Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-03-23
IN THE SHADOW OF SHAME |
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leeeisea ny .ne puplic as coiiseaus e.,,e
OF the deiIrluin from "hlcn ne nhu SUI
ieIeu, sen ACCUSATION pelhs hol uii
coiiiiioh occurrence Win tnose WHOSE
minus were temporary oerahseo ny
urlhh' leVer or acciien.s.
AS tiine passed. IeoFse 1'ostoch
consclousness' a. nrst iaint ana nillln y.
Saa s s.lens .neneu anu Let s,. ,.s
hold LOT longer peflods' ana ii'e Gays
aiter the last operation ne was en-
aDied 20 answer questlons. his re-
puts, "nicn were Always IN mono
syliap'e, seeiiieu uellvereu WIN ieluI-
.auee' anu IL was tnousn! auVisapie
not 10 TAX ms inlId py aooresslns m
quH ies' VI eHilsHten Nun ieBaiolhs
gained more OF its former streHglh.
But whenever ms eyes met those OF
f1eau"lck' VINO visited MN dally II
Was holiceo ,nei' expression was one
VI anxiety, Whlch sometimes increased
70 terror. YET ne asked no questions,
ana ne mace no statements.
again ana again, HeadWlck mad relt
pro!iPleo 10 zen MN OF GalDralln 3
confession, put that ne reared TO DIS
OBEY ORDERS. Eut When one afternoon.
VIM, "nile sea.eu oesiue the palleht' the
la. ., suudetiiy ASKED
40" - sue
fieau WICK knowing 10 Whom ne re-
ie assured MN she was Wen. A
iooh ol coltelltIheht that renewed us
"e "a, passed across bostock race.
iheH ms Trend pehdlhS over MN,
sa i,i IN 10" voice;
we hlio" no" tial YOU mace ms
.ah,; thde YOU ieHei hiitea Duihpai-
ION.
:. boslosk loohed az tne speaker HSed
~ aiHiousls' WoAuerlhsly' put mace
no Iepis
ou sil,iel slaiid WHAT say. heau
WICK ASKED.
ies' OUT why 90 you thlhK was
mistaken ne Whispered.
i'ecause 'he man VINO was sulity
'iha 'oiiie"9eu anu given PROOF VI ms
e'i n,,
me EYES OF tiie SICK man became so
p ~ MS "hite lace So excited, that
i iieSi'l"ich pes'ii 70 lear the coEse-
queues OF ms aclloh.
me man VINO was Sullty-theh heI
'''! ..,, IS proved
Beyohd al doubt, ana yours, too
Who was IT,?
Naierlus Galbralth.
George lfostock closed ms eyes, his
lhiid couia bear no more. ana con-
seriousness =. iolsook nun. throughout
we remainder Oh the DAY ana the fol-
lowing hght ms symptoms We're fever
ISM, hul next morning he was calmer
ana ms friend not being there he Gag
cry asked lhe nurse Tor particulars
..esafdlns Naleflus Galbraith's confes-
SION. Ana they being given him he
remained silent ana thoughtful, pom
deflilg over what ne had heard, dwell
iis on lhe mystery which had sur
rounded the tragedy, OF the part he had
iclt prompted TO take when believing
iiinseii uylhs' ana on the Speculatlons
winch had perpleXed him on recognize
ing mat ne was destined to recover.
Ihat she had been proved blame
less had been his first, and was now
ms predominant thought; that he
likewise was SHOWN to be guiltless filled
hlil "l'h INFINITE relief, for In the dis
ness "hlch might crown his life. And
when, presently Headwick entered car
rylns flowers whose color Enlightened
ana whose odor perfumed the ward, he
Was surprised 10 see now Well his
lrlend appeared.
HOW thoughtful OF you, how kind,
'o ,s',; sald.
ne thousht ana kindness are not
NINE, replied deadwlck, but Mrs.
puiilpartolls $. Almost every evening,
! nave, at her request, been to see her
l I ii1sht report your progress. To-
gay she mas sent you these.
boStock' VINO was sitting propped up
Wy pliloWs IN pea, TOOK the mowers, and
WINE apparently smelling them, raised
ei'ein 70 ms ups ms haSsard race be-
coming Illuminated by inward JOY.
nou wiz zen her now grateful
nm ne sald' longing 70 say more, but
sbn ,rn,,,d ,, m,t'sti VIII eae iuea mat
press them 10 her in perSon