The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-02-03

s%cornfully; and scarcely let him touch
her hand when she said g pod by"
Then Kitty was taken ill IN her grand
new lodgings, and Theodore Dene at
tended her.
You can guess the consequence. The
very first day she Went out of doors
the doctor drove her TO church and
they were very quietly married.
Now you know by this time that
Kitty was ambitious. Well, p
we skip over ten years and lind her.
socially Speaking. at the top of the;
tree. Her husband Is a full-blown ply,
stefan now-with y host of letters af-'
ter his name and a title In front of it.
Kitty had looked upon life in London
in the early part of their marriage as,
decidedly dangerous and had induced
her husband to take a practice in Scot
land, where. through Mrs. Dene's clev-
er scheming, he had come under royal
notice and quickly risen in royal favor.
.After ten years she considered herself
sufficiently safe to come back TO Lon
don. Lady Theodore Dene. the beauti-
full Wife of the we'll known physician,
was not likely TO be connected in any
way with vanished Kitty Coram. 1t is
wrong to tell a lady's age. and Lady
Dene carried hers in her pocket. She.
looked about twenty-five. though really
She Was thirty.
You can guess what a blow it is to-
her when, coming out OF q jewelers.
in Bond street, where She had been
choosing a new setting for her dia-
monds, Il gentleman raises his hat.
stopping her in her way 10 her ear
rage, and addressing her in we'll re-.
membcced tones.
"iow do you do. Lady Dener You're
in danger of forgetting old friends. L
fear. Take a run With me over 10 the
continent tomorrow. BE at Victoria in
the afternoon. Don't stop to consider.
| come"
Give me time. Let me think"
No! That's just what / don't want
10 do. III you're not there, I'll come
TO your grand house in the evening,
and hen turn You over to me himself
when hes heard my tale, Aye, aud be
glad 10 get rid of you"
Poor Kitty. What a sleepless night
she passed. kissing her wedding ring
with passionate pain, scaldirg ii with
her tears. looking with loving, sorrows
f'll eyes at her husband, smiling in his
sleep. Praying, planning. plotting. all
10 no purpose. Amy way. she saw how
certain her downfall was-how she
must lose everything. even her hus-
bands love. Her weak Attc word
would never hold out against Gerald's
plausible lies.
y lie that is all a lie can De met and
fought outright. r.
But Il lie that is half u truth Is a harder
matter 10 light.
ouSIl NE utIh IilEtL sire lay ttiiI
pondered. Poison? MOI Too easily
detected.
Drowning hanging she went
through u list of deaths. but all We're
too palpable.
When morning dawnea she was,
Dene stayed with her ali the day.
rested her aching head on his breast.
She chung to him tremblingly in her
despair.
There We're to dine with an cart that
night: she would insist upon going.
The excitement will do me good she
said.
1t vas past six o'clock; they had q
long drive before them. He waited.
watch in hand, at the head of his mag
n~iticent staircase, to conduct her down
to the carriage. Her dressing room
door opened and out she came.
Dressed like a bride almost; in pur-
est ivory silk with draperies of rich
old lace. Diamonds in her hair-round
her fair ~throat-clasping her beautiful
arms and cleaning from her breast.
Her face was Star-liie in its iove!inesS,
only SO strangely pale.
"Gou should never wear anything hut
white, sweetheart" he whispered. Of
fering his arm.
h turned ard kissed him gratefully.
Go back, dear. and csk Jane for my
wedding ring: l left it on my dressing
table," she said.
AS he passed away from her side.
she threw herself forward with wild
energy. down those many, many pol
| ished oaken stairs. Down.! down!
down, till she lay in 4 shapeless mass
on the marble pavement below.
y = = u !"
she was plucky to the last said
T~horndyke to himself as he read the
many of the beautiful Lady
Dere's fatal accident, and heard of the
letters of coincidence that We're show
cred OF the bereaved husband from the
highest quarters.
y accident that. I know. Anyway
| Won't peach on her now. Wouldn't
the world stare, though, il L showed it.
the flaw in DIR. pene's diyinity?" =,