Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-01
CHAPTER xxx.


In her own room, Grace had heard
the closing of the front door behind
Helen, as she started on her errand,
and, glancing from the window, saw
her walking rapidly down the avenue.
WAS Harry left alone?'. she. Won
dered Poor Harry! Did he guess
the secret Helen had betrayed to her
last night-guess that his wife's. love
never had been his? Was this an add
ed cause for his distrust of Harvey
Barclay?"
Harvey. Barclay! She shuddered as
memory conjured up before her mental
vision. this image which might never
more be banished from. her life. :
She had pledged herself to marry
him, to save the name and honor of
the man she. loved; land to keep back
at any, costEeven at the cost she. paid
the truth which, reaching Edgar
Reynolds, would prove his DEATH blow.
Truly, there was sufficient at stake
to warrant the sacrifice; and yet; poor
child; small as that sacrifice might ap-
pear in itself, it was her ALL!
Her very soul recoiled from it., Her
Hips whitened and her blood chilled as
she" painted her loveless, desolate; fu-
E.ture., "..
i And he, whose hand had kfndled the
fire, .dest ructive to-; her youth, and
hope, land happiness, must meyer know
it burned.
Only great pity was in her heart
for him., las she watched the wife!s
form disappear in the distance. ~. :.
! Forgetful for the instant Of her own
pain, ,shet remembered only. the wealth
Of love- he had 'lavished upon the. wo-
man whose heart was ice to him.. =.
Did"he know Did he suspect2 Was
this the reason for his sudden illness?
And she had left him alone! Was. he
still unconscious? size must go to him
at once! ~ - =
She turned from the window at tile
thought, andt walked rapidly toward
the door.
F.: There She paused: with her hand on
the knob. land, turning back, she fell
I fltas her Knees tbesfds.a chair. = :
God give me strength" was the
YdeeIsssExk waited its way
81 VII Rreat white thrshe.
- 7 3lH4Essy &$s:aefe stood by Harry
Hem ftssl III elads -,
!. "a hilH, the strength for
|: he. al: pleaded came. to her.
|; She forgp herself ;and her own needs
.ass she: looked down on that white face
Upon Its pillows. II
ibla An innpresso pain &: S:s3s RE
/ &! shrown: eyes were vide 6YaSsA, fh df
they .s:gazed up IS linEe9ognIxed Into
q hoHed
E.rsaAessIy 81 -: SIDE, koTgh
u tkaeiEsttaaTs2 s isIltl
little gIn orne,at5 tase sirl stood There
sting "a. u: Y T. s s4s. ssss
hsh illhsvA her
beside tie e5dsh. SRing ~
head. ,her. lips rested an Instant on the
low, broad brow It was at once a
At the touch, light as though fra
grant flower petal had been borne by
the summer wind across his fevered
temples, Harry moved, and "a mo-
mentary CLEAN of intelligence came
into his eyes. a.9 80 ~
"He1en!" he murmured-"H aaenI's,,n:,
|Iahedl lE6D :b5g ,,iaa1s5 pne.. sASfk
moment -oaly " yet long en- oilglts % Hold
a little part Of heaven-slle had Heehsd
to 'stAfid' ito HIM III Heienn p1as. -.
Already she was awakened m ihef
||IEsi$sS6 5i:akS sslli bel,
beside him, bathing his foreKed and
H. In \ aIRI
escaped him. Once or twice! he ap-
peared to be struggling with conscious
ness Once or twice she, fancied that
love and gratitude were ID the glance
no turned toward her. i