Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-11-07
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ELIZABETH
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cry; interfere no more in the direction
of events controlled by a higher power,
or you may be punished as / am.
But / don't a to speak with you.
No doubt you come to enter into a COM
pact with me to separate your daughter
from her lover and share the spoils with
you. But IL is too late. Clarice win
marry Shirley Austin, and the fortune /
have striven so hard fer will be mine
without further effort-as 1t would have
been, anyway, had I been patient, in
stead of soiling my soul with lies ami
deceit II the thought of worse crimes.
Wien 1t comes 1t will be too late, and
hang like q milestone about my neck, for
it has taken from me all I most priced
on earth. Your daughter has behaved
nobly. She will be happy and blessed
for her goodness. / nave hated her, and
even yet my hearC envics her happiness;
but tell her to forgive me If she can"
She had spoken rapidly, wildly, but
distinctly, and she had remained stand
ing all the time. Now, as she conclud-
ca, she waved MoG bray away toward
the door with a sweeping gesture Of the
arm, and then she left the room.
Silerced and ain ost CIV ed-for in Mrs.
Martins words and manner there had
been the tragic int ensity of great suf-
fering-Rryan Mowbray found himself
cut in the street again.
There seems something like fate In
It," he thought. when ever this keen
n INSCRIPTIONS woman Is overcome
n lays down her arms"
But he had no intention of yielding
yet; and as he turned his steps nome
ward, 1t was with the fixed intention of
watching Clariee and Eli who sided with
her, in order that lac might, if possible,
circumvent their plans.
AS he 1eared home his attention was
crUght by the slender figure of a wo.
man walking rapidly ahead of him, and
1t seemed strangely familiar. He looked
even more o~bservantly, and felt certain
that the woman was known to him;
end all doubt on the subject was at an
end when he saw her pause in front of
the mansion he was nearing and disap-
GEAR down the area steps.
He bounded forward with a pace in
creased almost to a rrn, and vehement
ly pulled the front door-bell.
"Who is that woman who has just
come in down stairs2" he asked the SER
want who admitted him.
II don't know, sir" was the answer
And even in these wo DIS, though the
n of the speaker was perfectly
respectful, Mowhray felt that he was
no longer master In that house.
A subtle change had taken place
among the servants, who a realized,
as they never he d until within the past
twenty-fcur houcs, that the beautiful
young widow of their dead master was
Eenceforth the cover .ling owe in that
house.
go ard find out, instantly" COM
nanded Mowbray: land, remember, no
one Is to see Mrs. Grayson until the
rame Is irst brought to me-"
Before the OF der could be obeyed.
Susan came quickly from below stairs,
and FASTENED along the hall, then ran
quickly no stairs.
Mowbray followed her 50 rapidly that
he overlook her rs she reached the
Landing.
Susan he said, IN a tone between
command and eptreaty, what's the
meaning of this2 Tell me your message
to Mrs. Grayscn. Who wishes to see
her%'
Beg pardon, sir. but / cannot answer
I that questicn-it is more than my place
is WORTH the girl answered. as she
pushed past him and knocked ar the
| door OF Clarice's room.
Mowtray followed close at her heels.
end when his daughter called, IL her
clear, sweet voice, Come in" he was
near enough to hen, TIE servants mes
Sc gee. though spoken In a low n
IF you please. ma'am." said Susan,
"the French maid, Ma'mzalle Leonce,
has retucned, and begs to be allowed to
come up ard speak with YOU"
Bring her at once!" commanded
Mrs. Grayson, In a one that caused
Mr.. Mowbray to fall back of sight
at sound of 1t.