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

Then the door opened behind her,
and Helen entered. She was very pale
and her eyes had in them a strange
| gieam. They rested upon Grace al
most defantiy. With a swift. nervous
motion, she unfastened the strings OF
| her hat and tossed II from her.
Has he spoken" she asked, indi-
| eating her husband by a glance.
only to murmur your name" Grace
answered. II think once or twice he
| fancied I was you"
Better for all of US IL his fancy
were true!" said Helen; and, as
though inspired by some sudden re-
solve, she came close to where Grace,
risen from her knees. was standing be-
side Harry's couch. Yes, better IL
you were Harry Reynolds wife. List
en-, Grace. You learned my secret last
night was hard. and cold, and al.
most brutal, perhaps. In telling. but
suffering isn't apt to soften such wo-
men as i am. and when you told me
that you had promised to marry Har-
vey Barclay. ! suffered in that mo-
ment more than you have suffered in a
Lifetime. I don't know why / should
appeal to you. I never loved you I've
nearly hated you. for you have every
thing In the world most covet, and I
have been. for many a day, Harvey
Barclays game. He tried to blind me
to II; but love 1t not easily blinded.
and loved him, Grace. He Is q bad,
unscrupulous sman. but he Is the only
thing on earth ever loved. Swear to
me you Will not marry him. I can
trust yosir word. Swear It to me.
Grace. 1t is your fortune, not you, he
covets. He will make misery OF your
life. as he has Of mine:, but I'm not
hypocritc enough to plead with you for
your own sake Its for mine, Grace.
for ninei on. .she is all I have in the
world! ana IL you cast him off. hen
turn 70 me again. In. his soul he cares
for me mote than for anything save
self. Tell me you wili,,give him up.
Swear 1t to mel"
Il cant swear IT." answered the girl
with white shocked face. II must be
his wife now. There Is no help for It.
L did IL Tor Harry's sake and yours!"
Ana II tell you that your sacrifice
was uselessy oh. I. see it all--ali the
trcachery by which he has won your
promise. ] can guess 1t all: but my
lips are sealed. am powerless to un-
deceive you. But you VIII listen to me,
trace fou DO not love him. You
VIII give him up when l tell you that
ne y raise and crueig' &
cannot give him up! repeated
tne girl. MY word Is pledged"
" - q
Then break it, said the older wo-
man. FBreak II, II you have any pity
on my SOUL Do you know what II Is
to love as do? How could you
KNOW? and she laughed a low laugh.
terrible TO hear. Had you known. you
would have murdered me rather than
that I should have stolen from you the
love and kisses OF, him who lies un-
conscious beside US. Yes. murdered me,
as I could murder the woman whose
lips should be upraised to meet Harvey
kiss. You trennbae ana crow
white. You think that r am mad,
am not mad! Listen TO me. Grace
Hawthorne. You shall know alI-wbv
/ married Harry Revnolds did n for
Harvey BARCLAYS sake loved him.
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