Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-10-25
CHAPTER XIV.

1t was a moment to shake the stout
est nerves.. It: was one thing to threat
en- confession, another to be brought
before the tribunal of justice and have
1t extorted from you: but Helen. CULVER
ed under the shock for a moment only.
Then, cool, resolute and defiant, she
rose up to meet it.
"Since you wish my confession, you
shall have IT," she. said; but I prefer
that to It there shall be no witness
Mr.. Barclay, will you kindly leave us?7
II prefer that Mr.. Barclay should
reman," interrupted Harry. evident
1y what you have to tell me is known
to him. tits best spoken before him.
A cool, -sardonic' smile played about
Harvey Barclays lips. He, too, had
had time to recover his coinnosure.
OF the three he had the. least to fea1
from the exposure about to take place.
II think that will join GRACE in the
music room," he said, quietly. ICON
jugal scenes are not quite to my mind.
shall be. at: your service, Mr.. ,Reyn-
,olds, when this evidently-painfu in
terview has been forced: to a conclu-
=sion.' u. u; ~ - :: -. =.
Harry Reynolds made no.further eff
fort to detain him as :l1e walked past
him, closing the door, carefully behind
him. % 81. ,,..>.. - .,
Before the young husbands eyes was
q dense black, cloud, which shut out
from his view the form of the -beauti-
full woman on whom he hard placed ali
his young lave and trust. -
The air around him seemed filled
with voices which ec4oed' mocking1y,
the words he had heard%her speak:
"She shall Know lalII-aye!-. though L
confess MY share Of: the. infamy."
And thei., not olesy'tbuti a. Hundred
voice. TOOK Up the last word, and
shrieked 'iftsin IFS, ears. And: as they
did so, it seemed to him that these in
visible, malicious .spiritsss took mud in
their hands and threw It against a
beautifuSI dss s:ls IA "a / st as.a hey
had brought destruction alike. to its
beauty aid purity.
When lsxsssatfs H ltsE
the voices wsfassileats Aes A.:
self within sssS :al ssRSS i,is
Her arms wsas ;i 81 lfer
breast arsmile
had fled. Il /: & 4; "a.
"Well?'s he quest .:, in i
st am waiting for yoi.SStos ;;ssigak,,' 4 he
answered. ;sEssI: II: g.; & I:
And his voice. though fs terra teri b ~
sad, was cold and steRn. 80. w.
j Instincfively the woman hlt She
stood nos longer in5ss the pgeAsnEs&.e "a
doting husband a. MAN., whnm she
could trick by heE5srnils ID bend by
her caprice, but her judge; TIE scale OF
Justice fn his ineaeEable Hands.
And Suppose k,nefuses ?"
she replied. ut was to GraceI prom
Il Used my Confession, not to you"
sGracaf pes not bear the name which
your 1Sessiof trnay tarnish; nor may
ut be f1f!Eb sully her pure ears. will
listen ttS4t first. II IT be inxamy. Che
paused % shad dsreD IT IL for me
& to hear Tho pkher." ~
Thiss III unfortunate house for
tete-a-te & she1 resQepde9r coolly.
sssDne 81 had hot Ibng ag4. WIS inter.
& rupted. 20 you know?" she -coftin-
I ned, ~ sBsn afraid you viii be disap-
pointed 1. An my confession 2 was
sincerely working In your ends, after
{ All They happened for once to run m
4 the; Ga1le Il sTnDve,. Like yourself II
wished u prevent Harvey Barclays
u u La q y i ~ y
ssIIer own saks7 MOI, sle 81 an-
IN 1red. And now the jishtness Aed