The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-04-21
CHAprRR Xx.-lContIuued.l


strange girl had for years deceived hing,
II his mothers warning we're after all cor
rect, what was to be done at the elcy-
enth hour, when he wns In great trouble
1he door opened, and Mary Holland came
Into the room.
'Hou sent for me?" she said.
"Yes," he said, "in misery and fear !
sent for you. Sit down, please" he said
Il am anxious to ask you many ques-
tions"
The old pallor which Sarah Eastbell
had perceived stole to Mary's face as
Reuben spoke, but she took the chair
which he had indicated, and which was
at a little distance from the couch, and
sat down facing him.
Though we have not seen great deal
Of each other in our lives, Mary" he be-
gan, kindly and earnestly, "still II is
through you mat great changes have &C.
cured have lost my fathers love,
and home, and fortune"
Yes said Mary sadly, shat is true"
II lost the three without losing conf
dence In you. As learned to respect
you, 90 began TO think Of the possible
ity Of many past mistakes, on my side und
my mothers. OF late days have con
sidered you the friend Of all in this
house,"
Il have done my best to be the friend
she answered.
Last night and for the first time In
my life, aesusplcion seized me. ] hardly
know what 1t was. II would have pass.
ed away, but that II came again to-day,
slrenahhened by new doubts. You see
thie Jetter3 Are you aware of It's pur-
poHT
No, save that II was written In my
c~@semse by Captain Peterson. Dare he
does be refer to me u that?" she cried,
vita tAH color' mounting to her checks
Ga . monesd, and then dying away into
GAn ete gray that,
''3SAst w wmd He ia ss silent respect
Alss *se Rnm relstioms be%wsen you as
Gun seqsHe qAtaye h.vn"
"SsEsh ANsrw, tAsai' she miS, n ais-
ansh
- asasak 4k&s you and k@ wesa conSer-
GaEA tsspMAw ~ tha sag&e~ lost night;
kANH HAsss n saw~st Astwprn yoa which
I ~ not at%sss, and R&IeA yep kaTe ms&s
~ eehsse 10 srve&l; sod hslAsys tbs4
lsma aunns@a wss4a SsasWA E.essAmA is, end
20 ~ aR Rmwsmta ylfaAR. Taft me wMat
yM@ kRow ~ Aaeh aaA EAna you khvw'
hl@ SSsA."
%H sssRmSf. = sdus asSa N low voice.
+-labe n Of shus hs&ssm of terrible myss
Naey; aM MANs hwemsAA sEhsf to me; he b
MaAsaa wdfA wApaGm@s GasMhaai 4galnsk thm
NHsAn II shiis ADst~w; nsd reA wift 4pA sdEs
~ ~, easA 10 Ads HE"
II Amssp &wA Et4A ef ki1n, M~strm, I"
ono msapAnaEa. 'sDR 4ahat canAsA diyams
NND. ~ HI ssas tenam my hss'a vosth 10
aEtnAQs n. es@M Ro% eKR&eIn 10 kesAA
EbRaEtssit; caanpe< esF@atM te ye@ a& tais
4A1sa I esm eeay ssy tast am o wssaaa
tpeABuna4ag nAbssnhdhaest asss&.
. ~.NEhep Fkethaad," !" aaSa @eatam, u am
ateaE, hss ssrsms& tssat yeu any nMsas
n stds sssnsa.S
&aks ~ ssa a&aA aealas She lsshea
" tAA esossaily ses few nonea+s, aqd
kksM areaA swag, a@A up tie STAIRS to her
enye sse@A, at tAae essa OF the corridor, snd
u was ass~a hsars befs~e shs was sscA
NgaItR u HAT ieAse. kt was naasly mid
@WN wszsA. aywsNRd - fss R asAsmsy, sasa
tagEN@sxaawd ~ tha cssyAAOs and faced
4Eh@t&v, stttt a. kas ED Tse4, a we@An
9nEasnsa ~ axrasa.
-xSss asa tspuaT as~vsmt, szes+isy," :"
Bne ~kA4 an sAns sdvaRnsa; ''sut se@ ieass
On sgaaa vtEshuh, ssasa atsoaH, aad etsses,
0MA ssagnAn@ waSae Gan awsy."
~AAe yem Go&as eA +hha tinne, Mhas
4aEhhGaay' ssaAshaassa HssthT. % aw-
fEasA
~iEas-fss . llAtk uAsA. wisi vsiAs
90 MAss xsasWM AF meat p@st."
s'ah aslas nhR6AsasY' Swchahaas EEa~s.
AeN
-SlBsAmnAias hsNzs nd tHhs aass---ysn
an sgssxs "a hhupsuwasss. essSa~e."
''0AA. assassl--e-waAat sahas S~s ~ ~
Ma@R4
SAs b mySasas - sAk Aonsa, sea
gu psa sn the watsA fog nll OF us-.-le |
eEgHG ssasaaa part e The mystery, too, Il
Gsws gssw ylDce 10 ~apn one who will
asedA ~ rksatS~l master here. But listen
ane& FOE -"
II DO not understand, madam
"ssa the brink OF many strange confes-
etsas, fiat poor woman has slept In much
aGsurhy, II haS been our mission more
thsn onen to keep the truth from killing
8sn, and heaven will pardon the fiction we
have woven round her life, as pray that
heaven viii pardon me-"
Mary went swiftly down the stairs, and
ont Of the house wherein she had spent
nearly six years Of her life, winning no
mans love, or woman's gratitude.