The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-26
BY Franci Lvnde.


! needs o again To make assurance
sure. For on the threshold stood my
lady MarSsry. and just behind ner
some broad figure OF a woman Whora l
Slle" TO- her stout Norman bFiiS
"sii.
Sns ~ - IN - - wan
-" " ~
J, ~ 80 81 .sno,
~onian N Win nss a"u caossa ~ 49,
y. ~ lodi'I my ISnsnV, ,Ao.
MslstnS "hs M ~ w,s nrick
- r,1-t-"t - ~ ~,
'' g . "Iss' - ~ ~ Isis, - v,u
,,l.ass : wbfs,s,.a5 @Ia,nns knows
,a,h3n- 80 81 $50 MI tnow Rut
,.o,, n,t -, .ams- ro,,,i + 40 Lass
-, ~a,,s - fria,a -,
- 80, "a, .. ,,sia5 tn, sba could
"a utMass $50 ~ ttmss ana ar
otbsr in,ss"as na,yEso soft a,d sen-
-, -, ,hanrh ,bo,,gb. n cr,,a,
49, sho,,is -. - ssht my hartla
fn. ~ rasi.s ~ No. - again i had
not .bs bs.rf ~ cbida hsr
w., ca,,ld b.va dona p,nch less
s.,- ad," = s.is taxing bsr hands In
,,ina. .,,u 80 .na stiII ha hlams-
loss va, havs dopa foo much for me
.,raady would vo,, had nor done so
much. 1 would 10 Go 1 had been
hanged before you went upon your
knees to that"
She freed one hand and aid a finger
on my lip-nay.i it was her palm. and IL
l took a dying mans fair leave n
kissed 1t softly. think she khe" IL
not,
Hush. she commanded. is this
. lme to harbor bitter thoughts? l
fought you might have other things to
say to me. Monsieur John
There is not other thing that may
say"
Not anything at ALL"
"Naught but a parting hope for you.
yourself. Margery mia"
To myself? 1 do not understand"
Il think you dol think you must.
But l do not"
turned 1T over mora than once In
my mind IL 1 mould tell her all l had
feared: should tell her how 1 came
to kill a man and was fair set to kill
another had 1 found a wedding afoot
in the great f9re-room. could not
bring myself t. do it. and yet 1 thought
1t would go hard with me If l should
leave her still unwarned.
If l should try to make you I'M
derstand. you will be angry. as you
were before"
The wicker chair was close beside
the table and she sat down. And when
she spoke she had her hands tight
clasped across her knee and would not
look at me.
rs it-about-Sir Francis"
TT is." said I, pausing once more
non VI. hsinL f,I conSassion
she waited n%atiently for me to speak
further. waited and let me flght IL out
in .lnw nacines IN and down before her
chair WIthout the night was calm
n,ant anma the n,esS,red heat of foot
faIla an the pravei where the outer
.antrn Lan+ hi. watch beneath the
1,indo,, yv,thin tho single candle
hattiod ra.hiv Nth tho p,oom ana
i;ahted na,,nS+ for me saws NV dear
iaSv,s face nensive now and sanity
.auys aa e 4 haS heen that mornins
srhan r had dn.ait MON n and tho whiIe
she knew II NOT. And in the back
1ro,na stood the sleenv
siv,nv rn sien ~ life save now and
sIsins ~ s.sa " ny hahins her : ~ aa
II +hinL ~, lady r,,,st have known
how Md ~ waa for mo to sneak for
mbsn aha si,ercs Ind crown ovarlonq
sha aoid >.snt,v. IT boueht these av"
10 Viii vo, not use them ?"
&c 7 sho,;I5 saw the thing ought
To GOV yo,,,II thinI the minutes dearlv
80 = 1sarn
u, ,u
NO, .na l shaii iee' - WIZ ease
your mind.
h tell me why you sent for "a
Their Matthew
The q was ann. as i nave SAID.
yet l could see the 1alnt nush spread
from neck TO cheek.
You are not OF !ne churcn. Mon
ieur John. o would not understand
II l should tell you.
=! think understand without your
telling. You said Sir francis FALCON
net had asked for YOU
Twas you VINO drove me TO say IT.
because you Woulu De
when you should nave been 1orslvlng.'
Twas noI reVehse' Jusl men
though while i've snail nave ample
to hate this man.
What was IT, men.
III was love. rove 1or you ahd-anc
flcnard Jehhller.
n rose n l couiu see her eyes
ashlne ior an 'he hali-sioorh Oh the
candle ilgnt. ,.
You are d ioyal ltiena! she saia
ana tnere was INA wi.nin ths woros
TO make me siau, wha.eNer late .ns
Dawn shoulu nave III store iol ne
You always mink OF DINERS nrst. 20,
Ihlnk " o.ners NV,
qeatn-on. moesieu. 1onn mna. ea ~
\ 10 lol Wv. gay uuieA ~ h'ai' 4
co,n,ils " ~ 49, =,
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put ons o!hsl 'nLnf' aeaIi
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