The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-05-24

self be seeni- Alnsr Immediately
DR.. BYodnsy entered the room.
You seat fer nae. N adam" he began.
where 10 Trapses1'
Asleep, l suppose. I have been
guilty Of . fiction. bat NY Intentions
are good. DR.. BTodpsr, who was the
man you took from my howe wounded,
and fer what PurPess wa he hsrsf
demand an Instant Aaswsrl"
~ decline to make Any statement,
madam, tsusAiaE my PTOfsS.iOnal bust
ness or TO discuss this matter with
you. Good evening"
Held, cir, or shall place The AEair
in the Hands Of The police"
Hardy, l think. But proceed in
that way ifyou prefer. Good evening"
"You thiAh hat I ma afraid Of pub
lieity; wait and sssl shall dshounce
you, air. over my. own signature.
shall make your name . football for
scandal moAgsTs in every town In this
state"
And how about your sens. madam?
You desire abovs all things that Ray
mond Holbin shall marry your stop
daughter and inherit under the will
of the man you eoddlsd and bullisd out
Of HIS senses. Tho nAmS Of the man
who was shot I shall not tell you. bat
l will tell you the name Of the WON
an who shot him-I thought you were
the woman. l was mistaken, and for
this error owe you an apology"
This il infAmouEl"
81 waa mistaken, l say, honestly.
For l thought that the woman who
would retreat from her dyins husband,
appealing 10 her with his heart in his
eys, who would link an orphan girl
to libertiAs. might easily pull = trlg-
ger to remove Lesser obstacle" The
woman rushed up te hm with hands
elsnshed.
"SOouadrsll II had the weapon
now I would prove your Judgment
Out Of my housed" DR.. BrOdnsr snilsd
wiekodiy.
II was mistAkea," he continued,
known gentleman lies, half dsliTious,
in room % NJ the spotswoos, and her
ssms Is Louise. And. madam, will
do hsr fall justice; she erred in her In
formation and her aim. For the man
she hoped to destroy was this Mbor-
tine, eashiered, SwindiiAs. cheating
son Of yourA DsnouRso me, but
breathe a word against tho fame of
Frances Drookin, and l shall go before
Richmond With my cause. Good even
Tag"
HO bowed moekipgly, and was turn
Ing away when the poTtioFs was flung
violently aside and Holbin rushed on
him from behind. 4 keen knife in his
hand flashed in the gas light and FOIL,
but once only. Maddsnsd with the
pain and onrasod at the oowaydly at
tack, BrodnAr lifted his sssailant from
the Aoor and hurled him across the
room. He fell in heap against the
wall, the knife rolling TO tho feet of
the frantic woman. To snatch it up
and throw herself upon the athletic
vas an instant'S action; but she was
impotent TO harm him then. HO seized
her wrists and turned the right ono
slowly but remorselsssly. Her pale
lips uttered NO sound, but the long
white fingers relaxed at length under
the tOrrifc ordeal and tho knife fell
to tho foor. Kicking IL AorosS tho
room, he pushed the woman away, and
stepping outside thS dor. closed II be-
hind him. He heard the furious ring
Ing Of the buffers bell, and soon be-
held william running clumslly
through the hall. H0 had opened the
front door, but the servant having
passed, he changed His mind. and haV-
ing slammed the door made his way
down and back to tho wing occupied
by Frances. She had retired, but arose
at once,
Bring your key and let mo out at
the gate" he said, land quickly" She
threw on hor wrapper and wondering
ly obeyed. ~ have found tho other
woman in the case" no continued, hur-
riedly as they traversed the garden.
1T Is all worry sad, my child, and too
late now TO be remediSd" He could
not 500 tho girls face nor understand
that thero was room for any miscon-
stEuetion OF his statement; that her
mind was occupied with Richard Som
SrS, IS his had been with Holbin.
Frances felt as though tho blood was
freezing In her veins
"What woman"