The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13

~ from ne This. briefly. is wha
Grs1t told ne. Upon reaching th'
solicitors. according 10 appointment
he found that Viola had already ar
rived and vas waiting for him in thi
room into which was afteTTart
shown Grant exchanged few wordi
with her. then went back 10 Mr. Monl
and spoke about details Of business
Everything vas In order and ready fol
( NJ Inspection when should arrive: sc
Grant rejoined M wife. He had much
be wished to say to her. many ques-
tloEs to ask. and. as he hoped. con-
gratulations 10 offer.
She appeared strange. absent-minded
and oppressed He thought she must
be H. Suddenly. to his bewllderment,
she fell at his feet. and, in 4 passion
ate way. besought him 10 take her
away at once. Take her anywhere.
Hide her from her husband Let him
never know where she was: never see
her again At once-thig moment--be-
fore she arrived. she must &c. and leave
10 rrzcei All this she prayed Grant to
do-besought it. absolutely. on her
knees.
The mans blood boiled. Here. a
forS1lght after her marriage, was the
woniNT be loved begging him. in Wild
accentN 10 save her from her husband.
He could jump at only one conclusion.
] had. In some way. maltreated her. I
vas an utter YiiIainl Ny wife had
found out my true nature, and her only
refuge was fight was it for the man
who loved her 10 urge her to return
70 what. from her wild and despairing
prayers. he gathered must be absolute
misery? No. She besought his aid.
Let him fing prudence to the wind
and do her bidding without asking
Why Or wherefore. There was no time
10 spare for questions. Viola seemed
in an agony Of fear At any moment
my step might be heard. Grant. who
believed that had. in the course Of a
few days, turned my wlfes love into
hate, felt no inclination to show me
any mercy. He raised Viola and prom
ised to save her. He led her out
through the door which opened to the
outer world. called cab, placed my
wife in ii, and drove of, without troub-
ling as to direction. Her only wish
at the moment was to avoid meeting
me.
Once within the cab. Grant tried to
induce Viola to talk nationally: to give
some reasons iustifying the rash step.
His efforts we're unayailing. All she
would say was that never could she
meet me again. She must fy-go far
away. II Grant would not aid her she
must 90 alone Finding her so firm
and not doubling but that my conduct
had brought all this about, he con-
sented to do as she wished. They
drove straight to Charing Cross and
took the first train to Folkestone. Here
be left her for the night at a quiet
hotel, returned to town, made his prep
arations, and had the encounter. which
have already described, with me. The
next morning, as my spy informed me
he fngitives crossed to Boulogne. AT
his point Eustace Grant finished his
ale. As ! have said, it increased nv
intensity tenfold, Until the moment
Fhen Grant made what we both
hought a dying avowaI OF his inno-
'ence, viola's flight admitted Of a nat
lral, II shameful. explanation. Now
hat the elements OF faithlessnegs and
love we're removed, the mat
er was simply inexplicable. Eustace
irant might have thought, might even
low think, that my ill-treatment of
ny wife had forced her from my side.
ut knew better-she knew better.
But Grant had not revealed all. go
n,v | said; tell me more"
Il have told you all can. Julian
have explained the part which. right
y or wrongly. acted. / promised
othing more
Tell me where she Is, that NAV
ee her, and learn all from her own
ps. I"
"she is with good friends, who love q
er. can say no more"
rs she happy2 Tell me the truth"
He hesitated. y dare not say she |
! happy" he answered; "but / believe
ne is as happy as she can be in this q
orld." \
These unsatisfactory answers we're a
IMPLY maddening.
Grant" | said iercely, FOR some a
Jason you are concealing the truth
ON me. ] can not force it from you. A
ntil l know 1t can not say whether F
lat reason is right or wrong, but I n
III work until find out everything. Il
ut tell me this: do you now believe
Iat my wife left me on account 81
rongs which did herr SpealSr' q
He made pause. II can not answer 81
at question" he said. Doing SO o
ould lead to others have already "
id too much"
You have answered itiv 7 cried. tri- D
nphantly You answered It when
" threw that pistol away; you an
'c- 4 everJ time ycf iase ny iiaAu q
every time You speak word OF n
endship 10 me"
so be H." he said wearily.
And now, knowing. AZ Won do. an