The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-01-27

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~ ae elickened his pace he almost
overlook Tie servant as she opened
tho drawing room door, then he stood
quite sun and almost GREATNESS. saz-
ing before him. The apartment, which
WAS family lighted by =; single lamp.
showed him the figure of the woman he
sought. seated at "A table ON which she
had thrust out her arms, between
which her head WAS buried. There
WAS something so pitiful and despair
In The abandonment of her attitude,
that AL the misery he had felt that day
became suddenly accumulated. and he
recognized tliat here lay the cause.
With ntuitiVc delicacy he stepped
back until the servants entry having
disturbed her mistress. the latter rose
and turning her back TO the light, pre-
pared To receive him. Dimly seen as
1T WAS, her nallid face. drawn and bag
sarl. with its eyes dull and swollen;
lis mouth quiverinS and above all its
expression of utter misery, startled
HIM.
The hard he held in his trembled and
felt cold as DEATH.
What has h%appened"' he asked
while dIeading to near her reply.
You lave not heard?' she said, in a
low broken voice.
Il have heard nothing new. Tell me
what it is"
A hope of saving me is lost"
NO, no, not that he cried out fierce
ly. as if IN defiance of the statement.
All. That man-,he Italian
Has eScaped?"
Has been traced to his grave"
Well"
Ike died in a hospital a few hours
before my husband Was killed. she
said, striving to steady her voice.
In a second he realized what the con-
sequences OF this discovery might
prove to the woman before hiln The
hope that she had entertained of being
quickly freed from u horrible charge
the only nope which had been held out
to hc", had been destroyed II she
WAS once more face to face with the
accusation of murder, and With the dire
consequences that must cnsue.
All the great owe and pity he felt
for her swelled within him. but all
words We're for the moment frozen on
his lips. she sank back into her chair,
and for some seconds the silence Was
unbroken between them. Meanwhile he
was searching his mind to find some
consolation which he might hold out
to her even While he felt there was
none he could reasonably or truthfully
offer.
When did you hear this news?.' he
asked presently.
'This morning; the inspector came
to tell me
And yo,, ba,.o bean alone ever einca
with you. trouble" he said looking at
her.
II sent for my cousin. b,,t 7 sunnose
he was not fn MS rooms yhen nv mes
sage reached hin,." she renIind
For Won. ,ausin@@ he repeated in =
49, - ~ e"
,9ant me-, v ,gse', sn aT54e'', aai o org M ,%,
words. hut ,ha lone i'm whi,.h nri,,ten-
tionaIiv h. l,a.1 uttered tha,,
II falt s,l,e ,-on ,yo,fId 1,,,,a ,,to,
when Won haard if. / rLnew Won yvoI'Id "
said said uuiCIly. conscious tba, She.
ba.1 ,,i1sd i,i,l a,1 n,' 80 wa. S,i
amends. am '' ''>
But ten INC about Mackworth has.
be no other riewa" nv
Not that / know of. AT least" she
answered .ya5~iIy
He may have. though lie ~withho,ds
it from you.' he remarked.
WHY do You think he v.o,,ld Keen
n h,cl, t., w. -, - "'"" N11P
He r,iahf NOT wish ,o snea, ,r,,
he was able 10 prove his case"
Il see" She answered. a grateful ,oo,,
I'm her ewes. Won are sfrivin~ 10 i've
me hone br, cannot Nina She
TO the fact that circu,,stnnces seen,
dead aeains, me-"
Though her voice was calm thera was
an under:one of ]pitifulness in i, ,bat
oupealnd ia he,, hearer MOVE Il; rontI,
more keer,l,- tb,n cbo u.n,,,l 49, -
lieved possible.
matter; it's nv belief ono of two
things must happeu" he said his man.
ner growing more serious r noseihin
And hat ." she said eagerly.
"l1ither the man who Killed vo,,r
husband will he found"
Orr
cor lie Will confess"
she shoojl he, head sadly. s,vi,r or
r.., the ronrda.ar ui,l -, rs,
covered Won see AM thes ae, veaa, oe c ulso
by and no definite clew has bnon oh-
tanned; as FOR coufession~tha I dora
not hone for" ''
"N.by no, {" ha ,skod
II cannot imagine n man who ,,o,1a
be guilty. of murder s,rriicinm hi,, -.
TO save the innocent" '''''e'i
"l3ut / can conceive c;rc,,,st,,oas
replied Rostock sneaL;n.. s!n,,I, -,
vim er,rh,eis ..,nlo,. ,,'I,IotS 'nNis ni.'
sion was nor only ,Snssih,e :, toa, n
able" ~ ~ pioo-
.,l-hot w. ,ba,o" sb ~
He Withdrew his chat, ' hnvond ~.
focus OF nc loo,,ii., j., Ne nesoliu !he