Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-24

lOfIiel-uOWt luduSplC1ouS AtSu 1871
Madam Fleury's account Of her pupirs
position in school and society.
Further inquiries from Mr.. Quinn
elected information regarding Sybirs
manner of late-her nervousness. anxI-
etv sudden alarms.
Herbert would have died rather than
have revealed her warning to him.
Those interviews, when sudden gusts
of feeling seemed to sweep away for
moment the veil concealing her troub.
led heart. he held too sacred to even
speak of now.
He could only chafe with mingled IN
disnation and Impotence as he saw the
astIte detectives inquiries were all
tending to one point; as he felt that
evry word he said Only went to prove
that Sybil herself knew and feared the
impending danger; that this cruel trag-
edy was but the elimination of some
dark. secret history yelled in Sybifs
past.
Herbert's face flushed angrily, and
he listened, with set teeth and clenched
hands; he could say nothing-noth1ng
that would mot tend to throw upon his
darling's memory shadow Of deeper
mystery than that which rested on it
now.
Sybil an adveturess? Aye, that was
what they Wee sayin as they
rose to go; and his father was listen
ing, with tie stern. hard look on his
face that made him so like old Basil
Give.
His daughter-the daughter of his be-
loved Agnes-allowed to associate init
mately with namcless, homeless adj
| ventureSS!
II have heard of so many cases Of a
like nature" said Mr.. Quinn, his keen,
gray eyes resting on Herbert's face
CLEVER girls. who, to secure brilliant
| alliance. contrive to establish them
selves on the most friendly footing in
the best of Notwithstanding them
selves into their confidence by every
art and fascination"
You are mistaken, sir!' Herbert
burst forth. unable any longer to re"
strain his ndignation-"utterly mlstak-
en-. Whatever Mis- Wraye's family or
position may have been, she was a
lady in every sense of the wOrd-nay,
what is better than Il lady, a true, pure,
noble woman. And to assure you that
no ignoble motive influenced her visit
to Give Towers, 1 can bring my sister
to prove that she came only in compli-
aEce with her eager, earnest and re-
peated entreaties-that she came to us
as an hOnored guest. And I, at least,
shall consider it my place to repel any
insiEUation against her character or po-
sition as an insult to one whom. as a
guest in my fathers house, l feel
bound to defendT'
'Humph." muttered Quinn, drily.
fn
graduate you, Mr.. Give he added,
in an undertone, to the elder gentle
man. eff l mistake not. the young
lady had welInigh gained her end.
Your guest would soon have had
daughters place.
''Never!' exclaimed Robert Give. his
brow darkening ominously. 1--WE will
let the matter drop here, gentlemen; it
has gone far enough. All further in
qur:es as to Miss Wraye's fate can be
made by her family or friends. if she
has any. 1t is an affair that reflects
no credit on any one concerned in 1t,
and one in which l much prefer that
the members Of my family should
cease to take any active interest"
Let me understand you, SIR said
Herbert. turning from the window as
and showing his father a face white
and rigid-aye, and stern as his own.
do you mean that you intend to take
no further steps in this matter-to
leave this poor. friendless girl I'M
avenged i'll her bloody grave-to be
deaf to the cry Of outraged justice"
81 have submitted the case to the
proper authorities answered his
e., ;e% 1,oi, ,1o0 tn r.
tend to it; neither yours nor mine
"Neither yours nor Miner echoed the
son, Indignantly. "For Gods sake, sir,
what change has come over you? Only
this morning you acknowledged that
you felt, in measure, responsible Tor
this young girls fate-that, as our
guest. she was under our protection"
This morning was blind was the
curt reply; ''now my eyes have been
opened. This morning I believed my
son knew better what was: due to him
self and due to me than to degrade
himself by an attachment that could
| never recognize"
'.Stop, sirr' interrupted Herbert, i'm
petucusly. "Not even from you will
ory-a memory that will hold sacred
dS 1OuS, DIS liz Su1Al q AAASAAAo>S
that place beside that Of my sainted
mother. and feel place lit worthlly
there
"Be silent. STRIP Numbered Robert
Give. s'Let me never hear your moth
er's name breathed in such association.
Your mother! Boy, you know not what
she was. or your lips would never dare
| to shape her name with that Of q
friendless. homeless outcast-a girl
who. for aught we know, may have
sprung from the very dregs of society,
girl who"
"Be careful what you say. sir!' inter-
rupted Herbert, white with passion.
''There are insults which even son
cannot forgive. The lady of whom you
speak was as dear, as precious, as hon
ored in my heart, as my mother Is IN
yours"
"Was she your wife. sir:" asked Rob
ert Give. hoarsely. Il am prepared to
learn even that. now. Was this name
less girl your w,ife?'
"Would to God that she had been!'
said the young man. in an agitated
voice. "Then there would have been
one. at least, left. with the right to de-