Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-07
NN1v.-(Continucd)

in this rouse can bc found in their apart
raeniS i,-morrow."
'No. ean?"
N,.>. can. L can go out Tonight,
and VIII ii you remain at home 10 keep
house.. aud | can lay my hands on men
who will show that they can commit II
burglary by invcrSion.'
'W"l lct lis suppose you have pat
,h"sr follows in the pcnitrntiary. what
them"
'l.-fnic they get out again | shall he
far rr,,,n here; and Miriam goes with
me
.'I.u think we can sell OIL, every
thing
"Ot course we can. Much of the cs-
tate is convertible personal property, and
easily disposed of. The real estate is not
50 valuable. hut it is desirable, and can
sell ii ~ IL week
"lon mean can
"YoNi name will br necessary. per
haps'
"'r!,en yon must submit all papers re-
quirin. my name TO me. said Carpenter.
with i.i,, old decision OF manner.
wv. have got OH too we'll 10 have Il
misunderstanding. We are essential tc
each other and can never afford 10 quar-
rel. Now am going ont. and il might
hc is we'll for you ~ lie down and try
to sleep. Clay tells me tha, you are
,rouAct! with slccplcsSnc>s. You should
TAX. >auc,hns for it,
oh, am going to. La. ha. ha.
The wild light came back to Carpen-
'cr'> cycs, and he laughed. and got up
and began plcing tho room. Fearing
that another insane ii, waS coming on.
Cl,en,hlm hurried out, and soon after lie
left til, house.
WIsMl he found himself alone Carpen-
ter luushcd more hnistcrously than be-
fore. n',l clappcI his hands as if lie were
applHuiing himself. This uproar attract
ell tn. attention nf the black man. who
came from the kitchen and stood in the
door with open eyes and mouth.
Clay
"Su,,?"
"Ii.s do The drugs hold out: IIh. yon
rasc,:"
Carpenter made II dive mt the black
man ''d gave him such vigorous punch
in tn. breast that he staggered into the
hail
i've enough on hand, snh.' said Clay,
coming back with II grin on his black
face. ''.o star; IL po;,icary shop. tole
dc oil. ,ian dat you WAS drug proof. lla,
ha. lia."
'nh. vou are II funny dog. chuck full of
grim aud CHASTITY humor Keep the stuff,
Clay I'm going to open his eyes with it
Very soon. His hope WAS that the poi
son >l.onld close mime
clan left and Carpenter threw himself
M .l'. ionngr. bu, he could not sleep. lie
~, M ,nd paced he room again. stop
pins. ,ow and then To take another pun
at III. lipttlr, whi,.i. III. drank from direct
,y.
"'rhl, can't last lang." hr muttcrcd
SI'sirrc must soon come II change. Cheat
ham onn', keep ont of the trap--he Ger
tainiy shall not push ne into it. But
WHY Should care for myself! Why
should / want 10 protect IL life that l
have lang IL ilomS.,nd times under the
fert oI Death. I'M! which he has ignored
wit. contempt. A more prudent man
would have been dead long ago.
lle stopped and sal down. with his face
hmri.! IN his hands Il habit Of his-and
hc kept on mumhling:
III feel more comfortable if that girl
WAS OH, of the l,o,sr. Poor creature. she
is Us MY daughter would bc were she liv-
ing. i..,hcr!cSs and Il.ien,llcss Ii is he,
ter She is dca! better that she passed
away ~ the carly days OF innoccncr. even
tllonsh her waXcn fingers never touched
nay riieck. nor her baby lips pressed
mn". Nh. me. She could have saved me
once Deep down in the black pit of sin
is ! was. that baby hand could have
touched my heart and led me out-lcl
me up 20 til" white heights of virtue. by
the trar-sprinklr'! paths of pcnitcnce
But am Il fool. Il soft. whining IDIOT"
he exclaimed. rising and stamping on the
floor lIark. What noise is that over
head? 1t sounded ns ii some one had
falr. heavily. 1t was in the roonl--hcr
room will 90 MP
lie staggered up The stairs and knocked
on lii. ioor.
Iir called. sill! Knocking:
Miss Hermann, Miss Hermann, Open.
do not fear mo-
III" waited again. hni heard no reply
He was giant in strength. Setting
his shoulder against liz door hc threw
his boly forward. and ii fell in with Il
crash
There on the floor Will, cxtcn,icd hands
and hair li>hcvrIcd. lay Miriam Her.
mauu. and the light falling oil the brauti
fnl profile caused Carpenter to cry:
Ssh. is dead. Tho beautiful girl is
dead"