The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-02-17

! The oath was hurrietlly taken ard
then with feverish eagerness he held
! out his hand for tho pen with which
he hastily wrote his name. Then let
/ Ting II droop from fingers, he, With
. an ri. of intense relief lay back upon
| nc pillow of that narrow bed from
| which he might Use no more, his face
| CHASTITY, his eyes luminous, wild a:.d
! fixed upon space, his mind heediess OF
/ what went on around him. the append.
| ing of The Witnesses signatures, the
| dispersal OF the group which mad Nit
messed this scene. the approach of the
| doctor.
George Coris fingered a moment at
| the door while he spoke to Mack worth
! in Il Subdued voice.
Il will undertake IL do that sir"
| the inspector replied.
You VIII see him at once2"
! Yes, | VIII drive to his place With
| out delay"
Then I will leave the matter to you
| Don't forget Ia explain il was impos-
| Siblr Tor me 10 call on MIN This even
! ing"
4 Will not forget, sir" Mackwor,h
! replied.
Meanwhile Headwick, deeply grievcd
| AT heart ana still overcome by aston
ishment by S"stocks confession. stood
| by The bedside and looked mourntully
| at the man who had been his friend.
| the man whom he had admired, eS-
| tecIned. valued for his honor. human
lty ana integrity; the man whom he
.puhu II ultl'Cuit I" believe had taken
| me me or Il FELLOW creature. From no
other lips than Bostock's own would he
have credited the statement which had
overturned all the ideas and shattered
all the Ideals Headwick had enter
tanned and formed regarding George
''o .r
mere IS no knowing what may DE
nu , III a mans heart, he thought.
nose nearest and dearest to him may
Wa!h by ms side throughout all his
Guys without snspectins the secrets
nus iile may holu.
49,, - l, reused from the stnpor INTO
" AZ" ne nag ia'lsh py me steady SAFE
IT, ui,,n MN. ne nttea ms eyes 10
! MIN y" ~, it'e' anu sthe,i III " Voice
u'.! . ',lS wv Ill voice "i'nqut inouu-
| '". -, tii''e'ti"ii' OF llhuSe Saiu.
, we, w >" 60 net i nave sawed lier
/ ~, ,'',,e snIei he!'
rN'l now wien the knowledge mat
'iE, friend WAS a murderer. Head"ick
E'h no, s"iiAh from NAM 'l'H Tor the
man man VINO, IN moment OF ungovern-
- pt9Sio', mao peeh Suatty OF Dlood-
snGi' i"' tne t'lah whose punlahneht
LII laan lp'1 e, SO quickly on his deed
s s;,' aeaiNlrk' VINO bending above
mn! ~ Sa'','
GU ieel better nope, now that
|
''9 r"tn
ts' srS. nave saved her, i'nstoCk
e"'iaihieu TX ule same nasty. teNerlSh
manner.
lou u.n WEI! |" speak the truth no
hi'tileF NJ what cost. HeadWiCk re-
,,,,, 1S, 'ut ii,Ees' IL VIII save her' 1t
WI SaNe het' me "retcled man re-
re p,.eu, lsbS'.i,ls N 'he same eager tone
'he words which expressed the domi-
nam IN, idea OF his mind.
gu must strive to keep quiet" the
surgeon said'
H-te eAcl'c!!'ent Is al over now.
MackWorth said they would ttn,i uer
guilty, but W was mistaken. He did
not Know what could do. He was
wrong; nave proved that can save
herrthat l can save heE'
ne ~ becoming dellrlous. the sur
seon whispered to Headwick.
| But now there will be no trial: the
jury VIII say he has saved her-he has
saved her'
| ne SUI seon. thinking it is his duty
10 pro,ons' II possible. life he con-
of the room that he might procure some
morphia that would aIlay the excite
ment. and perhaps ward off the fever
which threatened the patient.
MeanWhile Headwick listened with
intense eagerness to the words that
| thought that scared and electrified,
flashed on his mind.
| But IT was you-you and none other
who killed David Dumbnrton?" he al
! most whispered in Bostock's ear.
AS the patient listened a change
came over him. His eyes were turned
on the speaker with Il started, wistful
| expression. While an effort as visible
IN them to retain his fast fleeing con-
| SclouShess
| Have not confessed? ?" he asked in
a frightened tone. Have l not saved
her after all? Was it but a dream
this confession-the iaWyer--the sig
nature
1T was reality" answered Headwicls,
anxious to soothe his increasing OK
element But tell me-" he added in
| a voice which the terrible fear that
he was gradually possessing made i'm
pressive Tell me. was it YOU who
| killed Dumbartnn?"
She never killed him." he replied
in that dull. monotoncus voice which
was as ghost of his own. Il will not
believe it--never. She Is not guilty"
| Then who is? Tell me, in Gods
name!"
| Not she: no. she is saved, and I
| saved her."
But at what cost ?" urged Headwick,
his mind now fully alarmed, the
thought which a moment ago had
flashed on him monnentarily gaining
ground.
| Il tell you she is saved, and by me"