The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-27

the craving room door: then lie $1,000
quite still and almost breathless, gaZ'
ing before him. The apartment, which
WAS family lighted by a single lamp
showed him the figure of the woman h'
sought. seated at a table on which SHE
had thrust out her arms. between
4 which her head was buried. Ther'
WAS something so pitiful and despair
in the abandonment of her attitude
h that all the misery he had felt that day
n became suddenly accentuatcd. and hi
4 recognized that here lay the Cause.
With intultire deleacy he stepped
back until the servants entry having
disturbed her mistress. the latter rose
and turning her back to the light, pre-
pared to receive him. Dimly seen as
II was, her pallid face. drawn and bag
gard, with it's eyes dull and swollen
It's mouth quiVering and above all its
expression of utter misery. startled
him,
The hand he held in his trembled ant
feltcold as death.
What has happened?' he asked
while dreading to hear her reply
You have not heard2' she said, in q
To-" broken voice.
Il have heard nothing new. Tell me
what 1t tsp
All hope of saving me is lost"
No, no. not that" he cried out fierce
lS as II in defiance of the statement
Has escaped?'
Has been traced to his grave"
"Wel?"
''He died In hospital n few hours
before my husband was killed. she
said striving to steady her voice.
In a second he realized what the con
sequences of this discovery might
prove to the woman before him. The
hope that she had entertained of being
quickly freed from a horrible charge
the onl? hope which had been held out
= to her. had been destroyed and she
was once more face to face with the
s accusation OF murder, and with the dire
consequences that must ensue
All the great love and pity he felt
for. her swelled within him, but all
words were for the moment frozen on
4 his lips. She sank back into her chair,
and for some seconds the silence was
q unbToken between them. Meanwhile he
was searching his mind to find some
consolation which he might hold out
TO her even while he felt there was
none he could reasonably or truthfully
offer.
when did you hear this news?" he
asked presently.
This morning; the inspector came
to tell me-
And you have been alone ever since
with your trouble?" he said looking at
her.
gsas - sSEIl btOI my cOuSll1 Dul suppose
he was notin his rooms when my mes
4 sage reached HIM" she replied.
'Iror Sour cousin?" he repeated in a
tone of reproach. regretting the mo-
( ment they We're spoken, not only the
ID Words,.but the tone in which uninten-
tlonally he had uttered them.
u felt sure you would come later,
when you heard 1t; knew you would"
said said quickly, conscious that she
had panied him and anxious to make
amends.
But tell me about Mackworth; has
he, no other clew?"
Not that know of, at least" she
answered YEARLY.
He may have, though he withholds
1t from you,' he remarked
Why do you think he would keep
1T back from lne?
He might not wish to speak until
he was able to prove his case"
u see, she answered, a grateful look
In her eyes, you are striving to give
melsh hope, but cannot blind myself
TO the fact that circumstances seem
dead against me-"
Though hersvoice was calm there was
an undertone of; pitifulness in it tina,
appealed to her nearer more directly
more keenly than she would have be-
lieved possible
No matter; it's my belief one of two
things must happen" he said, his man.
ner growing more serious If possible.
And that" she said eagerly.
Either the man who killed your
husband will be found
"Or ~
Or he will confess
She shook her head sadly saying q
fear the murderer will never be dis
covered; you see all these weeks gone
BY and no definite cieW has been oh.
tanned; as for confession--ttat dare
not hope for"
4 why not?" he asked.
u cannot Imagine man who woulG
be guilty OF murder sacrificing himself
- Q -, save the innocent"
But can conceive circumstances
replied Bostock speaking slowly anG
with emphasis. under which q confes.
sion was not only possible but prob.
able"
What are they?' she asked.
He withdrew his chair beyond The
FOCUS Of the lamplight before replying
IN a clear decisive voice, that indicated
his words had been well considered
man may commit murder through
feeling of hatred or revenge, anC
yet shrink from inflicting terrible
81 blow on one who had never wrongec
him, Z he said.
You think so?"
rs II not reasonable surmise? He
may through moral cowardice, and In
WY the nope that you may be ACQUITTED n,
this charge without the necessity 81
his intervention. wait till the last mo.
ment, and then If there are no othe,
means Of freeing you, he may speak.
She shook her head saying. II can.
Il not agree with you; a. man who com
inits murder is not one to make such
4 a sacrifice \
Who can tell? The passion thai
3s blindiyi hurried him to take a mans
@s life having been satisfied, he might
come to regard his deed in the sans
s light as other men,
IN speaking he leaned forward an6
az his face came within the circle ~
iight cast by the shaded lamp she
could see the pallor which had spreaG
from his hollow cheeks to His hare
polished temples. !
on think that possible?" she asked
IMPRESSED by his words. 49, :
ertainly.'
hen you Judge others by yourself
my friend. ~ y ~ ~ d - =
I1ei gave no answer he made No
81 movement She could no longer so,
NJ his face, for he had withdrawn intf
the shadow, but she could hear III,
s9A breath coming hard and fast in tn,
silence. Il y. -
ter a pause She continued. ar i,
ri so easy to imagine what we might AZ
II were we situated as others are or were
" and yet SO difficult for us really To M,
ourselves in their places, The ma,
who took one life to crafty his hatres
or revenge, would not, think. hesitat,
4 To see, another life sacrificed to saw,
himself from the CONSEQUENCES OF hi
nj !