The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-02-09

ter-lt became necessary to state how,
and under what circumstances the ac-
quaint lance with Miss Wraye had been
formed-how inauspicious had been
9 Madam d Fleury's account OF her pupils
position in school and society. s
Further inquiries from Mr.. Quinn
h elected information regarding Sybirs
manner Of late-her nervousness. anxi-
ETY. sudden alarms ts.s
Herbert would have died rather than
have. revealed her warning to him.
THOSE interviews. when sudden gusts
OF feeling seemed to sweep away. for a
moment the veil concealing her troub:
led heart, he held too sacred to even
speak Of now. f
HE could only chafe with mingled in.
dlgnation and impatience as he saw the
astute detectives inquiries were all
tending to one point; as he felt that
evry word he said Only went to prove
that Sybil herself knew and feared the
impending danger; that this cruel trag-
edy was but the elimination of some
dark. secret history yelled in SYPHILIS
past. - ..0.&r ~
Herbert's face flushed angrily, and
he listened. with set teeth and clenched
hands; he could say nothing nothing
that would not tend to throw upon his
darling's memory a shadow of deeper
mystery than, that which rested on it
now.
Sybil an adveturess? Aye, that was
what they We're sayin as they
rose to go; and his father was listen
ing, with the stern, hard look on his
face that made him so like old Basil
Give.
His daughter-the daughter of his be.
loved Agnes-allowed to associate init
mately with nameless, homeless adj
venturess!
II have heard Of so many cases of a
like nature" said Mr.. Quinn, his keen,
gray eyes resting on Herbert's face
''clever girls, who, to secure a brilliant
alliance, contrive to establish them
selves on the most friendly footing in
the best of Notwithstanding them
selves into their confidence by every
art and fascination
'You are mistaken, STRIP Herbert
burst forth, unable any longer to re.
strain his indigna tion-"utterly mistak-
en-. Whatever Mis- Wraye's family or
position may have been, she was a
lady in every sense Of the word-nay,
what is better than lady, true, pure,
noble woman! And to assure you that
no ignoble motive Influenced her visit
to Give Towers, can bring my sister
to prove that she came only in compli-
aEce With her eager, earnest and re-
peated entreaties-that she came to us
as an hOnored guest. And I, at least
shall consider it my place to repel any
lnslIuatlOn against her character or pO-
sition- as an insult to one whom, as
guest in my fathers house, 1 feel
bound to defend!'
"HUmph" muttered Quinn, drily.
II thought as much. I have to con-
gratulate you, Mr.. Give" he added,
in an undertone, to the elder gentle
man. IF 1 mistake not. the young
lady had Well-nigh gained her end.
Your guest would soon have had a
daughters place.
''Never!' exclaimed Robert Give. his
brow darkening ominously. "We will
let the matter drop here, gentlemen; it
has gone far enough. All further in
quir;es as to Miss Wraye's fate can be
made by her family or friends, if she
has any. 1t is an affair that reflects
no credit on any one concerned in it,
and one in which much prefer that
the members Of my family should
cease to take any active interest"
'tLet me understand you, SIR said
Herbert, turning from the window as
the two legal gentlemen drove away,
and showing his father a face white
and rigid-aye, and stern as his own.
"Do you mean that you intend to take
no further steps in this matter-to
leave this poor, friendless girl I'M
in hnr tn 70
deaf to the cry Of outraged justice"
proper authorities answered his
tend to it; neither yours nor mine"
Neither yours por mine! echoed the
son, Indignantly "For Gods sake, sir,
what change has come over you? Only
this morning you acknowledged that
you felt. in measure, responsible for
this young girls fate-that, as our
guest, she was under our protection"
This morning was Blind was the
curt reply; ''now my eyes have been
opened. This morning 1 believed my
son knew better what was due to him
self and due to me than to degrade
himself by an attachment that could
never recognize"
Dup, Slr. interrupted IlcIDeIt, I'LL
petucusly. "Not even from you will
hear a word against her sweet mem
ory-a memory that I will hold sacred
as long as life shall last-a memory
that place beside that Of my sainted
mother. and feel I place it worthlly
there
''Be silent. STRIP Numbered Robert
Give. "Let me never hear your moth
er's name breathed in such association.
Your mother! Boy, you know not what
she was, or your lips would never dale
to shape her name with that of q
friendless. homeless outcast-a girl
who. for aught we know, may have
sprung from the very dregs Of society,
a girl who"
"Be careful what you say, sir!' inter
rupted Herbert, white with passion.
'"There are insults which even son
cannot forgive The lady of whom you
speak was as dear, as precious, as hon
ored in my heart, as my mother is IN,
yours" =. =.:@',~ s.-7.> :. -. .
''Was she your wife, sir?" asked Rob
ert Give. hoarsely. Il am prepared to
learn even that. now. Was this name
less girl your wife?'E -:
t'Would to God that she had been"
said the young man, in an agitateo