The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-06-14

stand. We seem to have all gone back
to barbarism. As to the rest-whether
sent the message, or whether it was
sent him falsely in my name-it does not
matter-to me at least. Believe what
you like; we shall never know each
other amy more. AS your daughter l
have only one last thing to ask of you
money enough to take me back to my
mothers people"
"You shall have all the money you
want, as you always have had; but as
to going back-you are crazy! You
can't go anywhere now, unless you are
expecting regiment of troops to es
cort YOU"
At bedtime Faith was coming down
the long second-story passage when she
met Darcie, walking toward her listless-
ly, with tired, wandering step. He
knew that she had been with her father,
and as he searched her pale, downcast
face he saw that some new trouble was
upon her, and his eyes were full of
love and beseeching sympathy. He
thought that she must have gone
through with enough since he had seen
her last to account for the change in
her sensitive expression. The question
of the moment with him was how he
best could help her. He held out his
left hand. and waited for her to speak.
His look was utterance enough; but
she would not meet his eyes, She
swerved slightly away from him. avoid
his touch, and. as he called her by name
in the tone that he used for no name
but hers, she uttered just two words:
"Oh, don'tl" There was no mistaking
the accent of repulsion, almost of hor-
ror, with which they were spoken.
"What is this?" he asked, straighten-
ing himself involuntarily under the
shock.
"Your letter." she gasped. "Was it
letter signed John Darcie Hamilton?
Was that the letter you asked me to
fetch-that you were meaning to send
from this house ?" 'r
"Faithl Great Heavens! have you
opened my letter."
She looked at him dazedly, not deny
ing or attempting to reply; she was
thinking only of what he had done.
st is not possible!" he persisted, in
a heart-broken voice. Faith, dear, you
could not have read my letter! will
never believe you could do thing like
that"
Then it came to her distinctly what
it was that he meant, and why he
looked at her in that strange manner.
Alas! what could it matter now? MY
faith for your faith" she cried wildly,
and ram past him, and shut herself into
her room.
Darcie stood awhile stone-still where
she had left him; then he dragged him
self to his own room and sat upon the
side of his bed, trying to realize this
impossible thing. Yes, she had doubted
him, and had taken that way to satisfy
herself. What she thought of him, now
that she had read the letter, was small
thing compared with the loss he had
suffered in losing his image of her. He
grew very cold, sitting there alone in
the dark, and his wound was aching
heavily.
At length Wan came in with a.pack-
age of medicine and a note from the
doctor, who could not see his patient
again that night, as he had expected.
The note said:
There is a row in town to-nipbt.
most of our boys are in it, but they
will go back to the mine with con-
siderable liquor aboard) about mid
night. 1 think, all things considered.
you had better be conspicuous by your
absence. Wan will take you over to |
my place, where friend will show
you to your new lodgings; they will
be on the ground floor. Wan il .tiv.'
send you something to make YOU
Sleep"