Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-24

Aen after minute came upstairs, still
moving ponderously. But his foot
steps did not mask another sound-the
cick'hg or pistol locks. Intuitively she
understood he had strolled over to the
country club, picked quarrel with
Eustace and would have him out at
daybreak next morning.
No thought of appeal to him stirred
in her. Instead there came a firm de-
termination matching his own. She
knew her name had not been men
TONED i'll the quarrel quite as we'll as
she knew herself its real root. The
men must not fight. She could not
have her brothers blood upon her con-
science. still less her lovers. There
was but one way to stop them, a way
bitterer than death; still she set her
feet toward it unfalterng.
She got up and sat by the window,
watching with noteless eyes the wheel
Ing stars, the waning moonlight But
at the first pale dawn light she was
tensely alive. Below she heard a
stealrhy stir, the cautious opening of a
door, with mutfled voices and cautious
steps outside. She got up and crept to
her brothers room. Lighted candles
still glittered there. Upon the table
there was a brief will, the ink not dry
in the heavily scrawled signature. Be-
side it was briefer statement: LET it
he understood Of all men if l die l
shall have died in a mans quarrel,
founded on no personal grudge, but
resenting unjust aspersions upon my
native state" She almost smiled over
1t. The native state counted to Joe
for so very little in the ordinary course
Of life.
Twenty minutes later, just as the sun
peeped over trimming trees, she came
out in a little clearing upon a wooded
hilltop and saw two men standing
weapon in hand, face to face. ten yards
apart. Three other men little way
off had scared. white faces, but neither
combatant had lost wholesome color
Millie sprang between them. white as
a dawn wrath, but with eyes like
glowing Goals. She flung up her arms
ana said clearly: Fire, gentlemen. II
anybody deserves death. l do!'
"Aillie! Go back" Joe Cantrell thun
dered. Eustace dropped his pistol ant
leaped to the girls side. In her ear h,
whispered brokenly: Darling, let hin
kill me. 1t is the best way out of i
allw
Millie shrank from him a little
There is no need for bloodshed." sh'
said. Then, raising her voice so tn,
seconds could hear: Il call all here Il
witness that l have not been deceived
knew at the very first of John Eus
tace's betrOthal. We have done NJ
wrong to anybody. We've love eacl
other because We cannot help it. Oh
1t is hard that my own brother bring
me to such open shame!'
"Come home" Cantrell said roughly
finging away his pistol and clutchin
her arm. Eustace caught the othe
hand, saying: stay with me, Mile
The whole world may 60 II hav
your 49,. ,..-..-, a.. ~.
"Goodby," Mile said, drawing ava
her hand. Il shall love you Away,
John, but your wife need not be jea
Ous."
Z
BY the strange orderings Of fate tina
was a true word. John Eustace wen
straight to Alice and told her all tn
truth She gave him back his fret
dom and would have given him hal
r, her money only he would not have i
But he could not persuade Mile
marry him until Joe. the masterfu
. had wooed and won Alice Ellison an
her fortune.