Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-13
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y false, tender words that on anothert
lips falls your passsona te carass--thai
her head sleeps on your heart--ahd Ill
starve and go mad In knowing that tc
another tssgiysf tine 6o5smrhIch would
help me 10 livey 1t shall not be. Har-
yey BaTsiay!-TTsyou hear tmgte5it, mgte;55it shas'
not bei" ta'Ap'sshF% I"
"You aefuss rae y6uraia tkena~ SO
He stoed with arms ytili. folded aeross
his breast. a cold. cynical smile
wreathed his mouth. 49, a'sS
Her passionate protest had wusehAd
no response. A lurid, light as OF an
ger, CLEANED In 'herseyes. s4l}
she,sglanced VI. into his face, md
from her own the determinatlo led.
She cfasred her. hands In sppp.ication
upon his Sleeve. 90 ~
ASK nS anything else. Haryey--any
thing hit tats., she pleaded Z,
Don't be- foolish, Helen, he said
curtiy. ttLet me begin the farcesin my
own way 80 VA
What Is the sum you need? ! might
make another appeal 70 Grace for the
4 amount--might tell another pitiful lie.' :
1T would be but a straw floating In
the current at which the drowning man
grasps / need a fortune! Buts-pull-
Ing out his watch-'it's time for my
appointment"
With her? Harvey. You shall not
go!''
Across his face swept d Took OF mer-
ciless determination.
You are still obdurate?' he ques-
toned.
II swear you shall not go to her from
me this night,''t
Her own face, now. had hardened,
and was as impiacabIe as his.
He laughed bitterly. cruelty.
Perhaps you will ask your husband.
Harry Reynolds. to iflterpbse his au-
thority. Do So Take one step TO pre-
vent what have made up my mind to
do, and--does your memory date back
five years, ima. chere? Wen, the story
OF our first meeting would be somewhat
Interesting 70 the gay world gatherea
about us. do you not think so? Which
will make the greater sensation--your
story or mfne? Ieleave 1t for you to
DECIDE which shail be told first"
And With these words. more cruel
than the thonged lash, he turned and
left her stantiing amid the green plants,
the cool shadows. the plashing waters;
but she Obtained she stood within the
gates OF ptrgatory.
Helen, Mr.. Earclay told me should
find you here. ard that you asked him
no send me to you," broke in her hts-
bands voice. What. has haprened,
dear? You look pale. Are you mr. Il
she forced herself. by powerful ef-s
fort, toHsmfle. and strpve to banish
from her eyes the i9ok Of pain,
~, II am quite well,. she answered:
"but l found the rooms l1ot< When
when did yon leave Grace?"
Barclay was about to seek her..
How attentive ne is growing to Grace,
Helenl tried to warn her once about
him, but she refused to listen to me
kindly. sometim.s fear she Is really
interested I'M him. and I cannot authen-
ticate any of the rumors to his discred-
II. How I wrunged you. darling, con-
cerning him! Yet I deeply regret that
overcame my jealousy and allowed
him to obtain such familiar footing in
our house. ! was growing to like himg
but, lately. since haze seen his attef-
tion to Grace, and kasned that these
stories are afioat concerning him. my
old distrust has returned. What shall
do, Heicn2 Can you not help me?"
So he. too. appealed u her for help.
could have strieked aloud in re-
cognition Of the strange coincidence In
the fearful tension which held her
nerves E4e1a,xaks
''of what rumors do you spsak?" sh,
asked. MT last
Her throat was dry. her mouth
parched Her voice sounded unnatural
to her own ears.
Il have not told you OF them? No;
remember, They say that he gam
bies for very high stakes 7 fear that
he may wish TO benefit himself by
Grace's fortune. Dear girl! She Is
worthy of a better fate"
why did you not save her. then. by
taking herself and her fortune when
they We're yours for the askinga"
She started at the renressed bitter.
ness OF her own tone. II was nearer
betrayal than anything that had ever
escaped her.
But she had scarcely listened to or
needed aught that he had said. Each
moment was fraught to her with abso-
lutte torture, for was not Harvey per-
haps. at this moment. pressing his suit
with the hefress and her rival?
A wave or utter surprise. followed by
deep displeasure. swept over the young
husbands face, He could scarce be-
heve that he had heard Alright.
Heien! he exclaimed
And the simple utterance OF her name
yas at once question and a demanu
for explanation.
She laughed and passed her hand
{ over her brow.
I'll believe am not well. Take me
home. Harry. And find Grace. She
must come with US. cannot leave her
alone You have given me new fears
concerning her.
His displeasure vanished; he bent
over her In tender solicitude: and now
she was all impatienee to be gone.
Leave me here" she insisted. 'and
find Grace quickly. Tell her that am
III, aud want her.
Swiftly he went through the rooms in
obedience to her desire: but for long
his search was unavaling: and finally
was successful only through an acct
dent. which at the same time proved
TO him his fears concerning Mr. Par