The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-01-25

0ld not perceive me. The bush Stood
between me and the window. which was
wide open. and entirely concealed me
from any one who might be within. I
heard my master enter the room. and
minute afterwards he was Joined by his
daughter. whom heard eagerly ask him.
What he had done-had he been sue
cessful!"
He has gone to Paris" was the reply,
in a harsh tone.
Gone to Paris! Oh. what will be-
come Of me--what will become Of lne2"
| heard Judith cry. In tone OF despair.
Il loved him very dearly! But he can
not. he will not, he shall not desert me!'
But he has done It. His last letter
was quite enough. And now he's gone
off to Paris. TO get out OF the way of
your reprOaches."
But IL he went to the worlds end.
he should not get beyond the reach Of
my revenge" she cried. cxcitedly. But
how do you know he's gone? Who told
You so? Perhaps you have been pur-
poselv dcccivedT
Not such u fool They'll have to get
up hetimes to deceive me. In the first
place. ! never made any inquiries my
self friend that they couldn't suspect
did that for me. He left ten days ago"
What shall I do--what shall do?"
And what shall dog he cried in
savage tone. And | heard him smash
his fist down upon the table. and could
almost fancy | heard the grinding OF his
teeth. But In the meanwhile we must
think Of the present time We are in
snug quarters here, and | don't feel in
alip nl eN ole .r z
lost my chapel. | should lose the boys,
too; for although their friends would re-
ceve the tidings OF their deaths with the
utmost satisfaction. vet their conscirnces
and their sense Of duty would be trou-
bled by the thought that the unhappy
little wretches were under master of
lax morality. With such people, you
know, everything is doing the proper;
they don't care for the humane. Now
the very day l started for the city an
idea came into my head. which a chance
circumstance has since strengthened. 1t
all depends upon you whether you'll act
upon it."
He paused, as though expecting an nm
swer: but none came. After moment.
he resumed. in a somewhat hesitating
tone, You'll stare when l tell you what
1t is; but for your own peace OF mind.
as well as mine. you must be married."
Married to whom ?" she asked, drear-
lily.
Suppose I were to tell yon that had
a husband in my eye? What do you say
to Silas Carston:"
could scarcely repress the cry that
rose to my lips at the sound of my name
SO. strangely associated.
what" she cried, impetuously, II
marry that puny. contemplate. sneak;ng
boy! You are mad!"
band"
"A very meek one, no doubt" she said
scornfully.
Listen to me. Worm as he is, it may
be better match than you suspect.
thought | would call upon Fogle and
Quick. In the first place, TO endeavor
to get the money increased. in consid-
Grafton OF his age; and in the second
place. to try and CLEAN a little Informal
ton. Just us | got within sight OF the
door, who should ! see coming out but
the identical old woman that brought the
boy here. There was no mistaking her;
she seemed to have on the very same
dress that she wore thirteen years ago;
and as to her face, it is one Of those iron
faces upon which years seem TO have no
power. Here's my chance thought;
I don't lose sight of you till you're
earthcd.' So, instead OF calling upon
the lawyers. l followed the old woman
at a respectful distance"
At this point of the dialogue to me
FL. voout In I loct IN tbraaI
Two pleasure vans full of peaople who
had been out holiday keeping for the
day. were returning to the town; the
occupants were singing. shouting md
laughing. in a most vociferous strain To
make the matter worse. just as they
got beyond the house, delay of some
kind occurred; either something vas
wrong with the carriages or the horses.
Whatever it might have been. it detained
them for two or three minutes. during
which the bawling and shouting contin.
ued SO loudly that | could not catch
word that was spoken in the parlor.
When Mt last the noisy crew drove away
the revelation that | so eagerly desired
to hear had passed.
"Muy he he would not have me-" we're
the first words that fell upon my ears.
How could he help himself. IL | were
determined upon it2 Besides. you could
soon make him puppet in your hands"
Don't let us talk any more now"
every well. And here comes Martha
with the dinner"
And so the conversation ended.
heard Martha come and close the win
dow, and draw down the blind--and then
crept from my hiding place, and got
round to the back garden. For time
| could not go into the house; every
nerve was trembling. felt like one
surrounded by circle of 6re--the victim
of some foul plot. the exact nature of
which | could not understand, but from
which | could perceive no escape.
(ro be continued,
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