthve2s viii |aitg
20 ser. Let us be or N
sLssteni. she csiei. "yca c-e allah,
wrongi Your risrIsloE eiways have
been wrong concs : ~ flSht. fleia
heeause the life wsS iiatafug and be-
tatase I hsted yous Tfiisrsei God "a
yes, on my fness tI hid rot lsaeit be-
fore siflce w2s III ~ li1's---rshe;l I
! heard YOU were Jed. Il a-t ! nv life
was my own row, 70 CO svt;,,s, ss Will
win forget riv psstS I 'siII Eve IN the
future Eight n ontSs arns nSsriiSi
a man rich. hoEored. toas' i;lr Z, rrc1l1
old name which Is faiae W.T.
hich II from rsss I'll yaa s-n~ r,a
down into the 6rsa e. e,.y.. rot
say-Ayou shall nnti"
Her listeners hrc ~ II :, sort and
hard; bis face ,has .oacl.
SO you IRE fisre. - sad,
after an almost i-aa9Fe ,A''sn n.u-e.
'.Weli. core. ny gil f-:,'e 50 f-a to
Jour husband. Tc.t h.vsss .''s'', fHss,
brother ynu IN crylt war a,sa''
TN telihini npthils E,r w1ttr,novr
ere step frcnl THE ssaass ~ssa v-u
standshere. 'Lstfs1s sol ssas, ''shet ~o,a
can It do YOU TO drag n'a sw irta t~e
mire again2 7 had emsst enr~o.toN It.
but now fserna to fass /. & = 4 str svfnl 4
wfifhslp you sait. f,s,s- s.- r. i ess,. bat
never ntver let re ese ycu. fare
II agasn.s'.. 55i5s 'G4li tax
YOU forget Eve Scs, -'fr.- rnar's
not iikelysto gise -, yea Sa-~ I I've
not seen you fl. net rr4rs. Wen c-e
brave TO tell M w,,s. wor hefr ars.
told me. Who "A tGe rr~" tIat vol
have married 4 rs'ratf ffssN y ',,a..see',
'yuu shall nct i'n -,t-i- = -
\ II VIII know II ~. ~ f,o-rn,,s tte ~ =
rers shall ring With vEIse s,ss.r ~ I'm,
not one. as. pechang yS.if r. 1880. 40
4 make idle tkrsots, What Is II. i j al,as,,'s
narne e''t W tasls e,ss jf,
His nome II, J, ay~ o. 7T.'' Z s'sa sa-,-
sweeed.. then. 81 irEG .-eil teli ts-i.
Any one else v.9uii I Il xsli fsr. .fi, q
asking. Oh, Teri leave rae IN paac.,
Don't persscutp n;e"t
"You'll come h0nta w'tn me to-
nightis he ssarte st s.aw,vs ~-,.7 ar, 'fs
he iiaid his hand sheariIr M Ae- sha;,I.
der. You hear me- Youth e3me rom.
with me--'i
What would be the ro.d? re uaes,
toned desper- te,v. TTar va krow
what ! would DO, | weatG murder y "a
Oh, ! am not the woyear ~as cvs
years agot Iyo.ld not bear what I
bore then, believe ms
You were little wildcat on occa-
sions then, ma cherc. bur Tn not very
much afraid OF your claws"
Again she shrark back. Almost as IL
In absoluts fear
Tom. let US talk ssnse." she s2io
You say you have ffty-doilars, ard
your luck is down. have nothing but
these jewels in my ears. I'll never &c
back to the old life. I'll XII myself
firstl I'll never go back to your b-u-
tality There Is no law OF God or mar
to compel me. You can ruin me here
You can blurt out ell the truth. You
could find WITNESSES enough to corro.o-
crate your story q / were fool enough
to deny It, so I wont try. You car
drive me from the home and shelter
have found. or you can leave me here
in peace, You can let me h .i2 you With
money. In such sums as / am able u
obtain, and you can pay me with thu
price Of your-silence.'
"A cool proposition upon my word
replied the man. II win walk up and
down the path here for q while and