The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-04-01

! AtHe ~ nef voice, And an anK-
l"as iooA IN her face. as she waited his
I answer.
New that the Ice was broken. al his
neit business vanished Fearless aud bitter
a. herself. be confronted her. For q mo-
i'@nt they stood eying each other. like
I tNo Wfesiiers about 10 engage Ia a dead
I y struggle, in her face was a look Of
ln'ease loalhiag, ia his. look OF tigr,sh
hatred.
WAY have you come hereY' shs stern.
/ II asked
y have told you. 10 inquire. on behalf
q slias carston. Tie meaning Of this Sd
tertiAemeaL'
what is silas carston 10 you. that
500 should come here upon such al er-
Fsndf l refuse 10 Rlnke any e0mmuui-
estian 70 sou. Let him come himself II
be wishes 70 know anything This q
my house. and | will rot endure .our
presenrs ID III"
Suppose | insist upon remaining until
you ansNvr nay questions y
Il shall have you expelled BY a con
stable, ani swoEn over 70 Keep the lsosee
toa Hs,ls are.
III would scarcely BE- agreeable to my
father ongeast as ! am. 10 have hls
name braudei Ia = police eouri. even 20
secure year safety"
Tie spoke la = voies Of cold irony. tut
tho blood Ana staging Ia bis ears ahd
SETTLING 10 bis veins with passion.
What have the dead 10 40 viii, the
psIw Vsnities OF saFthiy fameY' Rhs
asked. stsrnly.
The dead" he whispered. The bot
bl"ed changed 10 . stream % ice, and
rushed kaek upon his heart. and hs
STARED ., her. pale and aghast
The dead she reiterated. 10 the
same tone she booked steadily Ia HE
face. ne theugh doubling the truth Of
bis establishment Il WAS too terribly
Eeal 70 Be danbtot eEen by her Bot
u eoald not excite one tonch az piIy Ia
her siony heart: for shs aAdsd. Ia .
toloe - bitter irony. a terrible c.m.
nsentzFy upon year life. Edward Nc.
rauI Your father hiss been dsad tlues
uiunshs. aud sou 30 not know IL f"
lie had Nuak Into a chair. and WAS
slHFtnR lnFo Vacancy. repeating the ~ nj
bsait' over sud over nEhin. suddsn.
y b. asked. m = low. anxious taas.
"pit hs asa Tor mes Dia be uish 10 zee
me before he died r
lie hsd broken with ail earthly tisr
months before be died his thoughia hud
words we're given 70 heassn alone"
Eagerly the man waited for TIE cruel
snsusv; ard uhsn il rams, be eoTered
hss faoe ui'h biz handn aud sol,led until
The iears dFurpsd between ala Hngera on
20 she rFoand
Eiltl celd sud pifiless - hu lron statue.
the aoman loaacd dBwu upon hita with.
GA, shadow 81 sympathy In her rield
fsre. Afsrf minutes paus6 tha srid.
1T il useless 70 pruinnE dis sccne.
You raa BOW see that ell ties are hrok.
IN betweeu a. trust shall never
inok upon gonr face sRatu. AZ for slaa
CarRtnn. II he wishes 10 knew anything.
repeat. be must come 70 me himself
take 10 Interest IN him. simply desire
10 Do Outs Which have pledged
mysslf 70 perform"
Way. then. was he cent 70 surh
place - Tabernacle ususs 2" he de-
manaed. kept 10 ignorance OF his par.
snta-pui 20 mcuisi WORK 10 you know
into What keeping you consigned him :
This man=--ihss Rev Mr.. Porter. a. he
calls himself be usnt on FVmesn.
hsr az a varHhoa8--a companion OF
mine. You viii say be Is = convened
sinner. | tell you this man il the viirss
tomorrow ] will expose Ia the mldst Of
bis congregation. and drive out OF the
town. tiis daughter Vas once for tuo
years clairvayant in travelling NEE
mcrism show. What do you think now
~ the guardian Of your precious
CHARGER
"I.eave this house, and never darker
Il with your presence aRains
her voice was faint aud husky,
Although yoa may never Sc me
nEnin. yon shall tecl me" be wen, on.
with momeutary increasing passion.
Listen. woman. te the last words Sou
mas ever hear me speak, l hnve never |
injured. nor sought 10 injure you. From |
the moment yea hrpt saw me. you hated |
me because ! would not camt aud whine. |
and huranse ] passed a few bo, ish tests |
upon your doctrines. yon vowed my de. |
struciion. you turned my fathers heart |
against me. and had me expelled frpm |
my home. turned aArift upon the world. |
That act fcll hack upon yourself IA a 4
terrible retribution. but while its consa |
nuuneeH glanced oH your steel heart and |
l,ft no lasting wound. they handel me |
over bod, and soul TO Satan himself, |
When. homeless aud starving | have |
written TO my father for money 20 tny /
bread. the letters were returned unopened |
--not BY his hands, but By yours. and |
even on his deathbed you embittered his |
heart with enmity against hia only child, |
For the sake Of one dear memory. have |
barne all this. Ilat there 4 a limit 10 /
ell human endurance and that limit il |
passed with me. II seems you have
one being still In whom you take some
you have one vulnerable /
point. and through that I'll strike you. /
There Is no revenge, however aendlsh,
that ! will pause a.. | will never cross
your threshold again. but my shadow
shall be upon you TO the last hour OF
your nfee'
As he spoke. ne drew close 20 her
foamlng with passion. and wildly gesticu-
lating, rs though he would strike her
But not one step aid abe move. but
looked him full AID fearlessly 10 the face,
though her own grpw q shade pnier The /