Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-11-01

Administering the medicine. Helen
seated herself In low chair by his
side. -, -, 5r.,, -s ~ ftsg Z"
Mr.. Reynolds was better, Andrew
told her. The physicians said there
was no present danger. IL he were kept
quite free from excitement of any kind.
| The news OF Mr.. Harry's illness had
been carefully concealed from him
during the day The physicians had
pretended that they could allow him
to see no one. p
She listened silently TO the news the
old servant brought. @slF
Ordering dinner served in her own
room. she forced herself, when 1t was
brought, to swallow a few mouthfuls
of food and take a glass of wine.
II was past eight o'clock when the
service was cleared away. and the doc
tor had not yet returned. II would not
do to be, absent at the time Of his vis-'
IL; and yet, at nine o'clock she must
again confront the living spectre Of hei
past. @s53sy sa
She started. She had forgotten that
she must have ready for him the sum
he had required Of her.
She went to her purse. IL contained
but twenty dollars She examined her
husbands clothes. The pockets held
forty more. She still lacked forty Of
the needed sum-. .-4.- -y-- 7. ~ - =.
Well. this. must satisfy him for tor
night. Tomorrow she would send him
what she now, lacked. To-inorrow!
Oh,sif to- morrow were toEdayt M this
terrible temptation which assailed her
IN ahethe might OF its silence and its
horror were dispe.led by the, light Of
another day.! - ~ - ''''a-l -
] Another haif-hour PASSED. 'f''.'h F"A'
Would the doctor never come? Yes!
A knock sounded on the door.
4 She rose and admitted him for whom
she had so anxiously waited. He en-
tered with many apologies for his, en-
forced delay 9Ays q
He found his patient Improving, hes
said. Doubtless by tomorrow hfs7
youth and splendid1g strength would
haye, reasserted themselves, Already
his eyes showed that his brain was re-
covering its normal condition, n .7ss''
Btt his examination was close and
long:,tIs 90 ,sish Is&3 ..gf,1 sglsft db
Helen almost shrieked to him to 20
and leave her to- herself as the hands
VI taAS SAOOh AnOHSd EtOWdIA IhtS.
II she did not meet Tom. window at
the appointed time and place, what
action might he. not take7 s.
Later she night DEFY him. but just
now each minute was more precious
than gold. Sgs
The hour struck when at last DR..
Hope turned toward her His keen.
professional eye noted her pallor. and
the excitement Visible in every fea-
ture. lfro9 FAH"
He bent and let his fingers meet at
her wrist Her pulse was beating high
Take care. Mrs Reynolds" said,
warningly. ''or you will be. my next
patient, You must not let anxiety for
your husband take this phase. He Is
doing better than / dared hope. A Hts
tie care and nursing. and he will be
himself again. Cannot some one take
your place tonight? You are too
nervous and overstrung"
I would trust no one else," she nn-
swered. 81 81, z, zstsg
IT will call early in the morning, J
then. Goodnight" a.
"Good-night!" she answered. me-
chanfcally. grRfd ~ @'sts
The door opened and closed. He was
gone. She listened to the sound Of his
retreating footsteps, as she had listen
ed to those OF Grace. She waited un-
til all was still.
The hands OF the clock showed ten
more minutes gone. Catching up q
cloak, she threw 1t about her and hast
ened down the stairs. A Sfri
Grace met her in the lower hall.
"Helen!' she cried. "Is Harry
worse?" fE - -
mo. But must have air." she an
swered. II sa going into the garden"
And with the last words mingled the
sound Of the closing Of the front door.
Once more. with hurrying feet. she
went to meet the man whose word was
her only law. Rebel as she would, her
rebellion was as hopeless as that Of
the slave to his master.
He but Fastened tighter her chains,
and she dragged them more hopelessly
and more heavily than before. But
the hour was ripening when she might
strike OF the fetters he had forged.
Had not Harry said:
"If you were but frce!"
She reached, the place appointed. All
was still and deserted.
She softly called his name. No an
swef came. Pacing to and fro. she
waited.
Five, ten. fifteen minutes passed;
but no football brske the stiffness. no
sound announced her wciting at an
end.
Had he come? Had he gone?
Vain the questions. save to offer
fresh torture to her mind.
A half-hour went by. and she knew
that she need wait no longer. What
ever his failure to meet her betokened,
he would not come now.
Retracing her steps, she FASTENED
homeward. AS she reached the door
she paused.
Better, perhaps. to turn and flee into
the darkness than to enter that house
tonight.
Her brain seemed on fire; every
pulse was surging and tbrobbing. Her
hands and feet were cold as ice.
But her hesitation lasted only for
the moment. She turned her key in
the lock and entered. closing the door
noiselessly behind her, and quietly
stealing her way up the stairs.
Noiselessly she opened the door OF
her own room. shut and barred II. She
dropped the cloak from her shoulders
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