The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-08-04

Al a little distance Lady Bysshe spoke
to Neneto in a subdued voice regarding
Dunstan's future. so that the latter was
left alone with Godfrey Bysshe.
You will be interested 10 hear" the
barrister told him, that the detectives
haven't given up hope Of discovering
the mystery OF Knowelsworth hall
"ThS h~aven't??" Dunstan said in sur
prise,
As you have been declared innocent,
they are searching Cor the guilty.
DO they suspect anTone-anyOne in
particular?" Duustan asked n~ervously.
Il cannot answer that question at
present"
But o can tell me if they rave dis
covered anything so far
Nothing of Importance"
They never will-belieye me, they
never Will" Dunstan said yehemently.
Don't say that-you must have
hope Godfrey Bysshe urged. one
day, oOner or later, the detectives will
put their hand on the guilty man"
The mystery will never be made
known, never" Dunstan replied with
logged persistency.
1t is always the unexpected that
happens"
OF its kind it never comes true Dun
stan answered in a hard voice. his face
flushing.
Godfrey Bysshe made no answer,
and Burbage made 10 attempt to break
the silence that settled between them.
With his head lowered in an attitude
of detection, his hands rigidIy clasp
ing the arms Of his chair, he remained
passive, breathing heavily as if excited
by his thogkts, until. suddenly looking
up, he saw Edith standing alone by
he opposite window, her face beaming
with a light he a never noticed there
before. her luminous eyes magnetically
flashing messages of secret sympathy
and intimate understanding across the
room.
For an instant he imagined it must
be himself these chances were directed,
and his heart sWelled until he felt suf-
locating, but quick as thought he look
ed at the face beside him and saw to
whom those silent signals, ~untranslat-
able by those who did not love her,
and eloquent Of her inmost emotions
were addressed. He lay back in his
chair, a moan escaped him and he
closed his eyes YEARLY. The love he
had vatnly hoped to win was given to
another.
Are you in pain?" Godfrey Bysshe
asked. bending over him.
IN pain; yes, but don't tell them.
don't speak of it." he lmplored.
Matteo entered and began to light the
candles in the heavy copper scenes
preparatory to bringing in tea.
You see we have adopted English
fashions" Neneto said to Lady Bysshe.
when his serVan r~e-entered carrying
an old Florentine salver crowded with
delicate china.
Il am glad 0 have. \ cup of tea
will be most welcome"
You shall have it at once" he said
rising n looking round the room in
search of his daughter. But where is
Roma? 2"
She said she would be back present.
ly,' Edith told him, as he began to pace
restlessly about.
MeanWhiie, Roma, unable to bear the
strain suddenly thrust upon her, had
hurried to her room at the top of that
lonely house, where standing by a
window as motionlessly as IL frozen.
her eyes fixed on the dreary landscape
crouchtng under a sky troubled. wild
n restless as her own heart. she
prayed for strength and courage to ac-
compi!sh the resolution at which she
a suddenly arrived; a resolution that
urged obedience with the compelling
force Of that inner voice. which in
times of stress and darkness, in the
gray depths and silent hours of night.
cries out to us in warming from our
Wakeful souls.