The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-03-24
Ce,yriEh, 1901 by
7. tit4a.r~ld m..loy
CHAPTER NNXIlI.

restless and ifouoled night WIN anu
soaring thoughts she MAS poweil"ss TO
Danish, picturing the past With its
tro,,hIas dve1jnY ON the present with
us seemingly '"'Pe'.''
v lhe lutult WIN l.s uteau los IT,
sloiiltles. But "heI az has, 9iesp
came 1t Was profound nor ora s Sn
wake un,il late IN the ihoIi.mS. ,nr
log winch hia huhs iiouitiuiis w.
,ht. Guy INC previous eNenins ~ w.
vel Quite hileu' ala az nus ,pousn.
the dun gray atmosphere was 'he iisn.
OF early dawn. a glance ~ hei "a..n
showed nef ], was l,as' ~ eio'N' "io
siie 'oeeneu ,ef pen, i,n., y.,onica
As ~ aWal'lhs 'ne sisnai' ~.
li~hlheola'elS entered, has'iis ae. itorne
1essls crossed 'ne tooll' ahu "a,ls"he
one arm 'o"ha hef "Aot'iels snoui
aers, Kissed hef. ~.
w, ilo,iei' iiio'ii,'' ,"' sti' A'"i
INJURED, with a sob in her throat.
me terror aoliiliiai'i II eio'.i,n ,
voice stfuGk i's nearer. ~ Mi"se lIil1
~hihedlatciS aiose a 10! sil'"o"i"s y
pam. "a ~Iorepoalhe OF n"i'oli
nat is II, chl'u " "Sheu'
scarcely abe TO frame hel sentence
Something has happened.
III, ! nhu" ne - " 80 Do
louihpar'oh feP'lea IN d 'oh' o We
sPa.I. ~ -
tNo. WI. hos'o'h' s@Ao HN
49,. - ~ ,-a,
No. VINO men. hei lho'.'V' ashsa
nu~llleais q ioaa iti.eu !:olh ~ .'eai.
lel Eyes iiNeu quesuo'ihsis upon h'
aausheeis
Naieiius. 80 , o,,,o n,,o,r-
Ton Nale a , rErea,fa I INN p na, yat
'oh ihcreauiousiS, the uu'' ho' w
1eaGhlhs hef 1hlho,
lie was louhd deaa ms morning Oh
a couc. IN nus slu%s. iiis man I'm
here TO zen us, out l Would no' "1s,hip
YOU: ~ IS teiilpie' 'e'iipie' III
aear; ~
a 10" moan was lhe "hiy reply ohNe
i'uilpaitoh gave. NV no Sooiie. iiau
she feaiiZeu the suoaeh osatl Oh ois
whom she haa seen IN nealIh aiia
strehgtn a icy" days previously man
her actlNe nllnu ''esah 10 ioilii sur
llllses' her VINO inlasillauoh 10 shape
LEAFS. aller a iohg pause siie saiu;
i nus is pl'lul; loof aleflus. len
me an veronica;
~ is housht-t is cared pu'
nothing ls Vet known. A letter ray
on his desk directed TO George coris,
ana on lhe table a pot'le WhlVh mao
cohialilea '~hloioloiin.
"A emu struck oilNe ~i'ulnoaftoh 70
tle heart, theN' even Whhe heE grief
Was Keen, hef anxiety began 10 take
oehille ioflh, mel suspicious 10
strengthen, thoush hef loyalty 10 'he
deau slfoNe TO REJECT the ierilple sur
mise which seized upon her, SINKING
her heaft, beWlioerihs her pfalh' ana
!l'llng her with agony.
presently she asked IN a voice tAat
was almost a Whisper;
rs there no letter Tor me-
aoh KNOW, nothef. l nave peeh
so scared; but ~ go and see.
l-eit alone IN the e~inl-darkene
room, llef silel ana pllS lor Nalellus'
,oselhef with the fear which lay pc
hlha thenl. eNercaine her. ana she be
gan 70 SOD ana cry hHsteflcailY. see
ing ,hls' Seroh,ca on hef fe,uiH' could
not Keep pack nef tears ana theN DotA
Wep' pll'e1lS iof some uine. Mhth
eventually me Slfl Was able TO cohtfoi
herseil ana had pafilaiiy SUCCEEDED IN
sootnihs her iho'nei, she Pioouceu an
ehNeioPe dlfeeteo py ' aiefius ana
sealed Wllh req wax bearing ms mono
gram. ANA the curtains having been
Drawn ana the piliios ralsed' owe
i'uillpaitoh WIN tfenl'ins halus
opened The letter ANA read there the
confession she had dreaded and antiei-
Pateu.
olten she l'aasea, Tor her eyes pc
came pil'ldta by tears. Whiie lfete
was horror in her mind 10. the terrible
CRIME ne mao committed, lhere was no
iessi.nleil IN hef heafl lor the silalhe
ne haa mace her sufler, no n1t'efleSS
because or lhe cowaidice that Wonld
nave seen the Diane oI ms deeds holnt
by othefs' no 'ensu.e 1or the HYPOCRISY
ne mao pfac'lcea. fof she felnelhpeIee
hiil' ohis as ne mao heeh peioie tht
shaaow or crime mad fallen upon nun
piishlea nus pettef nature ana ru!hee
ms llahilhess, remembered ms Kind
ness TO ana Thought FOR her; his hand
some presence; me charm OF ms ga
rlous manner ana cultured 1nlnd; M
pnoNallcS and the soothing, cheering
lhtueiace ne had exercised over Others
Ana me ply OF ms dea,h ana th'
necessity he had felt Tor etfaelng HIM
Seii aPpeaiea 10 iei, MIll!SlnS nel near