Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-24
CHAPTER ll.-continued.


stretch forth thine arm to save her
SO young, SO fair something better
than this. Through the darkness of a
long night have striven for her; let
1t not be that have striyen in vain!"
There was silence; in the place for
a moment while Flame still knelt;
then the silence was broken by
frightful cry from behind him. He
sprang to his feet and faced David
Yarwood, who, still as it seemed in a
dream, had raised himself upon his
feet and, with his clenched hands held
above his head, was shrieking out hor-
ribly.
tho, no; don't bring her back to
life!" he shrieked. II can't meet her.
/ can't look into her face again! I've
robbed hertaken from her all that
was hers. Come away, let her alone;
there Is no life for her now, nothing to
come back to! Come away"
Enoch Flame sprang at him and
forced him down into his seat. BE
quiet!" he exclaimed, sternly. who
are you, to blaspheme like this? She
shall live, if it please God to let her.
Wake up, man; what are you dream
Ing about?"
you don't understand" whined
Yarwood, sinking on his knees and
elasping the hand Of the other man.
You mustn't call her back-you dare
not! Let her die; let her believe, in
dying, that the rest was all dream.
II she comes back now she must know
what I've done; she must understand
how I've robbed her-stolen her birth
right"
You don't understand what you're
talking about" said Enoch, jerking
the shrunken figure to his feet. "The
poison you've taken has got into your
mind till you're no longer man.
Leave the child alone. I say she shall
live"
And she lived. There came day
when she opened her eyes weakly
enough on world she had thought to
have left behind; day when she
called to her father and the coward
was not there to hear her. It was only
quite late at night when she was
thought to be sleeping that David Var
wood crept back under the cover of
the darkness; and, perhaps-who
knows with some dreadful hope in
his mind. Coming in and blinking at
the light, he whispered a question to
the stern figure of the old man stand
ins In the ruon hooking at him.
lis she-alive!"
Yes, father, dear-and getting
strong, z came the voice of the girl.
"Oh, the strange places that have
wandered in--the strange dreams II
have had
Dreams yesit's all dreams!" he
muttered, looking about him uneasily.
Come and talk to me father" she
said. Only a little while because
I'm not strong yet; but it will do me.
good to have yousnear me- And there's
something we must talk about"
Not for long, my child, = said Enoch
Flame, gently. You have come out of
great depths; you must not sink back
again.
He strobe away to the door and
went out under the stars, leaving the
father and daughter together. For a
long time she said nothing; she was
content to hold his hands and to know
that he was there; while he, for his
part, tremblingly waited fer the blow
that was to fall.
never knew that life could be- so
splendid before. !" she whispered. Per
haps because I've known what--the
other thing--is like; but It's like wax
& Ing on a summer morning. without a
care In the world. Father, we shall
see England low, at last!''
You-you won t like it" he assured
her. Think my dear Grace England
was never kind to your poor old faith
ser; 1t treated him very badly. Even.
your mother was glad to leave IT,
les with YOU" she replied. ten
derly. Think how different it will.
all be; we 5siil ali, 80 back yon and
and take our places properly in the
world. It's 5ust as If some fairy god
mother had come into this poor place
and waved ! wand and changed every
thing. I've come back to life, father,
and to- splendid life at that. You
sha,n't wander about any more, trying
to earn money for me; all that / have
Ia the world Is yours, and you shall
never want for anything again. I've
been lying here. thinking about fl.
dreaming about Il. Itwoaltl have been
hard to die ana never to have known
what life really VA never even to
have guessed what i meant without:
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