The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-16
WALIER MoWBPlv

o. supphcation. Don't
ems sake-tor my SAIL so' 70, h..
MIN! You don't know sE,Soon't 60 nv
know him. He'll XII, Ven. n.oh You s sa
peai,ng Gower looked once a0n's ser
81 his has u.e OF his wife. In -, y, TIE y
car ana taas ne almost leapsd -. laSua
srma anu 9 his grief-stricsssu Iron Il,
away his head. red and tu,s.,
anere vas a cruel CLEAN :,
i.ns dalk eyes, while a snes. se sst.
y looked at the wons, eusisa hi
p1esentfy Hector Cover turaa a;
naHa .ae Ihings around him ,o Ills .ya
Of .hs 90 was seated at the opno oas as'a
~ mssaa. 70 his surprise, hs
the mans ayes were fxea M, ne saw hat
an EXPRESSION which was Npoa hin via
comfortable. 1t might have a%hasthing hs
fancy. but, though he rlrrss zen en,y Ii
way, ne was conscious tbst DIS eys
eye stiIl regarding hjr, o'0se oths
ror Few moments he .,a,
~. N .ne end met the fixed s.su tasn,
man before him. He was s'aFe Of l,
Dus there was something in ~ { coward
ter expression OF those bnrr;s - lack !rs
vas anything but reassurinr EYES TIT
man stared TIL Hector Co1.ss sRl tn
ENQUIRE 1t any longer. said coIs,v. unable %
lou appear to be more ,n,s
me uan your knowledge az nlea b
seem TO warrant ~e F0us
The man made no re,,, q
cut OF the car, watched tba sas, looking
disappearing panorama Of ~. NV .sP.I7
they Were toe high up nov, ;, n''gat0a
gutshed by the inhabitants ~ W ciSis.
CLEAN OF satisfaction came in. st.a, ami
eyes as he turned them once NOR. esa
yenpanion- Then. for the first tina va la ~
their ascent, he spoke: A4s SAs
Hec Cover" he said, SLOWLY
wonder why I scraped acquaintan.. ~ .M
Q when I found you, like a n,s. WIN
700 nursing your wounded yani.,. = aSs
little inn where you had hidden IN. IL ~
! the veriest cur, from the VIZ. 's.l
had deserted" "-1s YOU
Pardon me-" interrupted Ha,.,, a.,
problem has no interest for me-" W
I may as well explain" cont,,-.
man, utterly ignoring the !nter-,-., Nv
mat your wife herself acoutint.s'
with the facts OF your separate nv
that ISohn Tsrrett-am tba d.. Ky sa
whom, In company with your wife y,
80 ytrtuously condemned. '"
are cousins-she and 1--,
brought up together as chliran - sss
accounts for her use OF my rb-,..t..
name, though you, in you. ur-s.s,r.W.
vanity and self conceit, put quits a-a-s.'
construction on the circumstanca rI.
only made one mistake, and ths- y.sts
imagining had followed her to Brighton
This ascent was billed l,ny b4f,,. :
knew you were coming here, bu, / had
prosecuted her SO much before thar cha
had cause for that suppoEition. There !,
In this wide world, Hector Cover no
woman more pure and true than she vbo
has honored your narne and d~ishoporsd
her own by becoming your wife"
An angry fush dyed Hector Cover,
cheeks.
Look you!" he said, leap!ng 10 his te..
TIL the car rocked and swayei in m,5ar
We have had enough o. This. Get IN
earth as speedily IS you can. and hsv,
done with matters whica 10 Tot concern
you"
Again the erona lZ9zlA and said
slowly:
so I sought you out, NJ s~t-u,.ing pea.
cock. and. p~andering 70 ysg- vanity. De-,
suaded you to accomVz-r ne on tn!
aerial voyage. And vzr~ He rose t.
his feet and drew fro = packet e. gilt
tering revolver. "Baozzss, Hector Cow
er. I VIII not see the lie - iris priceless
pearl of womanhood cas. bsso7e swine t
be trampled under foot Tou shall 6
down into the deep sea- Gd nozs sha
know how you went"
He lifted the revolver sa5 took deli5e
ate aim. There was e sharp report, and
bullet few past the head o. Eec.sr Gov
er. The sway!ng oS the ca had saw
him.
With q bound he crossed the ca- a,
Of the wrist and the revolver dcopp
from the hand tnat held II and fell ii
the airy abyss below. But the mai
hand was free again II an Instant, a
the struggle began IN deadly earnest,
a faint humming sound high sbove
head told him that the gas Talvs V
open and the gas fast escaping from
silken prison. In the struggle, the II
attached 10 the valve had been eaiang
among the outer ropes Of the car, and
huge balloon. fast losing Its huoyaa
was speeding downward into the vide
panse of blue water below them.
But he dared not relax his hold q
aeronaut. II death came It should MT
by him. So the struggle contiau
fercer than before, while each M
breath came In iabored gasps aid
sweat stood on their forehsads.
AT last, with e suprsme effort, He:
Cover pinned the aeronaut TO the .
Of the sway:ng car, and, holding
there, looked about him.
They were within 500 yards Q. The
ter, descending with marvellous 1apE1
and death seemed inevitable But gti
ing cut on the ether side. ne saT, 10
unboundsd relief. q channel s-ear1e: i
{ hundred yards from the spot Whe!e
must soon strike the water.
! It was evident that the captain Of
steamer had seen their peril, fo- {
was being rapidly lowered and aa'
by the crew. The nsst instant ne
struck the surface OF the water. :
was q Monentary rebound. and i
, moment Hector Cover released lis
ct his adversary and sprans into ,@s
a moment Later the aerczauS nee =
, to his feet and followed his e1auF'
as to escape the dsath trap W1lca
: collapse OF the balloon would s?s
: make for any one who remained ne
The TWO men were quickly -aSo
the crew Of the boat and Went q I
the channel steamer, which Eas u
way TO England
No one had witnessed the tsr-in:s
; in the car OF the balloon, All rs e
was attributed 10 accident 50 =
Cover held MS peace, whte the ar.
, SUNK out Of his way and wen: ps.l.
few hours and they were IN E-S~
Without q moments delay Eec;o.
, er took train for Brighton "Ae-'
: houseJ TO a his wife