The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-11-04

are like all criminals" she said, you
must Keep something to accuse your
self with. l love you too we'll to per-
NIT you to carry that bit of paper
about you. 1t has worked you harm
enough. What are you going to do?
Is Miss Damer's refusal quite inal?"
Quite. 1t was even scornful."
Plenty of nice girls in Boston,"
Il cannot go back to Boston,"
why then?'
Because Mary's cousin has told
the whole affair.""
"Norsense!"
"She has. I know it. Men, whom
| had been friendly with, got out Of
my way; women excused themselves
at their homes, and did not see me on
the streets. l have no doubt all Bos-
to- is talking of the AFFAIR.""
Go away as soon as you can. l
don't want to know where you go just
yet. New York is impossible, and Bos-
ton is impossible. Father says 90 to
the frontier, l say go South. And 1
would let women alone-they are be-
yond you-go in for politics."
That day Rem fingered with his
sister, seeing no n else; and in the
evening shadows he slipped quietly
away. He felt that his business eff
forts for two years were forfeited, and
that he had the world to begin over
again. Without a friend to wish him
a Godspeed the wretched man went
on board the Southern packet, and in
her dim lonely cabin sat silent and
respondent, while she fought her way
through swaying curtains of rain to
the open sea.
This sudden destruction of all her
hopes for her brother distressed
Arenta. Her W marriage had been
a most unfortunate one, but it's misfor-
tunes had the Importance of national
tragedy. Rem's matrimonial failure
had not n redeeming quality; it
was altogether a shameful and we'll
deserved retribution.
But the heart of her anger was Cor
nelia-"but for that girl" Rem would
have married Mary Daraer, and his
home in Boston might have been full
of opportunities for her, as well as a
desirable change when she wearied of
New York.
When COrnelia entered the Van
Ariens parlor Arenta was already
there. She looked offended, and hard
ly spoke to ner old friend, but Cor
nelia was prepared for some exhibit
ton of anger. She had not been to
see Arenta for a whole week, and she
did not doubt she had been we'll aware
of something unusual in progress.
But that Rem had accused himself did
not occur to her: therefore she was
hardly prepared for the passionate
accusations with which Arenta as
sailed her.
Il think" she said. you have be-
haved disgracefully to poor Rem!
You would not have him yourself, and
yet you prevent another girl-whom
he loves far better than he ever loved
you-from marrying him. He has
gone evay out of the world he says,
and indee, l should not wonder if he
kills himself. 1t is most certain you
have done all you can to drive him
to It."
"Arenta! l have no idea what You
mean. | have not seen Rem, nor writ
ten to Rem, for more than two years."
Very likely, but you have written
about him. You wrote to Miss Damer
and told her Rem purposely kept a
letter, which you had sent to Lord
HYDE"
81 did not write to Miss Damer. |
do not know the lady. But Rem did
keep a letter that belonged to Lord
Hyde"
Then anger gave falsehood the bit
and she answered, Rem did not keep
any letter that belonged to Lord Hyde.
Prove that he did SO, before you ac-
cuse him. You cannot"
Il unfortunately directed Lord
Hyde's letter to Rem, and Rem's letter
to Lord Hyde. Rem knew that he had
Lord Hyde's letter, and he should
have taken It at once to him."
Lord Hyde had Rem's letter; he
ought to have taken it at once to
REM"
There ives not q word in Rem's let
ter to identity 1t as belonging to him."
Then you ought to be ashamed to
write love letters that would do for
any man that received them. A poor
hand you must be to blunder i've two
love letters. / have had eight and ten
at once to answer, and l never failed
to distinguish each, and while rivers
run into the sea l never shall mis-
direct my love letters. Very clever is
Lord Hyde to excuse himself by throw
ing the blame on poor Rem. Very
mean indeed to accuse him to the girl
he was going to marry"
"Arenta, / have the most firm con-
viction of Rem's guilt, and the great
est concern for his disappointment. l
assure you / have"
kindly reserve your concern, Miss
Moran, till Rem Van Ariens asks for
it. As for his guilt, there is no guilt
in question. Even supposng that Rem
did keep Lord Hyde's letter, what
then? All things r .tair In love and
war. Willie Nichols told me last
ni~ht that ha would keep q hundred