Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-05-14

mendorf. didn't I tell you to let this
man alone?'
'I'll let him alone now. captain" said
Elmendorf. You can bury him. And
see that you bury everything else too
This whole case is on the quiet. can
steer things at headquarters with lit
tie money, Mr.. Alden. and Joe Neale
must take care Of the precinct. This
IS a mysterious suicide. Neale; due
probably to financial trouble or i'll
health. 1t has no relation to the case
of Miss Miller"
"Since when did take orders from
you:" cried Neale.
"Since got hold of this" replied Ell
mendorf. showing the partnership
agreement Il know the whole game,
Neale. and you cant stand it just
| now.'
That's off anyhow" said Neale. with
deep bitterness. Duncan Maclane
was too smart. He mas got the Hol-
bein company's option himself. for the
gent who was to have been his son-in.
law, of course"
And he bowed grotesquely to Alden.
"Maclane smelled Il rat after he had
given up to Blair" he continued. land
so he stepped in ahead Of us. And
now, Elmendorf. I'm willing to call
this thing a draw on your terms. III
attend to matters here strictly on the
| quiet. and you take care Of your own
end of it as well as you can. Is it d
go?"
1T is" replied the detective. las
soon as l get my head patched up I'll
| 60 down to headquarters and get Rob
inson out or start things moving that
way. And you, Mr.. Alden?"
II am going back to st. Winifred's."
was the reply.
| When Alden reached the hospital, he
went at once to Kendalrs room, from
which place he sent word Of his ar
rival. Both the doctor and Brenda
presently joined him.
81 think the danger is all over" said
Kendall, taking Alden's hand. "This
last attack of faintness was to be ex-
| pected; but l do not look for any re-
! currence. But how is it with you?
Something serious has happened?"
Alden told them simply and directly
just what had occurred.
| 'She is free, thenw exclaimed Bren-
da.
Eyes, and partly by my hand" he re-
piled. Brenda, am glad Of it. am
glad to have been concerned in that
mans death. am more than half
savage From the first instant, when
i learned that Elsie had been struck
down, l had scarcely more than one
idea, one passion-the desire for venge-
ance. l wanted to kill with my own
hands the man who had done this
thing. All softer feelings were swal-
lowed up in that one DESIRE"
ut produced a singular effect" said
Kendall. with shudder.
you mean that seemed to be guilty
of this crme?' said Alden calmly.
well. there was murder in my heart
at the time. you see, and | cannot
blame any who misjudged me. And
now. Brenda" he said, drawing HIM
self up and cinching his white and del
icate hands that gave so little hint Of
their enormous strength. II am glad
that l can go to her and tell her that
| he Is Uedus tIldl tudl uEeduiu VI uISuI-
mare of the past need not hang over
her; that all these horrors
my friend" said Brenda, checking
him, ''you will do nothing Of the kind"
He asked her in surprise what she
might mean.
You will utter no such violent senti-
ments." she said. Elsie believes her
self sinner. She looks upon that folly
as if it were a terrible offense. and,
what is much more important, she be-
lieves that you will SO regard it. She
thinks that you will look upon her as a
girl disgvaced by her own act and
saved by chance. The whole matter
has assumed shape utterly monstrous
in her eyes. Now. what will you do
thank God in her presence that the
dreadful drama closed with your hands
upon Blair's throat? Never never!
You will be very gentle always. You
will say to her in the beginning that
you love her dearly and that nothing
else matters in the least. You will
speak as little as possible of this tan
. gle of crime. 1t is not important Do
you comprehend? Love is what mat
tiers. Throughout these first difficult
days and for all your life YOU will do
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