The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-07-15


You believe me i%nnocento" he said,
looking for answer into her Nmpid gray
eyes, now full of melancholy.
"Oh, you know I do" she answered,
as II reproachfng a;m for asking such
a question. Some unfortunate circum-
stances have made them suspect you
am sure you will soon be cleared when
the police have found the real muir
derer."
The last word struck him as a blade
thrust into his flesh, and he could not
resist the cold shudder that crawled
down his back.
But If they never dog" he STAN
mered.
'They are sure to; but even if they
never did it would make no difference
to my belief. l should always
A huskiness in her throat prevented
her from ending her sentence; tears
hung upon her %eyelashes.
My dear young friend" the count
said in his gentle voice, as at that In
slant he was led into the rom by his
faithful valet, II am overwhelmed;
me, we shall do everything in our
power to prove your i~nnocence."
How can I thank you?" Dunstan
asked as he took the hands the blind
man extended to him. and pressed them
in his gratitude. You are all so kind
to me-"
1T will only be our duty to you as
our friend. as u guest, as one whom
we feel is deeply w%ronged." the count
told him, in tones hat expressed his
sincere grief.
And WI shall discover the real
CRIMINAL" Edith said hopefully.
AS she spoke Dunstan felt himself
forced to look at Urbano, whose scared
and hideous face was turned towards
him. whose inscrutable eyes were fixed
on him as il they would penetrate his
having something in 1t Of the fascina-
ton n venom OF the serpent, and
under its continued glare he felt his
blood turn cold.
Il have decided. Lady Bysshe an
nounced. ito ask Geofrery Bysshe to
undertake your Defense"
Dunstan knew that the lawyer she
named was n Of the cleverest and
most rising men at the bar.
"Oh, thank you a thousand tines"
he said. but do you think he Is likely
to take up my case?"
II am sure he will II I ask him. He
is my husbands nephew, and has often
spoken Of his gratitude for such kind
ness as I was able to show him when
ne las a lad"
! could feel sue confidence" Dunstan
told her.
II am glad. I will telegraph him to-
day, saying that I shall be with him
tomorrow"
And I will go with you auntie,"
Edith announced. {.
You shall, my dear" Lady Bysshe
answered, beaming OF her; for knowing
the complex nature Of a woman's heart,
h began to hope that Dunstan's posi-
ton had awakened in the girl h a love
which she had refused him while he
was free from misfortune.
ut Is in times like these I feel my
helplessness," said the count plaintively.
"Ah, how I wish I could be Of some
service to you"
At that instant the door again open
ed, and Dunstan looked toward 1t, ex-
avoided him in a name there was no
mistaking. But instead OF the counts
son, a policeman entered to say the
carriage which was to take h prisoner
to the county jail "a ready.
Very sorry my lady" said the In
spector, who until now had stood aside.
but we must go"
without hesitation, but in a voice she
could scarcely keep from breaking, re-
Piled:
Very well, very well. I will come
over to Lewes and see you, Dunstan,
whenever I am allowed. Keep up your
courage and good bye for the present."
Saying which she kissed his cheeks that
were deadly cold.
Edith's face Quivered as she pressed
his hands; the count bid him an affec-
tionate good bye, and without further
words he left them.
AS he reached the door he saw that
1t, and that his eyes retained the In
penetrable look. the fixed stare which
had already frozen him.
In another second, while his friends
stood in. silence, they heard the roll OF
the carriage wheels that were taking
him to the county jail, where he was
to remain until the trial. on which his
life or death depended. Only then Lady
Bysshe gave way to her long sup
pressed feelings, and sinking into a
chair. she cried bitterly.
But next day she q recovered her
usual serenity. her resolute cheerful
ness and activity, as with Edith she
crossed the gray, stone-paved courts
OF the Temple In search OF her hephew's
chambers. She eventually found them
in a shadowy corne Of Fig Tree Court,
and was soon seated in an outer office
waiting to see Georery Bysshe. A
hands with this tall and rather thin
representative Of the law, whom she
had not seen for some years, a fact
with which she reproached him.
II feel sure I have lost a great deal
by no accepting your kind Invitations"