New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-07-04

Sut UOWeu H3f mead.
Il know it, monsieur" she answered.
But for him there would have been
no such errand. AS it is, I will help you
al l can Cecile,' she called to the
woman at the window, go and bring
your sister to these gentlemen"
The younger woman dried her eyes
and left the room.
Celeste came In slowly, ust1essly. 1t
gave me shock to see the pallor Of her
race. Then she glanced up and saw
Royce standing there. She drew in
her breath with quick gasp, a great
wave Of color swept over her cheeks
and brow, a great light sprang into her
eyes.
@Oh, John!~ she crtetl and: svayed to
ward him.
He had her IN his arms, against his
heart and the glad tears sprang to
my eyes as 1 hooked at them.
And l have come to take YOU away,
NY love- he was saying.
'Oh- yes; take NE away She sobbed.
She stopped, her eyes on the window
seat, where the other" lay, and the
color died out of her cheeks again
He, at least, has paid the penalty"
said Royce.
She was sobbtng heiplessly upon his
shoulder, but as the moments passed
3he grew more calm and at last stood
Upright from him. The younger WON
IN had come back into the room and
was watching her curtously
Come, let us co." said the girl
But Royce held back
There has been 8 crime committed"
le said slowly. I'VE must see that 1t
8 punished"
"A crime? On, yes; but forgive
hem, dear"
''The crime against yourself you may
forgive, but there was another crime
MURDER
There was no murder!" burst in
Cecile A1ix. Il swear it to you, mon
Iieur, Do you understand
I saw Miss Holiday vince at the
>ther's voice, and Royce saw it too.
Il must get her TO the inn," be said
Stay and get the story, Lester Then
we'll decide what it Is best to do"
He led her away, out Of the house
md down the path, not once looking
back. I watched them till the trees hid
hem, and then turned to the women.
Now I said, Il shall be happy to
lear the story
''It was that man yOnder who was
he cause Of it ALL began the mother,
,lasping her hands tightly in her lap
% keep them still. -Four years ago he
came from Paris here to spend the
;ummerhe was YER ill-his heart
Ne,had been living happily, my daugh-
Ter and I, but for the one anxiety Of
aer not marrying. He met her and
proposed marriage He WIS YER good
he asked no dowry, and, besides, my
laughter was twenty-five years Old
past her first youth. But she attracted
lim, and they were married, He took
Ter back to Paris, where he had little
.heater, hall Of the dance, but he
grew worse again and came back here
It was then that he found out that
lad another daughter, whom had CIV
IN to q rich American l was YER
poor, monsieur" she added piteously.
Eyes, madame, l know" l said,
:ouched by her emotion.
80 he wrote to friends in AmeriQue
md made questions about NJ. Holla-
lay. He learned-oh. he learned that
le was YER rich; what you call a man
# milllons-and that his daughter-my
laughter, monsieur - was living still.
From that moment he was like q man
possessed. At once he formed his plan,
building l know not what hopes upon
t. He drilled US for two years in
speaking the English; he took US for six
months to Londres that we might bet
:er learn. Day after day we took our
essons there, always and always Eng
ish. Cecile learned YER we'll, mon
sieur, but I not SO we'll, as you can see
was too old. Then at last we reached
New York, and my daughter-this one
was sent to see NJ. Holiday, while
was directed that I write to Celeste
% Mile, Holiday. She came that YER
ifternOOn,' she continued, "and l told
her that it was who was her mother
He was with NE and displayed to her
he papers Of adoption. She could not
Is an angel oh, be could seem one
when he chose; be told her that was
n poverty; he made her to weep, which
was what he desired, She promised to
bring US money. She was YER good
My heart went out to her. Then, just
IS she had arisen to start homeward,
n Cecile came, crying. sobbing. stain.
I'd with blood"
She shuddered and cisspea hex bands
before her eyes.
"But you have sahd Il was aot nur.
Ter, madame" said te DIS ycrnses
woman
"Nor was itr' she cried. LET ne
tell you, monsieur. I reached the great
building, Which my husband had ak
ready pointed out to me- went I'D
n the lift; entered the Office, but saw
40 one. I went on through an open
loor and saw an old man sitting at q
lesk. inquired II Mr. Holiday was
here The old man glanced at me and
bowed toward another door, I saw il
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