Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-08-30
You know I think you capable o, any

| thing--in q complimentary sense, OF
course!" he added. In laughing apology.
Even of the imprudence Of inviting
| you. this afternoon, to be the compan-
| ion Of my drive,'' she Interrupted, IN
low. maclSing stones.ss NO. l. did not
wreck the train, Harvey Barclay. It
! was quite sufficient to wreck a life, Do
| you know, for moment I was almost
sorry my name was not Numbered In
| the short list Of killed? 1t would have
| made no real difference to anyone, un-
! less that poor boy; and TO him 1t
| might have proved mercy in disguise.
| Why did you do IT, Harvey" she cried,
| passionately. Why after getting me
to throw him over. did ypu afteyward
urge our marriage. Tlaying upon my
ambition. when YOU knew that all the
heart I had belonged to you?"
"There was nothing else to do. Hell
en-. had but my pay; we would both
have quarreled within a month over
that. A rich marriage was necessary
TO both of u.s.
ITO both of us?" she echoed, with
pallid lips. You mean. Harvey. that
you intend TO follow my example,
Perhaps, ma chere, when l grow
weary OF bachelorhood. 1t depends or
Whit favor you accord me, Heien."
speaking with sudden earnestness,
You must win me footing in Jour
new name. You must overcome your
husbands prejudice to me. You must
make us friends. You can do what y5u
will with him now, and II is the only
way in which we can see each other
without fear of scandal or reproach."
You set me hard task. Harvey
one which I fear is impossible"
Impossible" he repeated with
something like a sneer on his hand
some face. IT did not suppose your
lexicon contained that word: nor do I
imagines anything impossible to the
woman who to-day is the acknowl-
edged wife of Edgar Reynolds son.
who, a month ago"
Hush" she interrupted. fiercely.
what have either of us to do with the
past? Let II rest in its merited obliy-
ion, Harvey Barclay, but for you, and
the love, I have given you-the love
which has made me a tool in your
hands to work your will. II you had
married me, Harvey-if we might have
renounced this ambition, which may
yet wreck both our lives-I believe we
would both have been happier and bet
ter"
lis all this sentiment the effect OF
married life?" he answered. "Ah, for
give me, Helen, but you did not always
talk like this'-and you forget that
while you are luxuriating In the inside
warmth. am shut out in the cold. My
debts are pressing me hard. I have
had bad luck at all I have touched.
Sometimes I am ready to put a pistol
to my head and blow out my brains.
Why not? It requires far more cour-
age to live than to die, and I miss your
sympathy. My girl, you were always
generous enough with that. and think
I've stood more in need Of 1t since /
lost it,
Tears--genu.ne tears--were In the
golden cleaning eyes. and hung wet
and heavy on the dark lashes.
Poor boy" she murmured, softly,
and with one small, gloved hand she
made a half-involuntary gesture, as II
she would lay it upon his arm, but she
checked the impulse with a sad smile.
ct almost forgot my present grand
eur" she said. II almost touched you,
as though my touch, like that OF King
Midas, could convert for you all things
into gold. So money still troubles you,
Harvey? How strange 1t seems to me
to take no further heed of IL. Only yes
terday Harry took my purse and filled
IL with notes. I don't know how much
there is, but take 1t. Harvey, IL II WI
help you any. I will tell him that
lost 1t all"
mo-" answered the man, with a hot
fan
that yet-though God knows what J
may come to. I might not have been
better, but I'd have been no worse than
other men, but for this cursed lack Of
money. When I reach my worst ex-
tremity. Helen, I'll come to you, my
girl. You needn't fear; and YOU may
help me better than by the proffer OF
your purse. I'd rather have control
over your fatherfn-law's bank ac-
count. BY the way, were not drifting
on pleasant topics. Let's change the
discussion. Tell me something about
your new relations. There's girl
somewhere, isn't there? What of herr
He strove to speak, indifserently, but
the woman at his side started aad
looked with keen intentness inso his
impassiye face.
Yes" she replied, "there is a girl.
What do you want to know Of her?'
"Is she rich?"
Pretty"
"She is going to be beautiful"
.'You are frank I'm doing her justice,
at all events--too frank, Helen! I fear
there's something behind. 1t does not
sound like you"
"No?" she answered. why should
I not be frank concerning her? 1t rests
with me whether you shall ever know
her"
He laughed.
"True," he said. But she might
serve as a pretext for my visiting the
house. I night make her the blind be-
tweE u.s. might so deaden your hus-
band's jealousy. and be enabled to see
you when I would"
Again she turned upon him that
eager, questioning gaze.
Take care, Harvey" she said. 1T
wouldn't do for you to play me false!"
Again he laughed.
you're not jealous Of myth. Helen,
surely? And thought you knew your
.~~x,,or go, well IN he Jealous of aNy liy-