The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-01-22

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knowing that am to meet you here.
What am | TO tell him?"
Why" said Jack, considering it is
three months since he came, and that
have not made any sign, he might take
it for granted that am not going to
move or to speak. | don't deny. Eva,
that when heard he was coming was
a good bit shaken. | thought that
might send him copy of the confess
sion, and ask him what he proposed
doing l say that this temptation did
assail me. | am ashamed to Gown that
it did"
Jack she interrupted him quickly,
there is no safety possible for us so
long as that paper remains in your
hands. Consider-you may die; you
may fall i'll; you may even, God forgive
me for saying SO, fall away and betray
us. The noblest inheritance of my
children is their fathers honor. 1t lies
at the mercy of an accident. His
honor! think of what it is to him-to
me-to all of us. Do not leave that to
chance. There is but one person in
the world that knows the truth-it is
yourself. There is but one proof of the
truth-it is that paper"
He made no reply. She went on
again more passionately:
Put it beyond your own power.
most loyal of men, to betray and ruin
u.s. Leave to my children their fathers
honor; leave him to follow out his
career to the end. viii you do this
for me-for my children-in memory of
the paste"
Then Jack spoke-slowly because he
was anxious to speak for once and so to
have done with it.
''Whon | read in the paper that he
was coming, | heard his voice plain
and clear saying: Take my confession.
DO what you like with it. If YOU
suffer from the consequences, reveal it.
If in the future, you can advance YOUR
self by means of this paper use it--you
have the right to use IT. | could not
use his confession. How could use it?
Could threaten with it--demand pro-
motion with it-eXtort money with it?
Then | learned by accident, the other
day, how his private secretary told him
the story and how he said in his grand
ly anStere way that some things can
never be forgotten, that they cling to a
man through life and hinder him.
Now do think, making every allow
ance for official purity, that was carry
ing virtue to an extreme But it made
me deliberate what to do next. And l
have found out the way. 1t is all clear
to me at last"
'What way? In the name of pity,
what way?''
'lf had been the governor and he
hoH hnaT7 bo iTnio,. al 7
tried to make up to him quietly and
without explanation for all these years
by such advancement as lay in nv
power. l should have done this for
him in order to let him know that the
past was buried, but the sense of the
sacrifice was Left
HE does not do it in order to let
you know that the past cannot be for
gotten
Eyes, and out of his fears lest the
man who knows it should have become
cad"
do not be too bitter, Jack"
HE might have played the part of
Providence. He has preferred to play
the part of the judge. Well, my way is
plain. ] have brought the papers.
Here they are. will give them to you,
Lady Dunkeld, on one condition"
ANY condition-al conditions"
"Nay-this is very simple condition
1t is that during the whole of his Of
fetal residence here he will leave me
absolutely alone Let him never inter-
| fere with me. Let him never have
speech with me. Let him never offer
me any promotion. He must not on
the other hand, cause that story to be
spread about. He must compass neither
good nor harm for me. You promise
this, Eva-for your husband?''
'Yes-yes-I promise upon my-upon
| his-honor which now nothing can
touch. Oh! now breathe again. Con-
| ditions? Ask the whole of my fortune
You shall have it SO long as have this
| paper You are certain that there is no
copy?"
| There is no copy. You are quite
safe. If were to proclaim the whole
truth tomorrow no one would believe
word of it, and an action for libel
would be my reward"
1--WE are safe" She sat down and
painted with heaving breast. What can
| I say? That | can never thank you
| enough? That is poor thing to say.
Yet what else am to say? Why, can
never tell anyone. You have done
most noble thing, and l cannot even
tell my children. You are suffering
contumely and | cannot even offer to
relieve you, nothing can relieve you
now. The consequences continue. One
man sinned and another goes in obscure
/ ty all his life for that sin. Go, Jack.
On our heads lies the real shame, the
bitterness, and the remorse. That is
our punishment. We are not worthy to
touch your hand. Go, Jack, will give
him the paper. We will keep your con-
dition.''
He lifted his hat and turned without
another word. So they parted, who
will never meet again.